Public communication in unplanned biomass burning events

Abstract

Public communication related to emergency, unplanned, or “wildfire” biomass burning is best understood as a function of the audience for that communication. Two enduring communication models, the Health Belief Model and the Stages of Change or Transtheoretical Model, are instructive in analyzing and preparing differing communication response strategies that are indicated for communities with varying degrees of experience in responding to unplanned biomass burning smoke events.

Keywords::

• Emergency
• public notification
• response
• unplanned burn

Acknowledgements

Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.