Contacts

Richard Thornton
Research Director
Tel: (03) 9412 9608
richard.thornton@bushfirecrc.com
Mobile: 0419 353 492

Research

This section is currently being overhauled to highlight the Bushfire CRC extension research program - come back soon for more details.

The Bushfire CRC extension research program [this is a link to a four-page PDF brochure] 2010 to 2013 is now underway. The Australian Government funded the Bushfire CRC from July 2010 to look into issues arising from the February 2009 Victorian bushfires and matters arising from the Royal Commission.

The 2003 to 2010 research program of the Bushfire CRC focused on five inter-related areas of research activity:

• Safe Prevention, Preparation and Suppression

• Management of Fire in the Landscape

• Community Self-Sufficiency for Fire Safety

• Protection of People and Property

• Education, Training and Communication

Project Information

Use the navigation at left to find out more about our research leaders, project staff and overviews of every CRC project.

Research Management

document New Directions for the Bushfire CRC
A list of the projects in the research extension program for 2010 to 2013. [pdf 275.4 kb]

document Making a difference in the industry
[pdf 2.1 Mb]

document Research programs - an overview
Research programs overview, four page brochure, 2008. [pdf 269.3 kb]

document Commercialisation - utilisation plan
The DEST approved commercialisation plan for the CRC [pdf 253.0 kb]

Survey of Black Saturday communities

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Residents in areas affected by the 7 February 2009 bushfires in Victoria were invited to participate in a long term study conducted by the Bushfire CRC and the Centre for Risk and Community Safety at RMIT University.

Around 6000 residents received the survey in the post, providing a range of responses for analysis.

See below an Executive Summary, the full report, a sample survey and media release.

Survey materials

Executive Summary
This 9-page document is an Executive Summary of the results of the 'Householder response to the February 7th bushfires' survey, released in January 2010 by the Bushfire CRC. [pdf 76.2 kb]

Research Report
This 51-page document contains the full research results (including Executive Summary) from the February 7th Victorian Fires Second Report on Human Behaviour & Community Safety, and was released by Bushfire CRC in January 2010. [pdf 701.9 kb]

Survey
This 32-page document is the survey that was completed by residents as part of research conducted by Bushfire CRC following the Black Saturday fires in Victoria in 7 February 2009. [pdf 564.7 kb]