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Drones and bushfire capability

Improving national coordination of Australia’s drone research and operational capability to support bushfire risk reduction practices
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Emerging aviation technologies for natural disaster risk reduction purposes in Australia have increased substantially in recent years, with fire and emergency services trialling and integrating drone technologies into their bushfire response practices. 

The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts engaged the ANU-Optus Bushfire Research Centre of Excellence and Firetech Connect to develop a report outlining a strategy and implementation pathway for emerging aviation technologies in bushfire response.

This initiative improves coordination between research institutions and firefighting services, to enhance the use of drones and other aviation technologies in bushfire scenarios, and identify future research priorities. By bridging the gap between research and operational needs, this report will help Australia better prepare for and respond to future bushfire events.

You can read more here.

This project was funded by the National Emergency Management Agency’s (NEMA) Disaster Risk Reduction Package to support work aiming to reduce the risk and impact of bushfires in Australia.