Phil’s Page
Phil Cheney takes a look at fire growth and its spread through grasslands.

Can forestry manage bushfires in future? (913Kb pdf)
Eminent fire researcher Phil Cheney convincingly argues that forestry has abandoned fire management; and the results will help to perpetuate the myth of megafires. In the Australian Forestry Journal Guest Editorial, March 2008

What went wrong in 2003, 2005, and WHY? (520Kb pdf)
Athol Hodgson in the 2006 Wettenhall address, gives a detailed, reasoned showing argument what is wrong with forest fire management in Victoria and how to fix it

The Facts Behind The Fire (2.49Mb pdf)
In this penetrating and detailed 173 page review the 2003 wildfires are placed in a factual, historical, perspective by Barrie Dexter and Athol Hodgson

Decline of eucalypt forests as a consequence of unnatural fire regimes (89Kb pdf)
Vic Jurskis of NSW State Forests proposes that a more realistic approach to ecology can provide solutions, but these are politically difficult

Asset protection in a fire prone environment (52Kb pdf)
Fire and Biodiversity: The Effects and Effectiveness of Fire Management, by Rod Incoll (Proc. Biodiversity Conference)

Fire management in Australia – Lessons of 200 years (118Kb pdf)
The perception that prescribed burning is a serious environmental threat appears to be based on a misunderstanding. Changes to are suggested to encourage environmentally sensitive fire management – Jurskis et al