The BFF has become increasingly aware of a campaign by environmentalists and academics to constrain or shut down the prescribed burning program in southwest forests. They advocate that it be …
A Critique of the ‘Response Only’ Bushfire Strategy for Southwest WA
1978 Dwellingup Fire Story
Another great “good news story” from the annals of WA bushfire history! This is the account by Neville Brass and John Skillen of events at Dwellingup in 1978 when a potential …
Prescribed Burning – The Facts
Prescribed Burning…….Planned Burning…….Fuel Reduction Burning… Whatever you call it, here are the facts!
Landscape prescribed burning: a south west Australian perspective
A paper by Neil Burrows and Rick Sneeuwjagt
Media Release
New research confirms value of fuel reduction burning in karri forests Peer-reviewed research published in the Australian Forestry journal has confirmed something that forest firefighters have long known: if forests …
GREAT NEWS!
There has been a lot of press from some people and groups critical of DBCA’s prescribed burning practices. They’ve been pushing for a review or enquiry. But late last week a …
Letter from Minister Dawson re: Prescribed Burning 
Dear Mr Underwood Officers from the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions andDepartment of Fire and Emergency Services have reviewed the Zylstra etal. (2022) paperand consider that the data does …
Cultural Burning
The concept of “cultural burning” is attracting a great deal of interest these days. We understand the term to mean the burning of the bush in the manner of Aboriginal …
Bushfire Front Confronts Anti-fire Campaign!
LETTER TO MINISTER Dear Minister Campaign to undermine bushfire management in WA I feel sure we do not need to bring to your attention the insidious, dishonest and calculated campaign …
Zounds Professor Zylstra
The expression of truth is simplicity. Seneca the Younger 4BC-65AD The late Professor John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was a well known fiction writer, one of his books being ‘Lord of …