Bushfire Safety
Risk Management Framework
QFRS has adopted a risk management framework known as the '5Rs' - Research, information and analysis; Risk modification; Readiness; Response; and Recovery. The 5Rs were developed as a recommendation of the Bushfire Inquiry following the devasting fires of 2003.
The following links utilise this framework as a means of providing you with the relevant information.
Research
Bushfire CRC
Grazing Land Management
Tropical Savannas CRC
SE Qld Fire and Biodiversity Consortium
Fire Mapping
Risk Reduction
Hazard Reduction (1.02MB)
House Survival Meter
Permit to Light Fire
Camping Sense (1.19MB)
Safety in the Home
Risk management for stock owners and advice for pet owners
Safety in Parks and Forests
Better Health Bushfire Safety
Readiness
Prepare your property
Before Bushfire Season
Notes for Landholders (440kB)
Fire fascination
Prepared Communities
Winter Fire Safety
CSIRO Improving Fire Safety, Control and Prevention