September 2015 - Disaster & Emergency Management Conference

herve September 29, 2015 Drones, Emergency Management, Incident Controller, safety equipment, Sharks

Drones, electric barriers and sonar to help keep sharks away in Australia

Mashable As summer approaches in Australia and people head back to the water, public concern about shark attacks naturally increases. To counter the threat, swimmers, fishermen and surfers could soon find beaches going high-tech. To examine possible technological solutions to…

herve September 22, 2015 Australia response, Australian Government, Climate Change, Disaster, Disaster Planning, Disaster Preparedness

Why climate change is Australia’s greatest national security issue

The Canberra Times I recently gave my “National Security and Counterterrorism” Masters students a syndicate exercise at the end of their course requiring them to prioritise the most serious threats to Australia’s national security (with national security being defined as…

herve September 18, 2015 Australia response, Australian Government, disaster management education, Disaster Planning, Disaster Preparedness, disaster research, Emergency Management, emergency planning, emergency preparedness, Emergency Services

The case for uniform disaster law

The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 September 2015. There were the high heels sent to Samoa after Cyclone Evan in 2012, the shipment of bathtubs clogging up Tonga Customs after Cyclone Ian last year and the beef masala donated to the…

herve September 17, 2015 ABC NEWS, Disaster Planning, Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Management, emergency planning, emergency preparedness, Emergency Response, Emergency Services, fire and emergency services

Queensland’s Emergency Management HQ prepares for summer

ABC News Some of the most intense decision-making in the state takes place in the northern suburb of Kedron, with preparations underway for the upcoming weather season. Emergency Management Queensland headquarters is the base for the state’s key emergency workers…

herve September 16, 2015 Communications, crisis management, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Responder Program, Emergency Management, logistics, Natural Disaster Planning, Preparedness, safety

Vodafone displays disaster recovery skills with emergency network demo

Computerworld NZ, 15 September 2015. Vodafone NZ has demonstrated its portfolio of emergency network options for remote, zero-coverage areas, as part of a live civil defence simulation for customers and the emergency services. The solutions showcased help first response teams…

herve September 11, 2015 Brisbane Times, Disaster, Disaster Planning, Disaster Preparedness

Report blasts Queensland councils’ disaster warning capabilities

Originally published by the Brisbane Times The disaster preparedness of Queensland councils has been blasted in a damning report that highlighted a lack of collaboration and planning between authorities. A review by the Inspector-General Emergency Management found few councils had…

herve September 7, 2015 Emergency Management, Emergency Response, Emergency Services, fire and emergency services, Fire and Rescue

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services: Mactaggarts Woolstore, Newstead, 1990.

Published on Sep 1, 2015 via Queensland Fire and Emergency Services. It was so big, the fire was sucking them in like a monster, Tom Dawson remembers. One of Brisbane’s fiercest fires, ferocious beyond belief, the 1990 Woolstore combustion shot…

herve September 1, 2015 BOM, bushfire, bushfires, Community Safety, Disaster Planning, Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Management, emergency preparedness, Risk Management, Rural Fire Service

Busy bushfire season predicted for Australia’s most populous regions

Published September 1 2015, The Sydney Morning Herald. The most populous regions of Australia can expect another year of above-average fire risk as the long-term decline in cool season rainfall combines with the strengthening El Nino in the Pacific. A…