NSW fires: firefighter killed in blaze named as arson squad investigates if bushfire that destroyed 16 homes deliberately lit

Police say ‘active crime scenes remain at houses and dwellings’ in Koolewong on the Central Coast after devastating weekend blaze‘It came from everywhere’: NSW town counts the cost after bushfire hitsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA “treasured and long-serving” New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service firefighter who died after being struck by a falling tree in a bushfire has been named as John Lohan, a 59-year-old father.The divisional commander was killed in Nerong on the state’s mid-north coast on Sunday night. He had been working in a “critical leadership role on the fireground, ensuring the safety of his firefighters and the community”, the NSW NPWS said. Continue reading...