Presented By: John Schelling, Earthquake Program Manager Washington State Emergency Management Division November 18,2008 Washington State Report to National

Presented By: Presented By: John Schelling, Earthquake Program ManagerJohn Schelling, Earthquake Program Manager

Washington State Emergency Management DivisionWashington State Emergency Management Division

November 18,2008November 18,2008

Washington State Report to Washington State Report to National Tsunami Hazard National Tsunami Hazard

Mitigation ProgramMitigation Program

2007 Accomplishments 2007 Accomplishments Washington State Emergency Management Division Washington State Emergency Management Division

($307,300 Funding Received)($307,300 Funding Received)

The Broadcasters Tsunami Emergency Guidebook was updated The Broadcasters Tsunami Emergency Guidebook was updated and distributed throughout all of Seattle and to 95% of coastal and distributed throughout all of Seattle and to 95% of coastal broadcasters broadcasters (Developed in 2006- Updated annually)(Developed in 2006- Updated annually)

Continued Installation of All-Hazard Alert Broadcasting (AHAB) Continued Installation of All-Hazard Alert Broadcasting (AHAB) Sirens in coastal communities (6 installed in 2007).Sirens in coastal communities (6 installed in 2007).

Seven (7) social science survey’s have been completed overall Seven (7) social science survey’s have been completed overall and two (2) have been completed in 2007. These products are and two (2) have been completed in 2007. These products are used to identify effectiveness of warning messages and program used to identify effectiveness of warning messages and program materials.materials.

Seven (7) tsunami ready communities thus far and one Seven (7) tsunami ready communities thus far and one application is pending approval.application is pending approval.

FEMA Integrated Emergency Management Course (IEMC) and FEMA Integrated Emergency Management Course (IEMC) and exercise was conducted with over 100 players using a Cascadia exercise was conducted with over 100 players using a Cascadia event tsunami as the scenario disaster. event tsunami as the scenario disaster.

Continuing to work with WA Department of Natural Resources to Continuing to work with WA Department of Natural Resources to publish Bi-monthly issues of publish Bi-monthly issues of TsuInfo Alert.TsuInfo Alert.

NOAA Weather Radios have been provided in NOAA Weather Radios have been provided in ALLALL public/tribal public/tribal facilities and many businesses within the hazard zone.facilities and many businesses within the hazard zone.

Supported the Tsunami Certification Program at the University of Supported the Tsunami Certification Program at the University of Washington.Washington.

Completed evacuation maps for Shoalwater Bay Tribe which are Completed evacuation maps for Shoalwater Bay Tribe which are consistent with NTHMP requirements. New maps in consistent with NTHMP requirements. New maps in Aberdeen/Hoquiam will be updated based on new DNR Aberdeen/Hoquiam will be updated based on new DNR liquefaction study.liquefaction study.

Continued to work on private land agreements for evacuation of Continued to work on private land agreements for evacuation of populated areas within the inundation zone that have minimal populated areas within the inundation zone that have minimal high ground.high ground.

Updated the Updated the “Disaster Response Guidebook for Hotels and “Disaster Response Guidebook for Hotels and Motels on Washington’s Coast” Motels on Washington’s Coast” and provided training/materials and provided training/materials to lodging establishment managers and employees. to lodging establishment managers and employees.

2007 Accomplishments 2007 Accomplishments Washington State Emergency Management Division Washington State Emergency Management Division

($307,300 Funding Received)($307,300 Funding Received)

OPERATIONAL (49) Aberdeen Bay Center Cape Disappointment Copalis Beach Diamond Point Fort Worden Grayland (2) Hoquiam Ilwaco Island County La Push (Quileute Tribe) Long Beach Lower Elwha Lummi Nation (2) McAlder McMillin Neah Bay (Makah Tribe)

