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How wildfires work (How Stuff Works, USA)

Provides an introduction to wildfires.
http://science.howstuffworks.com/wildfire.htm

Bushfire basics (Australian Bushfire Information)

Contains information about the history and the behaviour of bushfires.
http://bushfireinfo.com/bitweaver/pages/How%20do%20bushfires%20get%20started

How fires affect biodiversity (Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australia)

Presents examples of how fires affected plant and animal species in Australia.
http://www.anbg.gov.au/fire_ecology/fire-and-biodiversity.html

The passage of fire (Australian plants online)

Looks at the effects of the bushfire in the upper Blue Mountains on a range of plant species.
http://asgap.org.au/APOL24/dec01-5.html

Fire ecology (Parks Victoria Education, Australia)

Provides information on the adaptations of plants to bushfires.
http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/education/pdf/Fire_Ecology.PDF

Department of Sustainability and Environment Victoria (Australia)

• Mountain Ash
  Provides an information sheet about the Mountain Ash trees and forests.
  http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/DSE/nrenfor.nsf/93a98744f6ec41bd4a256c8e00013aa9/fe8d0550e3a510b34a256dea0014eb09/$FILE/mountain%20ash.pdf

• Fire management research publications
  Supplies a list of research reports related to fire management.
  http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/DSE/nrenfoe.nsf/childdocs/-A33AA7D81F96F3114A2567CB000DB43A-7A0CAAF98BF26919CA256DAC0016A43F?open

Savannah Explorer (Australia)

• Fire in Australia's tropical savannas
  Provides background information on bushfires occurring in northern Australia.
  http://savanna.org.au/all/fire.html

• Fire impacts on biodiversity
  Looks at issues relating to the impacts of fire on biodiversity.
  http://savanna.org.au/all/fire_impacts.html

• Fire research in the tropical savannas
  Presents the research activities and objectives of the FIREPLAN project.
  http://savanna.org.au/all/fire_research.html

Fire ecology and management in northern Australia (Tropical Savannas CRC and Bushfire CRC)

• Effects of fire on plants and animals: Population level
  Looks at how populations of plants and animals survive different types of fire.
  http://learnline.cdu.edu.au/units/sbi263/ecology/population.html

• Fuel dynamics and characteristics
  Examines the role of fuel type and quantity on the types of fires and their intensity.
  http://learnline.cdu.edu.au/units/sbi263/fundamentals/dynamics.html

Fire management: Fire, flora and fauna (Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania, Australia)

Provides information on the effects of fires on flora and fauna.
http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/factsheets/fire_management/Fire.pdf

The Nature Conservancy (USA)

• About fire
  Provides a general introduction to the role of fire in ecosystems.
  http://www.nature.org/initiatives/fire/about/art22326.html

• Integrated fire management
  Describes the integrated fire management framework.
  http://www.nature.org/initiatives/fire/strategies/art18357.html

Fire ecology (Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Canada)

Provides information on the relationship between fires, the environment and living organisms.
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/AFFM/2ColumnSubPage/STEL02_165767.html#Fire_Ecology

Fire ecology and management (CSIRO Tropical Ecosystems Research Centre, Australia)

Contains information on the research projects conducted at the research centre.
http://www.terc.csiro.au/research.asp?Program=fire

Fire management (Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia)

Contains information on fire management principles and their applications.
http://www.naturebase.net/content/view/2252/1080/

Living in a land of fire (Department of the Environment and Water Resources, Australia)

Provides a series of integrative commentaries on fire.
http://www.environment.gov.au/soe/2006/publications/integrative/fire/index.html

Fire note (Bushfire CRC, Australia)

Contains a number of articles which provide background information on issues related to fires.
http://www.bushfirecrc.com/publications/fire_note.html

Understanding bushfire behaviour (CSIRO, Australia)

Provides an outline to research on understanding bushfire behaviour.
http://www.csiro.au/science/Vesta.html

Rural Fire Service (Department of Emergency Services, Queensland Government, Australia)

• Bushfire safety: Risk management framework
  Contains a list of links related to the risk management framework.
  http://www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au/Bushfire_Safety/

• Building in bushfire prone areas
  Provides information for protecting buildings in bushfire prone areas.
  http://www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au/Bushfire%5FSafety/Building%5Fin%5FBushfire%5FProne%5FAreas/

• Safety in the home
  Contains information on precautions to prepare households for bushfires.
  http://www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au/Bushfire_Safety/Safety_in_the_Home.html

NSW Rural Fire Service (New South Wales Government, Australia)

• Bush fire risk management planning
  Provides an introduction to risk management planning for bushfires.
  http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/dsp_content.cfm?cat_id=1030

• Bush fire risk management plans
  Briefly explains what bushfire risk management plans are and how they are developed.
  http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/dsp_content.cfm?cat_id=1040

• Identifying and assessing assets at risk from bush fire
  Outlines the categories of assets and assessment of their risk from bushfire.
  http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/dsp_content.cfm?cat_id=1042

• Treating assets at risk from bush fire
  Explains treatment strategies for assets at risk from bushfire.
  http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/dsp_content.cfm?cat_id=1041