Key topics

emergency management

Emergency management is the discipline of dealing with and avoiding both natural and manmade disasters. It involves preparedness, response and recovery in order to lessen the impact of disasters.

Date	Item	Type		Key Topics
14 Jul 2022	Module 1 - Recruiting (reduced file size)	Resource		emergency management, recruitment, volunteering
16 Dec 2020	Grass fire risk heightened this summer	Resource		emergency management, local knowledge, multi-hazard
17 Apr 2018	Hazards, culture and Indigenous communities	Resource	save (1.76 MB)	emergency management, indigenous communities, multi-hazard
07 Jul 2017	Lightning presentation: enabling sustainable emergency volunteering - why and for what outcomes?	Resource	save (748.26 KB)	emergency management, recruitment, volunteering
22 May 2020	Creating psychologically safe teams and managing cognitive bias in strategic decision making	Resource	save (449.62 KB)	decision making, emergency management, scenario analysis
15 Dec 2017	Fire Australia Issue Four 2017	Resource	save (5.67 MB)	emergency management, multi-hazard, risk management
18 Sep 2018	Volunteer sustainability is about much more than recruitment and retention	Resource	save (1.41 MB)	emergency management, recruitment, volunteering
27 Mar 2014	Economics of natural hazards	Resource	save (891.55 KB)	economics, emergency management, prescribed burning
02 Aug 2017	Panel: A changing world - where to for Australian emergency management research? - Showcase 2017	Resource		capability, emergency management, policy
26 Apr 2019	Making diversity and inclusion the new normal in emergency services	Resource	save (133.57 KB)	capability, diversity and inclusion, emergency management
19 Sep 2018	Influence of Road Characteristics on Flood Rescues in Australia	Resource	save (2.8 MB)	communication, emergency management, flood
06 Oct 2021	Transformative scenarios in a climate-challenged world - an introduction to alternative futures (2021-2035) for planning and decision making in the emergency management sector	Resource	save (13.28 MB)	climate change, emergency management, governance
08 May 2019	Enabling sustainable emergency volunteering Changing management practices RAF May 19	Resource	save (767.69 KB)	emergency management, volunteering
24 May 2019	Public health and natural hazards: New policies and preparedness initiatives developed from an Australian bushfire case study	Resource	save (84.72 KB)	decision making, emergency management, fire
18 Aug 2015	What Factors Contribute to Better and Worse Mental Health in Firefighters	Resource	save (576.91 KB)	emergency management, fire, resilience
06 Apr 2018	Urban planning for natural hazard mitigation - project overview	Resource	save (0 bytes)	emergency management, mitigation, planning
10 Oct 2016	#AFAC16 partnerships	Resource	save (0 bytes)	capability, emergency management, multi-hazard
18 Jun 2019	Sleep and stress in on-call fire and emergency service workers	Resource	save (209.44 KB)	emergency management, response
28 Oct 2019	Mapping approaches to community engagement for disaster preparedness in Australia	Resource	save (0 bytes)	emergency management, planning, preparedness
30 Jun 2017	Social media in emergencies: an examination of government accountability for risk communication and warning	Resource	save (702.21 KB)	communication, emergency management, risk analysis
26 Feb 2019	Stretch your thinking on natural hazards management - 17 to 19 June, Canberra	Resource	save (0 bytes)	communication, emergency management, land management
19 Apr 2018	Three Minute Thesis: Precarious places, precarious knowledges	Resource	save (499.41 KB)	emergency management, local knowledge, risk analysis
21 Apr 2020	Landscape prescribed burning: a south west Australian perspective	Resource	save (242.84 KB)	emergency management, land management, prescribed burning
07 Sep 2018	AFAC18 - Continuing the conversation: A changing world	Resource	save (0 bytes)	climate change, decision making, emergency management
18 Nov 2019	Highlights - International Day for Disaster Reduction 2019	Resource	save (0 bytes)	emergency management, land management, resilience
02 Sep 2015	Conference highlights day 2 #AFAC15	Resource	save (0 bytes)	emergency management, multi-hazard
19 Sep 2018	Adoption of a strengths-based approach to address catastrophic disasters	Resource	save (1.73 MB)	emergency management, planning
08 Sep 2014	Capability needs for emergency and disaster management	Resource	save (1.82 MB)	capability, emergency management
23 Apr 2018	Dr Steven Curnin - early career researcher entry 2018	Resource	save (0 bytes)	capability, decision making, emergency management
12 Jun 2018	Heather Stuart from NSW SES discusses the benefits of organisational learning in IMT's	Resource	save (0 bytes)	communication, decision making, emergency management
10 Apr 2015	Managing Animals in Disasters 2015 NSW RAF Presentation	Resource	save (2.09 MB)	animals, emergency management, response
15 Feb 2018	Research gives insights into community fire response	Resource	save (2.46 MB)	communities, emergency management, fire
07 Sep 2017	No ordinary call: factors predicting fire communication officers' job strain and well-being	Resource	save (2.21 MB)	capability, communication, emergency management
28 Mar 2022	A guide to non-technical skills in emergency management	Resource	save (7.57 MB)	decision making, emergency management, scenario analysis
30 Aug 2016	Transforming the decision-making capabilities of leaders in emergency management - Ben Brooks	Resource	save (1.04 MB)	capability, decision making, emergency management
25 Nov 2020	Complex decision making and teamwork when the heat is on	Resource		decision making, emergency management, response
03 Jul 2017	Warnings - a statement on research priorities for natural hazards emergency management in Australia	Resource	save (940.87 KB)	communities, emergency management, warnings
16 Apr 2018	Barriers and enablers to long term recovery of communities	Resource	save (789.17 KB)	communities, emergency management, recovery
25 Oct 2017	Implementation of the Sendai Framework in Australia	Resource	save (556.24 KB)	communities, emergency management, risk management
07 Jul 2017	Lightning presentation: planning and capability requirements for catastrophic and cascading events	Resource	save (1021.56 KB)	capability, emergency management, multi-hazard