... is required to confirm or refute findings. Practical implications Word of mouth needs to be tapped into by agencies, and mobile phone networks and social media are critical to this. Radio and television should be more proactively used by emergency agencies and maps should be a feature of all flood...

...Nigel Martin; John Rice Purpose The frequent occurrence of emergencies and disasters continues to threaten community safety and security. Emergency communications and warning systems (ECWS) allow people to make decisions and take actions before, during and after the emergency or disaster...

...Chandrakantan Subramaniam; Hassan Ali; Faridahwati Mohd Shamsudin Purpose This paper aims to determine the influence of physical ability on initial emergency response performance among emergency response teams. Design/methodology/approach In an emergency incident, emergency responders...