A new study offers a rare window into the hidden effects of aggressive fire suppression that go beyond fuel accumulation. The practice may even change the course of forest evolution.
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Following the tragic, devastating apartment block fire in Eastern Spain, questions are being asked about fire safety, and how it can keep pace with new technology and construction techniques.
More homes are burning in wildfires in nearly every Western state. The reason? Humans.
Grenfell Tower fire is the kind of tragedy that changes the built environment forever, through new building rules and safety measures.
There are physical, cultural and legal reasons why fire prevention measures didn’t avert the tragedy at the Grenfell Tower – and other buildings are still at risk.
Massive damage and suffering was caused when a London tower block became an inferno.
Objects excavated from the ‘fire layer’ beneath London’s streets tell a story of intense heat, fear – and chaos.
The Christmas Day fires that struck the Victorian town of Wye River are an example of how to get emergency responses right.
Why do people still die in bushfires? Recent fires have triggered a debate about emergency warnings.
The RMT’s successful negotiation will be envied, but the union has advantages few of its peers can rival as bargaining power is slowly diluted.
For a firefighter, knowing when it’s time to evacuate can be the difference between life and death. But that can be a difficult call to make when you’re trying to protect life, property and resources while…
After the early onset of the 2013-14 bushfire season, it is worth reviewing which homes are more likely to be left standing when the fires inevitably return. One of the most important factors to note is…
The tragic events in Yarnell, Arizona, where 19 firefighters died battling a forest fire, brought to the forefront the dangers of forest fires. The changes in climate that have been observed during the…
At least 14 people – including a number of emergency services crew – died in an massive explosion on Wednesday night at a fertiliser plant in the small town of West near Waco, Texas. So what made the blaze…
“Record-breaking Heatwave”. “Australia Burns”. “Heroes of the Flames”. Headlines such as these will be familiar to anyone who has lived though a bad bushfire season in Australia. These past two weeks have…
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Professor of Environmental Science, Australian National University
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Professor, Bushfire Science, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Utah
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Professor, Faculty of Health, School - Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology
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PhD Candidate in History, Lancaster University
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Senior lecturer, La Trobe University
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Team Leader, Bushfire Urban Design, CSIRO
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Senior Lecturer in Structural Engineering, City St George's, University of London
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Professor of Occupational Health and Safety in Mining, The University of Queensland
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Professor, Universidade de Coimbra
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Professor of Work and Employment, University of Glasgow
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Professor, Geography Department, University of Utah
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Postdoctoral fellow, US Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Agricultural Research Service, USDA
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Professor of Forest Ecology, University of Montana