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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.

Research is informing who drives through floodwater and why they do it, which is assisting agencies to create better awareness campaigns. Photo: Rex Boggs (CC BY-ND 2.0).
Fire Australia Issue Four 2020
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CRC Articles

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
Researchers in Strathewen after Black Saturday
12 Mar 2019
Emergency services focus on research
emergency management, fire, warnings
Mud Army and SES volunteers working together at the 2011 Queensland floods. Photo: Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
07 Mar 2019
Understanding the diversity of those in need
diversity and inclusion
CRC researchers studying a house that burnt down on Black Saturday.
07 Mar 2019
Ten years on from Black Saturday: what have we discovered?
fire, fire impacts, warnings
For the first time, emergency services and police across Australia will be surveyed about their mental health and wellbeing
07 Mar 2019
Answering the call: mental health needs of first responders highlighted
communication, mental health
Mt Lofty. Photo: Chris Bastian.
07 Mar 2019
Reducing the cost of hazards
emergency management, fire impacts, multi-hazard
Research inisghts from the CRC are providing viable outputs for our partners. Photo: Sascha Grant (CC_BY-NC-ND 2.0)
07 Dec 2018
Preparing for the future focus of magazine
cyclone, emergency management, land management
Emergency service agencies are changing their volunteering models thanks to research. Photo: Ben Shepherd, NSW Rural Fire Service
06 Dec 2018
Research benefits flowing
decision making, fire, resilience
Preparing for severe weather seasons is a key focus for researchers who need to consider the affects of climate change. PHOTO: Carl Coleman, NSW Rural Fire Service
06 Dec 2018
Prepare for extended severe weather seasons
fire, fire weather, warnings

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Insurance News
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The Age
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The Northern Star
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New York Times
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Tweed Daily News
Shocking reasons why people drive into floodwater
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