NSW Firefighters On High Alert Ahead Of New Year's Eve Fireworks Display

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 31: A New South Wales Police officer prepares to flee his roadblock on the Princes Highway near the town of Sussex Inlet on December 31, 2019 in Sydney, Australia. More than 1500 firefighters are currently battling more than 100 blazes across the NSW, with more than 30 fires still yet to be contained. There had been calls for the Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks display to be cancelled due to the ongoing bushfires in NSW, however event organisers have decided to continue as planned following approval from commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service Shane Fitzsimmons. (Photo by Sam Mooy/Getty Images)