NHT Fire Site

1. NAFI SITE Fire Pro Site NHT Fire Site • Public Info on Fire

2. Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro Entire North WANT Click on a region above for fire management information and resources Exit

3. Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro Northern Australia Overview Entire North WANT Overview Northern Australia overview would cover breif summary of issues and their causes – climate and veg, land managers etc and then refer users to menu at left Map of region Map of region Climate & Veg Land users Fire Regimes Wildfires Biodiversity Grazing Traditional Exit

4. Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro Northern Australia Climate and Vegetation Entire North WANT Overview This section would describe the overall northern climate and then the veg types and landscapes and how they influence fire regimes – could be taken from Di’s Savanna burning text. Map of region Map of veg etc. Climate & Veg Land users Fire Regimes Wildfires Biodiversity Grazing Traditional Exit

5. Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro WA Rangelands Overview Entire North WANT Overview This is an NHT region – it has vastly different fire management situations within its boundaries. For practical info on fire management click on the individual sub-regions above –Kimberley, Pilbara or arid WA Map of region Map of region Tools Reporting Exit

6. Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro WA Rangelands Reporting Entire North WANT Overview This page would link to various documents and maps that would be useful for reporting and planning purposes for the NHT regional staff. Tools Reporting Exit

7. Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro Kimberley Overview Entire North WANT Kimberley Overview Kimberley Overview • The kimberley is fire prone because of climate – elaborate here – because of sparse population etc. • The Kimberley has four types of fire country: • Sandstone country • Black soil country • Red soil Country • Coastal Country • Click on the menu at left for information on managing fire in these types of country Map of region Map of region Kimberley Sandstone Kimberley Sandstone Kimberley Black soil Kimberley Black soil Kimberley Red soil Kimberley Red soil Kimberley Coastal Kimberley Coastal Kimberley Knowledge Kimberley Knowledge Kimberley people Kimberley people Kimberley tools Kimberley tools Kimberley news and events Exit

8. Kimberley Overview Kimberley Sandstone Kimberley Black soil Kimberley Red soil Kimberley Coastal Kimberley Knowledge Kimberley people Kimberley tools Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro KimberleySandstone Entire North WANT Map of region Map Summary Vegetation & fire Land use & fire Wildfire management Using fire to manage for: biodiversity food plants grazing pressure weeds Kimberley news and events Exit

9. Kimberley Overview Kimberley Sandstone Kimberley Black soil Kimberley Red soil Kimberley Coastal Kimberley Knowledge Kimberley people Kimberley tools Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro KimberleySandstone Entire North WANT Summary The Sandstone country is pretty well mostly rubbish country and as the map at right shows, it covers a regrettably large part of the Kimberly. Map of region Map of Kimberley Sandstone country Kimberley news and events Exit

10. Kimberley Overview Kimberley Sandstone Kimberley Black soil Kimberley Red soil Kimberley Coastal Kimberley Knowledge Kimberley people Kimberley tools Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro KimberleySandstone Entire North WANT Vegetation & Fire The story of obligate seeders and fire frequency etc. Could refer to guidelines for managing the vegetation groups that occur in Kiimberley sandsone here. Map of region Map/pic of Kimberley Sandstone Vegetation Kimberley news and events Exit

11. Kimberley Overview Kimberley Sandstone Kimberley Black soil Kimberley Red soil Kimberley Coastal Kimberley Knowledge Kimberley people Kimberley tools Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro KimberleySandstone Entire North WANT Land Use & Fire Outline who uses the sandstone country – indigenous communities, tourists, tourist operators, park managers and what issues they have with fire management – and how they affect fire management Map of region pic of Kimberley Sandstone land user Kimberley news and events Exit

12. Kimberley Overview Kimberley Sandstone Kimberley Black soil Kimberley Red soil Kimberley Coastal Kimberley Knowledge Kimberley people Kimberley tools Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro KimberleySandstone Entire North WANT Managing for biodiversity Point out that managing biodiversity with fire usually involves managing vegetation blah blah The techniques used to manage vegetation for biodiversity are based on Guidelines for managing vegetation with fire in the Kimberley. Techniques Resources Map of region Map/pic of Kimberley Sandstone vegetation groups Kimberley news and events Exit

