Tsunami Warnings: Understanding in Hawai‘i

Gregg, Chris E.; Houghton, B. F.; Paton, Douglas; Johnston, David; Swanson, Donald A.; Yanagi, Brian S.

doi:10.1007/s11069-006-0005-y

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“…Information can be provided to the public (to accompany outdoor siren systems) via a variety of channels, e.g., public address or announcement systems, radio/televisions, short-message services, Internet, WEAs, and NOAA Weather Radios. Literature sources noted that single alerting systems (e.g., outdoor siren systems alone, and especially ones that provides little or no information) are not adequate (Gregg et al 2007;Benthorn and Frantzich 1999;Lachman, Tatsuoka and Bonk 1961). When the meaning of the auditory alert is not understood, and even if it is, people will seek confirmation from multiple sources (Rogers 1985).…”

Section: Guidance On Outdoor Siren System Alerting For Those Under Immentioning

confidence: 99%

Alerting under imminent threat: guidance on alerts issued by outdoor siren and short message alerting systems

Kuligowski¹,

Kimball²

2018

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)'s Technical Investigation of the 2011 Joplin, MO tornado identified that no widely accepted standards exist for emergency communications in tornado events and more specifically, policies involving the use of communication systems to alert the public in advance of tornadoes. This publication provides evidence-based guidance for communities on the creation and provision of public alerts, including both alerts provided by outdoor siren (warning) systems and "short messages" sent by social media or other short message service (SMS) platforms. It is the hope that this guidance can eventually be used as input for standardization, through codes and standards, of the procedures and practices for outdoor siren systems and short message alerts used by communities across the United States. Standardization of emergency communication policies and procedures could occur at multiple levels, including among multiple jurisdictions, state-wide, regionally, or even nationally.This document begins with a brief background on alerting systems, focusing specifically on outdoor siren systems and short message alerts. The next section presents the methods used for the development of evidence-based guidance on public alerts, including methods for review of literature on public response to public alerting systems, the development of preliminary guidance based on these reviews, and the finalization of the guidance presented here in this report. Then, guidance for communities on the creation and provision of public alerts for those under imminent threat is presented. This document ends with a discussion on unanswered questions, providing opportunities for further research into various areas of public alerting.

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Section: Guidance On Outdoor Siren System Alerting For Those Under Immentioning

confidence: 99%

Alerting under imminent threat: guidance on alerts issued by outdoor siren and short message alerting systems

Kuligowski¹,

Kimball²

2018

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“…Observing how other people respond in a given situation has strong impact on our own actions and behaviour: "The behavioral cues facilitate protective action search, protective action assessment, and protective action implementation" (Earle et al, 2010;Gregg et al, 2007;Perry & Lindell, 2006, p. 304;Samarajiva, 2005).…”

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Informing crisis alerts using social media: Best practices and proof of concept

Brynielsson

Granåsen

Lindquist

et al. 2017

Contingencies & Crisis Mgmt

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Social media has become an integrated part of human communication, both as a means to establish and maintain social relationships, and as a means of sharing and co-creating information. Social media comes with an array of possibilities for individuals as well as organizations, corporations, and authorities. Within the field of crisis communication, social media possibilities such as online sharing and social networking have had an impact on the way crisis information is disseminated and updated. This paper addresses the issues related to using social media for communicating crisis information and broadcasting alert messages to the general population, discusses the role of social media in future pan-European crisis alerting, and presents a prototype system demonstrating the possibilities. An extensive systematic literature review was carried out to identify factors that affect the use of social media for alerting and warning. These factors were mirrored in experiences, collected through interviews, obtained by emergency management organizations in three European countries (Sweden, Czech Republic, and Spain). The factors finally form the basis for suggestions and recommendations regarding the design of technological tools for both communication and information collection to serve as an integral part of a future pan-European crisis alerting system.

