How to Develop an Historic Context

Most recently I integrated interviews with 62 local emergency managers following their date with disaster (Drabek 2003). These events occurred during the later part of 1999 (e.g., tornado in Moore, Oklahoma), the year 2000 (e.g., Hurricane Floyd) or the first two months of 2001 (e.g, Nisqually earthquake in the Seattle, Washington area). ................
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