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Effective Warnings and the hurricane Floyd Evacuation

Effective Warnings and the hurricane Floyd Evacuation

Q Select one of the following for this week's Discussion: 1. According to Quarantelli (1990), O’Brien (2003), and the National Science and the Technology Council Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (2000), there are a number of important components that need to be included when issuing effective warning messages to the public. Discuss them. 2. The Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology issued a report titled, Public Response and Behavioral Analysis. Read page six (6) of the report and then discuss: the unanticipated consequences that occurred as a result of the evacuation orders issued in advance of Hurricane Floyd in 1999; assumptions that emergency officials made about citizen behavior, and lessons learned. Again, remember this is a guide for the discussion.

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The components that need to be included when issuing effective warning messages to the public are to check whether there are any kind of congestions on the highway or not. An effective communication plays an important role while issuing effective warning message, the public needs to be aware of the critical situation.