slf.au says:
"As it happens the first C130 water bomber arrived in Australia this week, to be followed by bae 146 and i believe DC 10 bombers later".
All the gear in he northern hemisphere should be on move down south. Spain, France has forest fire fighting stuff. The UK as well. In fact, this would be a good time for an International meeting to discuss optimising the positioning of this type of gear. (Also, for that matter, snow ploughs. In the UK, we get fed up with roads closing in response to a few inches of snow. A "Ploughs for Maffs" exchange? - and swap back in the spring).