This study assessed risk-related information seeking behavioral intention and dual-process
risk perception within the context of wildfires. Particularly, the study focused on utilizing a …

Southern California is a challenging environment for managing and adapting to wildland–
urban interface fires. Previous research shows risk perception and information seeking are …

In recent years, wildland fires have increased in extent and magnitude. At the same time, the
number of people living in fire prone ecosystems has increased dramatically, placing more …

As wildfire activity continues to increase throughout much of the western US, questions
remain about how to effectively communicate wildfire smoke risk to harder-to-reach groups …

Wildfire is a persistent and growing threat across much of the western United States.
Understanding how people living in fire‐prone areas perceive this threat is essential to the …

The current investigation sought to examine the association between knowledge of the
causes of wildfire in the wildland–urban interface (WUI) and intentions on the part of …

Ongoing challenges to understanding how hazard exposure and disaster experiences
influence perceived risk lead us to ask: Is seeing believing? We approach risk perception by …

Individual perceptions of wildfire can differ substantially from one person to another and from
the reality of wildfire risk. This variability in wildfire risk perception can result in inconsistent …

People who live in wildfire‐prone communities tend to form their own hazard‐related
expectations, which may influence their willingness to prepare for a fire. Past research has …

Abstract This research used Protection Motivation Theory to examine if and how individuals
who experience a near-miss wildfire event (ie, a recent, proximal wildfire that did not harm …