2015 Volume 13 Pages 48-56
This paper focuses on the transmission characteristics of evacuation information at the time of disaster. The transmission characteristics is defined in terms of the three properties; fastness, rightness and sureness in this study. Influence of transmission tools on the transmission characteristics in evacuation information announcement was examined based on the evacuation information transmission test conducted in Mitsuke City, Niigata Prefecture. Six different transmission tools were used in the test. Questionnaire investigation to citizen of Mitsuke City was conducted. Four investigation tools were evaluated using the three properties. As a result, the area mail, notification sent to persons in a specific area, was evaluated as the fastest and the rightest tool. In addition, the investigation indicated that the combination of different information tools is more than extremely effective.
