<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>FiSci — Field notes</title><description>FiSci Mitigate simulates bushfire across your landscape, tests every mitigation option against the same fires, and tells you how much risk each one removes and what it costs.</description><link>https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/</link><language>en-au</language><item><title>A Shield of Fire on the Far South Coast</title><link>https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/shield-of-fire-far-south-coast/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/shield-of-fire-far-south-coast/</guid><description>A coordinated autumn burn programme by FCNSW, RFS and NPWS quietly took roughly 13,700 asset-impact events off the table. We re-ran the worst day on record to measure it.</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Matthew Robards</author></item><item><title>Kemps Lane Fire: from simulation to operational reality</title><link>https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/kemps-lane-fire/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/kemps-lane-fire/</guid><description>I ran a simulation out of curiosity on a Friday afternoon. Two hours later my pager went off and I was standing in it.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Matthew Robards</author></item><item><title>A new chapter: FiSci is now open for business in the USA</title><link>https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/open-for-business-in-the-usa/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/open-for-business-in-the-usa/</guid><description>Country-wide vegetation and fire scar data across America, and the Mitigate platform behind it.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Kevin Bonner</author></item><item><title>Simon Davis joins the FiSci advisory board</title><link>https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/simon-davis-joins-advisory-board/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/simon-davis-joins-advisory-board/</guid><description>A strategic partnership with C2 Operations, and two decades of Australian fire and emergency services leadership joining our advisory board.</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Kevin Bonner</author></item><item><title>Mind the gaps: why high-resolution analysis matters in a wet fire season</title><link>https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/mind-the-gaps-wet-fire-season/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/mind-the-gaps-wet-fire-season/</guid><description>A wet year leaves patchy burns. The unburnt gaps are tomorrow&apos;s fuel — and the question is which of them matter.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Matthew Robards</author></item><item><title>Fiery precision: what a drive down the Stuart Highway reveals about fire scar accuracy</title><link>https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/fire-scar-accuracy-stuart-highway/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/fire-scar-accuracy-stuart-highway/</guid><description>Ground-truthing a deep learning fire scar model with Google Street View, and finding it correct down to a single clump of trees.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Kevin Bonner</author></item><item><title>From insight to action: prescriptive analytics in Mitigate</title><link>https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/prescriptive-analytics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/prescriptive-analytics/</guid><description>Part three of three. Once you know where fire will go, the question becomes what to do about it.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Kevin Bonner</author></item><item><title>Modelling risk before fire strikes: predictive analytics in Mitigate</title><link>https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/predictive-analytics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/predictive-analytics/</guid><description>Part two of three. Where will danger come from, what is most at risk, and how will fire actually move?</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Kevin Bonner</author></item><item><title>Understanding descriptive analytics in bushfire mitigation</title><link>https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/descriptive-analytics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/descriptive-analytics/</guid><description>Part one of three. Before you can model anything, you have to know what is actually there.</description><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Kevin Bonner</author></item><item><title>Fuelling resilience: lessons from wildfires past and present</title><link>https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/fuelling-resilience/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/fuelling-resilience/</guid><description>The Los Angeles fires, Black Summer, and what belongs in a fire risk management strategy.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Kevin Bonner</author></item><item><title>From machine learning to wildfires: my unconventional path to FiSci</title><link>https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/from-machine-learning-to-wildfires/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/from-machine-learning-to-wildfires/</guid><description>Space debris lasers, a decade at Hivery, Black Summer, and a pager.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Matthew Robards</author></item><item><title>Smoke taint: a silent threat to vineyards</title><link>https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/smoke-taint-vineyards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/smoke-taint-vineyards/</guid><description>Volatile phenolic compounds, unmarketable wine, and over $100 million lost in NSW alone.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Kevin Bonner</author></item><item><title>My first month as a co-founder at FiSci</title><link>https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/first-month-as-co-founder/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/first-month-as-co-founder/</guid><description>On saying yes, on being out of your depth after twenty years, and on how generous the firetech industry turned out to be.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Kevin Bonner</author></item><item><title>The impact of bushfires on the renewable energy industry</title><link>https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/bushfires-and-renewable-energy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/bushfires-and-renewable-energy/</guid><description>Solar farms, wind turbines and hydro — and why proactive risk reduction belongs in the operating budget.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Matthew Robards</author></item><item><title>FiSci ignites: harnessing AI to combat wildfires</title><link>https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/fisci-launch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.fi-sci-mitigate.com/blog/fisci-launch/</guid><description>The official launch of FiSci.</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Matthew Robards</author></item></channel></rss>