The Taskforce has been greatly assisted by the contribution of
many people. One such visitor, Sarah McCaffrey, Research Social
Scientist, of the USDA Forest Service, has shared her insights into
her research on understanding the social dynamics of fire
management including the public acceptance of prescribed fire and
the notion of defendable space. Sarah is well known to some
of our stakeholders for the research she has conducted in
collaboration with Alan Rhodes at the CFA.
As well as working closely with the Taskforce to assist in
defining the research program, Sarah presented a lunchtime seminar
at the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) in
Melbourne. More than 40 people from the DSE, Country Fire
Authority, the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, RMIT University and other
organisations heard Sarah talk on “Social Science and Fuel
Management – a US perspective.”
Slides from Sarah’s talk click here
