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2006 SEQFBC Conference

The 10th Biennial Australasian Bushfire Conference: Bushfire2006 was held on 6 - 9 June 2006. It explored the theme Life in a Fire-Prone Environment: Translating Science into Practice and provided a forum to share new ideas on the complex issues of bushfire management.

The Conference encouraged communication between agencies and groups involved in bushfire management, built upon the lessons learnt from previous bushfire campaigns, and facilitated a new understanding of the role of fire in the landscape.

Bushfire 2006 was hosted by Griffith University and the South East Queensland Fire and Biodiversity Consortium.

This website provides the Bushfire 2006 Conference papers including abstracts where full papers are not available.

Wednesday, 7 June 2006

Plenary

Changing worlds and fire regimes? Possible consequences of global change for bushfire risk managemen Changing worlds and fire regimes? Possible consequences of global change for bushfire risk managemen (39 KB)

Fire management and biodiversity (Concurrent Session 1A)

Recognition of environmental consequences by emergency services personnel Recognition of environmental consequences by emergency services personnel (62 KB)

Adaptive fire management interim guidelines for Forest Populations of Quokka (Setonix brachyurus) Adaptive fire management interim guidelines for Forest Populations of Quokka (Setonix brachyurus) (66 KB)

Rainforest recruitment and mortality in eucalypt forests of the wet tropics-refining the model for b Rainforest recruitment and mortality in eucalypt forests of the wet tropics-refining the model for b (187 KB)

Using fire simulation techniques to achieve conservation and restoration objectives Using fire simulation techniques to achieve conservation and restoration objectives (57 KB)

Translating science into management in NSW: the Hotspots Fire Project Translating science into management in NSW: the Hotspots Fire Project (38 KB)

Bushfires and Community Awareness (Concurrent Session 1B)

Discourses about fire in New Jersey and New South Wales Discourses about fire in New Jersey and New South Wales (111 KB)

Pragmatic wildfire protection planning at the urban interface available from three major studies in Pragmatic wildfire protection planning at the urban interface available from three major studies in (410 KB)

Householder preparedness and response in the Eyre Peninsula Bushfire Householder preparedness and response in the Eyre Peninsula Bushfire (110 KB)

A virtual reality bushfire mitigation tool for community consultation A virtual reality bushfire mitigation tool for community consultation (488 KB)

Will it take a wildfire to get people involved in your local fire brigade? Will it take a wildfire to get people involved in your local fire brigade? (36 KB)


Sustainable Fire Regimes (Concurrent Session 2A)

Concepts, characteristics, competition: tools in the search for sustainable fire regimes Concepts, characteristics, competition: tools in the search for sustainable fire regimes (78 KB)

Determining the effect of repeated burning over 50 years in subtropical forests of south-east Queens Determining the effect of repeated burning over 50 years in subtropical forests of south-east Queens (37 KB)

Prescribed burning in Catalonia: fire management and research Prescribed burning in Catalonia: fire management and research (282 KB)

Prescribed burning in the southern Mt Lofty Ranges: How and why is the decision to burn made? Prescribed burning in the southern Mt Lofty Ranges: How and why is the decision to burn made? (88 KB)

The 'brown' line and the response of bark to fire The 'brown' line and the response of bark to fire (791 KB)

Fire Management Systems (Concurrent Session 2B)

Providing satellite-based early warnings of fires to reduce fire flashovers on South Africa's transm Providing satellite-based early warnings of fires to reduce fire flashovers on South Africa's transm (114 KB)

Modelling bushfire severity for the 2003 NSW/ACT bushfires using Landsat imagery Modelling bushfire severity for the 2003 NSW/ACT bushfires using Landsat imagery (344 KB)

Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Fire Management System - balancing ecological requirements and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Fire Management System - balancing ecological requirements and (90 KB)

Vegetation dynamics in the northern extremities of the Australian Alps after the 2003 fires: the sto Vegetation dynamics in the northern extremities of the Australian Alps after the 2003 fires: the sto (97 KB)

Management strategies in the wildland-urban interface of southern California and their effect on fir Management strategies in the wildland-urban interface of southern California and their effect on fir (137 KB)

Innovations in Fire Management and Modelling (Concurrent Session 3A)

Including suppression effectiveness in fireline growth models Including suppression effectiveness in fireline growth models (100 KB)

Bushfire Risk Register - A tool for bushfire risk management planning Bushfire Risk Register - A tool for bushfire risk management planning (415 KB)

