Aussie firefighters to tackle Europe's deadly blazes

NSW Rural Fire Service teams will be simultaneously deployed in four countries on three continents. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Two helicopters and 24 personnel will become the first Australian firefighting deployment in Europe as record northern hemisphere heat creates drastic conditions.

For the first time, NSW Rural Fire Service teams will be simultaneously deployed in four countries on three continents, after the federal government answered a call for help from French authorities.