The Pothole Lake fire: An analysis of emotion in a successful emergency response

Safety Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 183-207

  Cohn, R ^a   Waisel, L ^a   Carley, K ^b   Wallace, W A ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Content analysis; Crisis management; Disaster response; Emotions; Incident command system

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BENCHMARKING; DISASTERS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

CRISIS MANAGEMENT; INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEMS (ICS);

FIRES;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DISASTER; EMOTION; FEMALE; FIRE; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 0032191232     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-7535(98)00047-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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