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Register now for early conference rates
Thu, 08/03/2012
Early Bird Registrations for the annual conference are now open.

Field trip to hydrology sites
Tue, 06/03/2012
The Bushfire CRC is leading a Fire in the Landscape field excursion as part of its professional development event series, on Tuesday 27 March 2012.

Fire Australia Summer edition is out
Fire Australia Summer 2011/12
Fri, 17/02/2012
Fire Australia's Summer edition is out, with a cover story on the development of the Bushfire CRC's groundbreaking Fire Decision Support toolbox.

Preventing bushfire deaths
Marysville house2 2009
Fri, 17/02/2012
Bushfire CRC researchers have analysed the fatalities of the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria to assess how people need to adapt to future bushfires.

Estimating the net cost of the 2009 Victorian Black Saturday Fires to the affected regions
Black Saturday
Thu, 09/02/2012
The 2009 Victorian Black Saturday bushfires cost a net $942 million, calculate Catherine Stephenson and John Handmer of the Centre for Risk and Community Safety, RMIT University and Bushfire CRC, and Aimee Haywood, Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria.

Masters opportunity
Mon, 06/02/2012
Scholarship opportunites are open for masters students to complete the research component of their course work studies.

National bushfire risk
ABC 730 Report 4 Jan 2012 - Gary Morgan
Wed, 04/01/2012
ABC TV talks to the Bushfire CRC about the summer bushfire season.

A solid research base for awards
Scene from the Li’l Larikkins children's fire safety commercial
Mon, 19/12/2011
Bushfire CRC research was associated with three winning projects in the 2011 Australian Safer Communities Awards presented by the Commonwealth Attorney General in Canberra.

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 6 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 6 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: 6 weeks 20 hours 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

Managing exposure to bushfire smoke
Thu, 17/05/2007
As bushfires burn throughout Australia virtually all year round, the role of the firefighter remains a difficult one. With an ever expanding rural-urban interface, firefighters are often involved in protecting property and apart from the intense heat and physical demands, firefighters may also be exposed to bushfire smoke that contains a cocktail of volatile compounds. Research by Annemarie De Vos from the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre has found that the types of face masks available for those at the fire-front vary greatly in their ability to shield the firefighter from particulate matter and the gases present in bushfire smoke.

Fight or flight: Australian research offers an alternative approach for Europe’s growing forest fire hazard
Mon, 14/05/2007
Researchers at 4th International Wildfire Conference in Seville talk about "Stay or Go".

Board appoints chairman - Len Foster takes the helm
Wed, 11/04/2007
The Governing Board of the Bushfire CRC has appointed Len Foster AO as its new chairman.

GPSports elite athlete technology used to track fire fighters in fighting Victorian bushfires
Fri, 02/02/2007
GPS technology used to track firefighter movements by researchers

Are Big Fires inevitable? A National Bushfire Forum
Mon, 01/01/2007
Announcement of National Bushfire Forum for 27 February 2007, Canberra

Stay or Go media briefing
Mon, 16/10/2006
Vital decisions that could save lives and homes “Prepare, stay and defend or leave early” – a national briefing for journalists to launch new evidence supporting a controversial bushfire action policy developed by Australian bushfire agencies.

Recent FireNotes

Awake, Smoky and hot - fighting fire without fire

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