fidence in the states ’ abilities to successfully distribute the coronavirus vaccine .
www . AmericanSecurityToday . com February 2021 - Edition 52
Public safety has taken on new meaning in 2021 as local officials and first responders alike are tasked with informing , protecting and responding to residents not just about issues related to the pandemic , but also the everyday emergencies that continue to occur .
To understand some of the emergency communication challenges facing state and local agencies , Rave Mobile Safety partnered with independent research firm Researchscape to field a national survey of more than 1,000 American adults in late 2020 and early 2021 .
Key findings of the survey include :
• Only 22 % of respondents completely trust the information they receive from local officials .
• First responders are more trusted than local officials :
• 62 % of respondents completely trust information from firefighters and 59 % completely trust paramedics / EMTs .
• That level of trust drops for police , with 33 % of respondents saying they com pletely trust information they receive from police , but is still higher than trust in local officials .
• Only 37 % of respondents say they are completely confident or very confident in their state ’ s ability to successfully distribute the vaccine .
• Text and phone alerts from local officials are among the most trusted sources of information
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