We investigated the effect of a large, severe bushfire on the abundance, occupancy and metapopulation structure of the quokka (Setonix brachyurus), in the southern forests of Western Australia.

Fire plays a critical role in shaping ecosystems in northern Australia, but little is known about how fire impacts local floodplains. Our study examines the similarities and differences between floodplain burning and the much more well researched savanna burning in the region, to better inform floodplain fire management.

The Grassland Fire Index monitoring system developed by the German Meteorological Service for application to Central European climates is described. It focuses on the calculation of fuel moisture as the key element of the characteristics of fire behaviour rate of spread and fire intensity.

We benchmarked the performance of a commonly used wildfire danger rating model against the balance of cumulative seasonal precipitation and evaporation obtained by eddy covariance measurements in boreal taiga forests on permafrost soil. The index was found to overpredict drought by a factor greater than six.

We used a unique pre-, current-, and post-wildfire dataset to investigate which fuels and topography influence wildfire behaviour. We found that forest floor biomass was the primary driver of wildfire energy and had greater consumption under heading fires, relative to backing fires.

The issues of trust, respect and access to care in wildland fire medical units has not been previously investigated. The results of this paper indicate wildland firefighters respect and trust medical personnel but there are perceived differences in access to care for some firefighters.

We explored the effects of airtanker drops on understorey conditions characterised by an increase in relative humidity and decrease in temperature. This micrometeorological environment had a limited effect on fine fuel moisture, but when combined with wetting from an airtanker might prevent surface fires.