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Special features Departments Report from the Republic of t h e Marshall Islands 1 N e w s 8 F E M A ‘ s individual and community preparedness awards 7 W e b s i t e s / B l o g s 9 OPINION: Policy and prediction 11 Publications 9 Preparing for repopulation (after Katrina) 12 State offices 1 Training video about emergency response on tribal lands 15 Material added to NTHMP Library 14 Japanese debris update 16 IAQ 17 Oahu emergency evacuation plan 19 Video reservations 20 Many reactor sites face tsunami risk 12 Regional reports 3 Black Emergency Managers Association 16 Conferences 11 Apps 18 S u r v e y s 11

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TsuInfo Alert, v. 15, no. 1, February 2013 2 (continued from page 1) We invite you to preview the following documents Tsunami Preparedness Week activities, new map t h a t AAHD and our partners have developed: tools for emergency managers, new tsunami maritime A l l A A H D resources for Emergency Preparedness and local evacuation brochure products, and planning Emergency Preparedness Government Resources by for potential Japan tsunami debris. State and Territory CGS has developed a website devoted to the ef - Disaster Resources for People with Dis abilities, f e c t s of the 2011 Tohoku -Oki tsunami in the state. D i s a b i l i t y -related Organizations and Emergency The website includes a link to a poster analyzing the M a n a g e r s impacts to the California maritime communities dur - Office of Disability Integration and Coordi -nation ing the 2010 Chile and 2011 Tohoku tsunamis. Over- (ODIC) all, the 2011 tsunami led to one fatality in northern Ready America California and caused damage to 27 harbors state - DisasterAssistance.gov wide, totaling nearly $100M. Effects of the tsunami H1N1 and People with Disabilities in California could have been even worse without American Association on Health and Disability recent state efforts to understand and convey the best 2008 Annotated Bibliography on Emergency available scientific knowledge, and warning infor - Preparedness and Response for People with m a tion and ongoing tsunami education. Visit the Disabilities website at: Compendium of Initiatives on Emergency http://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/geologic_hazards/Tsun Preparedness and People with Disabilities in ami/Inundation_Maps/Pages/201 1_Tohoku.aspx CDC Funded States 2007. CGS, Cal EMA, and NOAA -National Weather —Tips for First Responders“ Service recently completed tsunami sign placement Report and Recommendations of the National plans for Marin and Sonoma counties. The plans are Working Group on The Needs and Priorities of being used by both counties to initiate their sign plan - People with Disabilities in Emergency Preparedness ning and placement processes with their coastal com - and Response munities. Tsunami signage is one of the requirements National Consortium on Disaster Preparedness and by NOAA to allow communities to qualify as Tsuna- Emergency Response for People with Disabilities m i R e a d y ™, a program to recognize communities NobodyLeftBehind Research Project I who have met criteria demonstrating enhanced tsu - nami plannin g, education, and awareness. CGS and Humboldt State University (HSU) are REGIONAL REPORTS close to completing two tsunami related databases: 1) a paleotsunami deposit database that will be used to CALIFORNIA analyze existing tsunami inundation maps and help in the production of newer probabilistic hazard maps in CGS and Cal EMA collaborate on tsunami the future; and 2) a tsunami currents database from hazard mitigation and preparedness video recordings of recent tsunamis that will help Submitted by Rick Wilson, CGS evaluate modeling results within harbors and bays. The California Geological Survey (CGS) and Both CGS and HSU are working with the U.S. Geo - the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal logical Survey explorin g several sites statewide for EMA) have been working together on a variety of evidence of tsunami deposits. Cal EMA and CGS tsunami hazard mitigation an d preparedness activ - participated in a county -wide tsunami scenario -d r i v e n ities to further understanding of how tsunamis can exercise in Marin on May 10 th. The scenario used affect the coast of California with a goal of improv - was a magnitude 9.0 earthquake in Alaska‘s Aleutian ing public safety. These activities are funded by the Islands potentially inun dating parts of the Marin National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration coast within 5 hours. Emergency operations functions through the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation and communications during an emergency were Program, and by the Federal Emergency Manage - tested and the cities of Belvedere and Tiburon con - ment Agency through a Co -Operative Technical ducted evacuation drills with a number of their citi - Partnership with FEMA Region IX, and are de - z e n s . scribed as follows: From: WSSPC E -N e w s l e t t er, Summer 2012, p. 6 On June 19, the California Tsunami Steering Committee held a meeting at San Francis c o I n t e r - national Airport. Representatives from federal, state, and county governments were on hand to discuss important issues related to tsunamis, including

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MARYLAND seeks opportunities to prepare youngsters to be ready before and after a disaster strikes, making Maryland‘s statewide public safety radio net - communities in Puerto Rico more emergency work takes shape resilient through its budding members. She is By Sarah Rich organizing a Teen Community Emergency Re - September 12, 2012 sponse Team (CERT) of approximately 15 -20 Emergency Management students at her school and plans to replicate this Maryland has launched the first phase of a program in other schools in neighboring com - statewide public safety radio network that will allow munities, a nd eventually to all Region II juris - public safety personnel from state agencies and local d i c t i o n s . jurisdictions to communicate digitally across a The CERT Program educates people about single, interoperable system. disaster preparedness for hazards that may im - For the complete report: pact their area and trains them in basic disaster http://www.emergencymgmt.com/safety/Marylands - response skills, such as fire safety, light search S t a t e w i d e -P u b l i c -S a f e t y -R a d i o . h t m l and rescue, team organi zation, and disaster medical operations. Youngsters can involve their schools, neighbors, churches, families and PUERTO RICO friends in similar initiatives where they can ac - quire surviving tools for future emergencies. Proactive approach to preparedness: Getting Young minds bring fresh eyes and new perspec - ready younger t i v es to any preparedness endeavour, therefore FEMA Release date: November 26, 2012 FEMA encourages their contribution in emer - FEMA Release number: 19 gency planning and readiness for our commu - SAN JUAN, PR œIf new generations are n i t i e s . raised with emergency preparedness awareness There is additional information about the as an inherent part of their early education, Youth Council at communities will become smarter and more www.citizencorps.gov/getstarted/youth/youthin resilient sooner. The Federal Emergency Man - dex. If you are interested in becoming a CERT agement Agency (FEMA) supports this ap - member, locate the nearest CERT team or proach since dep endable preparedness plans check for upcoming training opportunities, vi s i t equal a swifter recovery for individuals, local, www.citizencorps.gov/cert . Learn more about state and federal governments after a disaster. emergency preparedness and how to improve —Our communities need to get better pre - your community resiliency to emergency situ - pared to rapidly respond to emergencies and if a t i o n s ; www.fema.gov or www.ready.gov . we reach this younger audience earlier, emer - Last Updated: December 7, 2012 - 11:12 gency preparedness will be a familiar subject, from: http://www.fema.gov/news - but most importantly, they will be ready sooner. release/2012/11/26/proactive -a p p r o a c h - Youngsters have a significant influence on their preparedness -g e t t i n g -r e a d y -younger peers and families, which may drive this prepar - edness message further on,“ said FEMA‘s WASHINGTON Caribbean Area Division Director, Alejandro De La Campa. Long Beach (Washington) moves ahead with For this reason, FEMA established the first berm project Youth Preparedness Council to discuss and pro - B y A m a n d a Frink, Chinook Observer, mote steps meant to strengthen the nation‘s re - www.chinookobserver.com siliency against all types of disasters. This Reprinted with permission Council is comprised of 13 youth leader s ( a g e s P o s t e d : Tuesday, October 23, 2012 6:00 pm 13 œ 17) from each of FEMA‘s 10 regions, Last Thursday [Oct. 18, 2012], the Peninsula which will develop and conclude their emer - prepared for —the big one“ by performing a test o f gency preparedness projects in two years. the tsunami warning system and participating in the 13-year old Humacao resident, Gabriela Great Washington Shakeout. R o d r i g u e z -Boria, is FEMA‘s Region II Youth As another facet of the disaster preparation Council representative. Puerto Rico is o n e o f process, the staff at the city of Long Beach agreed to the jurisdictions under Region II, which also take the next step in a pilot project to conduct re - includes New York, New Jersey and the US search and plan for co nstruction of earthen berms to Virgin Islands. With her project, Gabriela serve as vertical tsunami evacuation structures.

