News

Current stories

Growing Wildfire Threats
Bushfires are becoming more complex and expensive to manage.
Wed, 17/10/2012
Context is everything in today’s wildland fire debate. This paper focuses much attention on the dry forest types in the Western United States—which means Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) and associated species. These forests are where many of our worst wildfires occur. I want to use these short-interval fire-adapted ecosystems to make some points about the relationship between their dynamics, our management of them, and the wildfire outcomes that we should expect.

Grass will again pose the biggest fire risk this summer
Australian seasonal bushfire assessment 2012-13
Wed, 17/10/2012
Determining the expected bushfire potential across the country is a scientific process. The Bushfire CRC recently brought together fire and weather experts from around Australia to discuss the upcoming bushfire season.

Shared responsibility concepts documented
The stakeholder workshop attracted more than 80 participants.
Thu, 11/10/2012
Shared responsibly and what this means was discussed at a stakeholder workshop conducted by the Bushfire CRC, RMIT University and the Emergency Management network of the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility earlier this year.

Conference learnings available
Bushfire CRC CEO Gary Morgan discusses natural hazards research with Channel 10.
Thu, 11/10/2012
Resources from the Bushfire CRC and AFAC annual conference are now available for ongoing learning and training in the emergency services and for the broader research community.

Shaping the way forward
Thu, 11/10/2012
The first in a series of Bushfire CRC Public Benefit Conversations will take place on 29 October, aiming to generate new ideas and new thinking about communities and emergency management.

Community bushfire safety issues: interviews with residents
Task Force researchers in Strathewen
Fri, 05/10/2012
Fire Note 98 is a summary of the final report from the project: Decision making under stress: understanding community members survival-related decision making in bushfire.

Bushfire CRC researchers to present at international summit
The 12th IWF Safety Summit takes place in Sydney on 25-26 October
Thu, 20/09/2012
Bushfire CRC researchers will be presenting at the 12th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit in Sydney on 25-26 October.

Conference shines in Perth
The Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service won the research utilisation award
Tue, 18/09/2012
In a week of highlights, the Research Forum, Student Showcase and research utilisation award were proud moments for the Bushfire CRC at our joint annual conference with AFAC in Perth in late August.

In the media...

Climate change looms large as Australia swelters

New Scientist
Mon, 07/01/2013

Victoria on high alert for bushfires

ABC News
Fri, 04/01/2013

Local crews praised for fire efforts

Free Press Leader
Fri, 04/01/2013

One thing is sure – there will be bushfires

Newcastle Herald
Mon, 31/12/2012

Organise to cope with the anxiety of the bushfire season

Herald Sun
Fri, 28/12/2012

Greens call for new bushfire body

news.com.au
Wed, 26/12/2012

Calls for a national fire front

The Age
Wed, 26/12/2012

Phone app to aid in fire risk warning

Herald Sun
Wed, 26/12/2012

Greens call for new bushfire body

Bigpond News
Wed, 26/12/2012

Calls for a national fire front

WA Today
Wed, 26/12/2012

Greens call for new bushfire body

Ninemsn
Wed, 26/12/2012

Greens call for new bushfire body

Courier Mail
Wed, 26/12/2012

Greens call for new bushfire body

Herald Sun
Wed, 26/12/2012

Calls for a national fire front

Midland Expess
Wed, 26/12/2012

Greens want new bushfire body

Weekly Times
Wed, 26/12/2012

A vison to build on the successful research
Posted: 1 week 5 days ago

The Governing Board of the Bushfire CRC is currently considering a vision to build upon the successful research program of the last decade.

As the new Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC lays its foundations over the coming year, the Bushfire CRC will focus on completing its research program and working with partners to ensure the research is thoroughly taken up within...

read all
Gary Morgan
Gary Morgan
CEO Bushfire CRC

Fire Notes - a valuable communication tool
Posted: 1 week 5 days ago

Fire Notes are a valuable tool to communicate your research outcomes and potential implications to agencies and other interested audiences.  Feedback from a range of our end users has clearly indicated that they value Fire Notes and that they expect Fire Notes on all Bushfire CRC projects.

The writing, editing and production process...

read all
David Bruce
David Bruce
Communications Manager Bushfire CRC

See you at the Research Forum
Posted: 1 week 5 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...

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

Media Releases

House burn test
Fri, 16/04/2010
Trial by fire: testing a house design Scientists have ‘flame-tested’ a steel-framed house near Mogo on the NSW south coast to see how the structure withstands realistic bushfire conditions.

Bushfire detection camera trial
Mon, 01/02/2010
Bushfire detection cameras are being trialled in Australia this summer in the Otway Ranges, on Victoria’s south-west coast and near Tumut in New South Wales.

Resident survey
Sun, 31/01/2010
A survey designed to help better understand residents’ actions in the 7 February 2009 Victorian bushfires has been completed by the Bushfire CRC as part of more extensive research project on the Black Saturday fires.

Air tanker trial
Fri, 29/01/2010
DC-10 trial for the summer A DC-10 air tanker brought into Victoria to help with bushfire operations this summer is being evaluated by researchers at the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre.

New bushfire research heats up
Mon, 14/12/2009
Students from all over Australia and New Zealand will have the chance to investigate key issues for fire and land management agencies as part of the Bushfire CRC’s latest postgraduate scholarship program.

Residents to be surveyed on bushfire response
Mon, 12/10/2009
Residents in areas affected by the Black Saturday fires are being asked to contribute to a long term study on how communities deal with bushfires. The Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre and RMIT University's Centre for Risk and Community Safety are this month conducting a survey to better understand the range of experiences of the 2009 Victorian bushfires.

Recent FireNotes

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

Understanding social networks for bushfire preparation