Why Fly? Assessing the effectiveness of aerial firefighting is a research project of the Australian Government funded Natural Hazards Research Australia, in partnership with the National Aerial Firefighting Centre.
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NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into the assets, premises and funding of the Rural Fire Service
This inquiry by the Public Accounts Committee of the Legislative Assembly kicked off in February 2024 with public submissions and then two hearing days in August and September. Full details, terms of reference, submissions and hearing transcripts are available on the inquiry’s web page.
How effective is aerial firefighting?
In January 2023 the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre (BNHCRC) released a tranche of reports related to the Black Summer fires (2019-2020). One of these was: Investigating the suitability of aviation tracking data for use in bushfire suppression effectiveness research.
Independent Bushfire Group 