Australian Firefighters Pose For Their 2021 Charity Calendar To Treat Injured Wildlife From The Recent Fires (18 Pics)
The Australian Firefighters Calendar was established in 1993 to support the Children's Hospital Foundation, providing funds for research into childhood burns. Since then, it has raised over $3.2 million for various charities, and considering the way 2020 has unfolded so far, we really need it this year too.
"2019 and early 2020 was a particularly devastating time, and the world grieved with Australia as we suffered through catastrophic bushfires, and an estimated loss of 1 billion animals from our diverse native wildlife," The Australian Firefighters Calendar team explained to Bored Panda in a statement. "While the fires may have gone, the destroyed bushland has made it impossible for many of the displaced wildlife to return to their natural habitat."
This year, the popular 'Animal Lovers' Calendar will be more important than ever. While funds from last year's 2020 calendar helped pay for new equipment and supplies for nearly 6 months , the 2021 edition should play a vital role in treating injured wildlife from the recent fires.
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"Every year, hundreds of firefighters from around Australia submit photos to be part of the calendar photoshoot, but only 24 are chosen to come to the photoshoot on the Gold Coast," David Rogers, the director of the Australian Firefighters Calendar told Bored Panda. "Even then, there is no guarantee that you will have a successful photo included in the calendar."
The animals you see in the photos come from a few local refuge charities. "They will bring dogs, puppies, kittens and cats. We also use therapy horses who have helped autistic children and adults suffering from mental illness," Rogers explained. "And we use Australian Wildlife from the Currumbin Wildlife Hospital and Sanctuary. Ducklings, alpacas, goats, and lams, we have every animal you can think of at the photoshoot."
Some firefighters bond so well with the animals they're posing with, they even adopt them! "We have had firefighters adopt puppies and kittens from the photoshoot," Rogers said, adding that the animals are the stars of the show. "They never misbehave. It's like the animals know they are being photographed." That being said, the whole process takes time. This year's photoshoot, for example, lasted 17 days.
But all the effort is for a really good cause. "No one was left unaffected watching our precious wildlife trying to escape from the bushfires, and the loss of wildlife is beyond comprehension," Rogers recalled the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season, which was dubbed the Black Summer. "Everyone at the Australian Firefighters Calendar decided that all our efforts needed to be focused on Australian Wildlife this year."
The 2021 calendars will be raising funds for native animal charities that are vital to supporting the fragile wildlife. One of these is the Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital, where Dr. Stephen Van Mil and his team are building Australia's first mobile wildlife hospital to be used in emergencies.
On an unrelated note, tattoos seem to be popular among Australian firefighters
BRB...I am going to move to Australia and set my house on fire.
And then, after being rescued by your gallant hero, adopt a pet together?
I think there need ms to be set up a support group there in Australia, for pyromaniacs— I’ll get the ball rolling... 🏠🔥
right!
Right after me, GirlFriend.
Sooo many gorgeous animals, hope a lot of calendars get sold, it is for such a great cause.
Do you mean the furry ones or the ones with rock hard abs?
Definitely the furry ones.
I've got a fur one, I'll take the ones with the abs.
They sell millions each year. All the proceeds go to the animal shelters/adoption places.
Why does Australia get all of the hot firefighters? The firefighters here in the Midwest of the US all look like dads....
I love a dad bod myself, which midwestern state do you live in?
You got sexy taxi drivers....
I’d buy this just to look at the animals :P
And only the animals. :)
I love these calendars. Cute animals and nice looking guys for a great cause.
Gorgeous. The animals are cute too!
Why are there random guys in the background smiling at the animals
Before yall come at me this is a joke i repeat this is a joke
ohMyGOODNESS
my favourite post of the year :D every year.. ;D
Phew, wow 😅 I hope it helps!
I'll take kindness to animals over good looks any day.
No law against having both!
so many beautiful souls in these pics... hope the wildlife can recover at least a bit <3
As Mona Lisa Saperstein would say, "You are so frigginⁿ sexy rignt now, I could crap my pants."
*nosebleed*
I'll buy that!
...a drink and a night on the town!!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣 and then maybe a little dessert too!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Fantastic post, handsome men, adorable animals, calendar is well done, hope you raise, big money for the animals !!!
