Its most notable call to action was during the Black Christmas bushfires The Black Christmas were bushfires that burnt for almost three weeks from 24 December 2001 across New South Wales, Australia. It was the longest continuous bushfire emergency in NSW history. More than 170 firefighters worked for several days to protect the tiny township of Mount Riverview as it was encircled by bushfires [https://web.archive.org/web/20080821191055/http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/c85916e930b93d50ca256d050020cb1f/fe4f0be92c8eebc3ca257042001c668e?OpenDocument. The brigade also supplied several crews and specialist equipment to assist during the 2003 Canberra bushfires which caused severe damage to the outskirts of Canberra, the Australian capital city.