1.   A weary firefighter walked past, headed toward the hoses that continued to cascade water on the debris.

2.   Weary firefighters propped themselves, motionless, against power poles.

3.   Weary firefighters said they had no idea when the conflagrations could all be brought under control.

4.   Phalanxes of weary firefighters marched toward the building to relieve their colleagues and exhausted police officers took turns catching some sleep.

5.   Phalanxes of weary firefighters marched towards the building to relieve their colleagues and exhausted police officers took turns to catch some sleep.

6.   As night fell, so did the winds, allowing weary firefighters to regroup and prepare for another hard day.

7.   Earlier in the day, weary firefighters cheered and splashed about in puddles as rain fell in other areas.

8.   Elsewhere, some weary firefighters were getting a chance to take a break.

9.   Meanwhile in Australia, weary firefighters now in their second week of desperate battle against bushfires encircling Sydney were back on the job as new blazes broke out.

10.   Meanwhile, weary Australian firefighters now in their second week of desperately fighting bushfires encircling Sydney were back at their posts as new fires broke out.