Bonny Hills Rural Fire Brigade captain Glenn Dunn on call for Christmas

It wouldn't be the first time Mr Dunn been called out on December 25. The last time was on the Central Coast in 1994.

Mr Dunn said firefighters are being mindful of the dry conditions and said anything can happen on the day.

Volunteer firefighters and other members of the emergency services have to be ready to attend fires, no matter the time or occasion.

"If it was my house on fire or my wife who had been involved in a car accident and the nearest emergency services still sat around enjoying their Christmas dinner, I'd be pretty upset," Mr Dunn said.

All the volunteers have families and their own lives, Mr Dunn said and they have to priorise whatever needs to be done when the pager goes off.

All volunteers join up, Mr Dunn said knowing they will not get paid for their efforts.

However, Mr Dunn said it would be good if firefighters got some kind of incentive or rebate, for giving up countless hours to fight blazes.

"Just as a one off," he said.

Mr Dunn said the recent bushfire crisis drew attention to the work that volunteers do with the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS).

Mr Dunn has witnessed many fires over his time as a firefighter and said the latest crisis represented the earliest and most intense start to the bushfire season.

Firefighter crews are exhausted after working since July to fight a number of blazes across the region.

"We might take one or two days off to recoup," Mr Dunn said.

"We always manage to get a crew out when needed."

The average person, Mr Dunn said would be shocked if they witnessed what firefighters see on the frontline.

"I've seen people who have lost their homes and the pain and suffering in their eyes, it is emotional," he said.

Mr Dunn joined the NSW Rural Fire Service in 1991 on the Central Coast and then moved to Airlie Beach in Queensland.

When he returned to NSW and moved to the Camden Haven, Mr Dunn wasn't going to rejoin with the brigade.

However he did and said being involved with the RFS "just gets into your blood".

Mr Dunn has made many friends over the years. Friends he made through the RFS on the Central Coast now live at Kempsey and he catches up with them regularly.

He thanked all his crew at the Rural Fire Brigade for their tireless work in fighting blazes.

The community support, Mr Dunn said has been overwhelming and makes all their hard work worth it.

"The way people have come out and thanked us with wonderful donations, it's really heartwarming," he said.