Ocean City Ocean Park (4) Ocean Shores (4) Orting (3) Puyallup (2) Pacific Park Port Angeles Port Townsend (2) Sandy Point Seattle (3) Seaview Sumner Surfside Taholah (Quinault Nation) Tokeland (Shoalwater Bay Tribe) Westport (3) Camp Murray (Controller)

Washington State All-Hazard Alert Broadcasting (AHAB) Network

In Progress (8) Ilwaco Moclips Aberdeen Long Beach

Point Roberts Hoh Reservation Shoalwater Bay Sekiu

96 AHAB’s are needed along the 96 AHAB’s are needed along the coastcoast49 are operational49 are operational39 of 49 are satellite linked39 of 49 are satellite linked8 are being built and installed8 are being built and installed

Preparedness Information ProductsPreparedness Information Products

Issues Encountered by Washington State Issues Encountered by Washington State Emergency Management DivisionEmergency Management Division

All Hazards Alert Broadcasting All Hazards Alert Broadcasting System (AHAB’s)System (AHAB’s)

MaintenanceMaintenance

Broadcasters bookBroadcasters book Keeping it currentKeeping it current

Tsunami Evacuation MapsTsunami Evacuation Maps Maintaining products current Maintaining products current Funding Funding

Modeling/MappingModeling/Mapping Obtaining money for the WObtaining money for the Worst orst

Case Distant ScenarioCase Distant Scenario mapping of mapping of Long Beach, Ocean Shores, Long Beach, Ocean Shores, Westport, Port Angeles, and Neah Westport, Port Angeles, and Neah Bay.Bay.

Social Science Survey’sSocial Science Survey’s Implementing suggested changes Implementing suggested changes

within communities (buy-inwithin communities (buy-in))

TsunamiReadyTsunamiReady TsunamiReady fundingTsunamiReady funding Getting communities to apply Getting communities to apply

Bi Monthly Publication of Tsu Info Bi Monthly Publication of Tsu Info AlertAlert

Input from states Input from states Involving new NTHMP states Involving new NTHMP states Not being utilized as a resource Not being utilized as a resource

center as it was originally center as it was originally designed to dodesigned to do

PREVIOUS CONTRACTING WITH PREVIOUS CONTRACTING WITH NOAA/PMELNOAA/PMEL

NOAA/NTHMP

Modeling Funds withheld from EMD Disbursement

Pacific Marine Environmental

Laboratory (PMEL)

Washington State Emergency Management

Division

NOAA/NTHMP

Pacific Marine Environmental

Laboratory (PMEL)

WAEmergency Mgt. Division

You can’t get there from here.

CURRENT CONTRACTING WITH CURRENT CONTRACTING WITH NOAA/PMELNOAA/PMEL

Washington State Emergency ManagementWashington State Emergency ManagementFY 09 Funding RequestFY 09 Funding Request

Task (Activity) NameTask (Activity) Name NTHMP Performance Metric(s) (from NTHMP Performance Metric(s) (from Strategic Plan) SupportedStrategic Plan) Supported

Amount of Amount of Requested Requested

FundsFunds

Task 1.1: Contract with Task 1.1: Contract with NOAA/PMEL to complete NOAA/PMEL to complete modeling for a Seattle Fault modeling for a Seattle Fault generated tsunami in Lake generated tsunami in Lake Washington.Washington.

Determine the potential inundation zones for Determine the potential inundation zones for non-mapped coastal regions using the non-mapped coastal regions using the established guidelines by 2012.established guidelines by 2012.

$70,000.00$70,000.00

Task 1.2: Host a series of Task 1.2: Host a series of focus groups to evaluate focus groups to evaluate tsunami models developed tsunami models developed under Task 1.1 and potential under Task 1.1 and potential impact to current evacuation impact to current evacuation sites and evacuation policy.sites and evacuation policy.

Determine the potential inundation zones for Determine the potential inundation zones for non-mapped coastal regions using the non-mapped coastal regions using the established guidelines by 2012.established guidelines by 2012.

