Fire Resources

Landscape Fire Governance Framework

To better prepare societies to achieve sustainable development goals and ensure lower losses in fires, the technical and scientific community at the 8th International Wildland Fire Conference in Porto, proposes a fire governance model (Landscape Fire Governance Framework) that brings governments, businesses, academia, and members of civil society together in balanced and technically supported solutions.

This framework presents the guidelines for the development of this model.

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The following media releases regarding fire have been distributed to members.  The contents of these papers do not necessarily represent the views or positions of the Forestry Australia Board, the Forestry Australia’s Forest Fire Management Committee, or of the membership of Forestry Australia.

Literature review: Notes on rainforest and wet sclerophyll responses to fire
By: Queensland Fire & Biodiversity Consortium
About: This document is a summary of relevant literature around Australian rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest responses to fire. It provides short summary notes on each paper. The search was limited to Australian papers, using a combination of the following search terms: ’rainforest + fire + Australia + plant response + obligate + seeder + resprouter + subtropical and wet sclerophyll + plant response + sub tropic + Lamington’.
Date: August 2023

Report: Bushfire modelling
By: Queensland Fire & Biodiversity Consortium
About: This report was produced following discussions at the September 2021 Queensland Fire & Biodiversity Consortium (QFBC) Steering Committee meeting. Members expressed interest in a comprehensive list of scientific bushfire modelling papers published by bushfire researchers Dr Owen Price (Senior Research Fellow at University of Wollongong) and Justin Leonard (Research Leader at CSIRO).
Date: August 2023

Paper: A Comparison of 2019 Pigeon Valley Forest Fire with Similar Events in the Past
NZ Journal of Forestry,
Date: February 2020

Paper: High Cost of Wildfires
Wildfire publication – Volume 27.3
Date: August 2018

Policy: IFA Victorian Forest Policies
Date: August 2018

Strategy: Toward Shared Stewardship Across Landscapes
United States Department of Agriculture
Date: August 2018

Media Release: Fire, Fire, Fire
Date: June 2018

IFA Position Statement: The Role of Fire in Australian Forests
Date: December 2017

Briefing Notes: What is the True Cost of Forest Fire Management on Public Land in Victoria
Barrie Dexter & Donald Macleod
Date: November 2017

Paper: Mega-Fires and the Preservation Paradox; Forest Management’s Role in Re-Directing Conventional Bushfire Protection
Jerry T. Williams
Date: April 2015

Policy: National Bushfire Management Policy Statement for Forests and Rangelands
Prepared by The Forest Fire Management Group for The Council of Australian Governments
Date: 2014

Policy: National Research Priorities to 2020 and Beyond
Australia and New Zealand’s Forest Fire Management Group
Date: May 2013

Policy: Management of Wildfire Risk
National Bushfire Management Policy Statement for Forests and Rangelands
Australia and New Zealand’s Forest Fire Management Group
Date: May 2013

Policy: Implementation Plan
Australia and New Zealand’s Forest Fire Management Group
Date: May 2013

Paper: Fire management and the bush – from an ad hoc seasonal pre-occupation to ‘policy centre-stage’
Gary Morgan, Tony Bartlett & Mike Leonard
Date: 2007

Guidelines: Fire Management: Voluntary Guidelines – Principles and Strategic Actions – FAO 2006
Food and Agriculture Organization
Date: July 2006