A helicopter does a water drop on a bushfire where a joint Australian and U.S. strike team blackline an area in order to control a the fire and protect nearby structures, in Alpine National Park near Omeo, Victoria, Australia, January 12, 2020. The water drop reduces the heat and slows the fire helping the team on the ground. The Australian firefighters are with Country Fire Authority Australia and the U.S. team is the third rotation in for 28 days and they come from five different U.S. agencies, the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs and the National Park Services.
Firefighters from a joint Australian and U.S. strike team and locals watch as firefighters blackline an area on a nearby hillside in order to control a bushfire and protect nearby structures, in Alpine National Park near Omeo, Victoria, Australia, January 12, 2020. The Australian firefighters are with Country Fire Authority Australia and the U.S. team is the third rotation in for 28 days and they come from five different U.S. agencies, the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs and the National Park Services.