Does anyone know what the import duties on Australian Fire Fighters are? Do they have to be quarantined?
Good one!
:( They wont deliver one to me, tax cost too high. Grrrrrrrrr
Ok but what about the fat firefighters? We all know there's some chubby dude in the corner who also likes puppies but can't get in pictures bcus he doesn't have abs or dope tattoos.
What is so interesting is that the people in these pictures have very human expressions, with their feelings shining through. So very unlike model pics, and even other 'firefighter pinup' type calendars.
There were animals in the pics? Damn need to look again? Nope didn't see any.....wait oh a puppy....have a great day....great calendar and a worthy cause. Thanks for posting.
HAVE MERCY ! These are rare guys !!! But what an awesome pick.
GIMME ONE OF THEM CALENDARS
I'm Australian and was a volunteer Chief Fire Warden for 15 years. Yes, our firefighters look like this.... Why do you think I kept setting the dumpster on fire? 🔥
There seems to have been a shortage of firefighters for the pics as quite a few repeats. I was disappointed to see domestic animals used. Would have been so much better showing our wildlife. Only two, the echidna and the roo. Beautiful. Such a worthy cause. I hope heaps get sold.
These photos are taken from at least 3 different calenders - I've seen a dog one, cat one and native animal one at Calender Club. I seem to recall each firefighter only appears once per calender. 😼🐶🐨
Carol Newcombe -
DA CATS ARE SOO ADORABLE !
Are all these fire fighters volunteers, I wonder?
OMG!! Looks must count when you interview for a position as an Australian firefighter.
I work nights in Australia and our fire alarm often goes off. Our firemen really do look like this! It sure makes a long night more interesting.
I can't believe all of these hot men are professional firefighters and not professional models or bodybuilders! Only in Australia, I guess... (sigh)
Where can I buy this calendar? Asking for a friend.
You buy them off the website, they do post internationally https://www.australianfirefighterscalendar.com/calendars/2021-firefighters-calendar-animal-lovers-calendar
How do you order a calendar if you're not in Australia ?
You buy them off the website, they do post internationally https://www.australianfirefighterscalendar.com/calendars/2021-firefighters-calendar-animal-lovers-calendar
Hot Australian man with cute animals. This is my type of thing. Lmao 😍🥰😘🤗💗💖💘
Katherine Grace love
Well, this has certainly made my morning.
23AClark lol
Why do none of OUR firemen look like this .......
I was “only here for floofs”
I clearly live in the wrong country. Firefighters in Oz be blazin’! 🔥💥🔥‼️
they should pose with me lkasjd so hot wth
And now I am on fire!
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lot of women didn't arrive here. they were dead before arriving here x)
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Noemi ~~ yes
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Just looks like a bunch of posers broke into an a petting zoo
The jealousy is strong with this one
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Either they all look the same or there's only three models .
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Maybe let's talk a moment about all recently banned female hostesses (e.g. on car races) for being sexist?
1. This is for charity and 2. These men aren’t in sexual positions or use the animals or objects around them in a sexual way. I would usually jump up and down at the hypocrisy but the way this calendar is done s ver different from the ones with women.
Gardevoir, you're ignoring the fact that women and men are treated very differently. If men post a hot pic, they get a lot of admiring comments from women, and maybe some thirst tweets. When women post hot pics, they get those and ALSO vile DMs calling them sluts and rape threats. I personally think it would be great if women could pose in sexy outfits with cute animals for charity, and have all of the responses be as respectful as I'm sure the responses toward the male firefighters are.
@Geth: you nailed it 👍👍
I agree with all of your points, Foxxy
Srry Foxy, but I can't answer on Gardevoir directly. Gardevoir: there are very amazing, very sexy calendars with women on them. The ones I personally like the most have the women clad in some kind of workwear (although not too much of it, obviously) and handle heavy or dangerous work-equipment. For me, what makes a picture sexy is the juxtaposition. A hard-abbed man with chiseled features and a bit of a stubble and work-pants offset against a soft-looking animal makes for an interesting shot. Same as a sexy woman with a fast car would make IF the lady would look like she had an actual job. the firefighters obviously have a job (fighting fire) but when you put a half-naked lady on the hood of a Lamborghini, there's no suspense in the pic and nothing that would make things interesting. Same woman, a bit more clothes, standing under the hood of the same car looking competent and slightly smudgy? Completely different theme, definitely sexy! Competence is the key!
