water bomber dumping water

Yesterday was another very hot summer day, with the temperature reaching 40 degrees Celcius. Hot days seem to be a recipe for bushfires, and yesterday was no exception, with a couple of large fires around Perth.
A bushfire in Forrestdale in the late afternoon sent plumes of smoke into the sky, and as we could see some water bombers in action, I took two of my kids to have a closer look.

fireman attacking the flames with their hoses

fire truck

We drove out towards the fire, and there were a lot of other cars in the area, with plenty of people taking photos and video of the fire action. The 70-200mm lens I was using allowed me to get some photos of the action from a distance.

fireman

We then headed to the nearby Champion Lake, and saw a helicopter filling its tank with water from the lake, before it headed back towards the fire to dump the water onto the fire.

filling up

helicopter heading back to the blaze