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counties, three medium counties, four small counties, and two
big cities (Table 2). All interviewees were provided a semi-
structured interview question guideline (Appendix 2). Most of
the interview subjects were interviewed over the phone. Only
one county EM director and one EM coordinator were
interviewed in person. Most of the interviewees have
abundant EM experience. Each interview was completed
within 20-30 minutes. Interviews were audio recorded with the
permission of interviewees and transcribed for the purpose of
analysis.
The interview data were analyzed using the following steps.
First, all the interview transcriptions were read to identify the
Table 2 List of Interviewees
ID
County/
Population
Interviewee’s position
1
County 1
Medium
Director
2
County 2
Large
Emergency manager
3-1 County 3
Large
Director
3-2 County 3
Large
Coordinator
4
County 4
Small
Director
5
County 5
Large
Interim director
6
County 6
Large
Director
7
County 7
Medium
Director
8
County 8
Small
Director
9
County 9
Small
Director
10
County 10 Large
Interim emergency manager
11
County 11 Large
Fire chief
12
County 12 Medium
Director
13
County 13 Small
Director
14
Big City 14 -
Captain/deputy emergency manager
15-1 Big City 15 -
Fire chief/emergency manager
15-2 Big City 15 -
Coordinator
Source: The author of this study.