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Disclaimer: I really approve what you do! My aim is to shame the other side. People recently are looking for a sexuality in women and banning everything. Yep, your action is good, but objectively it's nice bodies with animals. And now all women are commenting "gorgeous". If this calendar starred women it would be banned already.
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yeah, if it were women, this would be called sexism no matter what "charity" it would be for.
To those saying this would be banned if it were women, go to Google, type in “hot girl calendar,” look at all the millions of hits, then shut up. Tons of these exist with women already.
Such a silly thing to do. Provided the lady is happy being a hostess, let her be a hostess. She probably worked hard for that body and, as is her right, likes to show it off.
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I'm a woman and although this is for a good cause, funds could have been raised without objectifying men.
Oops - you just lost your argument by using term "feminazi." You're an idiot.
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I was actually thinking about the other side of the coin. These men were working hard and if they wish to pose, we have nothing to do but admire and be grateful for the charity move. But all feminazis awwing to that gallery but discouraging e.g. femaile trainers for "promoting body negativity" should be really ashamed of themselves right now.
BRB...I am going to move to Australia and set my house on fire.
And then, after being rescued by your gallant hero, adopt a pet together?
I think there need ms to be set up a support group there in Australia, for pyromaniacs— I’ll get the ball rolling... 🏠🔥
right!
Right after me, GirlFriend.
Sooo many gorgeous animals, hope a lot of calendars get sold, it is for such a great cause.
Do you mean the furry ones or the ones with rock hard abs?
Definitely the furry ones.
I've got a fur one, I'll take the ones with the abs.
They sell millions each year. All the proceeds go to the animal shelters/adoption places.
Why does Australia get all of the hot firefighters? The firefighters here in the Midwest of the US all look like dads....
I love a dad bod myself, which midwestern state do you live in?
You got sexy taxi drivers....
I’d buy this just to look at the animals :P
And only the animals. :)
I love these calendars. Cute animals and nice looking guys for a great cause.
Gorgeous. The animals are cute too!
Why are there random guys in the background smiling at the animals
Before yall come at me this is a joke i repeat this is a joke
ohMyGOODNESS
my favourite post of the year :D every year.. ;D
Phew, wow 😅 I hope it helps!
I'll take kindness to animals over good looks any day.
No law against having both!
so many beautiful souls in these pics... hope the wildlife can recover at least a bit <3
As Mona Lisa Saperstein would say, "You are so frigginⁿ sexy rignt now, I could crap my pants."
*nosebleed*
I'll buy that!
...a drink and a night on the town!!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣 and then maybe a little dessert too!
THANK YOU! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
Fantastic post, handsome men, adorable animals, calendar is well done, hope you raise, big money for the animals !!!
Does anyone know what the import duties on Australian Fire Fighters are? Do they have to be quarantined?
Good one!
:( They wont deliver one to me, tax cost too high. Grrrrrrrrr
Ok but what about the fat firefighters? We all know there's some chubby dude in the corner who also likes puppies but can't get in pictures bcus he doesn't have abs or dope tattoos.
What is so interesting is that the people in these pictures have very human expressions, with their feelings shining through. So very unlike model pics, and even other 'firefighter pinup' type calendars.
There were animals in the pics? Damn need to look again? Nope didn't see any.....wait oh a puppy....have a great day....great calendar and a worthy cause. Thanks for posting.
HAVE MERCY ! These are rare guys !!! But what an awesome pick.
GIMME ONE OF THEM CALENDARS
I'm Australian and was a volunteer Chief Fire Warden for 15 years. Yes, our firefighters look like this.... Why do you think I kept setting the dumpster on fire? 🔥
There seems to have been a shortage of firefighters for the pics as quite a few repeats. I was disappointed to see domestic animals used. Would have been so much better showing our wildlife. Only two, the echidna and the roo. Beautiful. Such a worthy cause. I hope heaps get sold.
