Public Alerts and Warnings for Dam and Levee Emergencies

This session reports on a synthesis of research findings to predict warning decision delay, warning diffusion delay, and public warning response protective action initiation delay. This research has already been translated into action; the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is using the findings from this study to make loss of life estimates for flood events.

Moderator:

Woodrow Fields, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Presenters:

Dennis Mileti

John Sorensen, Oak Ridge National Laboratory