Science highlighted in magazine

The Spring 2016 edition of Fire Australia magazine is now available, featuring key research from the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC.

Some of the next generation of industry influences have been profiled, with CRC PhD graduates featured, reflecting on their time with the CRC and where they are now, making their mark on the industry through continued work in the emergency and land management sectors. 

What goes on in the minds of Incident Management Team members and their leaders during complex emergencies? How do they communicate and coordinate these thoughts to work with others? A new case study, Human factors research boosts AIIMS incident management capability, focuses on human factors research conducted by social and behavioural scientists from the former Bushfire CRC for use within AIIMS-4 and its related learner and other support resources.

Exposure of emergency services, construction and fire protection personnel to illegal imported products containing asbestos could cause the next wave of asbestos-related diseases, writes CRC Associate Student, Darryl Dixon. New wave asbestos risk from illegal imports highlights the risk that these illegal imports pose in Australia, where asbestos-containg products have been banned since 2003.

Pharmacy under fire...or flood...or cyclone considers the critical role that pharmacies play during a disaster. CRC Associate Student, Kaitlyn Porter, gives an overview of her research which hopes to identify areas where pharmacists can assist the multidisciplinary healthcare teams in disaster situations.

This edition also wraps up AFAC16 in Brisbane and has stories about lessons learnt from the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks, with AFAC hosting Brigadier General Philippe Boutinaud from the Paris Fire Brigade, fire protection in mines and solar panel fires. You can find these articles and more in the full edition, which is available online.

Fire Australia is a joint publication of the CRC, AFAC and the Fire Protection Association Australia. You can access past editions and articles here.