Tsunami inundation maps that support Tsunami inundation maps that support informed decision making in tsunami-informed decision making in tsunami-threatened communitiesthreatened communities

$2,000.00$2,000.00

Task 2.1: Conduct town hall Task 2.1: Conduct town hall meetings in tsunami prone meetings in tsunami prone communities with communities with Emergency Managers, local Emergency Managers, local officials, and land use officials, and land use planners.planners.

Develop decision support tools for Develop decision support tools for emergency responders to better visualize emergency responders to better visualize and plan for potential impacts.and plan for potential impacts.

Promote integration of tsunami inundation Promote integration of tsunami inundation research into building codes and land use research into building codes and land use planning.planning.

$2,000.00$2,000.00




FundsFunds

Task 2.2: Print and distribute Task 2.2: Print and distribute double-sided fact-sheets double-sided fact-sheets developed by USGS for developed by USGS for coastal communities. These coastal communities. These products detail the socio-products detail the socio-economic effects and economic effects and potential damage to building potential damage to building stock.stock.

Determine applicability of economic and loss Determine applicability of economic and loss estimation tools (e.g. HAZUS) by 2010.estimation tools (e.g. HAZUS) by 2010.

Promote integration of tsunami inundation Promote integration of tsunami inundation research into building codes and land use research into building codes and land use planning.planning.

$25,000.00$25,000.00

Task 2.3: Conduct annual Task 2.3: Conduct annual multi-county test of the multi-county test of the Emergency Alert System Emergency Alert System (EAS) and All Hazard Alert (EAS) and All Hazard Alert Broadcast (AHAB) radios in Broadcast (AHAB) radios in multiple counties.multiple counties.

Conduct an annual end-to-end Conduct an annual end-to-end communications test of the U.S. Tsunami communications test of the U.S. Tsunami Warning SystemWarning System

$1,000.00$1,000.00

Task 2.4: Hold four State/ Task 2.4: Hold four State/ Local Tsunami Work Group Local Tsunami Work Group meetings to discuss budgets, meetings to discuss budgets, status of on-going projects status of on-going projects and other related efforts by and other related efforts by NTHMP and local officials.NTHMP and local officials.


Develop guidelines for mitigation, Develop guidelines for mitigation, preparedness, and education programs.preparedness, and education programs.

$5,000.00$5,000.00




FundsFunds

Task 2.5: Conduct two Task 2.5: Conduct two coastal workshops on the coastal workshops on the new tsunami resistant new tsunami resistant design guidance (ATC 64 design guidance (ATC 64 and FEMA P646) as tool for and FEMA P646) as tool for tsunami vertical evacuation.tsunami vertical evacuation.


Promote the integration of tsunami Promote the integration of tsunami inundation research into building codes and inundation research into building codes and land use planning.land use planning.

$1,000.00$1,000.00

Task 2.6: Continue to Task 2.6: Continue to promote Map your promote Map your Neighborhood in coastal Neighborhood in coastal communities by providing communities by providing annual reproduction of annual reproduction of Workbooks, DVDs, CDs, etc.Workbooks, DVDs, CDs, etc.

Promote development of tsunami Promote development of tsunami emergency response procedures including emergency response procedures including collaboration among federal, state, and local collaboration among federal, state, and local agencies.agencies.

Support tsunami outreach efforts to coastal Support tsunami outreach efforts to coastal residents, media, coastal businesses, and residents, media, coastal businesses, and tourismtourism

$10,000.00$10,000.00

Task 2.7: Continue to Task 2.7: Continue to support the reprints of support the reprints of tsunami public education tsunami public education materials (evacuation materials (evacuation brochures, media guidebook, brochures, media guidebook, hotel/motel guidebooks,hotel/motel guidebooks, etc etc.).)

Support tsunami outreach efforts to coastal Support tsunami outreach efforts to coastal residents, media, coastal businesses, and residents, media, coastal businesses, and tourism.tourism.