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T a l l , m a n -made structures that look like grassy hills, dealing with something you hope will never happen, berms can be found in Japan as an option for people but you know it will happen to someone someday.“ to seek higher ground in the event of tsunami. —A 9.0 event will knock you to the ground,“ At Monday‘s Long Beac h City Council meet - Borchard explains. —The shaking will feel like ing, the council passed a resolution authorizing City minutes. Foundations wil l fail, buildings will fail ... Administrator Gene Miles as the agent to execute a Long Beach will be dead because there is no high grant application for the amount of $1 million from ground. I am confident that if nothing is done, FEMA‘s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for the everyone in Long Beach will be dead.“ research, design and ultimately the construction of Evacuation structures would need to be easily earthen berms. Community Development Director accessible on foot within 15 minutes‘ time and be Gayle Borchard was designated as the agent alter - able to hold evacuees for 12 to 24 hours (until there n a t e . is no longer a threat of incoming waves). There Project Safe Haven, described as a —grassroots were three structure options that were considered: process to develop ideas and strategies about verti - buildings,towers and berms. Project Safe Haven cal evacuation,“ brought together University of documents explains: Washington‘s College of Built Environments, emer - —Berms are artificial high gr ound created from gency management officials and earthquake and soil. They typically have ramps at a 1:4 slope pro - tsunami experts to assess the evacuation needs for viding access from the ground to the elevated sur - Long Beach, Ilwaco, Ocean Park, Tokeland and face. Berms have a large footprint on the landscape, North Cove. After conducting site visits and so - giving the appearance of an engineered and de - liciting public comment, it was determined that signed hill . A berm can range in size from 1,000 Long Beach is in great need of vertical evacuation square feet for 100 people up to100,000 square feet structures as there is no higher ground located for 10,000 people. within the city limits. —A tsunami evacuation tower can take the form According to the project‘s report, a tsunami of a simple elevated platform above the projected g e n e r a t e d by a distant earthquake would allow for tsunami wave height, or a form such as a lighthouse, a couple hours‘ notice for residents to evacuate – that has a ramp or stairs leading to an elevation or it may not affect our area at all. In contrast, a above projected wave height. A 500 square foot local earthquake would provide little time for people tower can accommodate 50 people and a 1,000 to react and likely cause a tsunami. square foot tower can accommodate 100 people.“ The last 9.0 Cascad ia subduction zone earth - —A building used as a tsunami evacuation struc - quake that shook our area was in January 1700 in a ture has several lower levels that allow the t s u n a m i cycle that recurs on average every 300 to 500 years. wave to flow through it or the building is faced in a Some experts predict that it will happen sometime in manner that the structural integrity of the building the next 50 years in the southern portion of the sub - will support the force of the wave. Tsunami refugees duction zone in the v icinity of the Oregon -California seek safety in the upper floors of the building. Typ - state line. The northern section near us may have a ical tsunami evacuation buildings ar e hotels or longer timeline. parking structures.“ Information gathered through Project Safe Borchard says the plan is to construct five Haven states that a local subduction zone earthquake berms, which is the option that would hold the most will originate approximately 80 miles off our coast people at the lowest cost. —It‘s cheap compared to a and last five to six minutes. It could cause the g r o u n d parking structure for a couple million,“ she notes. to liquify or drop in elevation by as much as six feet, Potential sites for th e b e r m s – all on the east rendering motor vehicles useless. Tsunami waves side of town – have been chosen. Since there has would being arriving within about 40 minutes after not been another project like this in the U.S., berm the shaking stops, with the first wave estimated to heights are still to be determined through more in - be around 22 feet high. tensive research funded by the grant. A reference design is horseshoe shaped with a reinforced wall on Building a chance to survive the ocean side for protection from water and debris, Numbers like that can paint a picture of little and a slope on the opposite side – similar to the hope for many – and that‘s why Borchard says shape of a rubber doorstop. Some ideas for making Project Safe Haven is so important to the commu - the berms multipurpose is using the surface as a play n i t y . area, seating area for recreation events, a kite -f l y i n g —As a government, we‘re obligated to look at mound, a viewing area or a place for outdoor music t h e s a f e t y of our citizens,“ she explains. —You‘re e v e n t s .

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For more information on Project Safe Haven of small Pacific islands. Earlier this month, the Eu - can be found ropean Union released a policy it hopes will in - a t : https://catalyst.uw.edu/workspace/w iserjc/19587/ c r e a s e r e s ilience by encouraging its emergency and 116498.I development arms to work more closely together, according to O O S K A n e w s . Rush to resilience: Policies reflect worldwide According to a European press release , the policy is shift in disaster mindset a game changer, particularly in terms of balancing B Y Stacia Sydoriak , development assistance and disaster planning. "This D i s a s t e r Research, 597, October 18, 2012 is a substantial shift in mentality and practice: from From boardrooms to classrooms to conference distributing aid to drought -affected people in order rooms, resilience has been a buzz word in the disas - to survive until the next drought to investing in the ter community for some time now. How do we in - long-run–building irrigation systems, promoting corporate resilience into disaster planning? How can more resistant crops, helping pastoralists manage resilience be measured and co mmunicated? A n d t h e their livestock," EU development commissioner always popular mind -p r e t z e l : When we say Andris Piebalgs told The Guardian . —resilience“ what exactly do we mean? Resilience is not only a m ore sustainable ap - Now, a new National Academies publication proach to disaster planning, it might also be more could help move the conversation from talking economically sound. The EU report found that put - resilience talk to walking the resilience walk. ting four Euros toward disaster prevention saves an Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative , l a y s additional four to five Euros in post -disaster aid. An out six key recommendations for integrating Islamic Relief report released a week before the EU resilience into public and private disaster planning. policy had similar findings. Of course, before they could do that, they had The benefits to resilience -based disaster plan - tackle defining resilience. The report ultimately n i n g a r e also being recognize d in the Pacific. At a labeled resilience as —the ability to prepare and plan recent meeting on disaster risk management in for, absorb, recover from, and more successfully Japan, a joint report released by Japan and the adapt to adverse events.“ World Bank highlighted the importance of prevent - The report, which aims to cre ate —a more disas - ative disaster measures. According to T h e J a p a n t e r -resilient America by 2030,“ proposes ideas such Times Online , the event also spotlighted personal as a national document database for disaster -r e l a t e d resilience stories as told by a diverse group of data sharing, cooperative risk management strate - l e a d e r s . gies, government -supported local and regional re - J u s t b e l o w the equator, the Pacific Risk Resili - silience coalitions, and the adopti on of federal re - ence program is underway, reports the Solomon silience policies and programs. T i m e s . The program targets four island nat i o n s – —This vision of the future requires a new na - Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands –a n d tional culture of disaster resilience in which every - is designed to integrate risk management and devel - one takes responsibility for resilience to both natural opment strategies and strengthen community resili - and human-indu c e d disasters. All communities and ence. It is a joint effort, backed by the UN Develop - levels of government know their roles and responsi - ment Programme and the Australian Agency for In - bilities in building resilience, and they act on them“ ternational Development (AusAID). states the report summary. —On top of the climate change adaptation issues Notably, the report committee recommends that all Pacific countries must face, Vanuatu, Solomon the Department of Homeland Security, as well a s islands, Tonga and Fiji are the four countries most at other federal, state, and local agencies, develop a risk of natural disasters in the Pacific“ John David - National Resilience Scorecard that would measure son, AusAID Min i s t e r -Counsellor Pacific, told the resilience. While domestic and international organi - Solomon Times . —Disaster risk management and zations have created resilience measures, the United climate change adaptation share a common focus – States has no consistent national standard for r e s i l i - building community resilience.“ ence measurement, making it difficult to collect un - With a common goal in sight, the disaster com - iform data. Given the complexity of the concept, the munity from the United States to the European Un - authors encourage a national measurement strategy i o n (and everywhere in between), is moving resili - that incorporates diverse components of resilience ence forward from an abstract concept to a set of but is adaptable across communities. best practices. These strategies will hopefully save T h e U n i ted States isn‘t the only one noodling lives, time, and money but only if we actually col - resilience lately though. It‘s also been on the agenda lect and act on the new resilience data. of the European Union, Japan, and even a coalition

