Disasters and people with disabilities

Chris Kearns, MS; Bill Lowe, PhD, EFO, EMT-P

doi:10.5055/jem.2007.0042

Authors

Chris Kearns, MS
Bill Lowe, PhD, EFO, EMT-P

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/jem.2007.0042

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Author Biographies

Chris Kearns, MS

Manager, Public Safety Communications Centre, Lethbridge Regional Police Service, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

Bill Lowe, PhD, EFO, EMT-P

Assistant Professor of Emergency Management, Jacksonville State University, Institute for Emergency Preparedness, Jacksonville, Alabama.

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