The risks associated with disasters can be significantly reduced if individuals are well prepared according to the orders and recommendations of emergency management authorities such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and local government. Despite this fact, there is evidence that individuals are not cooperative with these authorities and are therefore underprepared for an emergency. This article argues that individual trust in emergency management authorities may affect their cooperation with emergency preparedness recommendations. Using unique survey data, this study finds a nuanced relationship between individual emergency preparedness for tornadoes and trust in emergency management authorities. Although trust in FEMA in isolation does not explain variations in individual preparedness for tornadoes, increased preparation for a tornado is explained by trust in local government contingent upon a low baseline level of trust in FEMA. This article concludes with some practical and theoretical implications for emergency management authorities and scholars.

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对应急管理机构的信任和对龙卷风的个人应急准备

如果个人根据联邦应急管理局（FEMA）和地方政府等应急管理部门的命令和建议做好充分准备，则可以大大降低与灾害相关的风险。尽管如此，有证据表明个人不与这些当局合作，因此对紧急情况的准备不足。本文认为，个人对应急管理机构的信任可能会影响他们与应急准备建议的合作。本研究使用独特的调查数据，发现龙卷风的个别应急准备与对应急管理机构的信任之间的细微关系。尽管对FEMA的孤立信任并不能解释龙卷风的个别准备工作的差异，对龙卷风的准备增加是因为对当地政府的信任取决于对FEMA的信任度较低。本文以对应急管理部门和学者的一些实践和理论意义作为结尾。