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“…If the work has been published elsewhere it is common practice to simply Table 2. A review of 46 questionnaire based natural hazard research articles and the number of articles that provided: response format, delivery mode, sampling technique, response rate, the questionnaire and the total number of articles that include all 5 of these criteria (Akason et al, 2006;Anderson-Berry, 2003;Badri et al, 2006;Barberi et al, 2008;Dominey-Howes, 2006, 2008;Bruen et al, 2008;Carlino et al, 2008;Davis et al, 2005;Dolce and Ricciardi, 2007;Dominey-Howes and Minos-Minopoulos, 2004;Gaillard, 2008;Gaillard et al, 2008;Glatron and Beck, 2008;Gregg et al, 2004aGregg et al, , b, 2006Gregg et al, , 2007Grímsdóttir and McClung, 2006;Haynes et al, 2007Haynes et al, , 2008aJohnston and Benton, 1998;King et al, 2006;Kozak et al, 2007;Kurita et al, 2006;Lam et al, 2007;Leonard et al, 2008;Lindell and Whitney, 2000;Martin et al, 2007;McIvor and Paton, 2007;Meheux and Parker, 2006;Paton et al, 2001aPaton et al, , b, 2008aPerry and Lindell, 2008;Raaijmakers et al, 2008;Rasid et al, 1996;Solana and Kilburn, 2003;Solana et al, 2008;Thieken et al, 2005Thieken et al, , 2007Tran et al, 2008;…”

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“…This is because the development of appropriate mitigation and adaptation strategies will not evolve from the physical sciences alone but rather in combination with an understanding of public knowledge and perception of hazard and risk (Anderson-Berry, 2003;Barberi et al, 2008;Dominey-Howes, 2006, 2008;Brilly and Polic, 2005;Dominey-Howes and Minos-Minopoulos, 2004;Gregg et al, 2007;Johnston et al, 2005;Lindell and Whitney, 2000;Solana and Kilburn, 2003) and behaviour when faced with hazards (Chester et al, 2008;Gaillard, 2008;Gaillard et al, 2008;Gregg et al, 2004b;Haynes et al, 2008a;Lavigne et al, 2008;McIvor and Paton, 2007;Paton et al, 2008b). This article reviews current knowledge and practice for developing and implementing questionnaires.…”

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The use of questionnaires for acquiring information on public perception of natural hazards and risk mitigation – a review of current knowledge and practice

Bird

2009

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

255

170

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Abstract. Questionnaires are popular and fundamental tools for acquiring information on public knowledge and perception of natural hazards. Questionnaires can provide valuable information to emergency management agencies for developing risk management procedures. Although many natural hazards researchers describe results generated from questionnaires, few explain the techniques used for their development and implementation. Methodological detail should include, as a minimum, response format (open/closed questions), mode of delivery, sampling technique, response rate and access to the questionnaire to allow reproduction of or comparison with similar studies. This article reviews current knowledge and practice for developing and implementing questionnaires. Key features include questionnaire design, delivery mode, sampling techniques and data analysis. In order to illustrate these aspects, a case study examines methods chosen for the development and implementation of questionnaires used to obtain information on knowledge and perception of volcanic hazards in a tourist region in southern Iceland. Face-to-face interviews highlighted certain issues with respect to question structure and sequence. Recommendations are made to overcome these problems before the questionnaires are applied in future research projects. In conclusion, basic steps that should be disclosed in the literature are provided as a checklist to ensure that reliable, replicable and valid results are produced from questionnaire based hazard knowledge and risk perception research.

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Tsunami Warnings: Understanding in Hawai‘i

Cited by 49 publications

References 17 publications

Alerting under imminent threat: guidance on alerts issued by outdoor siren and short message alerting systems

Alerting under imminent threat: guidance on alerts issued by outdoor siren and short message alerting systems

Informing crisis alerts using social media: Best practices and proof of concept

The use of questionnaires for acquiring information on public perception of natural hazards and risk mitigation – a review of current knowledge and practice

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