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
07 Jul 2017	Lightning presentation: bushfire and emergency risk management research projects	Resource	save (1.01 MB)	emergency management, fire, risk management
18 Aug 2015	Evaluation of Operational Models for Wind Variability Over Complex Terrain	Resource	save (253.23 KB)	fire, severe weather
18 Sep 2018	A LiDAR-derived fuel map for the ACT	Resource	save (1.88 MB)	fire, modelling
25 Nov 2020	A seasonal view of bushfire	Resource		fire, fire weather
19 Dec 2018	Mental health and research outcomes for the sector	Resource		emergency management, fire, resilience
08 Sep 2014	The effect of the degree of grass curing on the behaviour of grassland fires	Resource	save (17.65 MB)	fire
20 May 2020	Webinar 3 (20 May): Simon Heemstra presentation	Resource	save (1.98 MB)	fire, fire impacts, prescribed burning
19 Sep 2018	From hectares to tailor-made solutions	Resource	save (1.04 MB)	fire, prescribed burning, risk management
07 Jul 2020	AFAC webinar: Active fire detection using the Himawari-8 satellite	Resource	save (0 bytes)	fire, fire impacts, remote sensing
07 Sep 2017	An organisational response to Stage 3 Geography and the study of a contemporary bushfire event	Resource	save (860.25 KB)	child-centred, education, fire
29 Jun 2018	Queensland fire outlook 2018	Resource	save (1.4 MB)	fire, fire impacts, fire severity
27 Oct 2014	Environmental thresholds for dynamic fire propagation	Resource		fire, propagation
24 Apr 2019	Colin Thomas from MFB on why diversity and inclusion is important	Resource	save (0 bytes)	diversity and inclusion, emergency management, fire
03 Jul 2015	Area Fire Management Groups Project	Resource	save (982.39 KB)	emergency management, fire
29 Jun 2017	Gaining benefits from adversity: standardising data obtained from bushfires	Resource	save (716.43 KB)	fire, fire impacts, guidelines
31 Oct 2017	Coupled fire-atmosphere modelling project: ACCESS-Fire	Resource	save (580.38 KB)	fire, fire weather, modelling
29 Jun 2017	The diurnal cycle and its role in fire detection using Himawari-8	Resource	save (1.64 MB)	fire, fire impacts, remote sensing
18 Aug 2015	Cost Effective Suppression on Campaign Fires	Resource	save (869.18 KB)	decision making, fire, response
28 Apr 2020	Submission the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements	Resource	save (2.4 MB)	fire, fire severity
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
14 May 2020	Webinar 2 (13 May): Mark Adams presentation	Resource	save (4.21 MB)	fire, fire impacts, prescribed burning
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
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
08 May 2015	"Should I Stay or Should I Go?" Presentation	Resource	save (2.08 MB)	communication, fire
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 Sep 2017	Enhanced estimation of background temperature for fire detection using new geostationary sensors	Resource	save (1.11 MB)	fire, fire impacts, remote sensing
04 Dec 2014	Optimising fuel reduction burning	Resource	save (605.15 KB)	fire, fuel reduction, prescribed burning
05 Jul 2016	NT bushfire management planning framework	Resource	save (1.18 MB)	fire, fuel reduction, Northern Australia
31 Jul 2020	Bushfire lessons from cultural burns	Resource		fire, indigenous communities, land management
03 Jul 2015	NT NAFM 2015 Presentation	Resource	save (416.16 KB)	fire, Northern Australia
23 Nov 2018	Coupled fire-atmosphere modelling	Resource	save (832.11 KB)	fire, modelling
18 Aug 2015	Influence of Fire Regime Variables and Growth Stage Distributions on Biodiviersity in Victorian Foothills Forest	Resource	save (454.46 KB)	fire, fire impacts
30 Aug 2016	The effects of turbulent plume dynamics on long-range spotting - Will Thurston	Resource	save (2.56 MB)	fire, fire severity, fire weather
30 Jun 2017	The effect of wildfire on forested catchment water quality: empirical versus mechanistic models	Resource	save (928.65 KB)	fire, fire impacts, hydrology
18 Aug 2015	Mapping Forest Fuel load and Structure from Airborne LiDAR Data	Resource	save (314.38 KB)	fire, fire impacts, remote sensing
06 May 2020	Webinar 1 (6 May): Sarah Harris presentation	Resource	save (4.4 MB)	fire, fire impacts, prescribed burning
24 Oct 2016	Smouldering combustion in bushfires	Resource	save (317.63 KB)	fire, prescribed burning
18 Sep 2018	ACCESS-Fire to better understand risk	Resource	save (1.81 MB)	fire, modelling
16 Aug 2019	The Australian Flammability Monitoring System	Resource	save (0 bytes)	fire, fire impacts, fire severity