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Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC - second update

Thu, 28/03/2013
What has happened to date? On 13 February 2013, the Australian Government announced it will contribute up to $47 million over eight years to establish a new Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) from 1 July 2013. The Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC will ensure that the valuable work done by the Bushfire CRC can continue while developing a complementary natural hazards research program.

Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC - news from Interim Chair

Tue, 19/03/2013
On 13 February 2013, the Prime Minister announced the Federal Government will make a substantial investment in the establishment of a new Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre.

Learn from fire with staff ride

Photo - Department of Sustainabilty and Environment
Wed, 27/02/2013
A collaboration between the Bushfire CRC and the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service aims to assist fire agencies learn from a bushfire with a staff ride – a practical learning activity in analysing response to a fire.

Fire Australia Summer edition is out

Fire Australia Summer 2013 cover
Wed, 13/02/2013
The Summer 2013 edition of Fire Australia is out now, featuring Bushfire CRC research into improving firefighter health and safety on the cover, plus much more.

Understanding social networks for bushfire preparation

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Tue, 05/02/2013
Fire Note 104 presents examples of social networks, aiming to understand the quality and characteristics of a social network that can aid bushfire preparedness.

Bushfire CRC experts in the media

Financial Review article on Bushfire CRC funding
Fri, 01/02/2013
Many Bushfire CRC experts have been in demand from the media in recent times. View all the articles, radio interviews and TV appearances here.

Firefighter research needs you

Firefighter research needs you
Tue, 29/01/2013
A Bushfire CRC collaborative project aims to provide fire agencies around Australia with critical intelligence about how fireground conditions affect firefighters’ ability to work safely and efficiently. The project needs volunteer firefighters to participate in scenario simulations to help with the study.

Fears and myths in fire law

Fears and myths in fire law
Tue, 29/01/2013
Since the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission, litigation due to damage caused by bushfires has come into the spotlight. But just how common is bushfire litigation? A Bushfire CRC researcher has delved into the legal archives and produced a valuable resource.

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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 Age
Sat, 14/09/2013

Clear and present danger

The Standard
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

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

Early start to fire season should not surprise anyone

North Queensland Register
Wed, 11/09/2013

NSW bushfires this week a taste of things to come

The Guardian
Wed, 11/09/2013

Monaro in for bad fire season

Bombala Times
Wed, 11/09/2013

'Beware and prepare' is the bushfire code

Casey Weekly
Wed, 11/09/2013

Horror start to season as bushfire conditions develop early

Brisbane Times
Wed, 11/09/2013

Spring sparks bushfire threat

Hawksbury Gazette
Wed, 11/09/2013

Bushfires threaten Sydney's western suburbs

Newcastle Herald
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

Bushfire – new research leading to safer communities

Tue, 08/04/2008
Australia is at the forefront of research on community bushfire safety and resilience according to a new book. Community Bushfire Safety brings together in one comprehensive volume the results of the most important community safety research being undertaken within the Australian Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre. Using perspectives derived from social science, economics and law, Community Bushfire Safety supports the increasing emphasis on community self-reliance and the vital role it plays in bushfire management.

Bushfire research in SA’s mallee bush

Fri, 29/02/2008
The mallee and heath landscape of Ngarkat Conservation Park in south-eastern South Australia will be deliberately set alight next week in one of the largest and most comprehensive fire research exercises undertaken in Australia. Bushfire researchers from around Australia have converged on the park for a series of controlled burns under several separate research projects designed to improve fire management in South Australia and nationally.

Cars put to the test in bushfire conditions

Tue, 08/01/2008
Advice for people trapped in their cars during a bushfire has been updated with a groundbreaking study into what happens to a vehicle caught in the middle of a firestorm. The research initiated by NSW Rural Fire Service and conducted by Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre with CSIRO scientists, sought to determine the maximum heat load that a vehicle could face while remaining a safe haven for its occupants, both in terms of the air temperature and the air quality inside the vehicle.

Bushfire research to take on future challenges

Thu, 08/11/2007
Australia and New Zealand’s leading fire and land managers, research bodies and industry partners are meeting in Melbourne today to determine the future needs of fire research in Australia and New Zealand. The Bushfire CRC and the peak industry body, the Australasian Fire Authorities Council (AFAC), have begun to focus on the next Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) after the current seven-year term expires in 2010. The two organisations will lead a consortium bidding for new CRC funding to support the fire industry into the next decade.

New guidelines for predicting fire behaviour

Fri, 02/11/2007
The findings of Australia’s most extensive study to date of the behaviour of high-intensity bushfires in eucalypt forests – Project Vesta – provides valuable new tools and information for fire managers across Australia.

Emergency service volunteering is a family matter

Mon, 29/10/2007
Emergency service volunteers and their partners or spouses are being asked to comment on how their volunteer community role fits in with their family life. “We know that volunteering as a firefighter or emergency worker puts a unique blend of pressures on volunteers and their families,” said Sean Cowlishaw, a Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre PhD student at La Trobe University in Melbourne.

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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