Fire Note 123: This research developed models that predict the number and probability of human- caused bushfires per day in south west Western Australia from bushfire incident records and weather data.
Significant predictor factors used in these models included fuel moisture, the number of recent bushfires, the day of the week (or type of day, such as public holidays) and rainfall.
The Winter 2012 edition of Fire Australia magazine features Bushfire CRC research investigating how research can help residents of bushfire-prone areas prepare for a bushfire by modifying their thoughts using an iPhone application. It also features an article looking at a new tertiary course for bushfire consultants offered by the University of Melbourne.
The Spring 2012 edition of Fire Australia magazine features Bushfire CRC research looking at growing wildfire threats based on research in the Western United States. It also features an article depicting research into investigating how bushfires develop.
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The Autumn 2014 edition of Fire Australia magazine features Bushfire CRC research looking at Air Toxins and the impact it has on firefighters. It also features an article reflecting on the student PhD research program from its inception to its nearing conclusion.
The Summer 2013/14 edition of Fire Australia features Bushfire CRC research looking at constructing fire-safer homes for bushfire prone areas. It also features an article detailing Bushfire CRC research into smoke, carbon emissions, water supplies and management techniques.
The Spring 2013 edition of Fire Australia magazine features Bushfire CRC research looking into how residents react to a fire warning as part of the Information Processing Under Stress: Community Reactions project.
The Autumn 2011 edition of Fire Australia magazine features Bushfire CRC CEO Gary Morgan's article on dealing with fires, floods and cyclones. It also contains an article detailing research work undertaken by Christine Owen and Claire Johnson in their areas of risk managment.
The Winter 2013 edition of Fire Australia magazine features Bushfire CRC research investigating fuel and risk management as part of the Fuels and risk planning in the interface project.
The Autumn 2012 edition of Fire Australia features Bushfire CRC research into the impacts on water quality due to landscape erosion and debris entering water systems after a bushfire.
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Fire Australia is the quarterly magazine of the Bushfire CRC, the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council and the Fire Protection Association of Australia.
The Summer 2011-12 edition of Fire Australia features three Bushfire CRC related articles. The first looks into the Risk Assessment Decision Toolbox and how its implementation will enhance the effectiveness of research in so many other Bushfire CRC projects.
