Adoption and perceptions of shelter-in-place in Californias Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 677-688

  Paveglio, Travis B ^a   Carroll, Matthew S ^b   Jakes, Pamela J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

alternatives to evacuation; community development; public safety; Stay and Defend or Leave early

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957009358     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF09034     Document Type: Article

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