The outputs from research conducted
by the Bushfire CRC, and the planned activities over the next 18
months are grouped below under four themes – themes that have
been nominated by fire and land management industries as high
priority areas. They are;
Aerial Suppression
Community Safety and Engagement
Prescribed Burn
Protecting Fire Fighters
All research projects, and
postgraduate student projects conducted during the life of the
Bushfire CRC have involved the production of scientific
publications.
Beyond the science community, making
the research accessible to stakeholders and to the wider community
has involved a range of processes. These have included:
·
The production of Fire Notes and Fire
Updates;
·
A considerable investment of time and resources in the development
and maintenance of the Bushfire CRC website (and the more
recent development, by AFAC, of a Knowledge Web that has
been designed to build on the pioneering work of the Bushfire
CRC’s website);
·
The conduct of regular seminars, forums and workshops;
·
The publication of a book Community Bushfire Safety that
provides an overview of a number of Bushfire CRC research studies
that have been designed to help better understand the important
role the community plays in bushfire safety. It is unique to the
fire industry, both in Australia and internationally, with its
focus on community safety as a key component of bushfire
management. (The involvement of social sciences in Australian
bushfire research has been significantly strengthened with the
establishment of the Bushfire CRC);
·
The pending publication of a book that will summarise the outcome
from the considerable prescribed fire related research that has
occurred under the Bushfire CRC’s Program B;
·
A major involvement each year in the industry’s annual
conference (the most recent being the International Bushfire
Research Conference - incorporating the 15th Annual
AFAC Conference which attracted around 1100 delegates to South
Australia’s capital, Adelaide, in September 2008); and
·
The production of targeted products to meet specific needs. As an
example, the Making a Difference document was originally
produced in late 2007 for use at Stakeholder Council. This
document is regularly updated and is available at: www.bushfirecrc.com/publications/
