Air quality is one of the issues that we cover in this weeks News Roundup. It caused 4 times more deaths than the fires last summer. Lots more stores from around the state …
News Roundup 7th November
Cross Border Firefighting – the Templeton’s Story
The difficulties of cross border firefighting and communications are well illustrated by the story of the Templeton’s and other residents of Bunbalong. Its just off the Monaro Highway and is in NSW. Read the full story of what happenned on February 1st including Helen Templeton’s own submission to the NSW enquiry and the ABC’s report on the story.
News Roundup 31st October
A mega bundle of news this week with the out of control burn at North Head and the Bushfire Royal Commission both being featured. Read more ….
New Edition of the Volunteer Fire Fighter is now online
The latest edition of Volunteer Fire Fighter magazine is now online and available for download.
Join the VFFA to receive the printed version inyour post box.
The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements Report
The Report we have all been waiting for has at last been released … all 1,000 pages of it. Read our initial commentatry and download the report here …
Early warning: human detectors, drones and the race to control Australia’s extreme bushfires
An excellent piece in the Guardian introduces us to Nick Dutton perched high in the ACT RFS watchtowers. The article goes on to discuss newer methods of fire detection and makes the case for the human eye.
Potential ways we can increase annual cool hazard reduction burning area, effectiveness and safety in NSW?
John O’Donnell has contributed this excellent article on hazard reduction. He makes a number of important points …
Howitt Society Letter to the PM
The VFFA is a signatory to The Howitt Society’s Letter to the Prime Minister urging Scott Morrison to reinstate the Royal Commission enquiry into land and vegetation management.
The West’s Infernos Are Melting Our Sense of How Fire Works
42,000-foot plumes of ash. 143-mph firenadoes. 1,500-degree heat. These wildfires are a new kind of hell on earth, and scientists are racing to learn its rules.
An excellent article from Wired.
Forged in flames: 3 women tell the tale of how they battled one of summer’s biggest blazes
In a touching story Vogue revisits a week from hell when three women, all mothers and rookie volunteer firefighters, battled one of last summer’s biggest blazes.