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Rick McRae trained as an ecologist at the University of Sydney and has had a distinguished career in bushfire emergency management. He has worked as a fire management planner and arson investigator and has been involved in a wide range of natural hazard risk assessments, including wildfire, flood, severe storms, landslides, raised dust, and heatwaves. McRae has chaired several national emergency management working groups focusing on spatial data and has specialized in fire behavior, serving in technical specialist roles during major fires in the Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania, and Canada. His work includes studying pyroconvective thunderstorms (pyroCbs) and contributing to international collaborations aimed at improving predictive tools for fire behavior. In addition to maintaining the Australian pyroCb register, McRae's current research focuses on the Black Summer bushfires of 2019-2020, emphasizing research dissemination to the bushfire sector. He has presented numerous talks, workshops, and research posters at annual conferences, showcasing his commitment to improving fire management practices.
UNSW Canberra • Canberra
Involved in research and teaching related to bushfire management and ecological studies.
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