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Stage Collapse Summary

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This week’s case study, Stage Collapse at the Indiana State Fair, discusses a tragic stage collapse and the lack of protocol in regards to crisis. On August 13, 2011, the Indiana State fair was the stage of a preventable deadly crisis. Indiana State Fair officials failed at effective communication practice. Although the National Weather Service issued a storm warning prior to the concert, officials were not actively following the weather forecast (Crandall, Parnell, & Spillan, 2013). Thus, proper evacuation protocol was not implemented. An important actuation cos raised regarding regulations or the lack there of. The crisis could have been avoided if proper inspection regulations and standards were in place. At the time of the incident, standards

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