Bushfire in Orelia WA - Air Support Dropping Water - 26 Feb 2023

Aerial firefighting assets dumping water on a bushfire near The Spectacles.
Orelia, Postans, & Thomas Oval, Medina, Western Australia - 26 February 2023
DFES - Department of Fire & Emergency Services
DPaW - Department of Parks and Wildlife
VBFB - Volunteer Bushfire Brigades
0:00 - Fixed-wing waterbomber dropping water on bushfire
0:07 - DFES pump appliance awaits backup
0:11 - Fire trucks arrive at McLaughlan Road, lights, sirens, and Banshee / "Rumbler"
0:19 - McDermott Aviation Bell 214 Helitaks disappear into the smoke near the mobile phone tower
0:53 - United Aero Helicopters Helitak 678 dropping cautiously through the smoke
1:09 - United Aero Helicopters Helitak 679 dropping cautiously through the smoke
1:36 - Dunn Aviation Bomber 603 Air Tractor AT-802 VH-PEK
2:06 - Helitak 674 N49732 on the drop with the smoke plume from a structure fire 30km away in Welshpool visible in the distance
2:39 - United Aero Sikorsky UH-60A Helitack 678 N260UH
3:00 - United Aero Sikorsky UH-60A Helitack 679 N360UH
3:14 - McDermott Aviation Bell 214 Helitack 676 N281JL
3:25 - McDermott Aviation Bell 214 Helitac on the drop
3:37 - United Aero Sikorsky UH-60H Helitack leans back
3:50 - DFES, VBFB, & DPaW fire appliances on scene
3:57 - Dunn Aviation Bomber 611 Air Tractor AT-802 VH-RIM drops a load on bushfire
4:25 - Helitak 674 pops in the sun
4:30 - Bell 214 on the drop
4:41 - Helitack 678 N260UH
4:49 - Helitack 679 N360UH
4:59 - United Aero Sikorsky UH-60 Helitak 678
5:16 - United Aero Sikorsky UH-60 Helitak 679
5:41 - Bomber drop, head-on
6:04 - Bell 214 Helitac 674 N49732
6:12 - Bell 214 Helitac 676 N281JL
6:23 - Helitack 678 & 679
7:26 - Helitak 676 takes off after refuelling
7:53 - Helitak 674 lands to refuel at Thomas Oval
8:08 - Helitak 676 returns to tie up suction hose
8:57 - Helitack 674 takes off - brace for the rotor wash!
9:26 - Helitack 676 follows 674 back to Jandakot
9:42 - Thank you for watching! Instagram: thekiwicanuck.youtube

[@heli-crewhgs5285]

Very well filmed and edited. Thank you.

[@SonofthePhantom]

Always good to see the choppers and planes in action. Funny to think 20 odd years ago all we had were the air tractors! The helitaks are a great addition

[@PerthAviation]

Love the video your videos are always amazing and fun to watch love them and beautiful shots as well and how do you get so lucky with the shots

[@Bunburyplanespotting]

Love it❤