Manual for Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Structures
Manual for Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Structures Manual for Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Structures November 2018 Prepared for: Washington State Emergency Management Division 20 Aviation Drive, Building 20, MS TA-20. Camp Murray, WA 98430-5112 Prepared by: University of Washington Institute for Hazards Mitigation Planning and Research Department of Urban Design and Planning University of Washington P.O. Box 355740 Seattle, WA 98195-5740 Acknowledgements University of Washington Project Team § Michael Godfried, Project Manager, Planner, Manual Graphic Layout § Jeana Wiser, Planner § Bob Freitag, Principal Investigator Assisted with Public Meetings: § Kiana Ballo, Undergraduate student § Katherine Idziorek, Doctoral student § Sophia Nelson, Undergraduate student § Lan Nguyen, Doctoral student § Yiran Zhang, Graduate student Washington State Emergency Management Division § Maximilian Dixon, Earthquake, Tsunami, and Volcano Program Manager § Keily Yemm, Tsunami Program Coordinator § Tim Cook, Hazard Mitigation Officer Special Acknowledgements This manual was made possible by the dedication and input of the Washington State Emergency Management Division and a variety of other partner agencies, organizations, professionals, leaders and residents that shared information and participated in interviews, public meetings, and review of drafts. Interviews were essential to producing this manual. Interviewees included elected, tribal, and school district officials, emergency managers, structural and geotechnical engineers, tsunami modelers, an architect, a USGS researcher, and others. Interviewee names can be found in Appendix A: Interviewing Process. The contributions made by all these individuals to support this project are greatly appreciated. This item was funded by NOAA Award #NA17NWS4670017. This does not constitute an endorsement by NOAA. Front Cover: Tsunami Siren. Photo Credit: EMD / Tsunami evacuation platform on roof of the Ocosta Elementary School.
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