A methodology for determining minimum separation distance between a structure and bushfire hazard A methodology for determining minimum separation distance between a structure and bushfire hazard (285 KB)

A spatial decision support system for mapping potential bushfire hazard using remotely sensed data A spatial decision support system for mapping potential bushfire hazard using remotely sensed data (445 KB)

Streamlined environmental assessment for bushfire hazard reduction work in NSW Streamlined environmental assessment for bushfire hazard reduction work in NSW (143 KB)

Bushfires and People (Concurrent Session 3B)

Bushfires in the Burbs: the communication conundrum Bushfires in the Burbs: the communication conundrum (209 KB)

Managing a nature refuge on a fiery crossroad Managing a nature refuge on a fiery crossroad (69 KB)

The self defence alternative in the fight against severe bushfires: Part 1 - Policies and outcomes The self defence alternative in the fight against severe bushfires: Part 1 - Policies and outcomes (77 KB)

Implications of longitudinal studies of bushfire preparedness for planning Community Safety Programs Implications of longitudinal studies of bushfire preparedness for planning Community Safety Programs (103 KB)

Bushfire management: Why, where and how economics matter? Bushfire management: Why, where and how economics matter? (100 KB)

Thursday, 8 June 2006

Plenary

The Ecology of Fire-Developments since 1995 The Ecology of Fire-Developments since 1995 (575 KB)

Innovations in Fire Ecology (Concurrent Session 4A)

Fuel dynamics and fire behaviour in Spinifex grasslands of the Western Desert Fuel dynamics and fire behaviour in Spinifex grasslands of the Western Desert (71 KB)

Towards a more detailed understanding of habitat: the responses of bush rats to manipulation of food Towards a more detailed understanding of habitat: the responses of bush rats to manipulation of food (71 KB)

Forest, fire and ecological processes-more than just good theory Forest, fire and ecological processes-more than just good theory (113 KB)

Emergent patterns in the mosaic of patch burning vary with the fire environment and landscape contex Emergent patterns in the mosaic of patch burning vary with the fire environment and landscape contex (280 KB)

Predicting impacts of fuel reduction for asset protection on threatened species Predicting impacts of fuel reduction for asset protection on threatened species (502 KB)

Fire and Community Education (Concurrent Session 4B)

Human caused: Reducing the impact of deliberately lit bushfires Human caused: Reducing the impact of deliberately lit bushfires (190 KB)

Impact of prescribed fires on downward communities Impact of prescribed fires on downward communities (69 KB)

Bushfire Smart Program Bushfire Smart Program (78 KB)

Message in a bottle: culture, bushfire and community understanding Message in a bottle: culture, bushfire and community understanding (65 KB)

Community engagement about fire on public land Community engagement about fire on public land (123 KB)

Fire Management Systems (Concurrent Session 5A)

Fire interval classifications to aid in site selection for biodiversity studies: mapping the fire re Fire interval classifications to aid in site selection for biodiversity studies: mapping the fire re (833 KB)

Practical ways of incorporating variation in fire intensity into fire management of African savannas Practical ways of incorporating variation in fire intensity into fire management of African savannas (222 KB)

ParkInfo: a geographic information system for land managers ParkInfo: a geographic information system for land managers (310 KB)

Fire management for minimising risk-what relationships apply? (PDF 301k) Fire management for minimising risk-what relationships apply? (PDF 301k) (301 KB)

NSW advance in approaching performance based assessments of residential developments in bushfire pro NSW advance in approaching performance based assessments of residential developments in bushfire pro (196 KB)

Fire Management Planning (Concurrent Session 5B)

Future options for fire behaviour modelling and fire danger rating in New Zealand Future options for fire behaviour modelling and fire danger rating in New Zealand (35 KB)

Spatial patterns of fire type in relation to weather, terrain and vegetation Spatial patterns of fire type in relation to weather, terrain and vegetation (312 KB)

Planning to plan, planning to practise-A tool kit for fire management planning Planning to plan, planning to practise-A tool kit for fire management planning (156 KB)

Wilsons Promontory Fire April 2003: Origin, fire behaviour and extended suppression Wilsons Promontory Fire April 2003: Origin, fire behaviour and extended suppression (577 KB)

Bushfire patchiness (PDF 236k) Bushfire patchiness (PDF 236k) (235 KB)

Bushfires and Fuel Management (Concurrent Session 6A)

Fuels of the future: the challenge of new fuel types Fuels of the future: the challenge of new fuel types (143 KB)

A new fuel load model for eucalyptus forests in southeast Queensland A new fuel load model for eucalyptus forests in southeast Queensland (397 KB)

