3rd Webinar – Fire Science and Forest Management

Webinars aired to date, including ‘What happened to Mallacoota and District during the Fire’ and ‘Houses and Fires’ are available on the MADRA website at www.madrecovery.com

What is Webinar 3 about?

Fire science gives us an insight into how fires behave. Greg McCarthy (DELWP) will share his knowledge about fire behaviour with reference to a reconstruction of the progression of the fire that hit Mallacoota, Genoa and Gipsy Point and the implications of this for the future protection of our homes. He will also comment on the benefits of a fuel management regime.

Ross Cutlack (DELWP) is responsible for the oversight of forest fire management in the Snowy Region. Ross will outline the management zones that inform the fuel treatment regimes surrounding our town. These zones affect the treatment of forest and the frequency of treatment.

Stephanie Montague (CFA) will give a practical demonstration of how fuel hazard is assessed by CFA, explaining how fuel arrangement plays an important role in risk assessment and how management can affect the severity of fire.

Guest Speakers:

• Greg McCarthy, Fire Ecologist and Fire Behaviour Analyst, DELWP

• Ross Cutlack, Fuel Management Planner, DELWP

• Stephanie Montague, Vegetation Manager, CFA

Details to join the webinar link will be provided soon!

CONTACT: Any questions please contact Lyn Harwood, Fuel Management Working Group:
lynharwood@westnet.com.au

Thanks,

MADRA