Waterbombers Deployed to Narrogin for Harvest Fire Risk

Waterbombers deployed to Narrogin for harvest fire risk

An aerial firefighting fleet has been redeployed to a Wheatbelt shire in preparation for the year’s most fire-prone season, with the shire requiring aerial assistance with a dozen fires last harvest.

Fleet of water bombers deployed to protect billion-dollar grain harvest

The firefighting fleet, whose mission is to protect grain crops, will include two fixed-wing aircraft. Photo: WA Department of Fire and Emergency Services. The Western Australian Department of Fire and Emergency Services has mobilised a dedicated aerial firefighting fleet to protect communities and grain crops in regional parts of the state as harvest begins and the risk of fire increases. The fleet’s deployment is targeted at agricultural regio…