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Fire Note 135: This Fire Note details research that estimates toxic emissions commonly encountered by firefighters extinguishing fires in semi-rural communities at the...
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Fire Note 131: In October 2013, bushfires swept across parts of New South Wales, leaving a trail of destruction and loss. The NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) commissioned the...
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In October 2013, bushfires swept across parts of New South Wales, leaving a trail of destruction and loss. Following the fires, the NSW Rural Fire Service commissioned the...
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Research findings on the potential impact of fatigue, smoke emissions and heat on firefighters working at bushfires was discussed in the Bushfire CRC Research To Drive Change...
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Fire Note 128: This research provides a broad conceptual framework to understand and progress the principle of shared responsibility in risk and disaster management. The findings...
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Bushfire CRC PhD student Brianna Larsen at Deakin University is studying how very hot conditions influence firefighters’ work performance and safety when on the fireground. She...
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Join leading researchers and industry representatives in interactive discussion for the second of our Research To Drive Change online forums on Tuesday 27 May at 1pm. Hosted by...
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The Bushfire CRC Understanding Communities Project is primarily focused on peri-urban regions in areas where intensive bushfires are possible. However, in the course of exploring...
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This article was published in the Autumn 2014 edition of Fire Australia magazine. The concept of shared responsibility was a key theme of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal...
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This article was published in the Autumn 2014 edition of Fire Australia magazine. Bushfire CRC research has helped to understand what is in the smoke, particularly smoke from...
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This article was published in the Summer 2013-14 edition of Fire Australia magazine. By Adam Leavesley, Fire Management Officer, ACT Parks and Conservation Service, and Nathan...
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This article was published in the Autumn 2012 edition of Fire Australia magazine. Perched 30 metres above the ground atop an outstretched former-MFB crane, Mana Gharun is...
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This article was published in the Winter 2011 edition of Fire Australia magazine. Each year, thousands of Australasian career and volunteer firefighters battle bushfires in both...
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