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—Enhancing th e nation's resilience will not be Other awardees participated in emergency easy, nor will it be cheap,“ stated Susan Cutter, planning activities and established creative methods chair of the committee that authored the report. —But to address the needs of their communities. For ex - the urgency is there, and we need to begin the pro - ample, North Dakota State University developed cess now in order to build a national ethos that will two Smartphone applications, one to address the make the nati on safer, stronger, more secure, and needs of individuals and families affected by local more sustainable“ flooding and one with information for residents s t r a n d e d d u r i n g a winter storm . [Editor‘s note] There is a thoughtful argument for The Second Annual John D. Solomon ”resilience‘ replacing the term ”prevention‘ in the Preparedness Award i s b e i n g presented to F l o r i d a ‘ s October 2012 (v. 27, no. 4, p. 3-4) of the Australian Be Ready Alliance Coord inating for Emergencies Journal of Emergency Management. The title o f t h e (BRACE) for collaborative work as a team of nearly article by Stuart Ellis is Opinion: Prevention is no 500 disaster preparedness and response o r g a n i z a - longer a useful term in emergency management. tions, engaging in efforts that reach the business Stuart Ellis AM says resilience is a fine example of community, children and youth, under-served popu - the right term conveying the right message . I lations, faith -based organizations, first responders, and individuals with access and functional needs, and more. The John D. Solomon Preparedness Award is named for the late creator of the ground - F E M A announces 2012 individual and breaking blog, I n Case of Emergency, Read Blog: A co m m u n i t y preparedness aw a r d wi n n e r s Citizen‘s Eye View Of Public Preparedness . John‘s Release date: October 10, 2012 body of work was striking in its reporting, analysis, Release Number: HQ -12-103 engagement and impact, in prep aring the public, in - WASHINGTON œ The Federal Emergency forming professionals, and effecting change in the Management Agency (FEMA) today announced the public and private sectors. Administrator Fugate recipients of the 2012 Individual and Community once stated that he —set the standard for what it Preparedness Awards. These awards recogniz e t h e meant to be part of our nation's emergency manage - innovative practices and achievements of individ - ment team.“ uals, Citizen Corps Councils, and non -profit, faith - All winners will be inv ited, as FEMA‘s hon - based, and private sector organizations working ored guests, to a community roundtable event in throughout the nation to make our communities Washington, D.C. During the roundtable the hono - safer, stronger, and better prepared to manage any rees will share their innovative and successful ap - d i s a ster or emergency event. proaches to community preparedness with emer - —It has been shown time and time again that gency management leadership. after a disaster, the very first responders are our FEMA congratula tes the following awardees: neighbors,“ said FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate. Outstanding State Citizen Corps Council Initiatives —The award recipients promote preparedness Texas Citizen Corps (TX) across America‘s communities œ t h e b e d r o c k of our Outstanding Local Citizen Corps Council Initiatives national resiliency. I commend each and every one New York City Citizen Corps Council (NY) of the awardees for their service and innovation. Outstanding Community Emergency Response They serve as a model for communities every - Team (CERT) Initi a t i v e s w h e r e . “ CERT Program and Volunteers, City of Newport Each applicant demonstrated their ability to B e a c h ( C A ) engage the whole community through partnerships, Outstanding Achievement in Youth Preparedness achievements, and activities that took place from Chinatown Community Development Center (CA) January 2011 to June 2012. For example, the Ameri - Preparing the Whole Community can Red Cross Gateway to the Golden State Region American Red Cross Gateway to the Golden State chapter trained more than 16,000 individuals in life - (CA) saving skills, such as disaster preparedness, CPR, Promising Partnership s and basic first aid, and developed a cadre of more Partners in Preparedness (NY) than 200 bilingual volunteers. The Texas State Cit - Awareness to Action izen Corps Program trained Community Emergency American Red Cross of the Poconos (PA) Response Team (CERT) volunteers who were inte - Innovative Use of Technology grated into the response to the Bastrop Complex North Dakota State University Agriculture Fire last fall an d North Texas tornadoes earlier this Communication (ND) y e a r . Volunteer Integration

