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Gender and bushfire
Fire Note 101 highlights gender matters in the Australian bushfire context
Wed, 05/12/2012
Fire Note 101 highlights the importance of gender matters in the Australian bushfire context and considers how the international literature on gender and disaster relates in the areas of risk perception and exposure, preparedness behaviour and communication, and response and recovery.

Fire Note - a shared resource of fire knowledge
Fire Note 100
Mon, 26/11/2012
The Bushfire CRC has published Fire Note Issue 100, a special edition that looks back on the broad range of fire research projects that have been summarised in Fire Notes since 2005. It also looks ahead to the new areas of fire research that need to be undertaken.

Forum informs research
The panel sessions were a popular addition to the forum program
Wed, 07/11/2012
More than 75 researchers, end users, PhD students, land managers and industry representatives attended the seventh Bushfire CRC Research Advisory Forum on 23-24 October, held at the NSW Rural Fire Service headquarters in Sydney.

French connections
Pôle Risques and the Bushfire CRC have signed an MOU
Wed, 07/11/2012
Bilateral bushfire research and development has been strengthened with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Bushfire CRC and Pôle Risques, a French risk management organisation.

Summit on fire safety
The Bushfire CRC had a popular display at the Safety Summit
Wed, 07/11/2012
Fire safety was the main point of discussion at the 12th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit held in Sydney at the end of October. Sponsored by the Bushfire CRC, the summit attracted more than 100 delegates from around Australia, New Zealand, North America and Europe.

Firebrand behaviour and the probability of fuel bed ignition
Fire Note 99 is investigating firebrands and their potential for spot fires.
Mon, 22/10/2012
Fire Note 99 documents the first stage of the Firebrand potential and spot fire initiation project. The results of this project will enable fire managers to better understand the process of spotting, assist in identifying when spotting will be a hazard and provide a basis for predicting its occurrence and maximum distance.

Fire Australia Spring edition is out
Fire Australia Spring 2012 cover
Thu, 18/10/2012
The Spring 2012 edition of Fire Australia is out, featuring stories on the Bushfire CRC seasonal bushfire outlook, a look at the extreme fire behaviour research project and an extract by Jerry Williams from the annual Bushfire CRC and AFAC conference on the growing threat of fire.

Fire development in focus
The pyrotron allows fires to be studied safely.
Wed, 17/10/2012
Large bushfires can be destructive, but how do they progress to this state? A team of Bushfire CRC researchers is investigating how bushfires develop.

In the media...

Government announces new bushfire CRC

Research Career
Thu, 14/02/2013

Bushfire research funding to finish mid-year

insurancenews.com.au
Mon, 11/02/2013

In Australia, Record Weather Fuels Climate Policy Process

Science Insider
Tue, 05/02/2013

Federal funding of bushfire research dries up

Canberra Times
Mon, 04/02/2013

Federal funding of bushfire research dries up

The Age
Mon, 04/02/2013

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

The Daily Telegraph
Sun, 03/02/2013

NSW premier condemns bushfire research cut

The West Australian
Sun, 03/02/2013

NSW premier condemns bushfire research cut

Ninemsn
Sun, 03/02/2013

NSW premier condemns bushfire research cut

7 News
Sun, 03/02/2013

NSW premier condemns bushfire research cut

SBS World News Australia
Sun, 03/02/2013

Premier condemns bushfire research cut

The Weekly Times
Sun, 03/02/2013

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

news.com.au
Sun, 03/02/2013

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

Herald Sun
Sun, 03/02/2013

Federal bushfire research center loses funding

Wildfire Today
Sun, 03/02/2013

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

Courier Mail
Sun, 03/02/2013

A vison to build on the successful research
Posted: 2 weeks 5 hours 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...

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Gary Morgan
Gary Morgan
CEO Bushfire CRC

Fire Notes - a valuable communication tool
Posted: 2 weeks 5 hours 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...

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David Bruce
David Bruce
Communications Manager Bushfire CRC

See you at the Research Forum
Posted: 2 weeks 5 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

Seasonal Bushfire Outlook for Australia
Wed, 06/10/2010
Seasonal bushfire outlook 2010
Across southern Australia, above-normal fire potential is expected over the remaining drought affected parts of the southeast, including much of Victoria, and west coast areas of South Australia, for summer 2010-11.

Early warning system
Tue, 31/08/2010
The Victorian State Government this week launched a fire prediction and early warning system based on Bushfire CRC research that will deliver detailed information on the spread of fires to help protect communities in the event of a bushfire.

Greater cooperation could help to reduce bushfire arson
Tue, 10/08/2010
Greater cooperation between agencies could assist national efforts to prevent deliberately lit bushfires, according to the Australian Institute of Criminology’s (AIC) latest report.

Wind and bushfire weather
Fri, 06/08/2010
Wind – the key factor for dangerous bushfire weather Wind speed plays a bigger role than temperature in creating dangerous conditions for bushfires, says Dr Andrew Dowdy a physicist from the Bureau of Meteorology.

Establishment of bushfire research institute: a response to the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission
Sat, 31/07/2010
A national bushfire research institute will be established to build upon the gains of the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre and the findings of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission.

Fire at the interface: fire on the rural-urban fringe
Fri, 11/06/2010
Australasian and US fire experts map out future research More than 40 invited Australian, New Zealand and United States researchers, practitioners and policy-makers will gather in Melbourne and Canberra next week for a research symposium focussing on bushfires on the urban-rural fringe.

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