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herve April 11, 2018 2018 Australian & New Zealand Disaster & Emergency Management Conference, first response

The “Forgotten” 9/11 Responders

The 2018 Australian and New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference is almost here again, this year the Conference will be held over the 21-22 May at The Star Gold Coast. Dr Erin Smith, Senior Lecturer from Edith Cowan University…

herve March 20, 2018 2018 Australian & New Zealand Disaster & Emergency Management Conference, extreme weather, first response, flood, floods

Major flooding events follow 40-year cycle in south-east Queensland, study suggests.

The next serious widespread south-east Queensland flooding event could happen in 2050, according to an analysis of historical flood data for the region. Using Bureau of Meteorology’s Australian flood data across 10 south-east Queensland catchments from 1890-2014, researchers found past…

herve March 19, 2018 2018 Australian & New Zealand Disaster & Emergency Management Conference, Disaster Management, Disaster Planning, Disaster Preparedness, disaster recovery, first response, flood, floods

Floods don’t occur randomly, so why do we still plan as if they do?

Most major floods in South East Queensland arrive in five-year bursts, once every 40 years or so, according to our new research. Yet flood estimation, protection and management approaches are still designed on the basis that flood risk stays the same all the…

herve March 6, 2018 2017 Australian & New Zealand Disaster & Emergency Management Conference, Disaster, disaster recovery, Emergency Response, first response

The Disaster After 9/11: First Responders Share Their Stories

On a hot August day in 2005, I met with Marian Fontana in a little cafe across the road from her firefighter husband Dave’s firehouse in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Marian and Dave should have been celebrating their eighth wedding anniversary…

herve June 26, 2017 Emergency, first response, heat, workplace safety

Butter and Toothpaste No Help for Burns

An estimated one million Australians believe applying butter, moisturising cream or toothpaste was appropriate treatment for a burn, new research has revealed. Two in three Australians mistakenly believed minor burns were best treated by home remedies, research commissioned by Mundicare has shown,…

herve May 25, 2017 abuse, Emergency Response, first response, physical violence, workplace safety

Violence against nurses is on the rise, but protections remain weak.

Two recent violent episodes against nurses in emergency departments have again highlighted the issue of inadequate protections for nursing staff. In both cases the nurses, from Wyong Hospital on the central coast of NSW and The Royal Melbourne Hospital in…

herve July 7, 2015 bushfire, bushfires, Disaster Planning, disasters, drought, fire and emergency services, first response, Victoria

Victoria and California to share bushfire and drought plans

Original article published by The Age 7 July 2015 by Richard Willingham The lessons from Victoria’s Black Saturday bushfires are being closely studied by the Californian government as it grapples with its own crippling drought and year-round threat of wild fire. In…

herve July 3, 2015 Emergency, Emergency Management, Emergency Servies, Fire and Rescue, fire rescue, first response, flood, power outage, storms

Online alerts scheme for emergencies – Alert SA

A promotional campaign has been launched for the new multi-Agency website and app Alert SA, which can send real-time alerts about emergencies and day-to-day disruptions to phones, devices and desktops. The Alert SA website and mobile application are managed by…

herve May 28, 2015 corrosion, fire protection systems, fire sprinkler systems, first response

Deanmac Emergency Services reflects on the Australian & New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference

The Australian & New Zealand Disaster and Emergency Management Conference theme, EARTH, FIRE and RAIN was created around providing a platform of comprehensive discussions to ensue on disaster prevention, readiness, response and recovery. Deanmac Emergency Services was delighted to take…