“…For example, they have been used to help identify and rescue disaster victims (Merchant, Elmer, & Lurie, 2011). A more extended use of social media is as a mass communication channel, in order to inform large numbers of stakeholders at once (Ki & Nekmat, 2014;Muralidharan et al, 2011;Stříteský, Stránská, & Drábik, 2015;Utz, Schultz, & Glocka, 2013). Additionally, it provides a unique opportunity to collect and make use of large amounts of real-time data (Big Data), which is paramount in decision support systems and any emergency management decision-making process (Gaynor, Seltzer, & Moulton, 2005;Kamel Boulos et al, 2011;U.S.…”