Fire management comprises all activities associated with the management of fire-prone public land which includes National Parks, State Parks, forests and rural private land. This involves the management of both wildfire and the use of fire to meet land management goals and objectives. This includes the use of planned fire on public and private land and other activities to prepare for, respond to and recover from wildfire.

Fire plays an integral role in the management of our natural ecosystems. Fire management needs to be conducted with an understanding of both the role fire plays in biodiversity maintenance, and with the threats it can pose to life and property.

Park and forest management must accommodate both the inevitability of wildfire and the planned use of fire for a variety of purposes including the ecological requirements for fire and the protection of people and assets.

Research found in this area of this site examines fire suppression techniques including aerial and chemical suppression, equipment used for fighting fires and examines incident management.