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herve February 26, 2015 Fire and Rescue

Landmark study into firefighters’ mental health

The University of Adelaide is conducting the first study of its kind into the mental health of professional firefighters at South Australia’s Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS). The six-month study is focusing on the health and wellbeing of currently serving and…
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herve February 19, 2015 Emergency, Emergency Management

Salvation Army needs more volunteers to cope with emergencies

The Gladstone Salvation Army says it desperately needs more volunteers in order to be fully prepared for Queensland’s unpredictable weather The Salvation Army supports emergency service workers while they are in the field by keeping them well fed and hydrated.…
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herve February 19, 2015 Disaster, Disaster & Emergency Management Conference

Planning for floods and fires now the recipe for disaster has changed

By Jim McGowan, Griffith University The floods in Queensland and Northern New South Wales and the extensive January bushfires which caused destruction across Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales confirm that we need to rethink how we plan for, and…
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herve February 17, 2015 Disaster, Disaster & Emergency Management Conference, Uncategorized

Australia’s emergency funding is another disaster waiting to happen

By Rachel Anne Carter, Deakin University The fires that have swept through South Australia over the past few days have destroyed at least 12,000 hectares and up to 38 homes, in what have been described as the worst South Australian…
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herve February 12, 2015 Disaster, disaster management education

Tide Turns on Tsunami Knowledge

A new educational resource on tsunamis, funded by the Attorney-General’s Department, has been released. The Department’s National Emergency Management Projects (NEMP) program funded Surf Life Saving Australia to produce the interactive online resource, Tsunami: The Ultimate Guide. The resource can…
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herve February 5, 2015 Disaster, disaster management education, Disaster Planning, Disaster Reduction, Risk Management, Uncategorized

US Crisis Expert Communicates with Australia

Communications is frequently the forgotten element in crisis risk management, a US crisis communications expert will tell Australian risk managers in an upcoming tour. Bob Jensen, who has more than 30 years’ experience dealing with headline events, including crisis communications…
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herve February 3, 2015 Ambulance, Emergency, Emergency Management, Emergency Response, Emergency Response Intelligence Capability, Emergency Services

ACT ambulance response times are best in Australia: report

Ambulance response times in the capital are the fastest they’ve been in five years, with half of the most critical cases responded to within eight minutes, the Productivity Commission has found. The annual Report on Government Services, which was released…
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