[4A.2] Why do people delay the decision of whether they will defend or evacuate in response to a fire? [4B] o Most of the people who responded to our survey indicated they would delay their decision of whether to defend or evacuate till the day of the fire: 68.1 % in the first wave and 67.2% in the second wave. [...] Each of these sections contains a Research Purpose that describes the background and the more specific purpose of the study in relation to the Problem Statement, a Method section that outlines how we aimed to address the problem statement, and an Outcomes section that outlines the new state of knowledge by the end of the study, including main conclusions. [...] The Ingredients of Preparedness and Good Planning 4A.1 Developing a measure of Bushfire Preparedness Research Purpose: One of the primary goals of the line of research described in this report was to learn about the factors that predict and influence bushfire preparedness levels amongst bushfire prone community members. [...] In the final step, a questionnaire was administered to a sample of 354 residents of bushfire prone areas in the latter part of the 2012-2013 bushfire season (T3 in the 2012-2013 survey study). [...] In addition, the intention was to gain a more precise picture of the interaction between these hazard expectations and several specific types of preparatory actions: preparedness to defend, preparedness to evacuate, survivability of the 5 Different agencies across Australia all use their own version of the brochure, and make them available to residents of fire prone areas at the start of each fire.
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