Review of Australian Bushfires

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From theysaid 10/6/09

From OB, From Australia:

G'day all!

The Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre has published a report which may have some relevance to Ice Capping.

Initial overview can be found at www.bushfirecrc.com/news/slots2.html. I assume the US fire weather forecasters are aware of this. For mine it seems to explain the column collapse that I've seen referenced in earlier posts.

Regards

OB
from OZ

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from theysaid 10/6/09:

Thanks OB from OZ-

I went ahead and found the articles from Australian Meteorolgy Magazine about this study, it was published in
2 parts, I didn't get a chance to read them- but here they are if others want to read them.

www.bom.gov.au/amm/200804/mills1.pdf

www.bom.gov.au/amm/200804/mills2.pdf

Stringtown

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from theysaid 10/9/09:

from OZ - new DANGER WARNING SYSTEM

Abs,

Following the tragedy in Victoria earlier in the year it has been decided to change the fire danger warning system across Australia. (It appears that stinking hot temperatures, gales force winds & a lack of rain are obvious enough signs...).

The message "Wait until the fire is on top of you, and you may die" = <tick>. It's about time we stopped being warm and fuzzy.

The craziest thing I heard after the initial report was from a resident in one of the towns that got razed. It went something like "I always knew there was extreme fire danger, but now I know there the Forest Fire Danger Index that tells me just how extreme it really is". <WTF?!>

The attachment better explains the new standards, as do the following videos which have been put out.

Links:

* Bush Fire Survival Plan - NSW Rural Fire Service TVC
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsHOrYOrjDw&feature=sdig&et=1254423776.69
* Survive - NSW Rural Fire Service TVC
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l62UlcTQHBg&feature=sdig&et=1254423776.69
* Act - NSW Rural Fire Service TVC
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6W17b76Jh8&feature=sdig&et=1254423776.69
* Prepare - NSW Rural Fire Service TVC
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tbsxqvvJYM&feature=sdig&et=1254423776.69
* Prepare - NSW Rural Fire Service TVC
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tbsxqvvJYM&feature=sdig&et=1254423776.69
* Rebel Talbert www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UmvyAORCao

Cheers

OB

Operational Brief New Bush Fire Changes for Coming Season.pdf (530 K pdf file)

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from theysaid 10/31/09:

From Australia:

Abs,

www.abc.net.au/catalyst/bushfires/

A review of some of the work that is being done by the Bushfire CRC (presented in a science orientated
programme). Well worth a watch. I particularly found the part relating to decision making very interesting
& probably spot on.

Regards

OB