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Carbon and fuels
Robert De Ligt presents at the forum
Thu, 09/05/2013
Researchers and end users met in Melbourne this week to discuss “Contemporary Challenges in Managing Bushfires”. The forum was organised under the joint Bushfire CRC and AFAC professional development series.

Travel grants available
End users can travel to conferences to promote their utilisation research
Mon, 06/05/2013
Travel grants of up to $3000 are available for end users to discuss and promote their organisations use of Bushfire CRC research at major international conferences.

Predicting bushfire preparedness from bushfire expectations
Photo - Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA
Mon, 06/05/2013
Fire Note 108 outlines community preparedness research conducted into the bushfires that occurred in the Perth Hills in February 2011. It examines the link between several potential predictors of why residents prepare for a bushfire and different types of bushfire preparedness activities.

Fire and weather— understanding the extremes
Photo - Carrol Preston, Department of Sustainabilty and Environment
Tue, 23/04/2013
Hot temperatures, high winds and low humidity are important factors in bushfire behaviour. Predicting these complex weather interactions is the goal of a Bushfire CRC project being led by the Bureau of Meteorology.

Global views on fire science
PhD students from around the world are enhancing fire research in Australia
Tue, 23/04/2013
Postgraduate students from around the world are bringing a diverse range of skills, experience and knowledge to enhance fire research through the Bushfire CRC.

Flexibility + planning = uncertainty
Clear guidelines for planning in new housing areas is needed
Tue, 23/04/2013
Clear guidelines for planning in new housing areas are needed to respond to the issues facing emergency management now and in the future.

Fire Australia Autumn edition is out
Fire Australia Autumn edition cover
Tue, 23/04/2013
The Autumn 2013 edition of Fire Australia is out now, featuring Bushfire CRC research into understanding the extremes of fire and weather on the cover, plus much more.

Promoting community bushfire preparedness
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Mon, 22/04/2013
Fire Note 107 discusses an action research program that was developed around the Tasmania Fire Service’s Community Development Pilot. Findings from the pilot have facilitated the wider adoption and implementation of community engagement principals into broader Tasmania Fire Service community education programs.

In the media...

Bushfire Co-operative Research Centre to receive no funding from federal government in 2013-14

Courier Mail
Sun, 03/02/2013

Bushfire research funds cut

The Sydney News
Sun, 03/02/2013

Heatwaves and global warming

Australian Conservation Foundation
Wed, 23/01/2013

How much should you tell your kids about bushfires and being prepared?

ABC Radio Adelaide
Tue, 22/01/2013

Fighting and dying: blokes and bushfire in Australia

The Conversation
Mon, 21/01/2013

Research up in smoke

Farm Weekly
Fri, 18/01/2013

Tiny pill joins the battle of the bushfires

news.com.au
Thu, 17/01/2013

Massive fires dwarf nations

Cooma-Monaro Express
Thu, 17/01/2013

Massive fires dwarf nations

Wyndham Weekly
Thu, 17/01/2013

Tiny pill joins the battle of the bushfires

Courier Mail
Thu, 17/01/2013

Massive fires dwarf nations

Stonnington Review Local
Thu, 17/01/2013

Massive fires dwarf nations

Cessnock Advertiser
Thu, 17/01/2013

Bushfire research funding appeal

Financial Review
Mon, 14/01/2013

Bushfire losses reignite debate about insurance reform

The Conversation
Mon, 14/01/2013

Clearing away the smoke to judge the true cost of fires

smh.com.au
Sat, 12/01/2013

Science with a community benefit
Posted: 1 week 4 days ago

‘Social benefit’ was the buzz phrase out of the 2008 review of the national Cooperative Research Centres program. Finally, Public Good CRCs were acknowledged for their long struggle for attention and ongoing support in a funding program renowned for supporting technological breakthroughs in the manufacturing, mining, medical and agriculture sectors.

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Gary Morgan
Gary Morgan
CEO Bushfire CRC

“We save lives too!”

Posted: 1 week 4 days ago

The Bushfire CRC, along with Victoria's emergency services agencies, met recently with Bob Jensen, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the United States Department of Homeland Security, who is visiting Australia as a Fulbright scholar.

Jensen’s most interesting insights were into the role of communications during times of...

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David Bruce
David Bruce
Communications Manager Bushfire CRC

See you at the Research Forum
Posted: 5 weeks 6 days ago

One of my favourite aspects of the Bushfire CRC and AFAC conference week is the Research Forum, which begins the conference on Monday 2 September. This year’s Research Forum is the third incarnation, and promises to be one of the best yet. The Research Forum provides one of the best opportunities for researchers and scientists not currently connected to the Bushfire...

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Richard Thornton
Dr Richard Thornton
Deputy CEO and Research Director Bushfire CRC

Media Releases

Researchers deployed to help Tasmania
Mon, 14/01/2013
A Bushfire CRC research task force has been deployed to Tasmania
Up to 20 of Australia’s leading bushfire researchers will today begin investigating areas of national significance from the bushfires in Tasmania’s south east.

Children need to plan for bushfires too
Fri, 11/01/2013
As serious bushfires continue to burn around Australia, families in high-risk areas are giving a lot of thought to their bushfire survival plans. But what role should children play in the planning process?

Tasmania enlists fire research team
Mon, 07/01/2013
Australia’s leading bushfire researchers will investigate the Tasmanina fires
Australia’s leading bushfire researchers will this week begin investigating areas of national significance from the bushfires in Tasmania.

Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre recognised in national awards
Tue, 11/12/2012
The Bushfire CRC has been Highly Commended in the Resilient Australia Awards
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.

Fire research boost
Mon, 10/09/2012
Bushfire research in Victoria has been enhanced with a series of new projects
Bushfire research in Victoria has been enhanced with a series of new projects investigating fire behaviour, fire weather, smoke emissions and fire ecology to be undertaken by the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre.

Research Forum will connect emergency managers with researchers
Fri, 24/08/2012
The Bushfire CRC Research Forum will connect emergency managers with researchers
More than 30 researchers from universities and emergency management agencies across Australia and New Zealand will describe their latest work at the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre’s Research Forum in Perth on 28 August.

Recent FireNotes

Smoke composition and the flammability of forests and grasslands

Fire impact and risk evaluation

Predicting bushfire preparedness from bushfire expectations

Promoting community bushfire preparedness

The influence of familiarity on teamwork and decision making

Economic contributions to bushfire management and policy