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Communicating with the public about wildland fire preparation, response, and recovery: a review of recent literature

Year of Publication
2022
Publication Type

This review paper synthesizes peer-reviewed empirical research published between 2010 and 2021 about wildland fire communication practices. Our goal was to systematically review and provide an overview of how wildland fire communication has been empirically studied, and theoretical and methodological underpinnings and representativeness of this work. We found that researchers employ diverse theoretical and methodological approaches, yet most work originates from the western United States or Australia. Studies were published in diverse disciplinary journals, most frequently looked at residents as study subjects, and many sought to understand the effectiveness of communication. There is a need to build theoretical and methodological consistency in wildland fire communication research.

Authors
A.R. Santo; H. Huber-Stearns; H. Smith
Citation

Santo AR, Huber-Stearns H, Smith H. Communicating with the public about wildland fire preparation, response, and recovery: a review of recent literature. Applied Environmental Education & Communication . 2022 ;21(4).

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