New to Bushfires

CSIRO Public Seminars (Canberra, 19 Mar - 1 Apr 10)

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +1100

CSIRO invites you to a range of free public seminars being held around Canberra.

Change: Adapt now for the future

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +1100

Some changes are quite certain. We know temperatures are rising on average; we know sea level is rising almost everywhere. For these sorts of changes, new incremental adaptations will often follow on from current strategies. (6 pages)

Forest Systems Group

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +1100

This group integrates a wealth of research and knowledge on the structure, function, values and benefits of Australia’s natural and planted forests under current and future climates.

Contributing authors: Northern Australia Land and Water Science Review 2009

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +1100

This three page document lists the contributing institutions and authors involved in producing the Northern Australia Land and Water Science Review 2009. The report was coordinated by CSIRO to inform the Northern Australia Land and Water Taskforce.

Culture, Ecology and Economy of Fire Management in North Australian Savannas

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000

This important book deals with the management of fire in one of the world’s most flammable landscapes: Australia’s tropical savannas.

Boom and Bust: Bird Stories for a Dry Country

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +1000

Boom and Bust draws on the natural history of Australia's charismatic birds to explore the relations between fauna, people and environment.

Science for tomorrow: New developments (Farming Ahead Apr 09)

Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 +1000

This article from Farming Ahead contains four stories on a revised grassfire guide, a new water yield assessment project, a genomic tool to speed up genetic gain in sheep breeding and a long-term ocean observation network. (1 page)

Bushfires cloud air pollution problem

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100

Scientists believe more bushfires generated by rising temperatures and lower rainfall will lead to lower air quality over a greater number of days in Australia, particularly in the south-east.

Indian Ocean temperature link to bushfires

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100

The weather conditions that lead to Victoria’s past two major bushfires may be linked to lower than normal sea-surface temperatures in the eastern Indian Ocean, according to researchers from CSIRO’s Wealth from Oceans National Research Flagship.

Dr Matt Plucinski: bushfire suppression and management

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100

Dr Matt Plucinski is a research scientist with the CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems Bushfire Dynamics and Applications group. His primary research interest is bushfire suppression, including the use of aerial suppression.

Science for tomorrow: New developments (Farming Ahead Mar 09)

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +1100

This article from Farming Ahead contains four stories on bushfire research, design and management of plantings for greenhouse mitigation, the use of local seed in revegetation and indigenous values guiding water research in the north. (1 page)

Research advice for cars caught in bushfires

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100

CSIRO researchers led a groundbreaking study into the survivability of cars trapped in firestorms.

Bushfires overview

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100

CSIRO bushfire research is improving the understanding of fire, and improving technologies and strategies to save lives and limit damage.

The Bushfire CRC: understanding bushfires through collaboration

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100

The bushfire research program at CSIRO is part of a large-scale collaborative effort.

Mr Kevin Hennessy: analysing the regional impacts of climate change

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100

Mr Hennessy is analysing observed climate data, developing Australian climate projections from computer simulations, assessing the potential impacts and exploring adaptation options.

Understanding building infrastructure performance in bushfires

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100

From the 1983 Ash Wednesday fires to the present, all bushfires involving significant house loss have been surveyed by CSIRO bushfire researchers.

Q&A: Victorian bushfires

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100

Your questions answered by CSIRO scientists, drawing on internationally respected bushfire, climate and urban development research.

Dr Andrew Sullivan: leading bushfire research

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100

Dr Andrew Sullivan’s research interests are in bushfire behaviour, combustion dynamics, and firefighter safety.

Download SiroFire - The Bushfire Spread Simulator

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100

Understanding probably wildfire spread is vital to the efficient use of firefighting resources. CSIRO scientists developed SiroFire, a computer-based real-time bushfire spread simulator, to give fire control authorities a fast operational tool to predict wildfire spread.

The CSIRO Fire Danger and Fire Spread Calculator (Download)

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100

The CSIRO Fire Danger and Fire Spread Calculator is a computer program available as a 882 Kb zip file that can be downloaded for use in assisting rural fire authorities across Australia.

SiroFire – helping fire authorities predict wildfire spread

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100

Improving fire safety, control and prevention

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +1100

CSIRO has a range of fire research, testing and consulting services that form our integrated fire safety capability used in safety design, developing fire-safe materials and improving public safety.

Understanding the science of fire

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +1100

CSIRO's Fire Science research program uses our expertise in material flammability, fire growth and control, and bushfire impact on infrastructure to improve fire safety.

Land management for emissions offsets on Indigenous lands

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1100

This 70 page CSIRO Report assessed the potential value of land management practices that can sequester carbon or change emissions regimes on indigenous lands.

Living with grassfires in Australia (Media release 10 Dec 08)

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +1100

Myths are debunked and fire behaviour revealed in the second edition of CSIRO’s essential guide to grassfires – Grassfires: Fuel, Weather and Fire Behaviour.

Safe and Productive Bushfire Fighting with Hand Tools