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- Title
Assessment of a Severe-Weather Warning System and Disaster Preparedness, Calhoun County, Alabama, 1994.
- Authors
Simin Liu; Quenemoen, Lynn E.; Malilay, Josephine; Noji, Eric; Sinks, Thomas; Mendlein, James
- Abstract
Tornado preparedness, warning system effectiveness, and shelter- see king behavior were examined in two Alabama areas after tornado warnings. In the area without sirens, only 28.9% 01194 respondents heard a tornado warning; of these, 73.2% first received the warning from radios or television. In the area with sirens, 88.1% of 193 respondents heard a warning, and 61.8% first received the warning from a siren. Knowledge of warnings, access to shelter, and education were key predictors for seeking shelter. Our findings indicate that installing sirens, providing access to shelter, and teaching appropriate responses to warnings are important elements of an effective disaster prevention system.
- Subjects
EMERGENCY management; CIVIL defense; TORNADOES; NATURAL disasters; CYCLONES
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 1996, Vol 86, Issue 1, p87
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.86.1.87