Evacuating a First Nation Due to Wildfire Smoke: The Case of Dene Tha’ First Nation
Abstract Almost every year, First Nations are evacuated in Canada because of wildfire proximity and smoke. Dynamics of wildfires, and remote locations, unique sociocultural characteristics, and limited emergency management resources present challenges for evacuation organizers and residents. This st...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:6738250f28f749dfa7b3a4bb6f2d3bec 2023-05-15T16:15:15+02:00 Evacuating a First Nation Due to Wildfire Smoke: The Case of Dene Tha’ First Nation Kyla D. Mottershead Tara K. McGee Amy Christianson 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-020-00281-y https://doaj.org/article/6738250f28f749dfa7b3a4bb6f2d3bec EN eng SpringerOpen https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-020-00281-y https://doaj.org/toc/2095-0055 https://doaj.org/toc/2192-6395 doi:10.1007/s13753-020-00281-y 2095-0055 2192-6395 https://doaj.org/article/6738250f28f749dfa7b3a4bb6f2d3bec International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, Vol 11, Iss 3, Pp 274-286 (2020) Community resilience Evacuation planning First Nations Indigenous peoples Wildfire smoke Disasters and engineering TA495 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-020-00281-y 2022-12-31T05:31:35Z Abstract Almost every year, First Nations are evacuated in Canada because of wildfire proximity and smoke. Dynamics of wildfires, and remote locations, unique sociocultural characteristics, and limited emergency management resources present challenges for evacuation organizers and residents. This study explores how Dene Tha’ First Nation evacuated their Taché community in July 2012 due to wildfire smoke and how the evacuation process affected evacuees. Interviews were completed with 31 evacuation organizers and residents to examine the factors that helped and hindered the evacuation process. Lack of information about the nearby wildfire, smoke, and evacuation of the nearby small community of Zama City, combined with a generic evacuation plan, delayed and posed challenges during the evacuation of this Dene Tha’ community. Strong leadership and its role in community organizing, keeping families together, providing the social support they needed, and using familiar host communities, demonstrated and contributed to the community’s resilience during the evacuation. Measures to improve evacuations and emergency management in the community and other First Nations in Canada are identified and discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Canada International Journal of Disaster Risk Science 11 3 274 286 |
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Abstract Almost every year, First Nations are evacuated in Canada because of wildfire proximity and smoke. Dynamics of wildfires, and remote locations, unique sociocultural characteristics, and limited emergency management resources present challenges for evacuation organizers and residents. This study explores how Dene Tha’ First Nation evacuated their Taché community in July 2012 due to wildfire smoke and how the evacuation process affected evacuees. Interviews were completed with 31 evacuation organizers and residents to examine the factors that helped and hindered the evacuation process. Lack of information about the nearby wildfire, smoke, and evacuation of the nearby small community of Zama City, combined with a generic evacuation plan, delayed and posed challenges during the evacuation of this Dene Tha’ community. Strong leadership and its role in community organizing, keeping families together, providing the social support they needed, and using familiar host communities, demonstrated and contributed to the community’s resilience during the evacuation. Measures to improve evacuations and emergency management in the community and other First Nations in Canada are identified and discussed. |
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Evacuating a First Nation Due to Wildfire Smoke: The Case of Dene Tha’ First Nation |
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