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AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Volume 2, May 2008

Contents

FOREWORD

Historical snapshot

Communique:
The first meeting of the Ministerial Council for Police and Emergency Management since the election of the Rudd Government.

A new approach to community flood education
Neil Dufty argues that community flood education programs be broadened from ‘awareness’ and ‘preparedness’ to building community resilience.

Litigation for failure to warn of natural hazards and community resilience
Michael Eburn discusses liability in relation to hazard warnings in the Australian context and examines whether ‘blaming, naming and claiming’ poses a threat to community resilience.

Paramedics’ perceptions of risk and willingness to work during disasters
Smith, Morgans, Qureshi, Archer, and Burkle Jr., report on a study investigating the factors motivating paramedics’ willingness to work during disasters.

An interdisciplinary analytical study on the risk preparedness of Bam and its cultural landscape, a world heritage property in danger in Iran
Alireza Fallahi reports on a study investigating the extent to which opportunities presented by the Bam Earthquake in Iran 2003 contributed to the City’s current resilience.

Differentiated adjustment to the 1991 Mt Pinatubo resettlement program among lowland ethnic groups of the Philippines
Jean-Christophe Gaillard presents the results of a study on the adjustment of two ethnic groups to the post-disaster resettlement program after the 1991 Mt Pinatubo volcano eruption in the Philippines.

Role of building codes and construction standards in windstorm disaster mitigation
David Henderson and John Ginger from James Cook University, examine the role of Australia’s building code and construction standards in a number of windstorm disaster mitigation situations.

Legal risks of volunteer firefighters – how real are they?
Elsie Loh examines Australian legislation arguing that perception regarding firefighters’ protection from liability may not be reality.

Future challenges for volunteer based emergency services
Deb Parkin explores the challenges facing Australia’s emergency management volunteer sector and their implications for Emergency Service leaders.

Community based disaster preparedness: Need for a standardized training module
Ajinder Walia examines the issues and challenges in some international examples of community-based disaster management calling for a standardized global training module.

Book Review

Book Launch

Interesting websites

2008 Australian Safer Communities Awards

Australian Disasters Conference 2009

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