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Residents' preparedness and response to the Kalamazoo Tornado
Author(s) -
Hodler Thomas W.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
disasters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.744
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-7717
pISSN - 0361-3666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-7717.1982.tb00743.x
Subject(s) - tornado , preparedness , medical emergency , poison control , occupational safety and health , suicide prevention , storm , injury prevention , emergency response , warning system , emergency management , human factors and ergonomics , medicine , geography , engineering , meteorology , political science , telecommunications , pathology , law
A survey was conducted of individuals residing directly in the path of the tornado that hit Kalamazoo, Michigan, on 13th May 1980. The residents' tornado preparedness and response were examined in an effort to evaluate the city's emergency warning system. The system was adequate for people on the east side of the city and lacking for west side residents. Other factors pertaining to the storm event and human response were also evaluated.