Jack L. Rozdilsky, LA&PS Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, has shared his expertise in an article for The Conversation discussing how proper emergency communication is crucial for maintaining public trust during disaster scenarios. Rozdilsky looks at how a false evacuation alert went out to 10 million residents in Los Angeles on January 9. He compares this to a similar false alert that happened in Ontario in 2020 and looks at the ways in which agencies must prepare for accidental alerts so they can plan to send corrective messages as soon as possible in order to avoid panic.
Jack L. Rozdilsky is a subject matter expert in the field of emergency management. His research and practice interests include interdisciplinary Emergency Management and Homeland Security. He performs field-based qualitative research at locations that have been impacted by disasters of natural, technological or social origins.