Firebrands play a vital role in the propagation of fire by starting new fires called spotfires,
ahead of the fire front during wildfire progression. Firebrands are a harbinger of damage to …

Extreme event attribution is a rapidly growing field of climate science with important
implications for public and government understanding of human-induced climate change …

The 2019–20 Australian fire season was heralded as emblematic of the catastrophic harm
wrought by climate change. Similarly extreme wildfire seasons have occurred across the …

Fire is pivotal to the functioning of ecosystems in Australia, affecting the distribution and
abundance of the continent's unique and highly diverse range of plants and animals …

Fire has been part of the natural environment of south-eastern Australia for tens of millions of
years. Aboriginal people used fire selectively, with skill, for many reasons. The removal of …

Fire regimes are changing across the globe in response to complex interactions between
climate, fuel, and fire across space and time. Despite these complex interactions, research …

This paper describes the development of two empirical models to predict the potential
spread of an established line of fire in dry eucalypt forest with a shrubby understorey. These …

Techniques for rapid visual assessment of fuel characteristics have a broad range of
applications in wildland fire management and research. We developed and tested a …

It is difficult to understand the ecological impact of fire without sound knowledge of the range
of fire behaviour that can occur in a given ecosystem. The rate of energy release, flame …

The moisture content of dead leaves, twigs and bark on the forest floor is a key determinant
of fire behaviour. The microclimate inside forests, which drive the moisture content of these …