13. Kimberley Overview Kimberley Sandstone Kimberley Black soil Kimberley Red soil Kimberley Coastal Kimberley Knowledge Kimberley people Kimberley tools Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro KimberleySandstone Entire North WANT Techniques for managing biodiversity These techniques are taken from the guidelines for managing the vegetation groups that occur in Kimberley sandstone. Technique 1. Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Click for more details of this technique. Click for some case studies and stories here. Technique 2. Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Click for more details of this technique. Click for some case studies and stories here. Resources Can’t find what you want? See links below for related techniques in other regions Top End Sav NT Nth Gulf Cape York Kimberley news and events Exit

14. Kimberley Overview Kimberley Sandstone Kimberley Black soil Kimberley Red soil Kimberley Coastal Kimberley Knowledge Kimberley people Kimberley tools Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro KimberleySandstone Entire North WANT • Resources for managing biodiversity • This page will have links to maps and mapping tools that are useful for managing biodiversity in the Kimberley sandstone. • Maps of species distributions in these habitats • Fire history and fire frequency maps • Other maps layers – soils, etc. • GIS tools for analysing these maps • Useful publications • Literature search tool • Links to summaries of relevant recent research and knowledge not already in the examples and stories Techniques Can’t find what you want? See links below for related resources in other regions Top End Sav NT Nth Gulf Cape York Kimberley news and events Exit

15. Kimberley Overview Kimberley Sandstone Kimberley Black soil Kimberley Red soil Kimberley Coastal Kimberley Knowledge Kimberley people Kimberley tools Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro KimberleySandstone Entire North WANT Managing wildfires Techniques and Options Resources Map of region pic of Kimberley Sandstone wildfire Kimberley news and events Exit

16. Kimberley Overview Kimberley Sandstone Kimberley Black soil Kimberley Red soil Kimberley Coastal Kimberley Knowledge Kimberley people Kimberley tools Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro KimberleySandstone Entire North WANT Managing for food plants Techniques and Options Resources Map of region pic of Kimberley Sandstone food plants Kimberley news and events Exit

17. Kimberley Overview Kimberley Sandstone Kimberley Black soil Kimberley Red soil Kimberley Coastal Kimberley Knowledge Kimberley people Kimberley tools Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro KimberleySandstone Entire North WANT Managing for grazing & pasture Techniques and Options Resources Map of region pic of Kimberley Sandstone grazing Kimberley news and events Exit

18. Kimberley Overview Kimberley Sandstone Kimberley Black soil Kimberley Red soil Kimberley Coastal Kimberley Knowledge Kimberley people Kimberley tools Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro KimberleySandstone Entire North WANT Managing for weeds Techniques and Options Resources Map of region pic of Kimberley Sandstone weeds Kimberley news and events Exit

19. Kimberley Overview Kimberley Sandstone Kimberley Black soil Kimberley Red soil Kimberley Coastal Kimberley Knowledge Kimberley people Kimberley tools Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro Kimberley Black soil Entire North WANT Map of region Map Summary Vegetation & fire Land use & fire Wildfire management Using fire to manage for: biodiversity food plants grazing pressure weeds Kimberley news and events Exit

20. Kimberley Overview Kimberley Sandstone Kimberley Black soil Kimberley Red soil Kimberley Coastal Kimberley Knowledge Kimberley people Kimberley tools Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro Kimberley Black soil Entire North WANT Summary The black soil country is blah blah Map of region Map of Kimberley Black soil country Kimberley news and events Exit

21. Kimberley Overview Kimberley Sandstone Kimberley Black soil Kimberley Red soil Kimberley Coastal Kimberley Knowledge Kimberley people Kimberley tools Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro Kimberley Red soil Entire North WANT Map of region Map Summary Vegetation & fire Land use & fire Wildfire management Using fire to manage for: biodiversity food plants grazing pressure weeds Kimberley news and events Exit

