Opinion
Introduction
This part of the Bush Fire Front website provides further material on issues affecting bush fire management in Western Australia. It differs from the other pages on the website in that it contains comments on a wide range of matters that are often contentious in the public arena. The views expressed here may not agree with those held by some sections of the community, are the opinions of the experienced fire managers who constitute the Bush Fire Front. They are based on very wide practical fire management in all parts of Australia, and ongoing close contact with fire research bodies.
The first subpage is entitled Occasional Papers. It presents authoritative comments on important matters of current public concern. The current papers in this series are :
Occasional Paper No 1: Bushfires, Prescribed Burning and Global Warming
Occasional Paper No 2: Fire and Water
Occasional Paper No 3: Bidi Burning
Occasional Paper No 4: Bush Fire Management in South-Western Western Australia (NEW)
Occasional Paper No 5: Avoiding Megafires in Australia (NEW)
The second subpage is General Fire Management Issues, which contains a variety of shorter articles on topical matters. Currently they are:
1. The Eastern States Fires
2. Land Use and Bush Fires
3. Who Are the Beneficiaries?
4. Bush Fire Smoke
5. Review of the WA Fire and Emergency Services Legislation
The next subpage is Focus on the Perth Hills Region. This is a part of the State with severe fire management problems at the present time and where urgent action is necessary to avoid a major Canberra-style disaster. Currently it contains two articles, The Perth Hills Fire 2005, and Improving Bush Fire Management in the Perth Hills Region, but more are in preparation.
The final subpage is Focus on the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge, an area which also has significant, and rather unique, fire management problems. Like the Focus on the Perth Hills Region, it will be progressively expanded with new articles with time.
To see any of these subpages, click on the appropriate button at top right of this page.