Kerala experienced an abnormally high rainfall from 1 June 2018 to 19 August 2018 which resulted in flooding (CWC, 2018).The emergency response during Kerala flood 2018 received mixed media coverage. The fishermen being locals coming first before NDRF using local knowledge of habitats and rivers for flood rescue (Sen, 2018). This study aims at an analysis of emergency response from a perspective of its administrative response. The study has two key...