About
Heather Simpson
Heather’s PhD is providing empirical measures and modelling of resources that are used for suppression of campaign fires. Her research is examining historical data by evaluating recent campaign fires in Australia, using operational data to generate models of current suppression resourcing and tactics. These models will be used to evaluate various resource scenarios in simulation studies.
Student project
This project is providing empirical measures and modelling of resources that are used for suppression of campaign fires. The research is examining historical data by evaluating recent campaign fires in Australia. Operational data is being used to generate models of current suppression resourcing and tactics. These models will be used to evaluate various resource scenarios in simulation studies.
Research team
| Type | Project | Research team |
|---|---|---|
| Commissioned Research | Analysis and characterisation of bushfire-meets-prescribed burn Black Summer events in NSW | hsimpson |
| CRC Core Project | Investigation of the suitability of aviation tracking data for use in bushfire suppression effectiveness research | hsimpson |
31 Aug 2020
Key finidings: Suppression firing is a prominent containment tool. It occurred on half of the large...
27 Aug 2019
Aim Large-fire suppression is poorly understood even though large bushfires (over 500ha) account...
19 Sep 2018
Large bushfires (over 500ha) account for a disproportionate amount of both hectares burned and...
29 Jun 2017
This project will seek to answer the following questions:What are the productivity rates of...
14 Aug 2016
This project strives to determine what effect suppression operations have on large fires.
14 Aug 2016
To describe the actual and potential costs and benefits of bushfire preparedness and response...
18 Aug 2015
This project seeks to determine what type and level of suppression resources are required for...
Resources credited
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Released | Title | Download | Key Topics |
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| 07 Jul 2015 | Heather Simpson PhD Progress Report 2015 |
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| Presentation-Slideshow | 31 Oct 2017 | Three Minute Thesis: The burning question |
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emergency management, fire, response |
