Expressions of interest are being sought for a Cooperative Research Centre Fire – Environment and Society.  The Australasian Fire Authorities Council (AFAC) together with the Bushfire CRC and industry partners are developing a new integrated CRC program to address the knowledge gaps and research needs of the fire, emergency services and land management agencies.

The Bushfire CRC was funded in 2003 for a seven year term under the Australian Government’s Cooperative Research Centres Program and industry contributions. The new CRC bid for Commonwealth funding will be submitted in the 2008 grant application round.

The CRC Fire - Environment and Society CRC will support the continued development of the Fire Knowledge Network as a means to share research findings. It will also continue to build a base of researchers for the industry.

The new CRC will have research projects that deliver economic and social benefits to individuals, communities and industry throughout Australasia. It will build on the work of the current Bushfire CRC and conduct research to provide knowledge for agencies and communities addressing the issues of the next two decades.