Fire behaviour scientist Dr Philip Zylstra will join us on the Co-op to discuss his research and its implications for how we manage bushfire risk. There will be a presentation and ample time for questions and discussion.

About the speaker

Dr Zylstra came to bushfire research from a background in fire management and remote area firefighting. Since that time he has developed the first and only peer-reviewed fire behaviour model for Australian forests outside of West Australian jarrah.

His work focuses on understanding the ways that our interaction with forests affect fire risk. Using fire history analysis and state-of-the-art modelling, Dr Zylstra’s work reconciles deep knowledge from First Peoples with forest ecology and a complex understanding of fire behaviour to provide critically-needed guidance in fire management.

Dr Zylstra is an Adjunct Associate Professor with Curtin University’s School of Molecular and Life Sciences (Perth), and a Research Associate of the University…