I'm not an ag pilot. My bushfire aviation experience is rotary (crewman) and fixed-wing spotters/birdogs (pilot). Many of my current and former colleagues are fixed and rotary wing ag/bomber pilots and crewmen. Vollie work is in addition to the above. Many others are very senior emergency management staff in the NSW and WA combat agencies. I've also been responsible for providing aviation emergency response assets to government, though for contractual reasons Im not going to elaborate on that.
Like I said, no axe to grind. The people who formulate the actions plans for these operations are not pilots, the 'experts' they often consult are usually not pilots. Some of the senior EM staff in NSW RFS are not even firefighters!
What about yourself, what's your angle? I take it you are an ag pilot?