Community safety and engagement
The Sharing Responsibility project… so far
Risk factors in residential fire fatalities for the mentally ill and socially at risk
Erin Doolan, PhD candidate at Victoria University, researched the risk factors in residential fire fatalities for the mentally ill and socially at risk. She identified social isolation as one of the specific risk factors that may increase the risk of death in a residential fire.
Emotional bushfire preparedness in your pocket
This article appeared in the Winter 2012 edition of Fire Australia magazine.
A team of Bushfire CRC researchers is helping residents of bushfire-prone areas prepare for a bushfire by modifying their thoughts using an iPhone application. By Nathan Maddock, Fire Australia magazine Joint Editor.
Researchers have developed an iPhone application to help people exposed to the risk of a bushfire engage more actively in bushfire preparedness.
Community bushfire safety issues: interviews with residents
This Fire Note, Community bushfire safety issues: findings from interviews with residents affected by the 2009 Victorian bushfires, is the final report summary from the Decision making under stress: understanding community members survival-related decision making in bushfire (analysis of 2009 Victorian bushfires) project. The project is part of the Bushfire CRC Communicating Risk program.
Community bushfire safety issues: findings from interviews with residents affected by the 2009 Victorian bushfires
Fire Note 98: Immediately following the 7 February 2009 Victorian bushfires the Bushfire CRC organised a multi-agency Task Force to investigate and report on three aspects of the fire: fire behaviour; building survivability and infrastructure; and human behaviour and community safety. This investigation involved interviews with more than 500 survivors. This Fire Note reports analysis relating to human behaviour and community safety from 496 of these interview transcripts.
A Tale Of Three C.I.T.I.E.S – Critical Questions to ask about Bushfire Preparedness
Gender Matters: Applying a Gendered Analysis to Bushfire Research in Australia
Presentation at Research Forum of the 2012 Bushfire CRC and AFAC Annual Conference.
Visions of Sharing Responsibility for Disaster Resilience': Outcomes of A Multi-Stakeholder Workshop
Presentation at Research Forum of the 2012 Bushfire CRC and AFAC Annual Conference.
What is a Condom Tree, and What is its Role in Bushfire Research
Presentation at Research Forum of the 2012 Bushfire CRC and AFAC Annual Conference.