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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.

Mainstreaming fire and emergency management - what is possible, what is feasible?
Research shows that Australian EM policy suffers from a lack clear objectives
Fri, 14/09/2012
Fire Note 97 reports on research that shows that Australian emergency management policy suffers from a lack of clear objectives or measures of success.

Prescribed burning and its effects on forest carbon and greenhouse gases
A prescribed burn in Victoria's Otway Ranges
Mon, 10/09/2012
The latest Bushfire CRC Fire Note examines the effect of prescribed burning on forest carbon and greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere.

Southern Australian Seasonal Bushfire Assessment 2012-13 released
Southern Australian Seasonal Bushfire Assessment 2012-13
Tue, 28/08/2012
Large areas of southern Australia, from the east coast to the west coast, face above average fire potential for the 2012-13 fire season, despite the extensive fires in some parts of the country over the last 12 months.

In the media...

Reports move fire rating system closer to completion

insurancenews.com.au
Mon, 17/06/2013

Bushfire readiness explored in Perth Hills

Science Network Western Australia
Fri, 24/05/2013

Victoria to include bushfires in planning

Financial Review
Fri, 12/04/2013

Bushfire smoke poses health risks

Monash University
Mon, 08/04/2013

RFS learns from Deans Gap experience

South Coast Register
Wed, 03/04/2013

Research Project Focuses On Deans Gap Bushfire

Power FM 94.9
Tue, 02/04/2013

Study examines response to Deans Gap fire

Illawarra Mercury
Mon, 01/04/2013

Hazard reduction burns in the Shoalhaven

i98FM
Thu, 28/03/2013

Be fire smart

Yass Tribune
Wed, 27/03/2013

Tales of survival and rebuilding from NSW fires

7.30 Report
Fri, 08/03/2013

Welcome boost for national fire and natural hazard research

Get Regional
Tue, 19/02/2013

Welcome boost for national fire and natural hazard research

Get Learning
Tue, 19/02/2013

Welcome boost for national fire and natural hazard research

Get Leading
Tue, 19/02/2013

Welcome boost for national fire and natural hazard research

Get Research
Tue, 19/02/2013

Keeping the bushfire research flame alive

PS News
Tue, 19/02/2013

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 21 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

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.

Bushfire Seasonal Outlook 2009-10
Mon, 14/09/2009
High fire potential for 2009-10 southern bushfire season Above normal fire potential is expected over most of the south-east of Australia in the coming months. For the first time, all of Victoria, south-eastern New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, and the southern areas of South Australia are rated by fire and land management agencies as having such a high level of fire potential for the bushfire season.

Long term funding for fire research vital
Fri, 07/08/2009
Australia’s fire and land management agencies have committed to securing a national centre for long-term research into fire. The commitment follows today’s announcement by Minister Kim Carr about the Australian Government’s Cooperative Research Centres Program. The Bushfire CRC was unsuccessful in gaining funds in this round of CRC funding from the Australian Government. A consortium of 42 Australian fire and land management agencies, research partners and industry partners had put forward a bid for $50m to supplement the sector’s $100m own commitment to an eight year research program.

Fit for fires - are our volunteer firefighters up to the test?
Tue, 26/05/2009
As Australian recovers from its worst ever fire season, a new study establishes for the first time the safe physical work standards that should be applied for the nation’s 220,000 volunteer firefighters.

Fit for fires – are our volunteer firefighters up to the test?
Tue, 26/05/2009
As Australian recovers from its worst ever fire season, a new study establishes for the first time the safe physical work standards that should be applied for the nation’s 220,000 volunteer firefighters.

From firefighter fitness to aircraft safety – top young scientists reveal their results
Tue, 26/05/2009
Are our volunteer firefighters fit enough? This is one of the questions to be addressed at the Pathfinders: the Innovators Conference in Canberra this week (May 26–28). Eight early career scientists have been selected to present their research results at the conference, organised by the Cooperative Research Centres Association.

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