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Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre recognised in national awards

Thu, 06/12/2012
The Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre is honoured to be recognised by a Highly Commended award in this year’s national Resilient Australia Awards, for the impact of its collective research program over the last decade.

Gender and bushfire

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Wed, 05/12/2012
Fire Note 101 highlights the importance of gender matters in the Australian bushfire context and considers how the international literature on gender and disaster relates in the areas of risk perception and exposure, preparedness behaviour and communication, and response and recovery.

Fire Note - a shared resource of fire knowledge

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Mon, 26/11/2012
The Bushfire CRC has published Fire Note Issue 100, a special edition that looks back on the broad range of fire research projects that have been summarised in Fire Notes since 2005. It also looks ahead to the new areas of fire research that need to be undertaken.

French connections

Pôle Risques and the Bushfire CRC have signed an MOU
Wed, 07/11/2012
Bilateral bushfire research and development has been strengthened with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Bushfire CRC and Pôle Risques, a French risk management organisation.

Summit on fire safety

The Bushfire CRC had a popular display at the Safety Summit
Wed, 07/11/2012
Fire safety was the main point of discussion at the 12th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit held in Sydney at the end of October. Sponsored by the Bushfire CRC, the summit attracted more than 100 delegates from around Australia, New Zealand, North America and Europe.

Forum informs research

The panel sessions were a popular addition to the forum program
Wed, 07/11/2012
More than 75 researchers, end users, PhD students, land managers and industry representatives attended the seventh Bushfire CRC Research Advisory Forum on 23-24 October, held at the NSW Rural Fire Service headquarters in Sydney.

Firebrand behaviour and the probability of fuel bed ignition

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Mon, 22/10/2012
Fire Note 99 documents the first stage of the Firebrand potential and spot fire initiation project. The results of this project will enable fire managers to better understand the process of spotting, assist in identifying when spotting will be a hazard and provide a basis for predicting its occurrence and maximum distance.

Fire Australia Spring edition is out

Fire Australia Spring 2012 cover
Thu, 18/10/2012
The Spring 2012 edition of Fire Australia is out, featuring stories on the Bushfire CRC seasonal bushfire outlook, a look at the extreme fire behaviour research project and an extract by Jerry Williams from the annual Bushfire CRC and AFAC conference on the growing threat of fire.

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In the media...

NSW closes fire stations during bushfire emergency

Green Left Weekly
Sat, 14/09/2013

Clear and present danger

The Standard
Sat, 14/09/2013

Clear and present danger

The Age
Sat, 14/09/2013

Shoalhaven faces above average bushfire risk this season

South Coast Register
Fri, 13/09/2013

An Early Start To Bushfire Season Sparks Concern Across Australia

Think Progress
Fri, 13/09/2013

Bushfires can occur year round: we have to be prepared

The Conversation
Thu, 12/09/2013

Early start to fire season should not surprise anyone

North Queensland Register
Wed, 11/09/2013

'Beware and prepare' is the bushfire code

Casey Weekly
Wed, 11/09/2013

Sydney fires a 'portent' for Australia's bushfire season

ABC The World Today
Wed, 11/09/2013

Fires ease, more expected to come

stuff.co.nz
Wed, 11/09/2013

Bushfires threaten Sydney's western suburbs

Newcastle Herald
Wed, 11/09/2013

Bushfires threaten Sydney's western suburbs

Midland Express
Wed, 11/09/2013

NSW bushfires this week a taste of things to come

The Guardian
Wed, 11/09/2013

Bushfires threaten Sydney's western suburbs

Mandurah Mail
Wed, 11/09/2013

Monaro in for bad fire season

Bombala Times
Wed, 11/09/2013

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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

Media Releases

Stay or Go media briefing

Mon, 16/10/2006
Vital decisions that could save lives and homes “Prepare, stay and defend or leave early” – a national briefing for journalists to launch new evidence supporting a controversial bushfire action policy developed by Australian bushfire agencies.

Mega Fires - dealing with extreme bushfires

Sun, 27/08/2006
Jerry Williams interviewed in Canberra 2006
A mega-fire is a new term for the most extreme bushfires in the United States. The Bushfire CRC has arranged for Jerry Williams from the US to conduct a series of workshops with fire agencies around Australia on this mega-fire phenomenon.

The Day the Flames Came - DVD

Wed, 09/08/2006
The story of the devastating bushfire that destroyed the town of Dwellingup in Western Australia in 1961 is the focus of a new education program on bushfire awareness for fire agencies and local communities across Australia. This DVD was launched at the 2006 Bushfire CRC annual conference in Melbourne.

Community event in the high country

Thu, 16/03/2006
Invite tacked to a post for the community event in the high country
The Bushfire CRC and its partners in NSW are inviting the community in the Snowy Plains to view one of the High Fire research sites and to find out more about bushfire research at an information evening in Berridale on Monday 20 March.

Weather history points to changing bushfire seasons

Tue, 14/02/2006
Fire and land management agencies in south eastern Australia will be able to better plan for changes in the severity and timing of bushfire seasons following the release of research on possible climate change impacts.

Learning from History - Black Tuesday DVD

Fri, 03/02/2006
The Bushfire CRC, with support from the Tasmania Fire Service, has produced a short film on the 1967 Hobart fires. Black Tuesday will be shown on Southern Cross Television in Hobart and Darwin at 5.25pm, on Saturday, 4 February 2006.

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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