Key topics

fire

Fire is the product of a chemical reaction between fuel, oxygen and heat. Heat is necessary to start the reaction and once ignited, fire produces its own heat and becomes self-supporting.

Date	Item	Type		Key Topics
18 Aug 2015	Rainforests on Fire: Assessing Bushfire Risk in Tasmania's Wet Forest Types	Resource	save (156.59 KB)	fire, modelling, risk analysis
25 Nov 2020	A seasonal view of bushfire	Resource		fire, fire weather
03 Jul 2018	Outline of fire and carbon forum	Resource	save (3.45 MB), save (3.45 MB)	fire, Northern Australia, savanna grasslands
24 Apr 2015	Bushfire risk perception: a study of the perceived vulnerability of domestic architecture in bushfire prone areas	Resource	save (1.09 MB)	communities, fire, risk analysis
20 May 2020	Webinar 3 (20 May): Simon Heemstra presentation	Resource	save (1.98 MB)	fire, fire impacts, prescribed burning
23 Nov 2018	Fire surveillance and fuel	Resource	save (2.65 MB)	fire, fire severity
31 Oct 2017	Three Minute Thesis: how short-range embers travel and burn surface fuels	Resource	save (69.49 KB)	fire, modelling, propagation
07 Jul 2020	AFAC webinar: Active fire detection using the Himawari-8 satellite	Resource	save (0 bytes)	fire, fire impacts, remote sensing
19 Mar 2014	Scientific diversity and uncertainty - bushfire and flood risk mitigation	Resource	save (241.15 KB)	fire, flood, risk management
30 Jun 2017	Improving our knowledge of the mental health and wellbeing of firefighters	Resource	save (570.31 KB)	emergency management, fire
07 Aug 2014	Building at the interface	Resource	save (6.7 MB)	fire, fire impacts
18 Sep 2018	A LiDAR-derived fuel map for the ACT	Resource	save (1.88 MB)	fire, modelling
08 May 2015	Extended Wakefulness and Work Physiology of Wildland Firefighters Poster	Resource	save (303.71 KB)	fire, response
13 Aug 2020	Q&A with Dr Hamish Clarke - Prescribed Burning Atlas launch webinar	Resource	save (0 bytes)	fire, land management, prescribed burning
19 Dec 2018	Mental health and research outcomes for the sector	Resource		emergency management, fire, resilience
04 Dec 2014	Fire coalescence and mass spotfire dynamics	Resource	save (704.99 KB)	fire, fire severity, modelling
28 Apr 2020	Submission the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements	Resource	save (2.4 MB)	fire, fire severity
07 Sep 2017	Large-eddy simulation of neutral atmospheric surface layer flow over heterogeneous tree canopies	Resource	save (885.3 KB)	fire, modelling, propagation
29 Jun 2018	3D fire simulation for Northern Australia	Resource	save (1.18 MB)	fire, fire weather, savanna grasslands
05 Jul 2016	NT bushfire management planning framework	Resource	save (1.18 MB)	fire, fuel reduction, Northern Australia
14 May 2020	Webinar 2 (13 May): Mark Adams presentation	Resource	save (4.21 MB)	fire, fire impacts, prescribed burning
18 Aug 2015	Delivering Effective Prescribed Burning Across Southern Australia	Resource	save (355.69 KB)	fire, prescribed burning, risk management
29 Jun 2017	Gaining benefits from adversity: standardising data obtained from bushfires	Resource	save (716.43 KB)	fire, fire impacts, guidelines
23 Aug 2018	Queenslanders upgraded with cyclone research	Resource		cyclone, fire, resilience
17 Mar 2020	A step towards zero: understanding preventable residential fire fatalities	Resource	save (875.58 KB)	fire, risk analysis, vulnerability
20 May 2020	Questions and comments from the audience: 20 May 2020 - The practice of hazard reduction: what are the potentials and limitations?	Resource	save (175.44 KB)	fire, fire weather, prescribed burning
27 Aug 2019	Fire weather and prototype fire danger ratings for the Gell River fire, Tasmania	Resource	save (4.64 MB)	fire, fire weather
07 Jul 2017	Building bushfire predictive services capability - Simon Heemstra	Resource	save (0 bytes)	fire, fire impacts, modelling
08 May 2015	The Stress of Firefighting Presentation	Resource	save (454.21 KB)	fire, response
24 Apr 2019	Colin Thomas from MFB on why diversity and inclusion is important	Resource	save (0 bytes)	diversity and inclusion, emergency management, fire
24 Oct 2016	Savanna fire management and bushfire and natural hazard scenario planning for north Australia	Resource	save (3.85 MB)	fire, planning, prescribed burning
27 Oct 2014	The effects of fire-plume dynamics on the spread of long range spotting	Resource		fire, modelling
19 Sep 2018	Extreme fire behaviours: Surveying fire management staff to determine behaviour frequencies and importance	Resource	save (686.42 KB)	fire, fire impacts, fire severity
06 Feb 2017	Black Tuesday - 1967 Tasmania bushfires	Resource	save (0 bytes)	communities, fire, fire impacts
29 Jun 2018	NAFM at 20 - challenges of fire management at QFES	Resource	save (525.46 KB)	fire, fire impacts, fire weather
06 May 2020	Webinar 1 (6 May): Sarah Harris presentation	Resource	save (4.4 MB)	fire, fire impacts, prescribed burning
05 Nov 2018	PhD science on bushfire prediction modelling	Resource	save (0 bytes)	fire, modelling
18 Aug 2015	What Factors Contribute to Better and Worse Mental Health in Firefighters	Resource	save (576.91 KB)	emergency management, fire, resilience
16 Aug 2019	The Australian Flammability Monitoring System	Resource	save (0 bytes)	fire, fire impacts, fire severity
25 Nov 2020	Satellites to help show when the bush is ready to burn	Resource		fire, remote sensing, vulnerability