Bushfire Planning & Design Blog

Understanding vertical fuel continuity and its role in bushfire behaviour Asset Protection Zones (APZs) are widely understood as separation distances between vegetation and development. In practice, however, their effectiveness depends just as much on vegetation structure within the APZ as on...

Practical guidance for applying Appendix 4.1 of Planning for Bush Fire Protection 2019 Asset Protection Zones (APZs) are central to achieving acceptable bushfire outcomes for development on bushfire-prone land. While Planning for Bush Fire Protection 2019 establishes canopy cover thresholds for...

Overview The tingle forests of the Walpole–Nornalup region represent one of Australia’s most distinctive wet-forest ecosystems. Dominated by red, yellow and Rate’s tingle, these forests are characterised by immense, long-lived trees, deep buttressed trunks and a closed, moist forest structure....

Not all bushfire landscapes behave the same way. In parts of Western Australia’s Margaret River region, what lies beneath the surface can fundamentally change how fires are fought. Large areas of the Leeuwin–Naturaliste Ridge are underlain by limestone karst — a complex system of caves, voids,...