"I could see she had sore feet and was in trouble, so I pulled over the fire truck. She just plonked herself down, as if to say 'I'm beat'," he said.
"I offered her a drink and she drank three bottles.
"The most amazing part was when she grabbed my hand. I will never forget that."
Mr Tree and his brigade then received an emergency call-out to save a house, but minutes later Sam was picked up by wildlife carers.
She is one of 22 koalas, 14 ringtail possums, several wallabies and eastern grey kangaroos that have been handed into Gippsland carers.
Anyone who finds injured wildlife should call Wildlife Connect on 13 11 11.
image credit here. Video here, or enter koala, fire at YouTube.
Update: Sam's photo and video have gone viral on the web, and he is now a giant internet star.
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