Planning

Management of fire for ecological and fuel reduction objectives requires knowledge of how plants are likely to respond to fire.

Bushfire CRC research into fire and CO2 emissions in sub-alpine woodlands and grasslands.

This Bushfire CRC research project in emergency management has focused on understanding information flows and incident management team effectiveness.

Bushfire CRC research has shown that teams comprised of highly skilled individuals working in dynamic environments have under certain circumstances, failed as teams, sometimes with devastating ramifications.

In the South West Area, CFA volunteers are working closely with newly established Municipal Fire Management Planning Committees (MFMPCs) to plan and manage fire across prevention, preparedness, response and recovery.

CEO Mick Bourke's blog has been updated.

Human behavior - at individual, group and organizational levels - lies at the root of many of wildland fire management’s most serious problems.

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Over the period 22-24 September, I was fortunate enough to be one of around 70 CFA staff and volunteer members who headed to the Gold Coast for the 2009 Australasian Fire and Emergency Services Authorities Council (AFAC) Conference, incorporating the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) Conference.

This Bushfire CRC fire note reports on an investigation into the principles supporting high reliability organising and adaptive teamwork practices in the management of fire and emergencies in Australia and New Zealand.