Wildland fire mitigation networks in the western United States

Bibliographic Data

ID3898640
AuthorsCharles R Wise (0000-0003-2372-1823, The Ohio State University), Mark A Mcguire (0000-0002-5513-8424, Indiana University), Michael Mcguire (0009-0009-0980-2978)
Year2009
Volume33
Issue4
Pages721-746
Publication date2009-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDisasters (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-7717.2009.01106.x
PMID19459917
OpenAlexW2046856421
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited40

Multiorganisational networks have become the primary vehicle through which disaster policy is designed and administered. Numerous case studies reveal their importance and the role they play in all phases of disaster management. This research emphasis on the description of coordination and collaboration lacks a descriptive framework, however, for examining the capabilities and potentialities of networks. This paper provides an overview of the network and disaster management literature and suggests six basic components of a network structural framework that can be used by researchers and practitioners. The framework is then applied to six wildland fire mitigation networks in the United States as a means of illustrating how such networks are actually configured. The results of the empirical research show that the capacity of the networks is mixed, with most lacking the ability to assess risk and evaluate their activities

Business · Computer security · Disaster mitigation · Emergency management · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Medical emergency · Network structure · Poison control · Political science · Risk analysis (engineering · Computer Science · Disaster Management and Resilience · Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies · Engineering · Environmental Science · Fire effects on ecosystems · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine