Powerline Eyes Help Prevent Bushfires Date: April 10, 2001 Source: CSIRO Australia Summary: New Australian technology is set to help protect communities from bushfires and dramatically reduce the ...

Yet again we are seeing tragedy unfold in NSW, where more than 90 fires are currently burning. Yet, as with many issues of profound importance, as a society we seem unable to make the links ...

A reduction in bushfire arson needs transformational, rather than incremental, change across all points of prevention. Not least of these prevention measures is a far more effective response to ...

We would go a long way to preventing bushfires if we better understood this troubling phenomenon. Experts estimate about 85% of bushfires are caused by humans.

A recent bushfire in Kadnook, western Victoria, which destroyed at least one property and burned more than 1,000 hectares of land, is being investigated due to suspicion it was deliberately lit.

An ounce of prevention: Australia and California could benefit from forest management ... In Australia, the bushfires have burned at least 15.6 million acres and taken the lives of 24 people.

This was published 9 years ago. Prevent bushfires the Aboriginal way Indigenous people’s deep knowledge of the bush and their use of fire to manage the land is the key to modern bushfire management.

Setting smaller, low-intensity fires to prevent larger bushfires may sound like common sense. In practice, though, it’s really hard. It comes down to knowledge, Gammage said.

A: We seek to understand the causes of arson, the characteristics of arsonists and what can be done to prevent arson from occurring in Australia. Q: How common is arson as a cause of bushfire? A ...

He stressed that the heightened risk of bushfires poses a significant threat to ECG's service delivery, with an increasing number of electricity poles being affected in operational areas.

For the Phelans, preventing bushfires is the obligation of all, from service providers, to authorities and even residents, who need to stay on top of clearing their properties.

A recent bushfire in Kadnook, western Victoria, which destroyed at least one property and burned more than 1,000 hectares of land, is being investigated due to suspicion it was deliberately lit.