Informing the network: improving communication with interface communities during wildland fire

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Taylor, Jonathan G. (author), Gillette, Shana C. (author), Hodgson, Ronald W. (author), Downing, Judith L. (author), Burns, Michele R. (author), Chavez, Deborah J. (author), and Hogan, John T. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2007
    URL:
    https://humanecologyreview.org/pastissues/her142/tayloretal.pdf
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 146 Document Number: D11574
    Journal Title:
    Human Ecology Review
    Journal Title Details:
    14(2) : 198-211
    Subject Term:
    communication planning, communication systems, crisis communication, e-mail, information sources, Internet, interpersonal communication, languages, media effectiveness, media selection, message content, organizations, radio, research methods, risk communication, telephone communication, television, peri-urban, fire, social networking, wildfire, woodland, and frequency scanners
    Notes:
    14 pages., Online from publisher via open access., Researchers studied fire communications during different stages of two wildfires in southern California. Findings revealed that pre-fire communication planning was particularly effective for smaller fire events and parts of that planning proved invaluable for the large fire event as well. Findings also identified information needs of residents.

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