The research question was set to determine the use of the Facebookgroup Skogsbranden Vastmanland after the wildre in Vastmanland.The results can be viewed in the article Facebook as a communicationtool in the aftermath of a crisis. The aim of this disposition is to connectthe results presented in the article with the theoretical standpointtaken in this study. The Grounded Theory framework proved to be auseful standpoint throughout the thematic analysis. Uses and Grati-cations theory provided a platform to understand the public's choiceof social media and the relation to the activities within the Facebookgroup Skogsbranden Vastmanland. The theory of social amplicationgave guidance on how to reect over public understanding of risk andits implications on how and why risks are communicated in dierentways and put into dierent contexts.

Fragestallningen amnar besvara hur Facebook gruppen SkogsbrandenVastmanland anvants efter skogsbranden i Vastmanland. Resultatetkan ses i artikeln Facebook as a communication tool in the aftermathof a crisis. Syftet med denna disposition ar att koppla samman presenteraderesultat i artikeln med de teoretiska ramverk som anvantsi denna studie. Grounded Theory anvandes med fordel som ramverkunder den tematiska analysprocessen. Genom Uses and Graticationstheory inforskaades viktig kunskap angaende individers val av socialamedier och hur detta relaterar till aktiviteten inom Facebookgruppen Skogsbranden Vastmanland. Theory of social amplicationbidrog med kunskap om individers riskforstaelse och hur detta i sintur paverkar hur risk kommuniceras och forsatts i olika samhalleligakontexter.