22. Kimberley Overview Kimberley Sandstone Kimberley Black soil Kimberley Red soil Kimberley Coastal Kimberley Knowledge Kimberley people Kimberley tools Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro Kimberley Red soil Entire North WANT Summary The red soil country is blah blah Map of region Map of Kimberley red soil country Kimberley news and events Exit

23. Kimberley Overview Kimberley Sandstone Kimberley Black soil Kimberley Red soil Kimberley Coastal Kimberley Knowledge Kimberley people Kimberley tools Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro Kimberley Coastal Entire North WANT Map of region Map Summary Vegetation & fire Land use & fire Wildfire management Using fire to manage for: biodiversity food plants grazing pressure weeds Kimberley news and events Exit

24. Kimberley Overview Kimberley Sandstone Kimberley Black soil Kimberley Red soil Kimberley Coastal Kimberley Knowledge Kimberley people Kimberley tools Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro Kimberley Coastal Entire North WANT Summary The coastal country is blah blah Map of region Map of Kimberley coastal country Kimberley news and events Exit

25. Kimberley Overview Kimberley Sandstone Kimberley Black soil Kimberley Red soil Kimberley Coastal Kimberley Knowledge Kimberley people Kimberley tools Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro Kimberley Knowledge Entire North WANT This page links to various sources of knowledge that you might find useful in managing fire in the Kimberley Research Projects summaries of fire management research that is relevant to fire management in the Kimberley Knowledge summaries of local and traditional sources of fire management knowledge Search for a fire management reference Kimberley news and events Exit

26. Kimberley Overview Kimberley Sandstone Kimberley Black soil Kimberley Red soil Kimberley Coastal Kimberley Knowledge Kimberley people Kimberley tools Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro Kimberley People Entire North WANT • This page links to various people and organisations that you might find useful in managing fire in the Kimberley • Click on the category below for a list of people and organisations who can help you in your area of interest • Wildfire • Search for a fire management contact Kimberley news and events Exit

27. Kimberley Overview Kimberley Sandstone Kimberley Black soil Kimberley Red soil Kimberley Coastal Kimberley Knowledge Kimberley people Kimberley tools Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro Kimberley Tools Entire North WANT • This page links to various online tools and publications that you might find useful in managing fire in the Kimberley • Online tools • NAFI site (Kimberley section) • Map making tools • Publications • Savanna Burning • Malgara Workshop • Fuel Guide • VRD CD Kimberley news and events Exit

28. Kimberley Overview Kimberley Sandstone Kimberley Black soil Kimberley Red soil Kimberley Coastal Kimberley Knowledge Kimberley people Kimberley tools Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro Kimberley News and Events Entire North WANT This page links to various news items and events relating to Fire management in the Kimberley Kimberley news and events Exit

29. Pilbara Overview Pilbara Sandstone Pilbara Black soil Pilbara Red soil Pilbara Coastal Pilbara Knowledge Pilbara People Pilbara Tools Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro Pilbara Overview Entire North WANT Overview The Pilbara is blah blah blah Map of region Map of region Pilbara News and Events Exit

30. Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro Arid WA Overview Entire North WANT Arid WA Overview Overview Do they even have fire in Arid WA? Why did we get lumped with having to service this neck of the woods? Map of region Map of region Arid WA land type 1 Arid WA land type 2 Arid WA Knowledge Arid WA People Arid WA Tools Arid WA News and Events Exit

31. Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro NT Overview Entire North WANT Overview Overview This is an NHT region – it has vastly different fire management situations within its boundaries. For practical info on fire management click on the individual sub-regions above – Top End, Savanna NT or Arid NT. Map of region Tools Reporting Exit

