List of all fire pubs by date
- Published: 2025-05-15 - Spontaneous combustion of debris piles at skid sites - Filename: Wildfire-Research-update-20_240919.pdf
- Published: 2025-03-21 - Wildfire Seminar Series - Filename: Wildfire-Seminars.pdf
- Published: 2025-03-21 - NZ Wildfire Summary: 2020-2021.pdf - Filename: NZ-Wildfire-2020-21-Season-update-Scion.pdf
- Published: 2025-03-21 - NZ Wildfire Summary: 2021-2022 - Filename: Wildfire-Annual-Summary-2021_2022.pdf
- Published: 2025-02-14 - EWF policy brief - Filename: Extreme-Wildfire_policy-brief.pdf
- Published: 2024-10-15 - FTTN 38: Fire Danger Warning Communication in New Zealand - Filename: ScionFTTN382010-researchsummaryruralfiremanagersNorthland.pdf
- Published: 2024-06-07 - Debris pile temperature sensor - Filename: WRU_Issue_19.pdf
- Published: 2024-04-10 - Powered back-pump - Filename: Wildfire_Research_Update_Issue_18.pdf
- Published: 2023-09-06 - An Updated Fire Danger Climatology for New Zealand - Filename: Updated_Climatology_report.pdf
- Published: 2023-08-08 - Predictive model comparison on a well-documented wildfire event in New Zealand - Filename: RNC_report_28_07_2023.pdf
- Published: 2023-06-13 - FTTN 46: Risk perception and preparedness in a high-wildfire risk community: case study of Northern Wanaka/Albert Town, Otago - Filename: RFR_tech_note_46.pdf
- Published: 2022-08-23 - Are we ready for extreme wildfire? - Filename: ExtremeWildfireInfosheet.pdf
- Published: 2022-05-13 - SLMACC Wildfire mitigation recommendations spreadsheet - introduction - Filename: Mitigation_spreadsheet_introduction.pdf
- Published: 2022-05-13 - Adapting and mitigating wildfire risk due to climate change: extending knowledge and best practice - Filename: SLMACC-Contract-Final-report-submitted-to-MPI-linked.pdf
- Published: 2021-06-30 - FTTN 45: Homeowner and community preparedness mitigations for the rural-urban interface under increasing wildfire risk - Filename: RFR_tech_note_45.pdf
- Published: 2020-10-29 - A kauta for today - Filename: RFR_kauta_update17.pdf
- Published: 2020-10-29 - Targeted protection from extreme wildfire (Te Reo version) - Filename: RFR_update_issue_16_te_reo.pdf
- Published: 2020-10-29 - Targeted protection from extreme wildfire (English version) - Filename: RFR_update_issue_16_english.pdf
- Published: 2020-09-02 - NZ Wildfire Summary: 2019-2020 - Filename: FireSeasonWrap_2019-20.pdf
- Published: 2019-10-01 - Te Ahi I Te Ao Māori Māori use of fire: Traditional use of fire to inform current and future fire management in New Zealand - Filename: MAIJrnl_V4Iss1_Stone.pdf
- Published: 2019-09-09 - Describing Wildfire Prone Areas in the New Zealand Context: Final Report - Filename: Report-134-Wildfire-Prone-Areas.pdf
- Published: 2019-04-10 - Community resilience for natural hazards: a Māori community perspective - Filename: 15652831-WilsonSimmons_Building-resilience-in-transient-rural-communities2019.pdf
- Published: 2019-02-14 - Communication of fire danger - Filename: RFR_update_10-CommunicatingFireDanger.pdf
- Published: 2019-02-04 - Improving safety at controlled burns - Filename: RFR_update_15.pdf
- Published: 2018-12-04 - Rural Fire Research information sheet - Filename: Rural_fire_research_infosheet.pdf
- Published: 2018-11-08 - Use of fire as a land management tool: Summary Document - Filename: 58154-Use_of_Fire_as_Land_Mgmt_Tool.pdf
- Published: 2018-10-12 - Communicating for behaviour change - Filename: RFR_update_14.pdf
- Published: 2018-10-12 - National fire use survey reveals rural opinions - Filename: RFR_update_13.pdf
- Published: 2018-10-11 - FTTN 44: Influencing public behaviour through improved communication of fire danger - Filename: fttn44.pdf
- Published: 2018-07-09 - UAV hotspot detection - Filename: RFR_update_12_4web.pdf
- Published: 2018-06-22 - Smoke Forecasting: Learning from the 2015 Marlborough wildfires - Filename: 60748-SmokeForecasting.pdf
- Published: 2018-06-22 - Flammability of native plant species - Filename: 31328-Flammability-Brochure.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-30 - Spatial prediction of wildfire hazard across New Zealand - a significant upgrade - Appendix 3 - Filename: 39943-WildfireReportUpgrade-Appendix3.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-30 - Spatial prediction of wildfire hazard across New Zealand - a significant upgrade - Filename: 39943-WildfireReportUpgrade.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-21 - Wildfires and communities: International perspectives - Filename: 41718-WildfiresandCommunities.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-21 - Wildfires and communities: Australasian perspectives - Filename: 41719-WildfiresandCommunities.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-21 - Use of long-term fire danger data sets to predict fire season severity - Filename: FR-Final-Report-June-2004_v2-corr-DSR.