Sunday 7 August 2022 02:10 PM Australia; NSW RFS sends 737 water bomber Marie Bashir to US to fight fires in ... trends now
The enduring bond between Aussie and US firefighters will again be on display as Australia sends a water bomber and crews to combat fires raging across America's west.
The sole 737 Large Air Tanker belonging to the NSW Rural Fire Service will take off on its long trip to the US in the early hours of Monday morning.
Daily Mail Australia understands teams of Aussie firefighters are also being assembled to fly out and assist their American counterparts.
The show of solidarity comes just two years after three Americans lost their lives battling Australia's Black Summer bushfires when their C-130 Hercules exploded into a fireball after it went down near Peak View in New South Wales.
NSW RFS is sending its 37 Large Air Tanker 'Marie Bashir' to help combat huge fires ravaging America's west
The water bomber 'Marie Bashir' and its two pilots will make stops in America Samoa, Hawaii and Southern California before arriving at its operational base in the city of Boise located in the northwestern state of Idaho.
From there it will be up to American firefighters to decide where the aircraft will be best deployed with more than 60 out of control fires raging across various states.
'We wish our crew all the best and our thoughts are with our US colleagues and the communities affected by these fires,' the NSW RFS posted on social media.
The NSW RFS said the plane was being sent after a request by the Americans.
The NSW RFW water bomber Marie Bashir will be based in the city of Boise in the northwestern US state of Idaho
'When that request comes through we take a look at all the options and the situation and the availability of our aircraft and personnel for that matter and if we are able to we certainly will look at those requests positively,' a NSW RFS spokesperson said.
'With the warmer temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere being at opposite ends it does allow us to have that shared
