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Yep, trialed last year .. https://fireaviation.com/2018/02/27/trial-dropping-water-wildfire-night-begins-australia/ .

To now - Specialist fire teams and tools used to fight blaze still burning in south-west Tasmania

By Erin Cooper and Ros Lehman
Updated 6 Jan 2019, 10:41am

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Also for the first time, authorities have used a long-term retardant sprayed from the air.

New guidelines have been developed to ensure potential impacts are limited.

[...]



https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-05/fire-in-tasmanian-wilderness-still-not-contained/10686922