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-21 - Rural firefighter exposure to fireground gases with relevance to physiological workload & fire suppression - Filename: 47037-RuralFirefighterExposuretoGases.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-21 - Rural fire research workshop proceedings 2012 - Filename: 49565-WorkshopProceedings.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-18 - Review of methods and data on rural fire suppression resource productivity and effectiveness - Filename: 41183-ReviewMethodsandData.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-18 - Review of fire recovery planning in two regions of New Zealand - Filename: 44088-FireRecoveryPlanning.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-18 - Review of fire growth simulation models for application in New Zealand - Filename: 43510-ReviewFireGrowthModels.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-18 - Proposed revision of fire danger class criteria for forest and rural areas in New Zealand - Filename: 43200-FireDangerClassCriteria.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-18 - Proceedings "Promoting research adoption" - Filename: 47219-PromotingResearchAdoption.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-18 - Prediction of fire weather and fire danger - Filename: 40992-PredictionFireWeatherDanger.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-17 - New Zealand experimental & wildfire observer guide - Filename: 39961-ExperimentalWildfireObsGuide.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-17 - Lessons learned: Wither Hills fire, Blenheim, December 2000 - Filename: 43371-LessonsLearnedWitherHills.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-17 - Improved estimates of the effect of climate change on NZ fire danger - Filename: 47055-ImprovedEstimates.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-17 - Impact of climate variability on fire danger - Filename: 40998-ImpactClimateVariability.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-17 - Impact of climate change on long-term fire danger - Filename: 37941-ImpactofClimateChange.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-17 - Fire behaviour, suppression and lessons from the Berwick Forest Fire of 26 February 1995 - Filename: 14442-FireBehaviourSuppressionBerwick.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-17 - Fire behaviour as a factor in forest and rural fire suppression - Filename: 31037-FireBehaviourSuppression.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-17 - Fire behaviour as a determinant of fire effects in tussock grasslands - Filename: 40469-FireBehaviourDeterminant.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-17 - Fire behaviour and firefighter safety implications associated with the Bucklands Crossing Fire burnover of 24 March 1998 - Filename: 31038-FireBehaviourandFirefighterSafety.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-17 - Communication of fire danger warnings in New Zealand and overseas - Filename: 41740-CommofFireDangerWarnings.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-17 - Analysis of seasonal trends in the drought code in New Zealand - Filename: 42383-AnalysisofSeasonalTrends.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-17 - An interim investigation into post-fire fuel load recovery in tussock grasslands - Filename: 43817-AnInterimInvestigation.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-16 - An analysis of wildfire records in New Zealand: 1991-2007 - Filename: 42390-WildfireRecords.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-16 - A flammability guide for some common New Zealand native tree and shrub species - Filename: 14553-FlammabilityGuide.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-16 - A fire danger climatology for New Zealand - Appendix 2 - Filename: 35573-A-Fire-Danger-Climatology-Appendix2.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-16 - Analysis of New Zealand's wildfire records - Filename: 44914-AnalysisWildfireRecords.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-16 - Fuel load recovery in tussock grasslands - Filename: 44915-FuelLoadRecovery.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-16 - Fire behaviour tools - Filename: 44917-FireBehaviourTools.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-16 - Validating the moisture codes of the FWI system in New Zealand pine plantation fuels - Appendices - Filename: 44922-FWISystemCodes-Appendices.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-16 - Validating the moisture codes of the FWI system in New Zealand pine plantation fuels - Filename: 44922-FWISystemCodes.