Given the foundational and the fundamental role that the Incident Command System (ICS) is
intended to play in on‐scene response efforts across the United States, it is important to …

In the wake of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, organizations
involved in emergency management at the local, state and federal level were mandated to …

Coordination of emergent community responses to disasters has challenged emergency
managers especially in highly decentralized nations. Following a statement of theoretical …

The Problem with Survey Research makes a case against survey research as a primary
source of reliable information. George Beam argues that all survey research instruments, all …

Wildland fire literacy is the capacity for wildland fire professionals to understand and
communicate fundamentals of fuel and fire behavior within the socio-ecological elements of …

Many rural volunteer fire departments in the US are contending with decreasing numbers of
volunteers. General social change and changes specific to firefighting have created …

Research on information technology adoption and use is definitely not new. However, while
several models have aimed at explaining adoption and use of technology by individuals and …

Abstract In the United States presidential disaster declarations are typically issued after
major disaster events to provide assistance (in the form of monies, staff, geospatial data …

This thesis investigated the current Incident Command Systems (ICS) used for disasters with
intention of aiding the development of a conceptual framework to improve multi-agency …

Forskningsresultat kan fylla flera syften; de kan ha ett instrumentellt syfte och användas för
specifika operationella beslut eller direkta handlingar; de kan ha ett konceptuellt syfte dvs …