Bushfire modelling boost

A look at the first two dimensional fire simulation model, exploring the careers of women in fire and the Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook are highlighted in the latest edition of Fire Australia.

This issue also features a wrap up article of the AFAC19 conference powered by INTERSCHUTZ and a guide on the fire hazard properties of internal wall and ceiling linings.

A pioneering CRC project is working towards developing the first two-dimensional fire simulation model. CRC researchers from the Fire coalescence and mass spotfire dynamics project, A/Prof Jason Sharples (University of NSW), Dr James Hilton and Dr Andrew Sullivan (CSIRO), have highlighted the role pyroconvenctive interactions and spotfire dynamics play in the spread of fires across a landscape. It is hoped that the model will be able to operate in faster than real time, while incorporating intrinsic, fire line dynamics. Read more here.

Prominent women from across fire management in Australia and North America came together to share their stories on what has helped and hindered their careers as part of the 6th International Fire Behaviour and Fuels Conference earlier this year. CRC researcher Dr Mika Peace from the Bureau of Meteorology was part of the panel which was centred around gender diversity, unconscious bias and how women can thrive in the sector. Read the full article here.

The magazine also features the Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook: August 2019, which was released at AFAC19 in August. The Outlook shows fire potential across Australia over the coming months, with hot and dry conditions exacerbating the bushfire risk across the east coast, as well as parts of South Australia and Western Australia. Find more here.

Fire Australia is a joint publication of the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC, AFAC and the Fire Protection Association Australia. Find this and previous editions of Fire Australia at www.bnhcrc.com.au/news/fire-australia.