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Asfaw, McGee, Christianson
This study employed a qualitative community-based research approach to explore factors that influenced Indigenous residents' wildfire evacuation experiences. Fifty-six interviews and two focus group discussions were completed with band members of…
Type: Document
Year: 2019
Sondag, Moody, Mangan
Fitness is critical in keeping wildland firefighters (WLFFs) healthy and safe from injury. Unfortunately, little is known about the physical training (PT) programs of WLFFs. The purpose of this study was to understand motivators, barriers and…
Type: Document
Year: 2019
Brown
The culture of the USDA Forest Service has been shaped by the maxim 'Certainly it can be done' (Pinchot 1947), borrowed from the Coast Guard by the agency's first Chief, Gifford Pinchot (1905-10). From the moment employees joined the Forest Service…
Type: Document
Year: 2019
Vaiciulyte, Galea, Veeraswamy, Hulse
The number of wildfires occurring globally is exacerbated by urbanisation and changes in weather patterns. In response, researchers have conducted studies of wildfires and human behaviour in regions such as Australia and the USA. Regions in Europe…
Type: Document
Year: 2019
Coughlan, Ellison, Cavanaugh
People living in the Pacific Northwest confront risks associated with environmental hazards such as wildfire. Vulnerability to wildfire hazard is commonly recognized as being spatially distributed according to geographic conditions that collectively…
Type: Document
Year: 2019
Asfaw, McGee, Christianson
Using a qualitative community-based research approach, this study examined the role of family, social support and place attachment during a wildfire evacuation of Indigenous residents in remote Northern Ontario. A total of 56 interviews and two…
Type: Document
Year: 2019
Christianson, McGee
This paper presents results of a study which examined how a mandatory wildfire evacuation affected members of Whitefish Lake First Nation 459, in Alberta, Canada. A qualitative case study approach was used, and semi-structured interviews were…
Type: Document
Year: 2019