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Social vulnerability indicators can assist with informing disaster relief preparation. Certain demographic segments of a population may suffer disproportionately during disaster events, and a geographical understanding of them can help to determine where to place strategically logistical assets and to target disaster‐awareness outreach endeavours. Records of house fire events and American Red Cross...
Damage assessment (DA) is an important part of the disaster recovery process, as it helps organizations like the American Red Cross provide assistance and relief to those most affected. Through it, homes are characterized by the damage they have received using five classes ranging from “Unaffected” to “Destroyed”. Rapid acquisition of damage assessment data may be achieved through crowdsourcing platforms...
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