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Burning Questions: an Exploration of the Impact of the 2012/2013 Tasmanian Bushfires on Community Pharmacies
Accepted Manuscript Burning Questions: An Exploration of the Impact of the 2012/2013 Tasmanian Bushfires on Community Pharmacies Pey Wen Mak, B. Pharm. (Hons), Judith Singleton, B. Pharm, MBA (Hons), Grad.Cert.Acad.Prac. PII: S1551-7411(15)00289-2 DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2015.12.015 Reference: RSAP 698 To appear in: Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy Received Date: 26 December 2015 Accepted Date: 26 December 2015 Please cite this article as: Mak PW, Singleton J, Burning Questions: An Exploration of the Impact of the 2012/2013 Tasmanian Bushfires on Community Pharmacies, Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy (2016), doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2015.12.015. This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. *Title Page - showing Author Details ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Title Page Burning Questions: An Exploration of the Impact of the 2012/2013 Tasmanian Bushfires on Community Pharmacies Pey Wen Maka, B. Pharm. (Hons) b* Judith Singleton, B. Pharm, MBA (Hons), Grad.Cert.Acad.Prac. aSchool of Pharmacy, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia bSchool of Clinical Sciences, QUT, Brisbane, Australia *Corresponding Author‘s Contact Details Judith Singleton Lecturer Discipline of Pharmacy, School of Clinical Sciences | Faculty of Health | QUT Q Block - Level 9| Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane Q 4000 Telephone + 61 7 3138 1826 | Email [email protected] CRICOS No: 00213J MANUSCRIPT ACCEPTED ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Burning Questions: Exploring the Impact of a Natural Disaster on Community Pharmacies Abstract Background The past decade has seen a rapid change in the climate system with an increased risk of extreme weather events. -
November 2019
FIRE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF GROUNDTHE TASMANIA FIRE SERVICE NOVEMBER 2019 Baptism of fire – The first year in. P2 Urban fire suppression P8 State Firefighter Championships P24 MESSAGE from the Chief Officer CONTENTS 10 $2 million Emergency Volunteer Support Fund launched 9 High level national qualification in fire investigation 11 2019 Fire and Emergency Services Conference 13 FireComm 15 16 Climbing for mental health 17 TasGRN go ahead 19 Medium Tanker t’s been a tough summer this year with During these almost unprecedented Working Party 20 Ia protracted 83 day (3 month) bushfire times, there have been many outstanding campaign; starting on Christmas Day with efforts from our firefighters right across Junior Cadets Skills 27 fires on Bruny and going right through the state. Cape Barren Island to the Dolphin Sands fire in April. Finally, The commitment of our TFS volunteers Good Fire 30 in early May we were able to lift permit has just been magnificent and I sincerely restrictions. thank you and your families for the time Where were we At the height of the bushfire emergency and anguish we may have put you 50 years ago 32 we were battling 71 fires which burnt all through. Our Fire Service Roll through over 211,000 ha – that is equal The commitment of our brigades this year to 3% of the State’s land mass and the is illustrated by the fact that we had 85 of Honour 34 largest fires since 1967. We declared brigades responding to fires in the Huon Southern Region National 13 days of TFB, 1400 Tasmanian residents Valley. -
Tasmanian Emergency Management Plan Issue 8
Tasmanian Emergency Management Plan Issue 8 Department of Police and Emergency Management Foreword Tasmanian Emergency Management Plan Foreword In 2013 Tasmania experienced the worst bushfires in almost 50 years with many properties, businesses and substantial infrastructure destroyed in a number of Tasmanian communities. Thankfully no lives were lost as a direct result of the fires and the tremendous work of our emergency services and emergency management partners undoubtedly contributed to lives being saved. We also witnessed, first hand, the extraordinary generosity and strength of the broader Tasmanian community in times of adversity. Events such as the 2013 bushfires and other emergency events in recent years highlight the importance of community resilience and the ability to bounce back and recover from disasters. I acknowledge the ongoing and valuable partnerships between all levels of government in emergency management and the significant work that is undertaken to make our communities safer, stronger, more resilient and better prepared to respond to emergency events. The Tasmanian Emergency Management Plan (TEMP) is an important resource to assist emergency services and emergency management partners to prepare for emergency events and to be able to respond and recover from those events. The arrangements articulated in the TEMP are dynamic and responsive to change. The TEMP is established under The Emergency Management Act 2006 (The Act) and is an essential element in the Tasmanian Government’s approach to assisting Tasmanian -
