Fires


RAPID ROUNDUP: Bushfires in Perth – Experts respond

Mon Feb 7, 2011

Experts respond to the bushfires in Perth on 7 February 2011 which have so far destroyed several dozen houses.

RAPID ROUNDUP: Victorian bushfires Royal Commission – experts respond

Sat Jul 31, 2010

Premier John Brumby released the final report on Saturday, July 31, 2010, from the Royal Commission inquiry into the 2009 Victorian bushfires in which 173 people died.

SCIENCE BLOG: Decoding Code Red

Wed Oct 14, 2009

Associate Professor Robert Heath, University of South Australia

RAPID ROUNDUP: High fire potential for 2009-10 bushfire season – Experts respond

Mon Sep 14, 2009

New data released today by the Bushfire CRC shows above normal fire potential is expected over most of the south-east of Australia in the coming months. Across southern Australia, above-normal fire potential is expected over much of the southeast, including all of Victoria, south-eastern New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, and the settled areas [...]

SCIENCE BLOG: Response to the Royal Commission Interim Report into the Victorian Bushfires

Thu Aug 20, 2009

Associate Professor Robert Heath Crisis management expert at the University of South Australia

RAPID ROUNDUP: Victorian Bushfire Royal Commission Interim – Experts respond

Mon Aug 17, 2009

The 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission has just released its interim report into the ‘Black Saturday’ Victorian bushfires. The Commission was established on 16 February to investigate the causes and responses to the bushfires which swept through parts of Victoria in late January and February 2009.

SCIENCE BLOG: Disaster giving – How Australians respond

Tue Feb 10, 2009

Associate Professor Matthew Clarke, Deakin University and Dr Simon Feeny, RMIT University, Melbourne

RAPID ROUNDUP: Victorian bushfires – experts respond

Mon Feb 9, 2009

Experts comment on the Victorian bushfires that have left at least 208 people dead and 2000 homes burned. A range of issues are covered from fire behaviour and evacuation plans to post-traumatic stress, wildlife issues, extreme weather patterns and the mind of arsonists.