AFAC is the peak industry body for fire, emergency service and land management organisations in Australia and New Zealand. As such it can provide comment on a wide range of issues affecting fire and emergency services industry.
The work of AFAC is reported to the membership through:
AFAC has a vast network of industry specialists who can provide information to news outlets on numerous specialists’ topics. Through its close association with the Bushfire CRC AFAC can also arrange interviews with fire and emergency service specialists on topics including:
- Fire prevention and community safety
- Fire engineering, standards and regulation
- Arson
- Prescribed burning
- Impact of climate change on the natural environment
- Fire behaviour
- Smoke composition and smoke behaviour
- Aerial suppression
- Fire ecology and biodiversity
- Fire science – manufacturing and materials science
- Urban search and rescue
- Road crash rescue
- Volunteering
Media inquiries should be directed to:
Jay Gleeson, AFAC Communications Manager
Ph: 03 9418 5203
