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.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Fire research
Displaying all articles
Over 50 fire ecologists across the Western U.S. took an unprecedented look at how forests in thousands of locations are recovering from fire in a changing climate. The results were alarming.
Understanding fire history is crucial to designing effective fire management in order to maintain biodiversity and support the livelihoods of people.
The Black Saturday fires transformed the way Australia responds to bushfires.
Many countries around the world are vulnerable to wildfires, but a fire engineer warns that most are not spending enough on research into how fires spread and ways to reduce risks.
Leaving early is the best response to a bushfire, but it’s not always possible. Every house is different, but there are some general guidelines for finding the safest spots to shelter in your home.
Massive damage and suffering was caused when a London tower block became an inferno.
The Christmas Day fires that struck the Victorian town of Wye River are an example of how to get emergency responses right.
Five years on from the devastating Black Saturday fires that swept through central Victoria in February 2009, research shows that people and communities are largely recovering well. In the first major…
When bushfires start, no one should be more worried than people with disabilities. Recent research shows people with disabilities are twice as likely to die or be injured than the general population during…
“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…
Funding to support breakthrough research into fires is due to run out before Australia’s next bushfire season kicks in, despite the research being recognised for its social, environmental and economic…
Top contributors
-
Adjunct professor, University of Canberra
-
Lecturer in Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, Charles Sturt University
-
Honorary Associate Professor, Fire Ecology and Management, The University of Melbourne
-
Team Leader, Bushfire Urban Design, CSIRO
-
Casual Academic, Western Sydney University
-
Professor of Fire Protection Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
-
Senior Lecturer in Structural Engineering, City St George's, University of London
-
Senior lecturer, La Trobe University
-
Academic, Population Health, The University of Melbourne
-
Investigador postdoctoral en ingeniería de seguridad contra incendios, Universidad de Navarra
-
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science and African Climate and Development Initiative Research Chair, University of Cape Town
-
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI), University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town
-
Associate Professor Plant conservation unit, University of Cape Town
-
Catedrático en instalaciones y sistemas energéticos en arquitectura y urbanismo, Universidad de Navarra
-
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Montana