Annual Report 2013-14
Department of police an D emergency management AnnuAl Repo Rt 2013-14 Tasmanian www.dpem.tas.gov.au Government Department of police an D emergency management AnnuAl Repo Rt 2013-14 Department of police and emergency Management executive Support | tasmania police Gpo Box 308 | Hobart | tAS | 7001 (03) 6173 2850 | [email protected] > In the event of an emergency (police, fire, ambulance), phone triple Zero (000) > For non-emergencies, phone the police Assistance line on 131 444 > to anonymously report a crime, phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 > to contact tasmania police from an interstate location, phone 1800 pol tAS (1800 765 827). published october 2014 ISSn: 1837-7726 (print) and 1837-7734 (online) Copyright State of tasmania 2014 An electronic version of this report is available on the tasmania police website (www.police.tas.gov.au). Acknowledgements: photographs courtesy of: Kate Caston (Front Cover, Helicopter, FSSt; Secretary’s Report; Major Initiatives/Innovation Chapter; Crime Chapter; emergency Management Chapter; Business Chapter) Alistair Bett photography (Front Cover, police Car; traffic policing Chapter) John King Smith (overview; public Safety Chapter) Sergeant Rod Stacey (people Chapter) Designed by Artemis publishing Consultants | printed by Mercury Walch 2 Department of police and emergency Management contentS letter to the minister ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 Secretary’s -
Internal Review of Operations During the 2015–16 Bushfire Season
Internal review of operations during the 2015–16 bushfire season “A lesson learned isn’t a lesson until it brings about change” Dr Christine Owen Contents Internal review of operations during the 2015–16 bushfire season .................................................. 1 1 Executive summary .............................................................................................................. 4 1.1 The 2015–16 bushfire season in Tasmania ........................................................... 4 1.2 Bushfire management in Tasmania ........................................................................ 4 1.3 About this review ................................................................................................... 5 1.4 About the recommendations .................................................................................. 6 1.5 Summary of recommendations .............................................................................. 7 2 Purpose and scope of review ............................................................................................. 13 2.1 Purpose ............................................................................................................... 13 2.2 Scope .................................................................................................................. 13 3 The 2015–16 bushfire season in Tasmania ........................................................................ 15 3.1 Extreme weather, a record number of fires and an unprecedented response ...... 15 3.2 -
Learning from Adversity: What Has 75 Years of Bushfire Inquiries (1939-2013) Taught
LEARNING FROM ADVERSITY: WHAT HAS 75 YEARS OF BUSHFIRE INQUIRIES (1939-2013) TAUGHT US? Proceedings of the Research Forum at the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC & AFAC conference Wellington, 2 September 2014 Michael Eburn1,2, David Hudson1, Ignatious Cha1 and Stephen Dovers1,2 1Australian National University 2Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC Corresponding author: [email protected] LEARNING FROM ADVERSITY | REPORT NO. 2015.019 Disclaimer: The Australian National University and the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC advise that the information contained in this publication comprises general statements based on scientific research. The reader is advised and needs to be aware that such information may be incomplete or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be made on that information without seeking prior expert professional, scientific and technical advice. To the extent permitted by law, the Australian National University and the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC (including its employees and consultants) exclude all liability to any person for any consequences, including but not limited to all losses, damages, costs, expenses and any other compensation, arising directly or indirectly from using this publication (in part or in whole) and any information or material contained in it. Publisher: Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC January 2015 i LEARNING FROM ADVERSITY | REPORT NO. 2015.019 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................................................................... -
Annual Report 2012–13
