CSIRO trains and assists all state agencies in fire behaviour and prediction. Our scientists will continue to provide state fire authorities data and tools to help manage the impacts of bushfires as the risk of extreme conditions continues to grow.
We have developed several meters to help assess the danger of bushfire conditions in different areas.
The McArthur Mk5 Forest Fire Danger Meter is used by rural fire authorities to forecast fire danger in Australian forests.
The Grassland Fire Danger Meter is used by rural fire authorities across Australia to generate fire danger ratings for grassland areas.
The Grassland Fire Spread Meter is used by rural fire authorities across Australia to predict how quickly grassland wildfires will spread.
The CSIRO Fire Spread Meter for Northern Australia is suitable for predicting fire spread in open grassland, woodland and open forest with a grassy understorey.