Author ORCID Identifier
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-8-2020
Publication Title
Risk, Harzards in Crisis in Public Policy
Volume
11
Issue
1
First Page
12
Last Page
34
Abstract
The risks associated with disasters can be significantly reduced if individuals are well prepared according to the orders and recommendations of emergency management authorities such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and local government. Despite this fact, there is evidence that individuals are not cooperative with these authorities and are therefore underprepared for an emergency. This article argues that individual trust in emergency management authorities may affect their cooperation with emergency preparedness recommendations. Using unique survey data, this study finds a nuanced relationship between individual emergency preparedness for tornadoes and trust in emergency management authorities. Although trust in FEMA in isolation does not explain variations in individual preparedness for tornadoes, increased preparation for a tornado is explained by trust in local government contingent upon a low baseline level of trust in FEMA. This article concludes with some practical and theoretical implications for emergency management authorities and scholars.
Recommended Citation
Choi, J. and Wehde, W. (2020), Trust in Emergency Management Authorities and Individual Emergency Preparedness for Tornadoes. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy, 11: 12-34. https://doi.org/10.1002/rhc3.12185
Comments
"This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: [Trust in Emergency Management Authorities and Individual Emergency Preparedness for Tornadoes. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy, 11: 12-34], which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/rhc3.12185. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited."