Case Studies and Current Research
Our case studies, current work in progress and scientific publications are based on in-depth investigations of the underlying principles of fire and their regimes
Case studies
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Projects we are currently working on
Climatology of overnight fire weather conditions in south-eastern Australia
This project builds on a related project - Overnight fire weather conditions in NSW during Black Summer - to explore spatial and temporal patterns in overnight fire weather conditions in south-eastern Australia. It will help to build up a ...
Quantify fire behaviour effects of Blackberry in pine plantations and developing predictive models for incorporating woody weed encroachment into bushfire risk management plans and the Australian Fire Danger Rating System
Managers of pine plantations note that at various different age classes and after thinning, plantations are often heavily impacted by woody weed encroachment, primarily blackberry. They hypothesise that blackberry is a contributor of rate of ...
Fire management approaches to mitigate the impacts of bushfires on ecological values
This project explores the ability of fuel management activities to mitigate bushfire impacts on ecological values. It does this through the integration of the landscape simulation modelling software ‘Fire Regimes and Operations Simulations ...
Future fire regimes and their impact on mammal populations
Fire drives patterns in mammal biodiversity across the globe. However, due to climate change fire regimes are shifting and this impacts species and their populations. It is important we gain a better understanding of how species are affected ...
Innovating bushfire behaviour monitoring for future preparedness
Accurate quantification of heat fluxes is paramount to our understanding of fire, its effects, and fire management strategies. Currently, many studies rely on proxies (e.g., fire severity or fireline intensity) that are estimated after the fire ...
RFS4 Research into Building Performance during Bush Fires
The project is designed to conduct post-fire investigation of house loss in NSW. It will provide insight into the effectiveness and appropriateness of the existing regulatory framework relevant to building bushfire protection and associated ...
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Our Publications
FLARE is dedicated to advancing our understanding of wildfire for the benefit of the community and the environment. Our team contributes to the global knowledge of fire through scientific publications, conferences and professional and educational activities.
Past projects
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 ...
Impact of prescribed burning scenarios on age class diversity
Prescribed burning is a common fire management strategy in Australia that is deployed to minimise wildfire risks through the reduction of fuel in fire-prone areas. The scale of prescribed burning has increased over the years to reduce the ...
Characterising and managing fire risks to plantations under changing climates
Changing climates are creating significant fire risks to Australian plantations. Fires are predicted to become more frequent and intense, potentially resulting in increased plantation losses to wildfire. Existing fire simulation models do not ...
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