Sydney firefighters have thanked the local Sikh community for feeding them after a long day of fighting to save their homes from bushfires.
Hornsby Rural Fire Brigade battled a bushland blaze at South Turramurra on Sydney's north shore on Tuesday afternoon.
After an hour the fire was brought under control.
One firefighter suffered a fractured arm and a number of homes were damaged.
In response, dozens of grateful worshippers brought the Hornsby Rural Fire Brigade food and water on their way to Turramurra's Sikh temple.
The brigade posted a photo of its members enjoying the meal on Facebook.
"A huge thanks to the Guru Nanak Gurudwara Turramurra Sikh Temple Sydney for providing meals to our hungry firefighters!" the caption read.
"Pictured here are the crews from Hornsby 1 and Hornsby 7 enjoying their meals after bringing the Canoon Road fire under control."
New South Wales is under a week-long state of emergency, a declaration that gives the Rural Fire Service sweeping powers to control resources and direct other government agencies in its efforts to battle fires.
A catastrophic fire warning was in place for Sydney, as well as coastal communities to the city's north and south.
The Australian fire season, which peaks during the southern hemisphere summer, has started early after an unusually warm and dry winter.
More than 3,800 square miles of forest and farmland had already burned across the state this fire season, more than three times the 1,080 square miles that burned during the entire last season.
