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Fire Australia is a joint publication of the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC, AFAC and the Fire Protection Association Australia. You can subscribe to receive email editions as they are published.

Fire Australia aims to bring the latest news, developments and technical information to emergency services, natural hazards researchers and the fire protection industry. Fire Australia is produced quarterly and is distributed throughout Australia and New Zealand.

New tools are used by the Country Fire Service to ensure its teams are working safely and efficiently during an emergency. Photo: SA Country Fire Service.
Fire Australia Issue Three 2021
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CRC Articles

Bushfires have complex impacts on the economy, including effects on forestry. Photo: SA SES
01 Jun 2020
Calculating the losses this fire season
economics, fire impacts, risk analysis
Firefighters battling a blaze. Photo: MFB
11 Mar 2020
A step towards zero: understanding preventable residential fire fatalities
fire, fire impacts, fire severity
Many different inquiry types are available to analyse in the database.
11 Mar 2020
Database crucial for learning lessons from the past
local knowledge, multi-hazard, scenario analysis
Dr Korah Parackal (right) and Mitchell Humphreys at the James Cook University Cyclone testing station. Photo: James Cook University
11 Mar 2020
Showcasing PhD success
multi-hazard, risk management
Vast areas of Australia, particularly the east coast, have an above normal fire potential this season.
29 Oct 2019
Bushfire outlooks means you need to be prepared
fire, fire impacts, fire weather
An experimental seperated v-shaped fire conducted in the CSIRO Pyrotron. Photo: Andrew Sullivan, CSIRO.
29 Oct 2019
Spotfires – a dynamic interaction
fire, fire impacts, fire severity
Left to right - Dr Mika Peace, Allison Donovan, Erica Lind and Bronnie Mackintosh from the 'Women in Fire' panel.
29 Oct 2019
What happens when women thrive in fire
emergency management, fire, fire impacts
A helicopter drops water on the Peregian Springs fire on Queensland's Sunshine Coast in September 2019.
29 Oct 2019
Bushfire modelling boost
communities, emergency management, fire
Research has shown that environmental cues, such as the weather outside, influence how individuals react to warning messages. Photo: CFA.
04 Sep 2019
Impacts of conflicting cues in emergency warnings
communication, emergency management, warnings
South Australian State Emergency Services crew managing a fallen tree during the September 2016 Adelaide floods. Photo: South Australia SES.
04 Sep 2019
Divulging data - how numbers and figures are helping South Australia
capability, emergency management, risk analysis
Dr Timothy Neale (left), with Karen Patterson, Harley Douglas, Andrew Saunders, Amos Atkinson and Mick Bourke at djandak wi (healthy fire) burn on Dja Dja Wurrung Country.
04 Sep 2019
Coexisting with combustion: the future of bushfire management
fire impacts, indigenous communities, prescribed burning
The latest edition of Fire Australia is now available. Photo: Tom Bicknell.
04 Sep 2019
Magazine highlights data and warnings research
communication, emergency management, fire impacts
We need a stronger investment focus on mitigation. Photo: David Bruce.
27 May 2019
There is a bit of complacency in all of us
emergency management, fire, fire impacts
Firefighting helicopter flying over the 2018 Stradbroke bushfires. Photo: QFES
27 May 2019
Science expertise helps Queensland
emergency management, fire, fire weather
Fire and Emergency New Zealand after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Photo: John Moombe.
27 May 2019
Planning for catastrophe: an all-hazards, whole-of-community approach
earthquake, emergency management, multi-hazard
Kinglake, Victoria after the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires
27 May 2019
CRC research in magazine's spotlight
emergency management, fire, multi-hazard

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In the media

21 Oct
ABC Goulburn Murray
Scientists working to predict 'freak' fire weather simulate some of Australia's toughest blazes
20 Oct
Meteorological Technology International
Research sheds light on unexpected behavior of Australia’s Black Summer bushfires
20 Oct
Beef Central
Report finds weather played significant role 2019-20 fires
19 Oct
Bureau of Meteorology
Bushfire insights uncovered with new fire-atmosphere modelling
19 Oct
South Coast Register
New insights into Black Summer’s terrible fires uncovered
19 Oct
Mirage News
Bushfire insights uncovered with new fire-atmosphere modelling
11 Oct
ABC Weather
BOM severe weather outlook for 2021-22 suggests floods, cyclones on the cards
08 Oct
news.com.au
Former fire chief warns of inextinguishable firestorms as climate change poses unprecedented threat to Australia
07 Oct
University of Western Australia
Survey reveals mental health impact of Black Summer fires on emergency workers
07 Oct
Mirage News
Survey reveals mental health impact of Black Summer fires on emergency workers
06 Oct
Busselton-Dunsborough Mail
Time to prepare properties ahead of the bushfire season
27 Sep
Herald Sun
Quake would’ve killed 1400 if it hit Melbourne
27 Sep
The Age
‘We are not safe’: Warning on city buildings as more quakes predicted
27 Sep
Brisbane Times
‘We are not safe’: Warning on city buildings as more quakes predicted
24 Sep
University of Melbourne Pursuit
What Victoria's earthquake tells us about the safety of our structures

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