Aerial Firefighting Report Part 1
Effectiveness and Efficiency of Aerial Firefighting in Australia, Part 1. [pdf 2.1 Mb]

Compressed Air Foam Technology for grassfire fighting
Assessment of the application of Compressed Air Foam (CAFS)to grassfire fighting - report from Bushfire CRC vacation student working with the ACT RFS [pdf 1.0 Mb]

Fighting bushfires from the air
Update 11 - A study has been released on the effectiveness and efficiency of aerial fire fighting. [pdf 245.2 kb]

Firenote 1 - gels and foam
A joint information sheet from the Bushfire CRC and AFAC on the use of chemicals in firefighting operations [pdf 1.5 Mb]

The effectiveness and efficiency of aerial firefighting in Australia - Executive Summary
An executive summary of the research report on the effectiveness and efficiency of aerial firefighting in Australia [pdf 171.7 kb]

Aerial and Ground Suppression Evaluation Project - BCRC / AFAC 2005 Poster
The objective of this project is to optimise the effectiveness and efficiency of aircraft use during fire fighting operations. This objective will be achieved through the production of guidelines that identify the most effective combination of suppression resources for minimising the impacts of wildfires. [pdf 131.8 kb]

Application of fire Suppression Optimisation in Allocating Resources
Presentation at Auckland conference [pdf 653.9 kb]

Jim Gould
Above the battlefield - effective aerial suppression. Project A1 [pdf 328.6 kb]

Jim Gould, Plucinski, McCarthy, Hollis, Handmer, Ganewatta
Effectiveness and efficiency of aerial firefighting in Australia. [pdf 271.3 kb]

Matt Plucinski, G Barrett and P Killey
Penetration of persistence of water and foam drops from a medium helicopter. [pdf 102.4 kb]

Matt Plucinski, G Barrett and P Killey
Assessment of the application of compressed air foam tankers for grassfire fighting. [pdf 84.9 kb]