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-16 - Fire behaviour case study: Mt Cook Station Fire, 16 January 2008 - Filename: 44923-MtCookCaseStudy.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-16 - Case Study – Mt Cook Station fire, 16 January 2008 - Filename: 46455-MountCookStationFire.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-15 - Thresholds for fire development in gorse - Filename: 46456-ThresholdsforFireDevelopmentinGorse.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-15 - Assessment of the general public's perception of rural fire danger communications - Filename: 47056-AssessmentofPublicPerception.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-15 - Mitigating the risk of human caused wildfires: literature review and stakeholder study - Filename: 47064-MitigatingRiskofWildfires.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-15 - Rural firefighter workload - Filename: 48040-RuralFireFighterWorkload.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-15 - Fire climate severity - Filename: 48388-FireClimateSeverity.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-15 - Future fire danger - Filename: 48389-FutureFireDanger.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-14 - Highlights 2011 - Overview - Filename: 48827-Highlights2011-FP2011AnnualReport.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-14 - Quantifying the change in high country fire hazard from wilding trees - Filename: 51520-WildingHazardProject.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-14 - Highlights 2013 - FP Annual Report 2013 - Filename: 52896-Highlights2013-FP2013AnnualReport.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-14 - Rural Fire Research Highlights 2014 Overview - Filename: 56345-Highlights2014-FP2014AnnualR.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-14 - Rural Fire Research Highlights 2015 Overview - Filename: 57165-Highlights2015-FP2015AnnualReport.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-14 - Highlights 2015 - Filename: 57786-RFR-Highlights-2015.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-11 - A fire danger climatology for New Zealand - Filename: 35573-A-Fire-Danger-Climatology-for-NZ.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-11 - FTTN 43: Effective communication of wildfire messages for New Zealand communities - Filename: fttn43.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-11 - FTTN 42: Mitigating the risk of human caused wildfires: literature review and stakeholder study - Filename: fttn42.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-11 - FTTN 41: What is the general public's perception of rural fire danger communications? - Filename: fttn41.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-11 - FTTN 40: Fire Behaviour Case Study. Waiomu, 28 January 2008 - Filename: fttn40.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-11 - FTTN 39: Ignition thresholds in grassland fuels and management applications for public conservation land in Canterbury - Filename: Fttn39.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-11 - FTTN 37: Overview of rural fire insurance issues and lessons learned from Withers Hills fire, December 2000 - Filename: Fttn37.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-11 - FTTN 36: The case of a fire-affected community: West Melton fire, December 2003 - Filename: Fttn36.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-11 - FTTN 35: Wildfires and communities: International perspectives - Filename: Fttn35.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-11 - FTTN 34: Fire danger warning communication in New Zealand: Summary of pilot study of Rural Fire Authority communications in Canterbury - Filename: Fttn34.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-11 - FTTN 32: Describing New Zealand's fire climate: Part I - Fire danger climatology analyses - Filename: Fttn32.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-11 - FTTN 31: A comparison of the 1986 and 2005 Awarua Wetlands fires - Addendum - Filename: Fttn31-add.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-11 - FTTN 31: A comparison of the 1986 and 2005 Awarua Wetlands fires - Filename: Fttn31.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-11 - FTTN 30: Improved fuel type and fuel load maps: a GIS system for mapping fire behaviour potential - Filename: Fttn30.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-11 - FTTN 29: A close call in Otago - some lessons to be learned - Filename: Fttn29.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-11 - FTTN 28: The Miners Road fire of 2nd February 2003 - Filename: Fttn28.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-11 - FTTN 27: Impressions of fire management, research and training in Canada - Filename: Fttn27.