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Urban and regional planning for risk and uncertainty in a changing climate

Thu, 17/01/2013

Fire Note 103 explains the importance of urban and regional planning in managing bushfire risk.

Making knowledge visible

Tue, 15/01/2013

Fire Note 102 explains the importance of a knowledge management system for the development of bushfire communication products. It shows the potential benefits of such a system for fire agencies, and outlines how the creation of a knowledge management system supports the Effective Communication: Communities and Bushfire project and broader bushfire research.

Researchers deployed to help Tasmania

Mon, 14/01/2013

Up to 20 of Australia’s leading bushfire researchers will today begin investigating areas of national significance from the bushfires in Tasmania’s south east.

The Botany of Bushfires

Wed, 09/01/2013

Australia is going through a severe heatwave at the moment. So severe that the Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology has added two new colours to their temperature scale for forecasts.

Tasmania enlists fire research team

Mon, 07/01/2013

Australia’s leading bushfire researchers will this week begin investigating areas of national significance from the bushfires in Tasmania.

AGM outcomes

Tue, 18/12/2012

The members of the Bushfire CRC endorsed two new Directors of the Governing Board, Yvonne Snedden and Victorian Fire Services Commissioner Craig Lapsley, at the Annual General Meeting on 22 November.

Research with real impact

Tue, 18/12/2012

An evaluation of research in Australian universities with the highest impact has placed projects with Bushfire CRC links at the very top of the scale.

Bushfire science at briefing

Thu, 13/12/2012

The Bushfire CRC, in partnership with the Australian Science Media Centre, conducted an online background briefing on bushfires on current national bushfire research projects on 13 December 2012.

In the media...

Calls for a national fire front

The Age

Wed, 26/12/2012

Phone app to aid in fire risk warning

Herald Sun

Wed, 26/12/2012

Greens call for new bushfire body

Courier Mail

Wed, 26/12/2012

Grasslands fire alert

Weekly Times

Wed, 19/12/2012

Bushfire safety messages failing: research

Perth Now

Tue, 18/12/2012

Grassfire threat a summer concern

ABC Bush Telegraph

Tue, 18/12/2012

Grass bushfires and hot summer predicted

The World Today

Tue, 18/12/2012

Residents warned to be bushfire ready

ABC News

Mon, 17/12/2012

Fears texts will increase complacency

The Age

Mon, 17/12/2012

SMS warnings may backfire

Stock and Land

Mon, 17/12/2012

Australia not prepared for bushfire risk

ABC Environment

Mon, 17/12/2012

Fears texts will increase complacency

Wimmera Mail-Times

Mon, 17/12/2012

Greater knowledge to battle bushfires

Canberra Times

Fri, 14/12/2012

Fire warnings go unheeded as season begins

News.com.au

Fri, 14/12/2012

Bushfire warnings not working: experts

Weekly Times

Fri, 14/12/2012

An incredible journey

Posted: 10 years 5 months ago

After 11 years, we are about to enter the last month of your Bushfire CRC. It has been an incredible journey since 2003.

For me, what has stood out the most, notwithstanding the ground breaking research, is the culture change the industry has undertaken throughout this period. At the heart of this has been the close partnership between the Bushfire CRC and AFAC. The...

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Gary Morgan

CEO

Bushfire CRC

Tools available into the future

Posted: 10 years 5 months ago

There is only a month left of the Bushfire CRC, but there is plenty of activity going on. The Research to Drive Change series has been launched, with two successful online forums held. Keep your eyes peeled to the...

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Nathan Maddock

Communications Officer

Bushfire CRC

Media Releases

High country fire management and long-term research

Fri, 25/05/2007

Residents and workers of north-east Victoria have the opportunity to find out more about bushfire research in the region with two community events planned for early next month.

Managing exposure to bushfire smoke

Thu, 17/05/2007

As bushfires burn throughout Australia virtually all year round, the role of the firefighter remains a difficult one. With an ever expanding rural-urban interface, firefighters are often involved in protecting property and apart from the intense heat and physical demands, firefighters may also be exposed to bushfire smoke that contains a cocktail of volatile compounds. Research by Annemarie De Vos from the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre has found that the types of face masks available for those at the fire-front vary greatly in their ability to shield the firefighter from particulate matter and the gases present in bushfire smoke.