ECR vox pop videos

Ms Janine Taylor

University of Southern Queensland and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services

Vox pop video: Inclusive Leadership and Adaptive Organisation

The practice-based research project is exploring the relationship between inclusive leadership and adaptive organisation, and how inclusive leadership effects the ability of QFES as an adaptive organisation.

Mr Matthew Dyer

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services

Vox pop video: Beyond 2030: Using transformative scenarios to test strategy in a climate challenged world

Strategy 2030 is QFES’ long-term strategy designed to define and unite QFES through articulating a vision for a preferred future. The efficacy of Strategy 2030 as a strategy for beyond 2030 is being reviewed in the aftermath of significant local and global events that have occurred since its release in 2018.  As an action out of the QFES Climate Action Plan and in partnership with Natural Hazard Research Australia (NHRA) the impact of four transformative scenarios on Strategy 2030 in a climate challenged world has been considered.  This research utilisation project applied a wind tunnelling approach using transformative scenarios developed over the last 18 months through a partnership between NHRA, AFAC and fire and emergency services agencies across Australia and New Zealand.  The transformative scenarios were themselves co-designed to help agencies better understand the driving forces in the world that interact to shape the future in unpredictable and volatile ways.  The application of the transformative scenarios proved an engaging method of exploring strategy implications of a climate challenged world beyond 2030 and provides early indications of scenarios that may test emergency and disaster management sector strategy.

Dr Tatheer Zahra

Queensland University of Technology

Vox pop video: Collision protection of structures through high energy absorbing composites

Human-induced impact loads caused by car crashes, blasts and explosions can collapse building walls. High energy absorbing composites as opposed to high strength materials currently being used for building repairs can perform superior for impact resilience. This research aims to develop a cementitious composite by embedding 3D printed reinforcement possessing high rates of energy absorbing characteristics with maximum potential for protection of building elements and minimal need for rectification after these extreme events. The knowledge emerging from this research is expected to enhance safety of structures against disasters which can save lives and repair costs and provide a sustainable structural composite to the building industry.