Fire risk management in exotic pine plantation in South East Queensland Fire risk management in exotic pine plantation in South East Queensland (35 KB)

Fuel dynamics in shrub dominated landscapes Fuel dynamics in shrub dominated landscapes (53 KB)

Friday, 9 June 2006

Plenary

Fire, science and society at the 'wildland-urban interface' Fire, science and society at the 'wildland-urban interface' (262 KB)

Fire Management and Biodiversity (Concurrent Session 7A)

Applying recent advances in vital attributes analysis to management of fire for biodiversity conserv Applying recent advances in vital attributes analysis to management of fire for biodiversity conserv (64 KB)

Supporting bushland management decisions by simulating future outcomes: a tool for integrating scien Supporting bushland management decisions by simulating future outcomes: a tool for integrating scien (432 KB)

Comparing the effects of fire and grazing in native grasslands on the Moree Plains, north-west NSW. Comparing the effects of fire and grazing in native grasslands on the Moree Plains, north-west NSW. (36 KB)

Fire Management in the alpine region Fire Management in the alpine region (69 KB)

Public views of fuels management in the United States: Research findings on social understanding, be Public views of fuels management in the United States: Research findings on social understanding, be (35 KB)

Fire Management and The Urban Interface (Concurrent Session 7B)

Lessons from the January 2003 fires - advancing bushfire risk management in the High Country Lessons from the January 2003 fires - advancing bushfire risk management in the High Country (33 KB)

Bushfire risk at the rural/urban interface Bushfire risk at the rural/urban interface (34 KB)

A new risk management process for bushfire risk management planning in NSW A new risk management process for bushfire risk management planning in NSW (36 KB)

Future urban form and bushfire risk in South East Queensland Future urban form and bushfire risk in South East Queensland (0 KB)

Bushfire hazard planning in Caboolture Shire Bushfire hazard planning in Caboolture Shire (37 KB)

Poster Sessions

The effects of fire frequency on the understorey of a Subalpine Snow Gum forest The effects of fire frequency on the understorey of a Subalpine Snow Gum forest (37 KB)

The role of fire regimes and dispersal patterns on the composition of Rock Ringtail Possum groups The role of fire regimes and dispersal patterns on the composition of Rock Ringtail Possum groups (134 KB)

Electricity and bushfire mitigation in WA Electricity and bushfire mitigation in WA (35 KB)

Effects of fire frequency on vegetation in Western Sydney's grassy Cumberland plain woodland and imp Effects of fire frequency on vegetation in Western Sydney's grassy Cumberland plain woodland and imp (214 KB)

Bushfire building damage survey- A NSW perspective Bushfire building damage survey- A NSW perspective (1486 KB)

The Forest Drive Bushfire Management Plan: A Community Group Initiative The Forest Drive Bushfire Management Plan: A Community Group Initiative (362 KB)

Assessing fuel load by remote sensing Assessing fuel load by remote sensing (35 KB)

NSW Fire Brigades Community Fire Unit Program NSW Fire Brigades Community Fire Unit Program (36 KB)

The self defence alternative in the light against severe bushfires. Part 2 - Science and logic (Fire The self defence alternative in the light against severe bushfires. Part 2 - Science and logic (Fire (79 KB)

Ember Attack: Its role in the destruction of houses during ACT bushfire in 2003 Ember Attack: Its role in the destruction of houses during ACT bushfire in 2003 (1214 KB)

Increasing Comprehension of Fire Management Plans Increasing Comprehension of Fire Management Plans (40 KB)

Drought Factor (fine fuel composition) prediction from field measurement of Fine Fuel Moisture Conte Drought Factor (fine fuel composition) prediction from field measurement of Fine Fuel Moisture Conte (760 KB)

Impact of a prescribed burn on a threatened macrozamia in southeast Queensland Impact of a prescribed burn on a threatened macrozamia in southeast Queensland (35 KB)

Resident's experiences of the 2003 Canberra bushfires Resident's experiences of the 2003 Canberra bushfires (119 KB)

Overall fuel hazard guide for South Australia Overall fuel hazard guide for South Australia (31 KB)

Can weather indices predict the probability of large areas burnt in the Sydney region? Can weather indices predict the probability of large areas burnt in the Sydney region? (32 KB)

Developing ecological fire management guidelines for SA Developing ecological fire management guidelines for SA (87 KB)

Fire management for community safety and ecological requirements - A local government perspective (P Fire management for community safety and ecological requirements - A local government perspective (P (35 KB)