32. Top End Overview Top End Sandstone Top End Black soil Top End Red soil Top End Coastal Top End Knowledge Top End People Top End Tools Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro Top End Overview Entire North WANT Overview The Top End of the NT is one of the most fire-prone regions in Australia along with Cape York and the Kimberley. Also has seen major research efforts making it relatively rich in knowledge. Has Kakadu and Arnhem land… Map of region Map of region Top End News and Events Exit

33. Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro Top EndSandstone Entire North WANT Top End Overview Techniques for managing biodiversity These techniques are taken from the guidelines for managing the vegetation groups that occur in Top End sandstone. Technique 1. Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Click for more details of this technique. Click for some case studies and stories here. Technique 2. Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Click for more details of this technique. Click for some case studies and stories here. Technique 3. Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Click for more details of this technique. Click for some case studies and stories here. Technique 4. Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Click for more details of this technique. Click for some case studies and stories here. Resources Top End Sandstone Top End Black soil Can’t find what you want? See links below for related techniques in other regions Kimberley Sav NT Nth Gulf Cape York Top End Red soil Top End Coastal Top End Knowledge Top End People Top End Tools Top End News and Events Exit

34. Top End Overview Top End Sandstone Top End Black soil Top End Red soil Top End Coastal Top End Knowledge Top End People Top End Tools Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro Top EndSandstone Entire North WANT • Resources for managing biodiversity • This page will have links to maps and mapping tools that are useful for managing biodiversity in the Top End sandstone. • Maps of species distributions in these habitats • Fire history and fire frequency maps • Other maps layers – soils, etc. • GIS tools for analysing these maps • Useful publications • Literature search tool • Links to summaries of relevant recent research and knowledge not already in the examples and stories Techniques Can’t find what you want? See links below for related resources in other regions Kimberley Sav NT Nth Gulf Cape York Top End News and Events Exit

35. Sav. NT Overview Sav. NT Sandstone Sav. NT Black soil Sav. NT Red soil Sav. NT Coastal Sav. NT Knowledge Sav. NT People Sav. NT Tools Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro Savanna NT Overview Entire North WANT Overview The Savanna NT region covers the VRD, Katherine region, the Sturt Plateau, Roper River and NT Gulf districts. Plenty of grazing country with sandstone country in VRD. Map of region Map of region Sav NT News and Events Exit

36. Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro Arid NT Overview Entire North WANT Arid NT Overview Overview The arid zone of the NT has a different set of fire management challenges compared to regions further north…. Map of region Map of region Arid NT land type 1 Arid NT land type 2 Arid NT Knowledge Arid NT People Arid NT Tools Sav NT News and Events Exit

37. N. Gulf Overview N. Gulf Sandstone N. Gulf Black soil N. Gulf Red soil N. Gulf Coastal N. Gulf Knowledge N. Gulf People N. Gulf Tools N. Gulf Reporting N. Gulf News and Events Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro Northern Gulf Overview Entire North WANT Overview The Northern Gulf in an NHT region that is also a fire management region. Map of region Map of region Exit

38. S. Gulf Overview S. Gulf Sandstone S. Gulf Black soil S. Gulf Red soil S. Gulf Coastal S. Gulf Knowledge S. Gulf People S. Gulf Tools S. Gulf Reporting S. Gulf News and Events Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro Southern Gulf Overview Entire North WANT Overview The Southern Gulf in an NHT region that is also a fire management region. Map of region Map of region Exit

39. Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro Burdekin Overview Entire North WANT Burdekin Overview Burdekin Sandstone Overview The Burdekin is also an NHT region Map of region Map of region Burdekin Black soil BurdekinRed soil Burdekin Coastal Burdekin Knowledge Burdekin People Burdekin Tools Burdekin Reporting Burdekin News and Events Exit

40. Kimberley PilbaraArid WA Top end Sav NT Arid NT Nth Gulf Sth Gulf BurdekinCape York Fire Pro Cape York Overview Entire North WANT C. York Overview C. York Sandstone Overview Cape York is also an NHT region Map of region Map of region C. York Black soil C. York Red soil C. York Coastal C. York Knowledge C. York People C. York Tools C. York Reporting C. York News and Events Exit