Project Leader Kevin Tolhurst, University of Melbourne

The Bushfire Management Business Model project was born out of the recognition that whilst bushfire management has been a major enterprise in Australia for many years, there has been to date, no formal risk management model developed.

This CRC project aims to develop a risk management decision support system for fire agencies, communities living in the rural/urban interface, town planners, power supply companies, firefighters and land managers.

The Fire Management Business Model underpins a risk management model. Overall this data will be used to calculate the probability of ignition and spread of fires across a landscape.

The outcomes from the research will allow for a better understanding of how changes in one aspect of management can affect other aspects of management. Models will assist fire agencies, communities living in the rural/urban interface, town planners, power supply companies, firefighters and land managers.