Fire Australia

Our Magazine

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 Two 2021
PDF icon Download PDF (11.74 MB)

CRC Articles

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
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
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
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

More Fire Australia

Download an Edition

Fire Australia Issue Four 2019
Fire Australia Issue Three 2019
Fire Australia Issue Two 2019
Fire Australia front cover Issue One 2019

SUBSCRIBE TO STAY IN TOUCH

Subscribe now

Hazard News
Hazard Notes
Hazard Channel
Fire Australia

In the media

23 Jun
ABC Science
Can’t stay, won’t leave
01 Jun
The Guardian
Winter forecast points to warmer conditions as La Niña flicks switch to neutral
31 May
Insurance News
Bushfire potential 'above normal' for NT
27 May
Seymour Telgraph
Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook released
27 May
Mirage News
Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook
27 May
Country News
Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook released
27 May
Beaudesert Times
Scenic Rim bushfire prevention to be helped by wet winter forecast
27 May
News Finale
Wet winter ahead sparks bushfire warnings
27 May
9 News
Wet winter ahead sparks warnings about upcoming bushfire season
27 May
Shepparton News
Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook released
21 May
Blue Mountains Gazette
High expectations on fire warnings
21 May
Lithgow Mercury
High expectations on fire warnings
18 May
Business Daily
counting the hidden economic impact of floods and bushfires
18 May
The Times
counting the hidden economic impact of floods and bushfires
18 May
The Conversation
It can’t all be insured: counting the hidden economic impact of floods and bushfires

Landgate FireWatch

Landgate FireWatch Hotspots