Warnings 14
Warnings 14 :
A warning prompts people to take immediate actions that save lives, reduce injuries and protect property. Natural and manmade hazards create disasters when they kill and injure people, destroy and damage property, and cause further economic and emotional problems by instilling a sense of unease and uncertainty into society. Such losses can and have been reduced when people receive an alert of what is likely to happen soon, or notification of what is happening and advice about what to do in response to the hazard. With such knowledge, people can take appropriate action to get out of harms way, to reduce losses, to reduce uncertainty, and to speed recovery. Thus a warning must provide the information and motivation for people to take informed action. (PPW, Protecting America's Communities, 2004, p. 3)
