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DC-10 tanker not returning

DC-10 tanker
Tue, 05/10/2010
The DC-10 firefighting tanker jet trialled in Victoria last fire season will not return this coming season, after a comprehensive Bushfire CRC evaluation of its performance found the aircraft unsuited to Victorian conditions.

Fire Australia examines Royal Commission

Fire Australia examines Royal Commission
Tue, 05/10/2010
In the Spring issue of Fire Australia – out now - we discuss the key findings of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission and what they mean across the fire and emergency services sector.

Workshop: PROTECTING FIRE FIGHTERS

Workshop: PROTECTING FIRE FIGHTERS
Thu, 23/09/2010
This workshop gave participants a chance to be part of discussion to improve how we adopt quality research into agency practice and across the industry. It was an opportunity to gain greater knowledge of the quality work of three Bushfire CRC research projects, combined with facilitated discussion to further the implementation enabling improved safety of fire fighters and increased capacity of specific agencies and the industry as a whole.

Dry slots fan the flames - research links high altitude air with bushfires on the ground

Tue, 07/09/2010
Columns of super-dry air that reach the earth’s surface from high altitudes could be responsible for extreme fire behaviour in some of the worst bushfires in Australia’s history.

A guide to the skies

Mon, 11/01/2010
A new tool developed by a Bushfire CRC researcher from CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems sets aside the operational support roles of planes and helicopters, and focusses squarely on the attacking role of bombing aircraft, and how they might best be used to deliver fire suppressants including water, foam, gel and retardant.

Lessons Learnt - Experiences from Two Continents

Thu, 31/12/2009
Wildfire management experts from North America, Australia and New Zealand have recognized for decades that they share many commonalities. This recognition provided the motive for numerous informal visits and formal study tours on both sides of the Pacific over the years.

Seminar: FIRE, FUEL AND WEATHER

Seminar - FIRE, FUEL AND WEATHER
Wed, 23/09/2009
Characteristics of fuels and weather drive fire behaviour. These two back-to-back seminars provided an opportunity to hear from the researchers from across Australia involved in issues such as fire behaviour in shrublands, grassland curing and links to the Grassland Fire Danger Index, and evidence for the importance of fire in maintaining forest health.

100 years of 'stay or go'

Wed, 01/07/2009
Before the tragic February 2009 bushfires in Victoria Bushfire CRC researchers had looked at Australian bushfire fatalities over the past 100 years. Lead researcher Dr Katharine Haynes is a Bushfire CRC researcher at RMIT University and Macquarie University’s Risk Frontiers, was summoned to provide detailed evidence on the study to the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission in May.

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In the media...

Calls for a national fire front

Midland Expess
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

Fears texts will increase complacency

Wimmera Mail-Times
Mon, 17/12/2012

Australia not prepared for bushfire risk

ABC Environment
Mon, 17/12/2012

Greater knowledge to battle bushfires

Canberra Times
Fri, 14/12/2012

Bushfire warnings not working: experts

Weekly Times
Fri, 14/12/2012

Fire warnings go unheeded as season begins

Herald Sun
Fri, 14/12/2012

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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

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