Dr Kirstie Close
@kirstieclose.bsky.social
Building Australia’s fireline medical capability & rural paramedic workforce.
Clinical governance, training systems, climate-era preparedness.
Historian by training, responder by practice.
Stories from the frontline and the in-between spaces.
Clinical governance, training systems, climate-era preparedness.
Historian by training, responder by practice.
Stories from the frontline and the in-between spaces.
The public sees the smoke; we see the early stress fractures.
Fireline medicine isn’t an accessory to a response — it’s part of its structural integrity.
This piece is about the moments where safety is real, and the moments where it’s only performed.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-m...
Fireline medicine isn’t an accessory to a response — it’s part of its structural integrity.
This piece is about the moments where safety is real, and the moments where it’s only performed.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-m...
When the Margins Hold the Centre: Rethinking Capability Before the Conditions Turn
Every emergency management system carries two histories: the official one, and the lived one. The official version is neat — defined by frameworks, strategies, and seasonal messaging.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:38 AM
The public sees the smoke; we see the early stress fractures.
Fireline medicine isn’t an accessory to a response — it’s part of its structural integrity.
This piece is about the moments where safety is real, and the moments where it’s only performed.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-m...
Fireline medicine isn’t an accessory to a response — it’s part of its structural integrity.
This piece is about the moments where safety is real, and the moments where it’s only performed.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-m...
Reposted by Dr Kirstie Close
