Volunteer firefighters (including the photographer's wife) train to tackle burning LPG cyclinders in South Australia. Photo: robdownunder (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Firefighting is one of the most male dominated industries – but female firefighters are on the rise.
Chauni Bate is one of the four per cent of Victorian fire fighters who are women.
She speaks to Tyla Evans about inspiring the next generation of female fire fighters.