Media
ABC Adelaide
ABC Adelaide created a special website for the conference with their team of reporters bringing the latest stories and information from the conference at Adelaide Convention Centre. Their site not only provided information but allowed the public to interact about issues raised at the conference and afterwards.
http://www.abc.net.au/adelaide/features/bushfire/default.htm
On Topic
Is the ABC the next emergency agency?
The ABC has a long tradition of covering emergencies, from floods and fires to radiation leaks. But should the national broadcaster broaden its role to not only deal with emergency service agencies, but become an agency itself?
Source: ABC Adelaide
Preventing fire tragedies by better educating women
Women play a crucial role in deciding what families will do when a bushfire strikes. After the tragic loss of nine lives during fires on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula in 2005, the local community decided it's time women became better informed of their options.
Source: ABC Adelaide
Forecasting dry lightning
Being able to forecast whether or not a fire is going to occur from lightning would be a great tool for our emergency fire services, and it may not be too far away.
Source: ABC Adelaide
When you can't hear the alarm
The Victorian Deaf Society wants governments and emergency services to better recognise the challenges faced by the hearing impaired when it comes to fire emergencies. They say the solutions are simple, they just need to be heard.
Source: ABC Adelaide
Where are Australia's ethnic firefighters?
Could you pick a firefighter out of a line-up of community members? Do they fit a certain profile or stereotype?
Source: ABC Adelaide