DPACAnnual Report 2012–13 Department of Premier and Cabinet © Crown in the Right of the State of Tasmania For copies or further information regarding this Report please contact: Department of Premier and Cabinet GPO Box 123 Hobart TAS 7000 Telephone: 6272 7142 Email: [email protected] Website: www.dpac.tas.gov.au ISSN 1448 9023 (print) ISSN 1448 9031 (online) Department of Premier and Cabinet - Annual Report 2012-13 Lara Giddings, MP PREMIER Dear Premier In accordance with the requirements of Section 36(1) of the State Service Act 2000 and Section 27 of the Financial Management and Audit Act 1990, I enclose for presentation to Parliament the 2012-13 Annual Report for the Department of Premier and Cabinet. Yours sincerely Rhys Edwards Secretary 17 October 2013 Department of Premier and Cabinet - Annual Report 2012-13 Contents Secretary’s report .................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Departmental overview ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Financial and human resource summary ........................................................................................................................................... 6 Governance ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... -
Evolution of an Extreme Pyrocumulonimbus-Driven Wildfire Event in Tasmania, Australia
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2019-354 Preprint. Discussion started: 19 December 2019 c Author(s) 2019. CC BY 4.0 License. Evolution of an extreme Pyrocumulonimbus-driven wildfire event in Tasmania, Australia Mercy N. Ndalila1, Grant J. Williamson1, Paul Fox-Hughes2, Jason Sharples3 and David M. J. S. Bowman1 5 1 School of Natural Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas. 7001, Australia 2 Bureau of Meteorology, Hobart, Tas. 7001, Australia 3School of Science, University of New South Wales, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia Correspondence to: [email protected] Abstract. Extreme fires have substantial adverse effects on society and natural ecosystems. Such events can be associated 10 with intense coupling of fire behaviour with the atmosphere, resulting in extreme fire characteristics such as pyrocumulonimbus cloud (pyroCb) development. Concern that anthropogenic climate change is increasing the occurrence of pyroCbs globally is driving more focused research into these meteorological phenomena. Using 6-minute scans from a nearby weather radar, we describe the development of a pyroCb during the afternoon of 4 January 2013 above the Forcett-Dunalley fire in south-eastern Tasmania. We relate storm development to: (1) near-surface weather using the McArthur Forest Fire 15 Danger Index (FFDI), and the C-Haines Index, a measure of the vertical atmospheric stability and dryness both derived from gridded weather reanalysis for Tasmania (BARRA-TA), and (2) a chronosequence of fire severity derived from remote sensing. We show that the pyroCb rapidly developed over a 24-minute period in the afternoon of 4 January, with the cloud top reaching a height of 15 km. -
Factors Influencing Householder Self-Evacuation in Two Australian Bushfires
Factors influencing householder self-evacuation in two Australian bushfires. A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Kenneth William Strahan B. Com (Hons) (UWA), M. Com (UWA) School of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences College of Science Engineering and Health RMIT University April 2017 i Declaration I certify that except where due acknowledgement has been made, the work is that of the author alone; the work has not been submitted previously, in whole or in part, to qualify for any other academic award; the content of the thesis is the result of work which has been carried out since the official commencement date of the approved research program; any editorial work, paid or unpaid, carried out by a third party is acknowledged; and, ethics procedures and guidelines have been followed. I acknowledge the support I have received for my research through the provision of an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship. Kenneth William Strahan 24 April 2017 ii Acknowledgements Many residents of the Perth and Adelaide Hills provided their time and insights of bushfire experience, for which I am forever grateful. The guidance and encouragement provided by Professor John Handmer and Dr. Josh Whittaker to a somewhat out-of-academic-practice but enthusiastic old guy is warmly appreciated. Thank you also to the academic and administrative support from the School of Geospatial and Mathematical Sciences and to Dr Stuart Watson for his assistance with quantitative analysis. I accept full responsibility for the views expressed in this thesis and any errors or inaccuracies it contains. -
AFAC Independent Operational Review of the Management of the Tasmanian Fires of January 2016
