Over the next few years, thanks to a substantial grant from the Bushfire & Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre (BNHCRC),  Dr Michael Jones and co-workers will investigate how to improve retention and engagement of volunteers in emergency services agencies.

This website will be updated on a regular basis to report on progress.

The following short clip for National Volunteer Week 2009 is timeless and a tribute to all Australian emergency service volunteers:

The sources of the randomised images on the top of this page are from:Tasmania Fire Service, Volunteering Queensland, WA Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES), NSW State Emergency Service (SES), Fire & Rescue NSW, NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS), VIC Country Fire Authority (CFA) and NASA (showing the tracks of all tropical cyclones which formed worldwide from 1985 to 2005. click here for more information on this).