A group of firefighters in Adelaide Hills, South Australia stopped by a very thirsty koala as the country deals with deadly bushfires and record-breaking heatwaves.

Footage filmed on December 29 shows the koala drinking from one of the firefighter's water bottle.

The filmer told Newsflare: "Whilst out patrolling the fire ground for one of the south Australian bushfires, my crew and I came across this thirsty koala and decided to stop to give it water."