Uncovering the Hidden Dimensions of Rural Disaster Mitigation: Capacity Building Through Community Emergency Response Teams

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Discusses how local people and communities are often the first responders to a disaster. Rural communities find themselves taking on more responsibility in preparing for and resolving local emergencies. Discusses locally-based Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTS).

M.A. Brennan, Courtney G. Flint

Southern Rural Sociology, 22(2), 111-126

2007

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Emergency preparedness and response