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| Call Number: | 42521 |
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Emergency preparedness guide for the citizens of Dothan |
| Author(s): | Webb, Peter C. ; Dothan. Fire Department. |
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| Description: | 70 p. |
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| Publication Data: | Emmitsburg, MD : National Fire Academy. August 2008 |
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| Identifier/s: | Accession No.: 130179 |
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| Type of Item: | (EFO PAPER)  |
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www.usfa.dhs.gov/pdf/efop/efo42521.pdf (434.8 kb) |
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| Subjects: | 1. DISASTER PREPAREDNESS 2. CITIZENS 3. HANDBOOKS 4. STAKEHOLDER THEORY |
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| Series Data: | Executive Fire Officer Program. Applied Research Project |
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| Summary/abstract: | - This applied research project examined the need for developing and publishing a local disaster preparedness guideline for the City of Dothan. The problem is the City of Dothan does not have a guidebook for its citizens to use as a reference to prepare for disasters. The purpose of this applied research project is to develop a disaster preparedness guidebook, utilizing a multi-hazard, comprehensive emergency management format for citizens to use to prepare for disaster--both man-made and natural. Action research methods were used to develop a comprehensive plan to develop, design and publish the disaster preparedness guidebook. The following research questions were addressed: 1. What emergency preparedness content needs to be in the guidebook? 2. What publishing format does the guidebook need to be in? 3. Who are the stakeholders that need to be involved with developing the guidebook? 4. What legal and political considerations need to be considered when developing the
guidebook? The literature review showed what other communities had done for developing a preparedness guidebook for their community--whether military, a single community or a regional community. Each of these examples was a multi-hazard guidebook providing information on the common hazards faced by that local community. The review also looked at some of the emergency management research on how people respond to disaster and how a message of preparedness needs to be issued. Surveys were developed, distributed and analyzed. Finally, a comprehensive plan for implementation and a draft emergency preparedness guideline were developed to be used for completing the project. Recommendations based upon the research concluded that the preparedness guidebook should be in a multi-hazard format and when producing a preparedness message the message needs to be consistent and in multi-formats to ensure the majority of citizens get the message. Finally, in order for a project that involves
several different organizations to be successful, there must be a large amount of relationship building between these organizations.
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| Notes: | Dothan, AL; Leading Community Risk Reduction; Abstracts for EFO papers are written by the author |
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| Availability: | Available on Interlibrary Loan |
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| Copies: | - c.1: DOCUMENT ROOM - ROOM 209 [Status: IN]
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