Project: Risk & Decision Science

Fine-scaled prioritisation of prescribed burning

FLARE Wildfire Research is working closely with fire agencies in south-eastern Australia to model risk and the mitigation available from different management strategies. Much of this work generates landscape-scale insights into treatment effectiveness. In this NSW DPE-funded project, we drill down from the landscape to individual burn blocks, exploring the drivers of risk mitigation at fine scale. The outputs of this project will be used to support prioritisation of prescribed burning treatment plans, identifying burn block attributes that contribute to risk reduction.

Project timeline: 06/2023 – 03/2024

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