CRC to study mental health impacts for volunteer firefighters

Call for research project proposals as bushfires rage and demands on volunteers ‘become more extreme’

The early and “ferocious” start to Australia’s 2019-20 summer bushfire season has raised questions about the long-term health and economic impacts for volunteer firefighters, according to a national disaster research centre.

The Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre has warned that demands on volunteers are “becoming more extreme” and increased support is needed.