[ELI5] How do fire helicopters get permission to take water from private swimming pools?

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[ELI5] How do fire helicopters get permission to take water from private swimming pools?

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They don’t. When bushfires happen round here they can take from pools and dams. They issue public notices saying if it happens, there’s a gauge that records the amount of water taken and that it’ll get replaced. (Australia)