Contingencies Affecting the Issuing Of Public Disaster Warnings at Crescent City, California

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Author(s)Yutzy, Daniel
Date Accessioned2005-05-25T20:59:11Z
Date Available2005-05-25T20:59:11Z
Publication Date1964
DescriptionAdequate prior warning of impending disaster can save many lives and alleviate property loss. However, when a community or an area is fore-warned and the predicted disaster does not materialize a very negative public reaction toward the officials who issued can develop. This is especially true where evacuation procedures are carried out. Previous disaster studies have indicated that repeated instances of warning not followed by some visible danger cues, result in disbelief or nonacceptance by people in general. As in Aesop's fable, the cry, "Wolf!" repeated too often without subsequent validation ultimately produces a response of either inaction or active rejection. "Note: page 1 is missing"en
SponsorOffice of Civil Defense, Office of the Secretary of the Army, under Contract No. OCD-PS-64-46, Subtask 265lAen
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URLhttp://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/1286
Languageen_US
PublisherDisaster Research Centeren
Part of SeriesResearch Notes/Report;4
KeywordsPublic Disaster Warningen
KeywordsCrescent City, Californiaen
KeywordsObservationsen
TitleContingencies Affecting the Issuing Of Public Disaster Warnings at Crescent City, Californiaen
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