While public attention and the focus of the 2020 Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements will naturally relate to the recent summer fires and fire crises in Qld, …
Front PageOutback Bushfire Problems
Front Page Prescribed BurningEffectiveness of Prescribed Burning
Example of effectiveness of a prescribed burning programme in controlling major forest fires—the 2005 Perth Hills fire by Rick Sneeuwjagt An outstanding example of the contribution of fuel reduction burning …
What Firefighters Say
Ask any fire-fighter : prescribed burning mitigates bushfire losses There has been a lot of comment in the media lately from Eastern States academics claiming that prescribed burning (also …
Importance of Prescribed Burning
Why prescribed burning has never been so important to Australia The purpose of a fuel-reduction burning program is not to stop bushfires, but to assist with their safe suppression. …
Front PageWhy the Bushfire Front Supports Fuel Reduction Burning
We strongly support the need to carry out regular, mild-intensity burns in State forests and national parks. The aim is NOT to stop bushfires from starting. The aim is …
Front PageFurther Comments on NSW and Victorian Bushfires
Comments on the NSW and Victorian Fires at New Year, 2020 by Roger Underwood AM Although deeply invested emotionally, I am lucky in two respects: (i) to be …
Front PageThe Eastern States Bushfires 2019
by Roger Underwood A recent article in the Sydney Sunday Telegraph paints a despondent picture: horrible bushfires are “the new normal” because of climate change. The fire season, …
UncategorisedHey! It’s the Fire Season Again
It’s the beginning of October and two predictable things have occurred: there has been a burst of smoke in Western Australian skies as Parks and Wildlife begin their annual …
Prescribed BurningImpact of Bauxite Mining on Forest Fire Management
It is not generally appreciated what a large proportion of the Western Australian jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata)forest is covered by mining leases for the extraction of bauxite, nor how bauxite …
UncategorisedProtecting Towns From Bushfires
The disastrous bushfire that destroyed the town of Yarloop has brought into sharp focus the danger that exists for several towns in the south-west part of Western Australia. Towns …