There may be no city or surf in Narromine, but there is a Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crew with a big heart who walked 14 kilometres in their turnout gear and helmets to raise money for the Burns Unit at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead.

“This is our second year,” Narromine retained firefighter Renee Lewry said.

“Last year, we did the Beat the Burn walk because it ties in with the City2Surf.

"We obviously couldn’t all get down to Sydney to join the fire and rescue crew down there, so we decided to do the same distance around town and still raise money for the cause.”

Six members of the Narromine station took part this year, five walking and one driving the fire truck behind them.

Tim Jennings is Acting Inspector Region West One Duty Commander for the Western Slopes and also joined on the day, driving his vehicle in front of the group.

“We had the lights and sirens on occasionally to bring us more visibility,” Ms Lewry said.

“We were in our full structural turnout pants and coat and helmets on for 14 kilometres.”

The walk took about three and a half hours, including breaks to chat with community members and a stop to join Narromine’s weekly Park Run.

“We did five kilometres with them on their track, and talked to them, then we continued on our merry way,” Ms Lewry said.

To raise money, the crew carried a firefighter’s helmet that had been repurposed into a donation tin.

“On the day we went up the main street, walked into the businesses and told them what we were doing.

"People could either scan a QR code or put money in the helmet, or they could get straight on to Beat the Burn and donate directly to our team page.

"All up we raised just over $1300 on our walk."

This year, the Narromine walking team included Renee Lewry, Andrew Pierce, Tony Coen, Jamie Davis and Victoria Sambrook.

Jordan Fleming drove the truck along with the walkers.

The Burns Unit at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead was the recipient of funds raised during a long, hot walk by firefighters in Narromine.

Ms Lewry has been a retained firefighter in Narromine for nearly five years.

“I absolutely love it,” she said.

“I wish I’d done it a long time ago.”

The Narromine Fire Station is staffed entirely by retained firefighters, all locals who carry pagers and respond when called.

The station currently has 13 retained firefighters and is recruiting.

“There are two spots available,” Ms Lewry said.

“Those of us already there all have full time jobs as well.

“I work at another business in Narromine full time.

"With being retained, we all carry pagers with us.

"So we might be at work, we might be in bed - wherever you are at the time, if the pager goes off and then our phones also ring, we have to get straight to the station.

"We get our gear and get on the truck and go.”

All too aware of the injuries that can happen around fire, supporting the Burns Unit at Westmead is a special cause for the Narromine crew.

Each year, between 200 and 220 children are admitted to Westmead with serious burns, most aged just one to four years old.

Recovery is long and often far from home.

Since it began, Beat the Burn has raised more than $1.65 million, including $158,000 this year alone.

As Acting Inspector Jennings said, “They walk because they’ve seen what burns do.

"And they know these kids face more pain than they ever will.”