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July

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Vehicle related flood deaths - practice brief two July 2019
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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
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Diversity and inclusion: building strength and capability
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Community preparedness, warnings and response to 2017 NSW fires
Dr Blythe McLennan presenting at the Research Advisory Forum in Melbourne
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Project update July 2019 – Enabling sustainable emergency volunteering
Aftermath from the 2016 September Adelaide floods.
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Vehicle related flood deaths - practice brief two July 2019
Photo: Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
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Science central to bushfire review
New research is available online.
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New online - July 2019
Dr Stephanie Rotarangi joins the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC Board. Photo: CFA
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Board strengthened with new Directors
CRC PhD student Avianto Amri developed the board game PREDIKT as part of his research with Macquarie University
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Winning at disaster preparedness
Chermelle Engel presenting at the AFAC18 conference in Perth.
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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.
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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.
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Scientific diversity, scientific uncertainty and risk mitigation policy & planning - final report
House inundated by flood water in Victoria. Photo credit: Victorian SES.
Biblio
Challenges, Opportunities, and Pitfalls for Global Coupled Hydrologic‐Hydraulic Modeling of Floods
An illustration of several natural hazards around Australia. Photo: Mehmet Ulubasoglu.
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Optimising post-disaster recovery interventions in Australia: annual project report 2018-19
Prescribed burn at Mt Solitary in May 2018. Photo: Beth Koperberg
Biblio
From hectares to tailor-made solutions for risk mitigation: annual project report 2018-19
Biblio
The roles of pharmacists in disaster health management in natural and anthropogenic disasters
State Emergency Service volunteers during an emergency.
Biblio
Valuing volunteers: better understanding the primary motives for volunteering in Australian emergency services
Controlled fire in South Australia. Photo: SA Metropolitan Fire Service
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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.
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Approaches for investigating wildfire impacts on catchment hydrology
Birds flying over a prescribed burn down Kentish Rd in the Northern Territory. Photo: Tina Holt.
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Investigating bird responses to fire in the Heathy Dry Forests of Victoria, Australia
Forests in the Kinglake Ranges.
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Assessment of the Dual Polarimetric Sentinel-1A Data for Forest Fuel Moisture Content Estimation
Mapping of fire severity in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory.
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Multi-scaled calibration of high-resolution burnt area and fire severity mapping - workshop report
Warning sign with evacuation instructions.
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Overcoming Ambiguity: Conflict Between Emergency Warning Messages and Socio-Environmental Cues
Houses exposed to fire risk near Belrose NSW. Photo: Anthony Clark NSW RFS.
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Physics-Based Simulation of Heat Load on Structures for Improving Construction Standards for Bushfire Prone Areas
Flooding at Dungog. Photo: NSW RFS.
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River reconstruction using a conformal mapping method

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