If you’re interested in taking action or finding out more, check out some of the following links.

Fire agencies

• Country Fire Authority https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/
• Forest Fire Management Victoria https://www.ffm.vic.gov.au/
• Fire Rescue Victoria https://www.frv.vic.gov.au/

Weather and climate

• Bureau of Meteorology – Long range weather and climate http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/

Prepare

• Victorian Government - Plan and prepare for fire https://www.vic.gov.au/plan-and-prepare/
• National Emergency Management Agency – Bushfire preparation https://nema.gov.au/stories/bushfire-preparation-key
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation – Getting ready for bushfire season https://www.abc.net.au/emergency/getting-ready-for-bushfire-season/102488106
• Agriculture Victoria – Preparing your farm for bushfire https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/farm-management/emergency-management/bushfires/how-to-prepare-for-a-bushfire
• Victorian Government - School Bushfire and Grassfire Preparedness https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/bushfire-and-grassfire-preparedness/resources
• Business Victoria - Plan and prepare for bushfires https://business.vic.gov.au/business-information/disaster-resilience/deal-with-bushfires/plan-and-prepare-for-bushfires

Recover

• Recovery Capitals https://recoverycapitals.org.au/
• Business Victoria – Bushfire recovery https://business.vic.gov.au/business-information/disaster-resilience/deal-with-bushfires/bushfire-recovery

Cultural burning

• Victorian Traditional Owner Cultural Fire Strategy https://www.aidr.org.au/media/6817/fireplusstrategyplusfinal.pdf
• Forest Fire Management Victoria – Traditional Owner burns https://www.ffm.vic.gov.au/bushfire-fuel-and-risk-management/traditional-owner-burns
• Cultural Burning Knowledge Hub https://culturalburning.org.au/

Further information

• Australian Fire Danger Rating System https://afdrs.com.au/
• Australian Disaster Resilience Knowledge Hub – Bushfire https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/bushfire/
• Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action – Environment https://www.environment.vic.gov.au/
• FLARE Wildfire Research, University of Melbourne https://www.flarewildfire.com/
• Natural Hazards Research Australia https://www.naturalhazards.com.au/
• Australian Climate Service – Bushfires https://www.acs.gov.au/pages/95546c69f5044e99848b8443120b0a3c
• Wikipedia – List of Australian bushfire seasons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australian_bushfire_seasons
• CSIRO – Bushfires https://www.csiro.au/en/research/disasters/bushfires