Warning Issuance, Diffusion and Public Protective Action Initiation During the February 2017 Oroville Dam Event - Final Report

The primary purpose of this study was to determine if the use of modern warning technologies warrants revision of the diffusion and protective action initiation curves previously recommended to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for use in dam and levee failure loss of life estimation models. Secondary purposes were to investigate the decision-making process leading to the issuance of a first public warning and obtain new empirical data on the timing of warning receipt and public protective action implementation.

Appendices can be found as a separate document.