Chelsie McWhorter

About

Chelsie is a human geographer interested in the intersection of geography and emergency responders. Her current research focus is on building bridges between geography and the fire service. Whilst recognizing that a vast amount of research already exists on fire ecology, fire protection, the wild-land urban interface and many fire related topics, her interest is on the fire service itself and the training firefighters receive. She hopes to use her experience as a firefighter and her training as a scientist to better understand topics previously absent in academia, with the ultimate goal of providing firefighters better training and more representation in the academy.