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Yesterday, the bushfire royal commission handed down interim observations. But there's a glaring omission.
Medical assistance teams are a group of experienced health workers sent to handle a medical or humanitarian crisis, including from today, the growing number of COVID-19 cases in Victoria's aged care.
New research shows almost 20% of families caring for children with special needs were unable to buy essential medication during coronavirus.
The paradox of the stockpile is that it's meant to protect against future threats, but is limited by today's imagination about what those threats might be.
The National Guard may be the least understood branch of the US military. A National Guard attorney and military law professor explains how it works.
Donated goods often not only fail to help those in actual need but cause congestion, tie up resources and further hurt local economies.
It's worth thinking carefully about how to give, to ensure you're not wasting your contribution or inadvertently making things worse.
When done properly, a simulation exercise is a useful tool for evaluating preparedness for a public health emergency.
Emergency responders and military personnel need to think creatively – even imaginatively – to save lives under pressure. Analyzing the Grenfell Tower Fire in London reveals useful lessons.
The shutdown poses a very real threat to preparedness for future emergencies, such as natural disasters and disease outbreaks.
Wildland firefighting has always been a risky job, but development in fire-prone areas is making it more dangerous by putting forest firefighters in situations they are not equipped or trained for.
The Thai cave rescue should be used as opportunity to improve the planning of all future rescue missions in South-East Asia.
Toronto is grappling with a new normal a week after a heinous van attack killed 10 people and left many injured. Here's how cities recover from disasters, both emotionally and physically.
Whether for police, ambulance or fire fighters, the future of emergency communication is expected to be digital-friendly, flexible and diversified.
It's hard but feasible to make a difference, as long as you work with the locals and don't become a 'disaster tourist.'
Long after the hurricane's over and the power comes back, residents can still experience lasting mental health issues.
There's something in the old adage, 'there's no place like home'.
Social media apps are becoming as important as water, food and batteries when communities face natural disasters. One key function is helping people connect with neighbors and support each other.
During Hurricane Katrina in 2005, some people died rather than evacuating without their pets. Now emergency managers are required to include animals in their response plans.
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Senior Research Fellow; Emergency Care, Griffith University
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW
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Director of the Centre for Critical and Major Incident Psychology, University of Liverpool
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Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science
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Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Lecturer in Information Security, Governance and Leadership / Design Thinking, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Political Science, Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Director, Security and Resilience Program, Northeastern University
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John F. Smith Memorial Professor of Operations Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Industry Fellow, Centre for Social Impact, Swinburne University of Technology
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Furman Public Policy Scholar, New York University
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Professor of Information Sciences and Technologies, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Eugene H. Fram Chair in Applied Critical Thinking; Principal of the Collaboratory for Resiliency & Recovery @ RIT & Professor of Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Information Sciences and Technologies, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Ladimer Nagurney is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Hartford
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Imaging/Digitization Specialist, Michigan State University