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West Pierce County Fire and Rescue CERT Waiting at anchor: Although not obligated to Program (WA ) contribute to cleanup, Japan announced November Community Preparedness Heroes 30 that it has set aside $5 million to assist with de - Michael Parker (CA) bris in the United States. The funds will be used for Mohamed Ali (WA) —removal of debris, dispo sal fees, cleanup supplies, Scott Ellis (NJ) detection and monitoring,“ according to a N O A A Second Annual Recipient of the John D. Solomon s t a t e m e n t . Preparedness Award —We are extremely grateful to Japan for its Be Ready Alliance Coordinating for Emergencies generous support to t he American people, NOAA (BRACE) (FL) Administrator Jane Lubchenco stated. —The tragedy The award winners were selected by a panel of set in motion by the earthquake and tsunami con - leaders representing the whole community, includ - tinues to be tangible, but it brought our nations ing the National Emergency Management Associ - together. This gift is a powerful reminder of the ation, the International Association of Emergency goodwill, friendship and spirit o f mutual support Managers, Target, the American Red Cross and between our people.“ FEMA. Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon and For a description of the award categories, please California, as well as portions of the Canadian s e e t h e Application Guide . coastline, were all affected by tsunami debris. Last Updated: October 10, 2012 - 11:07 Another $1 million in cleanup funds has been F r o m : http://www.fema.gov/news -release/fema - promised to Canada, according to the Japan Daily announces-2012-i n d i v i d u a l -and-c o m m u n i t y - P r e s s . preparedness -a w a r d -w i n n e r s I Murky waters ahead : The Japanese funds will be distributed by NOAA based on need, according to the statement. In the meantime, winter is expected NEWS to see even more debris come ashore on the West C o a s t , and NOAA projects tsunami debris could T h e TsuInfo Alert webpage had 391 visits since 1 -4- continue arriving for the next year. 2012. Those interested in following the debris trail http://www.dnr.wa. gov/ResearchScience/Topics/Ge can keep up with the trash at the Marine Debris ologyPublicationsLibrary/Pages/tsuinfo.aspx Monitoring and Assessment we b s i t e . From: Disaster Research 600, December 13, Google™ U n d e r w a t e r 2012, p. 5-6. (See also page 16) Google Maps™ has launched, with Caitlin Seaview Survey, Google™ underwater...the first Global Disaster Preparedness Center —underwater street view“ enabling users to become In October, the American Red Cross, with the virtual Jacques Cousteaus. For more information, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Cres - http://maps.google.com/ocean cent Societies, launched the Global Disaster Prepar - edness Center, a reference center to support learn i n g D i s a s t e r ne w s redux: Tsunami of debris on U.S. and knowledge sharing for disaster preparedness s h o r e s practitioners. Initiatives that will be focused on in S a i l i n g aw a y : The approximately 1.5 million the next year include an interactive website that will tons of marine debris from the 2011 Japanese tsu - foster learning, exchange of materials and network - n a m i began washing up on U.S. shores this spring. ing. In addition, a research program will fu n d s t u d - Although the wreckage from far away struck the ies on topics like the value of social media in public w h i m s y of many, it was a reality check for states awareness and cost benefit analysis of disaster pre - and municipalities charged with removing it from paredness interventions. public beaches. From: Emergency Management, v. 7, no. 6, p. 14 Although the National Oceanic and Atmos - pheric Admini stration (NOAA is the federal agency F E M A C o r p s responsible for marine debris removal) offered The federal government unveiled FEMA Corps $250,000 in debris removal grants , it was impossible in Vicksburg, Miss., on September 19 [2012], in - to estimate actual U.S. c lean up costs because the ducting 240 enrollees into the emergency manage - type of debris to be removed, the amount washing ment program. FEMA Corps is a partnership be - ashore at a given time, and the type of shoreline to tween FEMA and the Corporation for National and be cleaned all affect costs. That said, the agency Community Service that adds support for disaster tentatively put a $4,300 per ton price tag on cleanup. response and recovery by new FE MA Corps teams

