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
05 Feb 2020	To burn or not to burn is not the question	Blog	climate change, fire, prescribed burning
29 Jan 2021	How heatwaves and drought combine to produce the perfect firestorm	Blog	fire, fire severity, fire weather
07 Nov 2016	A great opportunity to network with colleagues	Blog	fire, fuel reduction
18 May 2021	It can’t all be insured: counting the hidden economic impact of floods and bushfires	Blog	economics, fire, flood
15 Mar 2016	Communities of interest	Blog	communication, emergency management, fire
04 Aug 2015	Collaboration is key	Blog	communication, economics, fire
25 Sep 2020	International engagement – why does it matter?	Blog	capability, communication, fire
22 Aug 2019	15 years of CRC and AFAC conference partnership	Blog	decision making, emergency management, fire
03 Apr 2020	1 in 10 children affected by bushfires is Indigenous. We’ve been ignoring them for too long	Blog	fire, indigenous communities, resilience
15 Mar 2017	25 years of rural fire research in New Zealand	Blog	fire, prescribed burning
17 May 2016	Reflections on a student placement with the Bushfire-Ready Neighbourhoods team at Tasmania Fire Service	Blog	communication, communities, fire
08 Jan 2020	‘I can still picture the faces’: Black Saturday firefighters want you to listen to them, not call them ‘heroes’	Blog	emergency management, fire, fire impacts
07 Feb 2019	Ten years on, there is a bit of complacency in all of us	Blog	communication, communities, fire
11 Oct 2016	PhD ideas from international conferences	Blog	fire, fire severity, fire weather
10 Dec 2019	It’s hard to breathe and you can’t think clearly – if you defend your home against a bushfire, be mentally prepared	Blog	communication, fire, preparedness
10 Jul 2020	Migrant voices in new disaster histories collection	Blog	communities, fire, vulnerability
05 Aug 2021	Bound to predict	Blog	climate change, fire, fire impacts
08 Sep 2021	Bouncing back: how community strengths can lead recovery	News	communities, fire, recovery
17 Aug 2015	Post-incident research: Gaining knowledge after the event	News	communities, decision making, fire
23 Aug 2018	Science in the pub for researcher	News	fire, fire impacts, fire severity
24 Jan 2018	Fire film shows historic lessons have relevance now	News	fire, fire impacts, fire severity
01 Dec 2015	Researchers recognised by CQUniversity	News	child-centred, communities, fire
11 Nov 2016	Firestorms: the bushfire/thunderstorm hybrids we urgently need to understand	News	fire, fire severity, fire weather
24 May 2021	PhD wins national medal	News	fire, fire impacts, response
01 Jun 2018	Research gives insight into community bushfire response	News	communities, emergency management, fire
18 Nov 2019	New online - November 2019	News	emergency management, engineering, fire
24 Jan 2019	All things fire in focus for conference	News	fire, fire impacts, fire weather
13 Feb 2019	Science informing media	News	emergency management, fire, fire impacts
29 Mar 2017	Can we predict bushfires from space?	News	fire, fire impacts, remote sensing
23 Jan 2020	New online - January 2020	News	communication, emergency management, fire
09 Feb 2015	New guide to fire spread	News	fire, fire severity, propagation
25 May 2020	Fire science adds to understanding of 2019/20 summer bushfires	News	fire, fire impacts, prescribed burning
24 Nov 2017	Updates from north Australia research	News	communities, fire, indigenous communities
13 Sep 2018	Fire science exchange	News	fire, fire weather, prescribed burning
20 Sep 2019	Queensland fire contribution awarded	News	fire, fire impacts, fire weather
27 May 2019	Science expertise helps Queensland	News	emergency management, fire, fire weather
01 Apr 2021	Space exhibitions feature CRC research	News	fire, fire impacts, remote sensing
20 Mar 2020	Early Career Researcher Showcase moving online, deadline extended	News	communication, fire
17 Sep 2020	Resilience research central to blueprint	News	fire, flood, resilience
29 Jun 2018	Researchers sought for projects	News	environments, fire, fire weather