These photos are taken from at least 3 different calenders - I've seen a dog one, cat one and native animal one at Calender Club. I seem to recall each firefighter only appears once per calender. 😼🐶🐨
Carol Newcombe -
DA CATS ARE SOO ADORABLE !
Are all these fire fighters volunteers, I wonder?
OMG!! Looks must count when you interview for a position as an Australian firefighter.
I work nights in Australia and our fire alarm often goes off. Our firemen really do look like this! It sure makes a long night more interesting.
I can't believe all of these hot men are professional firefighters and not professional models or bodybuilders! Only in Australia, I guess... (sigh)
Where can I buy this calendar? Asking for a friend.
You buy them off the website, they do post internationally https://www.australianfirefighterscalendar.com/calendars/2021-firefighters-calendar-animal-lovers-calendar
How do you order a calendar if you're not in Australia ?
You buy them off the website, they do post internationally https://www.australianfirefighterscalendar.com/calendars/2021-firefighters-calendar-animal-lovers-calendar
Hot Australian man with cute animals. This is my type of thing. Lmao 😍🥰😘🤗💗💖💘
Katherine Grace love
Well, this has certainly made my morning.
23AClark lol
Why do none of OUR firemen look like this .......
I was “only here for floofs”
I clearly live in the wrong country. Firefighters in Oz be blazin’! 🔥💥🔥‼️
they should pose with me lkasjd so hot wth
And now I am on fire!
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lot of women didn't arrive here. they were dead before arriving here x)
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Noemi ~~ yes
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Just looks like a bunch of posers broke into an a petting zoo
The jealousy is strong with this one
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Either they all look the same or there's only three models .
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Maybe let's talk a moment about all recently banned female hostesses (e.g. on car races) for being sexist?
1. This is for charity and 2. These men aren’t in sexual positions or use the animals or objects around them in a sexual way. I would usually jump up and down at the hypocrisy but the way this calendar is done s ver different from the ones with women.
Gardevoir, you're ignoring the fact that women and men are treated very differently. If men post a hot pic, they get a lot of admiring comments from women, and maybe some thirst tweets. When women post hot pics, they get those and ALSO vile DMs calling them sluts and rape threats. I personally think it would be great if women could pose in sexy outfits with cute animals for charity, and have all of the responses be as respectful as I'm sure the responses toward the male firefighters are.
@Geth: you nailed it 👍👍
I agree with all of your points, Foxxy
Srry Foxy, but I can't answer on Gardevoir directly. Gardevoir: there are very amazing, very sexy calendars with women on them. The ones I personally like the most have the women clad in some kind of workwear (although not too much of it, obviously) and handle heavy or dangerous work-equipment. For me, what makes a picture sexy is the juxtaposition. A hard-abbed man with chiseled features and a bit of a stubble and work-pants offset against a soft-looking animal makes for an interesting shot. Same as a sexy woman with a fast car would make IF the lady would look like she had an actual job. the firefighters obviously have a job (fighting fire) but when you put a half-naked lady on the hood of a Lamborghini, there's no suspense in the pic and nothing that would make things interesting. Same woman, a bit more clothes, standing under the hood of the same car looking competent and slightly smudgy? Completely different theme, definitely sexy! Competence is the key!
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Disclaimer: I really approve what you do! My aim is to shame the other side. People recently are looking for a sexuality in women and banning everything. Yep, your action is good, but objectively it's nice bodies with animals. And now all women are commenting "gorgeous". If this calendar starred women it would be banned already.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
yeah, if it were women, this would be called sexism no matter what "charity" it would be for.
To those saying this would be banned if it were women, go to Google, type in “hot girl calendar,” look at all the millions of hits, then shut up. Tons of these exist with women already.
Such a silly thing to do. Provided the lady is happy being a hostess, let her be a hostess. She probably worked hard for that body and, as is her right, likes to show it off.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
I'm a woman and although this is for a good cause, funds could have been raised without objectifying men.
Oops - you just lost your argument by using term "feminazi." You're an idiot.
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I was actually thinking about the other side of the coin. These men were working hard and if they wish to pose, we have nothing to do but admire and be grateful for the charity move. But all feminazis awwing to that gallery but discouraging e.g. femaile trainers for "promoting body negativity" should be really ashamed of themselves right now.