Tasmanian Police and Emergency Management Minister Rene Hidding opens the day
More than 130 Tasmanian fire, police and emergency managers joined land managers and government staff in Hobart on 7 August to hear from some of the nation’s leading natural disaster experts across a range of scientific fields.
The Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC staged a research briefing for its Tasmanian partners, with participants gaining insights into the range of research currently underway, along with the previous work of the Bushfire CRC.
The event was opened by the Tasmanian Minister for Police and Emergency Management, the Honourable Rene Hidding, with Tasmania Fire Service Chief Officer Mike Brown speaking of the value TFS has gained from its partnership with the Bushfire CRC, and how this will be expanded under the BNHCRC.
Topics covered on the day were; how research can be used, how communities and emergency managers make decisions under threat; getting the most out of volunteers; sharing responsibility for emergency management; extreme weather; building at the rural/urban interface; hazard fatalities; bushfire mapping; and the legal and political implications of emergency management.
Thank you to the Tasmania Fire Service for its role in organising the day.