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Bushfire control on Australia's rooftop

In September 2004, some fourteen months after the establishment of Australia’s Bushfire CRC, the then Prime Minister announced the allocation of an additional three million dollars for fire-related research in the high country regions of south-eastern NSW and north-eastern Victoria.

New guidelines for predicting fire behaviour

The findings of Australia’s most extensive study to date of the behaviour of high-intensity bushfires in eucalypt forests – Project Vesta – provide valuable new tools and information for fire managers across Australia.

Cars put to the test in bushfire conditions

Bushfire fatalities have long been a major concern for fire agencies and it has been the death of people in vehicles that has come under particular attention in recent years.

Project Vesta Workshops - Tasmania

Fuel assessment and fire behaviour prediction training has been carried out with fire and land management agencies across Australia in recent months under the roll out of Project Vesta.

Bushfire CRC and AFAC 2006 Conference draws a large crowd

With 1325 delegates from 26 countries, and a trade exhibition of 110 stands, the joint Bushfire CRC and AFAC/International Fire Chiefs’ Association of Asia (IFCAA) Conference 2006 in Melbourne in August has been hailed as an event which exceeded all expectations.

Changes of wind and fire

Wind change matters to fire managers. It can change bushfire activity in a moment, shifting the flank of the fire to the fire front, suddenly putting fire fighters and communities at risk. A change in wind can also change the rate of fire spread, increase the quantity, distance and direction of downstream spotting, and change the safety status of residents and townships in a flash.

Protecting house and home

For Justin Leonard, studying water tanks, fences, windows and timber decks is not an indiscriminate or arbitrary choice. It is all part of one methodical scientific investigation – one compelling narrative.

Smoke masks on show - managing exposure to bushfire smoke

As bushfires burn throughout Australia virtually all year round, the role of the firefighter remains a difficult one. With an ever expanding rural-urban interface, firefighters are often involved in protecting property and apart from the intense heat and physical demands, firefighters may also be exposed to bushfire smoke that contains a cocktail of volatile compounds.

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In the media...

Fighting fire with science

The Adelaidean
Tue, 01/10/2013

Fires are growing concern

Wangaratta Chronicle
Mon, 30/09/2013

Fire authorities warn of grassfire threat in season to come

ABC PM
Mon, 30/09/2013

Hunter faces above-average temperatures for spring and summer

Newcastle Star
Mon, 30/09/2013

Australia heading for a scorching summer

SBS
Fri, 27/09/2013

Australia's bushfire weather is getting worse

The Guardian
Fri, 27/09/2013

Bushfire season

The Young Witness
Fri, 27/09/2013

Flexibility + Planning = Uncertainty

Asia Pacifc Fire
Mon, 23/09/2013

Early start to Australian bushfires, record temperatures

Indymedia
Fri, 20/09/2013

Bushfire season

ABC 612 Brisbane
Thu, 19/09/2013

CSIRO research frames fire danger rating system

ABC 612 Brisbane
Thu, 19/09/2013

Rainfall lifts Wyndham bushfire risk

Wyndham Weekly
Wed, 18/09/2013

Fire fuel rid call for Moorabool, Melton

Melton and Moorabool Weekly
Wed, 18/09/2013

Learning from loss - how people die in bushfires

ABC 720 Perth
Tue, 17/09/2013

Fire experts forecast increased risk

insurancenews.com.au
Mon, 16/09/2013

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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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