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
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
25 Sep 2020	International engagement – why does it matter?	Blog	capability, communication, fire
15 Mar 2017	25 years of rural fire research in New Zealand	Blog	fire, prescribed burning
05 Feb 2020	To burn or not to burn is not the question	Blog	climate change, fire, prescribed burning
07 Feb 2019	Ten years on, there is a bit of complacency in all of us	Blog	communication, communities, fire
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
11 Oct 2016	PhD ideas from international conferences	Blog	fire, fire severity, fire weather
05 Aug 2021	Bound to predict	Blog	climate change, fire, fire impacts
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
22 Aug 2019	15 years of CRC and AFAC conference partnership	Blog	decision making, emergency management, fire
10 Jul 2020	Migrant voices in new disaster histories collection	Blog	communities, fire, vulnerability
30 Jan 2018	Fire management research at Imperial College, London	Blog	fire, modelling, propagation
15 Oct 2015	Insights from South Korea	Blog	fire
23 Aug 2019	Our new global plant water status database may prevent you from needing to fieldwork. What will you miss?	Blog	emergency management, fire, fire severity
19 Mar 2019	Learning the media game	Blog	emergency management, fire, fire impacts
22 May 2017	Leading with the research loop	Blog	communication, 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
20 May 2016	Project update - From hectares to tailor-made solutions	News	fire, fire severity, prescribed burning
19 Aug 2021	Dr Greg Penney’s research recognised with national awards	News	engineering, fire, firefighter
01 Aug 2016	Research in action: preparing kids for bushfire	News	child-centred, communication, fire
11 Feb 2014	Summer fires 2013-14	News	fire
19 Feb 2020	New online - February 2020	News	communication, emergency management, fire
10 Dec 2014	European fire science link	News	fire
18 Jun 2021	Young Tall Poppy Award for researcher	News	fire, land management, prescribed burning
13 Dec 2019	New online – December 2019	News	communication, emergency management, fire
05 Oct 2018	Fire focused females	News	fire, prescribed burning
13 Feb 2019	Science informing media	News	emergency management, fire, fire impacts
23 Jan 2020	New online - January 2020	News	communication, emergency management, fire
20 Sep 2019	Queensland fire contribution awarded	News	fire, fire impacts, fire weather
13 Sep 2018	Fire science exchange	News	fire, fire weather, prescribed burning
11 Oct 2016	Your vote needed for Google Impact Challenge	News	child-centred, fire, infrastructure
18 Dec 2017	Finding fires faster	News	fire, fire impacts, remote sensing
05 Mar 2020	Planning for future research	News	fire, multi-hazard
27 May 2019	Science expertise helps Queensland	News	emergency management, fire, fire weather
07 Jan 2016	CRC student awarded for research paper	News	fire, fuel reduction, prescribed burning
17 Aug 2020	New findings from quick response fire research	News	fire, fire impacts, fire weather
29 Oct 2014	All Research to Drive Change resources accessible	News	communication, communities, fire
26 Jun 2019	New science for Victorian partners	News	emergency management, environments, fire