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Mon, 30/06/2014

Thank you from your Bushfire CRC

Thank you from your Bushfire CRC
Fri, 27/06/2014
After 11 years of active research, your Bushfire CRC will conclude the research program on 30 June. Click here for more details.

Replay the Paying the Price online forum

Fri, 27/06/2014
The Paying the Price online forum, part of the Research to Drive Change series, is now available for replay.

Using fire simulations to assess house vulnerability at the urban interface

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Mon, 23/06/2014
This Fire Note presents an alternative approach to evaluating building vulnerability using a dynamic bushfire simulator, taking into account location specific effects of vegetation, weather and terrain.

Linking assessment of future bushfire scenarios and economics

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Thu, 12/06/2014
This Fire Note discusses the findings of research that has investigated future scenarios for Australian bushfires and explored the role of economic evaluation in informing bushfire management and policy decisions into the future.

Register for Paying the price online forum now

Wed, 11/06/2014
Join leading researchers and industry representatives in interactive discussion for the Paying the Price online forum on Tuesday 17 June at 12:30pm, part of our Research To Drive Change series.

Replay the Next G fire prediction forum

Replay the Next G fire prediction forum
Fri, 30/05/2014
Over 120 people participated in the Next G fire prediction online forum earlier this week, covering the FireDST project.

Fireys needed for heat study

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Thu, 29/05/2014
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 needs volunteers to help with the next phase of her PhD.

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In the media...

Bushfires: Residents risk lives by waiting for smoke

Sydney Morning Herald
Sun, 05/10/2014

One million homes at risk across NSW this bushfire season: Hot dry El Niño conditions move authorities to high alert

The Daily Telegraph
Tue, 30/09/2014

Bushfire season in NSW expected to be worse than last year

ABC
Tue, 30/09/2014

Revealing lessons learnt from NSW fires

LaTrobe University
Thu, 13/02/2014

Bushfires and blokes: heroes of the flames

RN Drive
Wed, 12/02/2014

Volunteer fire fighters

Bush Telegraph
Tue, 11/02/2014

'Bush blindness' endangers lives

New Zealand Herald
Tue, 11/02/2014

Comment: Victoria's trial by fire

SBS
Tue, 11/02/2014

Victoria’s trial by fire: why we still need to tackle complacency

The Conversation
Tue, 11/02/2014

Firefighting macho men are sometimes, well, stupid

The Age
Tue, 11/02/2014

Volunteer firefighters 'not surprised' to hear of heart risks

Mandurah Mail
Fri, 31/01/2014

Rural firefighters calling for compo

Bush Telegraph
Mon, 27/01/2014

Bushfires: Nature is no match for man

North Queensland Register
Fri, 24/01/2014

Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre says many people in the region are vulnerable to bushfires because of inexperience

702 ABC Sydney
Fri, 24/01/2014

Bushfires: Nature is no match for man

Liverpool City Champion
Fri, 24/01/2014

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An incredible journey

Posted: 10 years 6 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 6 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

Fire risk in northern Australia high this dry season

Fri, 12/07/2013
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Large areas of northern Australia face the prospect of an above normal bushfire season this year, due to generally below average rainfall in the months leading up to the main fire season.

Bushfire and natural hazards research program takes shape

Wed, 22/05/2013
The Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC research program is taking shape
Bushfire, flood and cyclone experts will meet in Melbourne this week to shape the research program for the new Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre (CRC).

Study to investigate health impacts of bushfire smoke

Mon, 08/04/2013
Research is looking at how smoke from bushfires may pose risks to health
A new study is looking at how smoke from bushfires may pose risks to some people’s health.

Learning from the recent Shoalhaven NSW fires

Thu, 28/03/2013
A major research program will begin in the Shoalhaven in NSW following a fire
A major research program will begin in the Shoalhaven in New South Wales on 3 April, with Bushfire CRC researchers spending four days in the area to learn from experience of locals who lived through the recent fires.

Lessons from the fires in the NSW Southern Tablelands

Mon, 18/03/2013
The research task force near Jugiong
A major research program will begin this week to learn from the January grass fire which affected areas around Jugiong in NSW.

Learning from Coonabarabran fires

Wed, 20/02/2013
Coonabarabran research taskforce Feb 2013
Bushfire CRC and NSW Rural Fire Service teams are in Coonabarabran in central NSW this week talking to residents about their experiences of the January bushfire.

Recent FireNotes

Model Pinpoints Factors Driving Extreme Bushfire Behaviour

Fire Note 137: In the 2003 Canberra bushfires, a number of unusual fires were observed in which bushfire spread sideways in a diagonal or crosswise direction to...

Assessing Smoke Exposure from Bushfires and Prescribed Burns

Fire Note 136: This Fire Note reports in more detail on the smoke dispersion modelling work undertaken as part of the Fire Impact and Risk Evaluation...

New Modelling Methods to Estimate Smoke Exposure

Fire Note 135: This Fire Note details research that estimates toxic emissions commonly encountered by firefighters extinguishing fires in semi-rural communities...

Anxiety and Worry Linked with Lower Bushfire Preparedness: Study

Fire Note 134: This Fire Note outlines research undertaken within the bushfire-prone communities of Roleystone and Kelmscott in the Perth Hills, about 45 minutes...

National study profiles bushfire preparedness

Fire Note 133: The national research featured in this Fire Note investigated the community and householder characteristics that contribute to bushfire preparedness in...

Prepared for action: new tools and insights

Fire Note 132: Offers a new way of thinking about bushfire preparedness and its measurement.  The study defines preparedness in terms of three householder goals:  stay and defend...

Study captures insights on bushfire risk and response

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...

Fire In the landscape, assessing the impact

Fire Note 130: Features the findings of four research projects on the impact of fire on water quantity and quality, as well as changing carbon stores (above and below the ground...

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