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 18375 - Campground Emergency Preparedness: A Social Wildland-Urban Interface
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Presenters: Jeffery Hartle, Hauptmann School of Public Affairs, Dianna Bryant, University of Central Missouri
 
Campgrounds are where urban tourists encounter wildlands. Public safety managers need to collaborate with campground operators to protect transient populations. Preparedness for fires and other emergencies at campgrounds has not been studied. Based upon a two-year research project covering 170 campgrounds in 21 U.S. states and eight Canadian provinces, we report that preparedness is uneven. NFPA 1194 requires posting of emergency numbers, but communication may be difficult because of increased reliance upon cell phones which may not work where campgrounds are located. Posting of local hazard information is not required, leaving urban campers with little guidance about unfamiliar risks. To protect tourists, comprehensive emergency preparedness should include campgrounds, which are a social wildland-urban interface.

 






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