TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Protective decision-making in bushfire Part 1: a rapid systematic review of the 'wait and see' literature
JO  - Fire (Basel, Switzerland)
A1  - Strahan, Kenneth
A1  - Gilbert, John
SP  - e4
EP  - e4
VL  - 4
IS  - 1
N2  - Delaying protective action decision making in wildfire is inconsistent with fire authorities' advice and is associated with fatalities. A comprehensive understanding of why at-risk residents wait and see whether they will evacuate from a wildfire or remain to shelter or defend can better inform wildfire safety policy and practice. This systematic review reports the findings of 40 papers selected from 255 identified through a search of papers in Scopus, Science Direct and Google Scholar published between 1995 and December 2020 in English. This review establishes the extent of wait and see behaviour; grounds for concern for such behaviour; reasons protective action is delayed; the influence of information and warnings; relevance of gender and other characteristics; delay by those who defend their property; and policy implications. This review also details 11 seminal studies that capture much of the evidence on the delay of protective action in wildfire.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2571-6255
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fire4010004
ID  - ref1
ER  -