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-11 - FTTN 26: Wildfire documentation: the need for case studies illustrated using the example of "The Atawhai Fire of 7 May 2002: a case study" by S.A.J. Anderson - Filename: Fttn26.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-10 - FTTN 23: New publications produced with the support of the NZ Fire Service Commission's Contestable Research Fund - Filename: Fttn23.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-10 - FTTN 21: Draft field guides for determining fuel loads and biomass in New Zealand vegetation types - Filename: Fttn21.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-10 - FTTN 20: A field guide for predicting grassland fire potential: derivation and use - Filename: Fttn20.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-10 - FTTN 19: The Bucklands Crossing fire burnover - Filename: Fttn19.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-10 - FTTN 18: Aerial fire suppression workshop - Filename: Fttn18.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-10 - FTTN 17: The influence of wind speed on the effectiveness of aerial fire suppression - Filename: Fttn17.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-10 - FTTN 16: Reducing the influence of helicopter rotor wash on fire behaviour - Filename: Fttn16.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-10 - FTTN 15: Comparison of the cost-effectiveness of some aircraft used for fire suppression - Part 2 - Filename: Fttn15.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-10 - FTTN 14: Fire growth, fire behaviour and firefighter safety - A review of the lessons from "A case study of grassland fire behaviour and suppression: the Tikokino Fire of 31 January 1991" by J.H. Rasmussen and L.G. Fogarty - Filename: Fttn14.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-10 - FTTN 13: Fireboming effectiveness - interim recommended foam consistencies and aerial attack guidelines - Filename: Fttn13.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-10 - FTTN 12: Guidelines for determining aerial drop patterns in open areas - Filename: Fttn12.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-10 - FTTN 11: Firebombing effectiveness - where to from here? - Filename: Fttn11.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-10 - FTTN 10: An initial assessment of fire danger in New Zealand's climatic regions - Filename: Fttn10.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-10 - FTTN 09: Introducing the Forest and Rural Fire Scientific and Technical Series - Filename: Fttn09.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-10 - FTTN 08: Comparison of the cost-effectiveness of some aircraft used for fire suppression - Filename: Fttn08.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-10 - FTTN 07: A summary and status of the "Proposed Revision of Fire Danger Class Criterial of Forest and Rural Fire Areas in New Zealand" by Martin Alexander - Filename: Fttn07.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-10 - FTTN 06: Forest and rural fire research in New Zealand - Filename: Fttn06.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-10 - FTTN 05: Wildfire behaviour case study of the 1986 Awarua Wetlands fire - Filename: Fttn05.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-10 - FTTN 04: Application of rate of spread information to fire suppression planning - Filename: Fttn04.pdf
- Published: 2018-05-10 - FTTN 03: Fire problem, what fire problem? - Filename: Fttn03.pdf
- Published: 2018-04-24 - Learning by burning - Filename: 44918-LearningbyBurning.pdf
- Published: 2018-04-24 - Pre-FRFANZ Science Day Proceedings 2013 - Filename: 52070-Pre-FRFANZScienceDayProceedings2013.pdf
- Published: 2018-04-24 - A case study of grassland fire behaviour and suppression: the Tikokino Fire of 31 January 1991 - Filename: 14232-Bulletin197No2-CaseStudyofGrasslandFireBehaviour.pdf
- Published: 2018-04-19 - New Zealand Rural Fire Research Workshop 2010 - Proceedings - Filename: 47219-RuralFireResearchWorkshop2010ProceedingsNo2.pdf
- Published: 2018-04-17 - “Stretchy technology” – where are the robots & technology solutions? - Filename: 58548-StretchyTechnology7-8March2017.pdf
- Published: 2017-12-19 - Two rural/urban interface fires in the Wellington suburb of Karori: assessment of associated burning conditions and fire control strategies - Filename: Bulletin1.pdf
- Published: 2017-12-19 - Highlights 2013 - Filename: RFR_highlights_2013_web.pdf
- Published: 2017-12-19 - Highlights 2011 - Filename: SCION-Rural-Fire-Research-Report-2011_web.pdf
- Published: 2017-12-18 - FTTN 02: Fire Management in Canada - Lessons for New Zealand - Filename: FTTN02.pdf
- Published: 2017-12-18 - FTTN 01: Introducing the forest and rural Fire Technology Transfer Note - Filename: FTTN01.pdf