Kinateder, Max, Bénichou, Noureddine, Dugstad, Ann-Kristin, Gwynne, Steve ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2758-3897, Berthiaume, Maxine, Ronchi, Enrico, Geoerg, Paul, Alexander, Michael, Byrne, Robert Michael and Kimball, Amanda (2025) The 2024 Roxborough Park Wildfire Evacuation Drill : lessons learned after planning, running, and studying a community evacuation exercise. In: 2025: 22nd International ISCRAM Conference, Halifax, Canada: Managing and Responding to Coastal Disasters and Climate Change. Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management (ISCRAM), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. (doi:10.59297/am3g5x02)

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In June 2024, the community of Roxborough Park, Colorado conducted a wildfire evacuation exercise (or drill for short) that was observed by a team of researchers. This collaborative effort involved residents, community organizers, first responders, emergency managers, and researchers. The drill aimed to test and refine evacuation protocols, communication strategies, and coordination among various stakeholders and gave the opportunity to researchers to collect information related to human response in a wildfire evacuation. The present contribution describes the community as well as the roles and activities of the parties involved, the drill itself, followed by lessons learned. Drill participants practiced real-time decision-making, route navigation, and emergency response actions in response to a hypothetical wildfire threat. The exercise highlighted strengths in community readiness and identified areas for improvement, such as traffic management and information dissemination. Feedback from participants and observers was collected to inform future planning and training. The drill underscored the importance of community engagement and interagency cooperation in mitigating wildfire risks and ensuring the safety of residents. This proactive approach could serve as a model for other Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) communities striving to enhance their wildfire resilience.

Item Type:	Conference Proceedings
Title of Proceedings:	2025: 22nd International ISCRAM Conference, Halifax, Canada: Managing and Responding to Coastal Disasters and Climate Change
Additional Information:	Proceedings of the 22nd ISCRAM Conference held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada from May 18-21, 2025. Published: 2025-05-02. Conference Dates: May 18 - May 21 2025 Conference Location: Halifax Canada
Uncontrolled Keywords:	WUI, wildfire, evacuation, community preparedness
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD61 Risk Management Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences (CMS)
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Last Modified:	27 May 2025 16:48
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/50519

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