Cultural services for government bodies, not-for-profit's, environmental & community groups
WHAT WE DO
- We engage with Native Title owners to provide a culturally appropriate service.
- We offer workshops to educate on fire, smoke, seasons and the environment.
- All our services and fire practitioners are fully trained, insured and qualified in emergency response & First Aid
- We survey land for risk assessment, pest management, develop cultural reports and identify future consideration on Country
- Develop land management plans and strategies to prevent hazards and protect assets for the long term future.
- Conduct urban or speciality burns that are considered a higher risk.
Hazard Reduction vs Cultural Burn
Back burning and Hazard reduction are currently the most widely used techniques employed by farmers and Government agencies (incl RFS, NPWS and Forestry) in Australia to control wildfires by reducing the amount of fuel available to the fire. The objective of these practices to reduce, slow down or stop the spread of a wildfire. However, these practices often ignore the control measures that are used in cultural burning, leading to high-intensity fires that burn the tree canopy, scorch the soil and destroy ecosystems. This can actually increase fuel loads over time, creating more devastating wildfires.
In contrast, cultural burning is typically managed to scale and is carefully planned and conducted, using age-old methods harnessed by Indigenous peoples used to manage and protect the land, promote biodiversity and maintain cultural practices and traditions. A lack of understanding and implementation of Indigenous knowledge on the use of fire has exacerbated the wildfires we are currently seeing across the planet.
Fire Lore can assist your organisation by:
Communicate
Communicating with authorities, such as RFS, National Parks and local councils
Engage
Engaging with Native Title to provide culturally appropriate services and advice
Workshops
We offer workshops to educate on fire, smoke, seasons and the environment.
Planning
Support Native Title to set up a cultural Burning. Including setup, certification, insurance.
Reports & Surveys
Cultural land surveys for risk assessment, pest management and develop cultural reports
Controlled Burns
Offer fully insured culturally prescribed controlled burning services