Uncoordinated Collective Response: The Buffalo Creek Hollow Dam Break Disaster of February 26, 1972
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1972-02
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Disaster Research Center
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On February 26,1972 an unusual event resulting in major loss of life and property occurred in the Buffalo Week Hollow of West Virginia. This is a brief descriptive report of that disaster. It is based on data gathered in a field trip
by DZC personnel to the disaster site. After a short discussion of the situation and the event, the report gives some attention to the problem associated with the warnings given and the coordination of the community response, both of a formal and informal nature.
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warning, community response, collective response, community coordinations, Buffalo Creek Hollow Dam Break disaster