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On Thursday, there was excitement and cheers as American firefighters arrived in Sydney Australia to help combat the Australia wildfires that burned down millions of acres of forest, destroyed more than 22,000 homes and killed over half a billion animals.
The troops were seen in a video carrying their hand-held luggage, with onlookers clapping and screaming in excitement.
The commissioner of New South Wales Rural Fire Service, Shane Fitzsimmons was the first to share footage of the moment on his verified Twitter account.
Part of this reporting relied on a Yahoo.com news story for information.
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