$30,000.00$30,000.00




FundsFunds

TaskTask 2.8: Continue to 2.8: Continue to complete social science complete social science surveys in tsunami surveys in tsunami communities that identify communities that identify awareness and awareness and preparedness levels. preparedness levels.

Conduct evaluations to determine the Conduct evaluations to determine the effectiveness of tsunami education products effectiveness of tsunami education products and programs in 10 selected communities by and programs in 10 selected communities by 2010. Repeat every 5 years with goal of 2010. Repeat every 5 years with goal of improving the percentage of informed improving the percentage of informed citizens by 50%.citizens by 50%.

$10,000.00$10,000.00

Task 2.9: Represent Task 2.9: Represent Washington in the National Washington in the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program.Program.

Promote development of tsunami emergency Promote development of tsunami emergency response procedures including collaboration response procedures including collaboration among federal, state, and local agencies.among federal, state, and local agencies.

$8,000.00$8,000.00

Task 2.10: Contact coastal Task 2.10: Contact coastal hotels/motels in the tsunami hotels/motels in the tsunami inundation zone within Grays inundation zone within Grays Harbor County and provide Harbor County and provide training/materials to staff.training/materials to staff.

Develop and distribute tsunami education Develop and distribute tsunami education products for the tourist community (e.g., products for the tourist community (e.g., hotels, cruises, and vacation rental homes) hotels, cruises, and vacation rental homes) by 2011. by 2011.

$5,000.00$5,000.00




FundsFunds

Task 2.11: Install tsunami Task 2.11: Install tsunami evacuation and hazard zone evacuation and hazard zone signs in new tsunami signs in new tsunami communities and replace communities and replace signs that have been signs that have been damaged or stolen.damaged or stolen.

Ensure communities are prepared to Ensure communities are prepared to respond during a tsunami event.respond during a tsunami event.

Reduction of Loss of life and property Reduction of Loss of life and property damage from tsunamis.damage from tsunamis.

$10,000.00$10,000.00

Task 2.12: Support the Task 2.12: Support the development of agreements development of agreements with private landowners and with private landowners and the State that allows citizens the State that allows citizens to evacuate on to private to evacuate on to private land during a tsunami and land during a tsunami and develop an unlocking gates develop an unlocking gates system that will lead to high system that will lead to high ground. ground.



$11,000.00$11,000.00

Task 2.13: Conduct and Task 2.13: Conduct and publish a study to indentify publish a study to indentify potential locations of vertical potential locations of vertical refuges along the Long refuges along the Long Beach Peninsula.Beach Peninsula.



$25,000.00$25,000.00

Washington State Emergency Management FY 09 Washington State Emergency Management FY 09 Funding RequestFunding Request



FundsFunds

Task 2.14: Feasibility study Task 2.14: Feasibility study with implementation to follow with implementation to follow for local tribes to for local tribes to locate/install caches of locate/install caches of supplies that will be situated supplies that will be situated at an assembly area for use at an assembly area for use during evacuation.during evacuation.

Ensure communities are prepared to Ensure communities are prepared to respond during a tsunami event. respond during a tsunami event.

Reduction of Loss of life and property Reduction of Loss of life and property damage from tsunamis. damage from tsunamis.

$10,000.00$10,000.00

Task 2.15: Continuation of Task 2.15: Continuation of funding the Tsunami Program funding the Tsunami Program Assistant position within the Assistant position within the Tsunami Program to ensure Tsunami Program to ensure that proposed work plan that proposed work plan tasks are achieved within the tasks are achieved within the proposed timelines. proposed timelines.


Establishment of more Tsunami resilient Establishment of more Tsunami resilient communities.communities.


$68,216.40$68,216.40

Task 3.1: Continue to install Task 3.1: Continue to install the All Hazard Alert the All Hazard Alert Broadcasting( AHAB) Radios Broadcasting( AHAB) Radios in areas of population along in areas of population along the coast.the coast.

Effective and reliable Warning Effective and reliable Warning dissemination to citizens and visitors.dissemination to citizens and visitors.

Annually increase local warning Annually increase local warning dissemination capabilities by 10%, based dissemination capabilities by 10%, based on the baseline established in 2010. on the baseline established in 2010.

$139,500.00$139,500.00

Washington State Emergency Management Washington State Emergency Management FY 09 Funding RequestFY 09 Funding Request



FundsFunds

Task 4.1: Partner with NWS-Task 4.1: Partner with NWS-Seattle/Portland to update Seattle/Portland to update media tool kit and provide media tool kit and provide annual training for annual training for broadcasters.broadcasters.

Support tsunami outreach efforts to coastal Support tsunami outreach efforts to coastal residents, media, coastal businesses, and residents, media, coastal businesses, and tourismtourism

$5,000.00$5,000.00

TaskTask 4.3: Provide NOAA 4.3: Provide NOAA Weather Radios for low Weather Radios for low income/special needs income/special needs population in an at-risk population in an at-risk tsunami community.tsunami community.

Effective and reliable Warning Effective and reliable Warning dissemination to citizens and visitors.dissemination to citizens and visitors.

Annually increase local warning Annually increase local warning dissemination capabilities by 10%, based on dissemination capabilities by 10%, based on the baseline established in 2010. the baseline established in 2010.

$10,000.00$10,000.00

TaskTask 4.4: Work with NWS-4.4: Work with NWS-Seattle and Portland to Seattle and Portland to identify tsunami identify tsunami communities eligible for communities eligible for TsunamiReady Program and TsunamiReady Program and support the application support the application process.process.

Establishment of more tsunami resilient Establishment of more tsunami resilient communities.communities.


$2,500.00$2,500.00

*Task 4.2 is not applicable in FY 09.


Multi-State ProjectsMulti-State ProjectsTask (Activity) NameTask (Activity) Name NTHMP Performance Metric(s) (from NTHMP Performance Metric(s) (from

Strategic Plan) SupportedStrategic Plan) SupportedAmount of Amount of Requested Requested

FundsFunds

Task 5.1: Continue to Task 5.1: Continue to support the publishing of the support the publishing of the NTHMP TsuInfo Alert NTHMP TsuInfo Alert publication.publication.


$50,000.00$50,000.00

TaskTask 5.2: Support the 5.2: Support the development of an NTHMP development of an NTHMP education Strategy/ education Strategy/ Program. The purpose of the Program. The purpose of the pilot multi-state T3 Program pilot multi-state T3 Program is to train a cadre of is to train a cadre of professionals that are professionals that are qualified to serve as qualified to serve as Tsunami Public Education Tsunami Public Education Instructors at the community Instructors at the community level.level.

Facilitate educational events.Facilitate educational events. Support tsunami outreach efforts to coastal Support tsunami outreach efforts to coastal

residents, media, coastal businesses, and residents, media, coastal businesses, and tourism.tourism.

Conduct evaluations to determine the Conduct evaluations to determine the effectiveness of tsunami education products effectiveness of tsunami education products and programs in 10 selected communities and programs in 10 selected communities by 2010. Repeat every 5 years with goal of by 2010. Repeat every 5 years with goal of improving the percentage of informed improving the percentage of informed citizens by 50%.citizens by 50%.

$195,000.00$195,000.00

Washington State Emergency Management Washington State Emergency Management FY 09 Funding Request SummaryFY 09 Funding Request Summary

Washington State Program FundingWashington State Program Funding $450,216.40$450,216.40

Multi-State Project FundingMulti-State Project Funding$245,000.00$245,000.00

Total Funding Requested from NTHMPTotal Funding Requested from NTHMP$$695,216.40695,216.40

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Presented By: John Schelling, Earthquake Program Manager Washington State Emergency Management Division November 18,2008 Washington State Report to National