| Abstract: | Increases in the severity and frequency of wildland fires during recent drought years in the Inter-Mountain West have coincided with growth in both housing developments and recreation in wildland areas. The results of such a convergence in 2003 were large, composite wildfires that threatened communities, strained firefighting resources and caused evacuations from many cities and towns. The strength, size, and proximity to populated areas of these wildfires demanded unprecedented levels of communication among agencies, and between agencies and the general public. This quick response research study of two wildfire events in the San Bernardino Mountains evaluated the communication needs of the public in this wildfire context and explored current agency responses to those needs. This study focused on fire communication before, during and immediately after a fire event because it represents a gap in the fire social science research literature. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 70481 |
| Citation Author: | Taylor, Jonathan G.; Gillette, Shana C.; Hodgson, Ronald W.; Downing, Judith L. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Fort Collins Science Center |
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| Citation Edition: | Revised and reprinted 2005 |
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| Citation Language: | English |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | iii, 26 p. |
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| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 2005-1061 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Communicating with wildland interface communities during wildfire; 2005; OFR; 2005-1061; Taylor, Jonathan G.; Gillette, Shana C.; Hodgson, Ronald W.; Downing, Judith L. |
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| Text: | Communicating with wildland interface communities during wildfire; 2005; OFR; 2005-1061; Taylor, Jonathan G.; Gillette, Shana C.; Hodgson, Ronald W.; Downing, Judith L. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/usgs_thumb.jpg |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://www.fort.usgs.gov/Products/Publications/21411/21411.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 2005 00:00 -0600 |
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