The shocking moment when a man allegedly set fire to a family home while his partner and three young children were still inside has been captured on camera.
Police rushed to a property in Albany, a regional town about 400km south of Perth, following reports that a man was threatening his partner.
Body camera footage shows an officer kicking down the front door of the Spencer Park home, where the 30-year-old man was standing in the living room.
Officers were heard yelling at him before he allegedly pulled a lighter from his pocket and ignited fuel he had poured throughout the home.
Flames engulfed the house as those inside screamed in fear.
A police body-worn camera captured the moment a 30-year-old man allegedly set fire to a home while a woman and three young children were inside
A ball of flame barrelled through the entire home, with police rushing inside to save those trapped by the blaze
Officers took cover momentarily but then braved the flames and toxic smoke to rescue the woman and the three young children.
One officer yelled 'where are the kids' as police extinguished the flames inside the home.
Western Australia Police Officer Warren Taylor found a young girl covered up in one of the rooms and took her to safety.
Officer Taylor said he acted on instinct and did not think of the danger when he ran into the home in search of the child.
'I just did it. There was no thinking,' he said.
'To be honest, you don't think about being scared. You just hear there's a child in there, and you're off.'
Officers worked quickly to get the woman and children out of the home and kept the fire under control until the Department of Fire and Emergency Services arrived.
Mr Taylor added that those involved were lucky as none of the attending officers had been hurt, and the entire family had been able to escape the home safely.
'There was petrol everywhere, big flames. Everyone was pretty lucky to get out,' he said.
The man was arrested and taken into custody and charged with attempting unlawfully to kill and using corrosive fluid or any destructive or explosive substance with intent to cause grievous bodily harm or prevent arrest.
Police will also allege the man had thrown petrol all over his partner, covering her clothes.
Western Australia Police Auxiliary Officer Warren Taylor saved a little girl from inside the house and said he acted on instinct when rushing into the danger
The man was arrested at the scene and was charged with attempted unlawfully to kill and using a corrosive fluid or explosive substance to cause harm or prevent arrest
The man is set to face Stirling Gardens Magistrate Court on July 24.
Senior Sergeant Carlos Correia said the footage showed the dangerous situations officers face every day.
'It just shows the uncertainty of going to these types of jobs,' Snr Sgt Correia said.
'You don't know what's going on and (officers) go in there (with) not much thought for their personal safety.'
The footage was released in relation to the WA Police Recognition of Excellence Awards, with Albany Police Station nominated for operational achievement.
