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Vehicle related flood deaths - practice brief two July 2019

Why diversity and inclusion is important in emergency management

Malcolm Connellan, Former Deputy Commissioner at Fire and Rescue NSW, shares how CRC research has benefited the agency

Diversity and inclusion: building strength and capability

Community preparedness, warnings and response to 2017 NSW fires

Dr Blythe McLennan presenting at the Research Advisory Forum in Melbourne

Project update July 2019 – Enabling sustainable emergency volunteering

Aftermath from the 2016 September Adelaide floods.

Vehicle related flood deaths - practice brief two July 2019

Photo: Queensland Fire and Emergency Services

Science central to bushfire review

New research is available online.

New online - July 2019

Dr Stephanie Rotarangi joins the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC Board. Photo: CFA

Board strengthened with new Directors

CRC PhD student Avianto Amri developed the board game PREDIKT as part of his research with Macquarie University

Winning at disaster preparedness

Chermelle Engel presenting at the AFAC18 conference in Perth.

Diversity, inclusion and change, the new normal in Australia’s emergency management sector

CRC student Bill Calcutt presenting at the workforce and volunteering RAF in Melbourne.

CRC students succeed

Mick Bourke, a Dja Dja Wurrung man and district planner at Forest Fire Management Victoria, practicing djandak wi (healthy fire). Photo: Timothy Neale.

Scientific diversity, scientific uncertainty and risk mitigation policy & planning - final report

House inundated by flood water in Victoria. Photo credit: Victorian SES.

Challenges, Opportunities, and Pitfalls for Global Coupled Hydrologic‐Hydraulic Modeling of Floods

An illustration of several natural hazards around Australia. Photo: Mehmet Ulubasoglu.

Optimising post-disaster recovery interventions in Australia: annual project report 2018-19

Prescribed burn at Mt Solitary in May 2018. Photo: Beth Koperberg

From hectares to tailor-made solutions for risk mitigation: annual project report 2018-19

The roles of pharmacists in disaster health management in natural and anthropogenic disasters

State Emergency Service volunteers during an emergency.

Valuing volunteers: better understanding the primary motives for volunteering in Australian emergency services

Controlled fire in South Australia. Photo: SA Metropolitan Fire Service

Exploratory scenario analysis for disaster risk reduction: Considering alternative pathways in disaster risk assessment

This study is looking at the effects of fire on catchment hydrology.

Approaches for investigating wildfire impacts on catchment hydrology

Birds flying over a prescribed burn down Kentish Rd in the Northern Territory. Photo: Tina Holt.

Investigating bird responses to fire in the Heathy Dry Forests of Victoria, Australia

Forests in the Kinglake Ranges.

Assessment of the Dual Polarimetric Sentinel-1A Data for Forest Fuel Moisture Content Estimation

Mapping of fire severity in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory.

Multi-scaled calibration of high-resolution burnt area and fire severity mapping - workshop report

Warning sign with evacuation instructions.

Overcoming Ambiguity: Conflict Between Emergency Warning Messages and Socio-Environmental Cues

Houses exposed to fire risk near Belrose NSW. Photo: Anthony Clark NSW RFS.

Physics-Based Simulation of Heat Load on Structures for Improving Construction Standards for Bushfire Prone Areas

Flooding at Dungog. Photo: NSW RFS.

River reconstruction using a conformal mapping method

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The Conversation

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Radio National Background Briefing

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The Advertiser

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ABC AM

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