Government roles in emergency communication response

This chapter looks primarily at the bushfires (sometimes called ‘wildfires’ or ‘forest fires’) in the Catalonian province of Spain and the resulting lessons learnt in managing the communication during these crises. In doing so, it also reflects, where applicable, on the lessons on the catastrophic fires in the state of Victoria in Australia in 2009. These two populous regions represent some of the most fire prone areas of the world.