Vulnerable voices on fire preparedness
Policy implications for emergency and community services collaboration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11228451 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Valerie Ingham (0000-0001-7908-5155, Australian Graduate School of Policing & Security Charles Sturt University Ringgold Standard Institution Bathurst NSW Australia, corresponding author), Sarah Redshaw (0000-0002-4565-1267, Institute for Land Water & Society Charles Sturt University Ringgold Standard Institution Bathurst NSW Australia) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 313-330 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0157-6321 • E-ISSN: 1839-4655 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajs4.22 |
| OpenAlex | W2769077839 |
| Language | FR |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 23 |
An investigation of household preparedness and community connections was undertaken in the NSW Blue Mountains. The research employed a qualitative approach. Upon receiving ethical approval, interviews and focus groups with a total of 31 vulnerable residents were recorded and transcribed. Data analysis included the manual coding of individual transcripts and key word queries entered into NVivo 10. Fire planning for community resilience within Australia focusses on property preparation and an emergency warning system designed to assist the evacuation decisions of residents. In this article, we report on vulnerable residents and their preparedness for the October 2013 bushfires. Our findings demonstrate that the vulnerable people interviewed did not consider property preservation as a priority, and their knowledge and engagement with the warning system and evacuation procedures was limited. Of practical value, the research found local community services and emergency planning committees should collaboratively plan for vulnerable community members who are unable to take a very active role in preparing themselves or their dependents to face a bushfire or similar disaster. In addition, preparedness and warning communications should be devised and targeted to more clearly assist vulnerable people during the lead up to, and in the midst of, a disaster
Business · Community resilience · Emergency management · Emergency planning · Environmental planning · Focus group · Geography · Medical emergency · Political science · Preparedness · Project commissioning · Public relations · Publishing · Resilience (materials science · Resource (disambiguation · Computer Science · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Medicine · Marketing
Social resilience assessment for urban fires in Guimarães historic center
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Indicators of community disaster fatigue
Ethical dilemmas in disaster evacuation network planning
Gray Measure and Spatial Distribution Exploration of Local Emergency Resilience on Compound Disasters
Household Emergency Preparedness
Social Vulnerability to Disasters
Beyond Bushfires
Lessons from disaster
Disasters and communities
Masters et al. Respond
Citizen Participation in Decision Making
Revealing the Vulnerability of People and Places
Attitude before method
Assessing the Relationship Between Social Vulnerability and Community Resilience to Hazards
Measuring Capacities for Community Resilience
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |