Fire, Society and Environment 2008: from Research into
Practice
Incorporating the Annual Bushfire CRC and AFAC Conferences
Adelaide Convention Centre
, Australia, 1-3 September 2008
Pre-Conference Workshop - Sunday 31 August
Post-Conference Tours - Thursday 4 September
Australasian fire researchers will join global collaborators in
the largest fire and research conference held in Australia.
Featuring fire experts from:
European fire research groups, US university and government
laboratories, international conservation and nature groups,
Australasian Bushfire CRC partners, and other leading fire
researchers from Australia and New Zealand.
This event will also feature the annual conference of the
Australasian Fire Authorities Council.
Bushfire CRC Workshop -Sunday 31 August
Bushfire Incident Response
Managing the response to a bushfire is a complex business. Fire
behaviour, suppression response, community safety, human resource
management – only when an incident management team is
equipped with the best knowledge today can it respond to a real
incident tomorrow.
This interactive and engaging workshop will be conducted
following the model of managing a bushfire response.
From fire ignition to establishing an incident management team, to
managing the health and safety of the firefighters in a campaign
fire – this workshop will hear how research is contributing
to better operational decisions at each stage.
Workshop participants will hear from leading researchers as well
as agency staff on emerging ways to manage the response to
fire.
Participants will be personnel who are engaged in incident
management for level 2/3 incidents. Participants may also be in
positions of management or aspiring to hold management positions in
the next few years. Although this workshop is primarily dealing
with research focusing on bushfire, many of the concepts and
findings are equally applicable to any incident response.
More
details.
For further information contact Jen Lumsden, Research Adoption and
Education Manager at jen.lumsden@bushfirecrc.com
.
Register for the Bushfire CRC workshop through the conference
website www.fire2008.org
You will be asked to complete an online pre-workshop survey when
you register. This will enable the workshop organisers to better
match your needs and interests to the program. A small amount of
pre-reading will also be required in order to gain maximum benefit
from the workshop.
Workshop Registration required by 31 July
2008
Date: Sunday 31 August 2008
Time: 11am - 5.30pm
Cost: $180 per person
Venue: Adelaide Convention Centre
Registration
Registration for the conference can be done through the
conference website.
More information here or go to www.fire2008.org