AFAC INDEPENDENT OPERATIONAL REVIEW A review of the management of the Tasmanian fires of January 2016 Prepared for Tasmania Fire Service, Forestry Tasmania and Parks and Wildlife Service Tasmania April 2016 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The following conducted this Review on behalf of the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC): • Assistant Commissioner Tom Dawson – Queensland Fire and Emergency Services • Bob Conroy • Paul Considine – Manager National Resource Sharing Centre, National Aerial Firefighting Centre Overall direction was provided by the AFAC office. The Review team would like to thank those individuals who gave freely of their time and spoke openly with the Review members. The team benefitted from the input of representatives of the Tasmanian fire agencies, representatives of interstate agencies that assisted with the management of the fires, officials from the Tasmanian State Government and representatives of organisations with an interest in promoting the values of the Tasmanian wilderness areas. The manner of participation was supportive of the aim of this Review to establish areas of good practice and identify opportunities for progressive improvement. The input of these individuals in preparing this document was of great benefit to the Review team. However the content of this report and its conclusions remain the joint responsibility of the team. AFAC, April 2016 Copyright © 2016, Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council Limited All rights reserved. Copyright in this publication is subject to the operation of the Copyright Act 1968 and its subsequent amendments. Any material contained in this document except the cover photographs can be reproduced, providing the source is acknowledged and it is not used for any commercial purpose whatsoever without the permission of the copyright owner. -
Learning from Adversity (1939-2013) Taught Us? What Has 75 Years of Bushfire Inquiries
Learning from Adversity (1939-2013) Taught Us? What Has 75 Years of Bushfire Inquiries Australian NationalMichael University Eburn David Hudson, Ignatious Cha, Stephen Dovers ABSTRACT: Over 75 years (starting with the 1939 Street Royal Commission into the Victorian bushfires and ending with the 2013 Hyde inquiry into the Tasmanian fires) no less than 29 Royal Commissions, coronial inquests and special inquiries have investigated Australian bushfires and produced in excess of 1640 recommendations for reform. That’s an average of one inquiry every two and a half years, each inquiry producing 57 recommendations or 22 recommendations per year. Rather than looking at the cause of, and response to particular events, this paper will review the inquiries themselves to identify common themes and ask: What have we learned and what are we yet to learn? More importantly what can we learn about the inquiry process and are ad hoc inquiries into single, even catastrophic events, the best way to identify the necessary learning for long term community resilience? 2 Introduction EFollowing major natural hazard events, such as the 2009 Victorian ‘Black Saturday’ bushfires and the 2011 Queensland and Victorian floods, Australia usually engages in formal, complex, post-event inquiries to identify how the tragedy occurred and what can be done to prevent future occurrences. Since 1939 there have been over thirty inquiries into wildfires and wildfire management and at least another fourteen into floods, storms, other natural hazards and emergency management arrangements. -
Devil a Tasmanian
LIFT-OUT: IDENTIFYING HAZARDS AROUND THE HOME BUSH FIREbulletinVOLUME 38 NO 2/2016 THE JOURNAL OF THE NSW RURAL FIRE SERVICE A Tasmanian NSW RFS crews help save devil World Heritage Listed Areas Contents 06 12 18 22 34 Foreword 01 FOREWORD 25 LIFTOUT During the autumn and winter season we saw three times as many incidents 25 Identify and mitigate hazards around than in the same period last year. This relatively high level activity shows just the home how important it is to prepare our communities for any event. The 2016/17 02 IN FOCUS Bush Fire Danger Period has started in some areas and we have seen a number of grassfires. 08 INCIDENTS 30 AWARDS Fire agencies and land managers took advantage of the dry conditions in April 30 St Florian’s Day 2016 and May by implementing a large number of hazard reduction activities right 04 Smoke signals across NSW. A considerable amount of planning and preparation goes into Climate change may impact the timing each of these activities, to ensure they’re safe for the community and also for of hazard reduction burns 34 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT the firefighters who are conducting the burns. You may have seen some media coverage about the smoke from these planned hazard reduction activities. 06 A Tasmanian Devil 34 A long engagement – Bonville Brigade We do need to be mindful about the impact of smoke on communities, while maintaining our steady approach to ensuring these important works get done when the conditions are right. I would like to thank all volunteers and crews for 12 RESEARCH 38 FIRE BEHAVIOUR taking advantage of the window of opportunity we’ve had, and also for being 12 Fire behaviour in grass – do we tend to flexible when we have rescheduled activities to limit the smoke impact on 38 Fires in the mallee woodlands communities.