Originally Posted by
Old Farang
The town was Yarloop and it was several years ago. I cannot recall what fixed wing was either there, or being considered, but the ground facilities, or lack of them, were the problem.
I have not done any aerial fire work, just used to fly helicopters amongst other things. But I grew up in the bush, my late Father was a local bushfire brigade captain, and I am well versed in what fires can do. It should be remembered that any aerial tanker is there to back up the ground crews, their function is not to extinguish fires per se. And helicopter's are much more flexible in what they can achieve.
WA fires are generally unique as we get strong winds at night. Yarloop was lost entirely at night. No aerial support was going to help there.
Chris
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