SMS warnings may backfire

By Bridie Smith
Updated December 11 2015 - 8:03pm, first published December 17 2012 - 11:02am
SMS warnings may backfire
SMS warnings may backfire

BUSHFIRE researchers have expressed concern that improved technology such as the national SMS warning system could cause some people in bushfire-prone areas to defer responsibility for their own safety to authorities.

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