ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə dˈɛvᵻstˌeɪɾɪŋ ænd ʌnpɹˈɛsᵻdəntᵻd ɔːstɹˈeɪliə wˈaɪd bˈʊʃ fˈaɪɚz, ɐ nˈoʊ. ɪlˈɛvən skwˈɑːdɹən pˈiː ˈeɪt ˈeɪ pəsˈaɪdən wʌz jˈuːɾəlˌaɪzd ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ɪmˈɜːdʒənsi dᵻfˈɛns ɐsˈɪstəns tə ðə sˈɪvəl kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi ɹˈoʊl æz ɐ sɚvˈeɪləns ˈæsɛt fɔːɹ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən bˈʊʃfaɪɚɹ ɐsˈɪst.
In January 2020, during the devastating and unprecedented Australia wide bush fires, a No. 11 Squadron P-8A Poseidon was utilised under the Emergency Defence Assistance to the Civil Community role as a surveillance asset for Operation Bushfire Assist.