Originally Posted by
logansi
Ever since the Black Saturday Royal Commission there has been an big focus in Australia on keeping fires small and hitting them hard as fast. It's why Victoria now uses what is called PDD (Pre-determined dispatch) where aircraft are deployed to all Grass and Scrub fires at the same time as the first truck. (If you call 000 an aircraft will respond).
NSW has PDD after Black Summer findings. Was trialed at three locations (Sydney, Cowra and Wagga Wagga) within 50km radius but now expanded extended to 100km radius but is only activated when the FDR is High or above. No LATS have been used for PDD.