Image excerpts from a video are currently making the rounds on Facebook. They show happy firefighters and one person does a rain dance.
We received requests for an image collage to be shared on the social media platform Facebook. Supposedly “it’s finally raining in Australia and the firemen are crying for happiness”.
In one of the pictures you can see a person dressed in black jumping joyfully in the air - a rain dance. These are the following images:

Great news it's finally raining in Australia. Firefighters cry with happiness
The fact check
The collage shows excerpts from a video by the Leongatha Fire Brigade from November 25, 2019. In fact, it shows the crew with a few residents of Rollands Plains, which is on the mid-north coast of New South Wales in Australia:
A spokesperson for the Leongatha Fire Brigade confirmed to AFP via Facebook Messenger today, January 7, 2020, that the video was filmed on November 25, 2019.
Conclusion
The video is currently being widely distributed, but often in a misleading context, or it appears as if the rain is falling now, at the beginning of 2020. The bushfires in Australia have been raging since October 2019 and in states such as New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria were and are the most affected.
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The rain from November 2019 and the slightly cooler temperatures gave those affected some relief. The video was also shot in Rollands Plains at this time.
Unfortunately, it is expected to be 40 degrees or hotter again in Australia at the end of the week, and two fires are moving towards each other, which could result in a huge fire. ( see here )
Related to the topic: Australia & bushfires: Many pictures are not included.
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