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within AmeriCorps. Each team consists of 10 FEMA http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/o/arc hives/2013/ja Corps members, 18 - to 24-year olds who‘ve signed n13_observerweb.pdf. up for the program. ....The goal is to accumulate 1,600 FEMA Corps team members in the next 18 W S S P C E -N e w s l e t t e r months, each serving 10 months with the option f o r The Summer 2012 edition is available online: a second year. http://www.wsspc.org/news/news_files/eNews_Sum From: From: Emergency Management, v. 7, no. mer12.pdf 6, p. 14 Natural Hazards Observer Project Seal, the joint New Zealand and United T h e l atest edition of the Natural Hazards Ob - States‘ tsunami bomb effort s e r v e r i s o n l i n e AND in print ! The November issue Filmmaker Ray Waru discovered material in features articles —Many reactor sites face tsunami old military files (WWII) concerning the develop - risks“ and —What is resilience?“ ment (in 1944) of a ”tsunami bomb‘. About 3700 For those of you who would rather get the print bombs were detonated during the testing, proving edition, O b s e r v e r subscriptions a re only $15 per that it would take about 2 million kilograms of ex - year. Those interested in subscribing can sign up on plosives in a line 5 miles from shore to cause a 33 - the subscription page f o o t t s u n a m i . (http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/o/ ) using a credit For more information: card, or be invoiced later. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/01 The January 2013 issue is available online and /02/tsunami -bomb-us-new-zealand/1804483/ in print, also: http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/01/02/us - http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/o/archives/pastobs r e p o r t e d l y -t e s t e d -s e c r e t -t s u n a m i -bomb-off-new- ervers.html#issues2013 z e a l a n d -c o a s t / h t t p ://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/02/tsunami ShakeCast Quarterly -bomb-i n -development -w o r l d -w a r -i i -top-s e c r e t - The inaugural U.S. Geological Survey Shake- documents_n_2397856.html Cast Quarterly newsletter is now available for download at https://www.sciencebase.gov/confluence/download/ PUBLICATIONS attachments/220102760/Summer_2012_SCQ.pdf . ShakeCast is an application for automating Disaster resilience: A national imperative ShakeMap delivery to critical users and for facili - —Disaster resilience is everyone‘s business,“ tating notification of shaking levels at user -s e l e c t e d states a new report that calls for a series of local and facilities. ShakeMap sites provide near real -t i m e national measures to increase resilience in the face maps of ground motion and shaking intensity fol - of an increasingly costly toll from natural disasters l o w i n g s i gnificant earthquakes. These maps are used to human lives and the economy.“ by federal, state, and local organizations, both pub - For more information: lic and private, for post -earthquake response and re - http://www.na p.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13457 . covery, preparedness exercises, and disaster plan - ning. Natural Hazards Observer, v. 37, no. 3, p. 6 -9 T h e ShakeCast Quarterly features profiles of —The way forward –Overcoming barriers to p r o m i n ent ShakeCast users and their systems, up - disaster risk reduction“ is an invited comment by coming features and capabilities, tips and tricks to Justin Moresco and Lori Peek. Read this article optimize your system, new support website an - o n l i n e a t nouncements, and more. http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/o/archives/2013/ja To receive future issues, email s h a k e c a s t - n13_observerweb.pdf. It‘s about public education h e l p @ u s g s . g o v . and the obstacles to preparedness. From: EERI Newsletter, v. 46, no. 9, p. 8. The study on which this article is based is available free fr om www.globalquakemodel.org/needs -drr-practitioners . WEBSITES/BLOGS

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From:FEMA‘s Higher Education Program Bits vey takers can also qualify to win a $100 Amazon and Piece, Dec. 7, 2012 g i f t certificate). https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Emergency - CONFERENCES/SYMPOSIA/EXERCISES Communication - 2012?utm_source=Industry/CAN%20Newsletter%2 Feb. 7, 2013 011/5/2012&utm_campaign=Re%3AWireless%201 Get ready to ShakeOut on February 7 . Y o u ‘ r e 1/5/2012&utm_medium=email invited to join more than one million people who From: Disaster Research 600, December 13, 2012, will drop, cover, and hold during the Great Central p. 9 I U.S. ShakeOut on Feb. 7, 2013 at 10:15 AM, local time. This regional earthquake drill will include participants across nine states (Alabama, Arkans a s , Policy and predictio n Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Editor‘s comments by Janice Kaspersen Oklahoma, and Tennessee). Erosion Control, v. 19, no. 6, p. 6 For more information about what to do before, Reprinted with permission during and after an earthquake, visit A law passed in August in North Carolina has http://www.ready.gov/earthquakes been generating controversy, but also some inter - F r o m : [email protected] esting discussion about how to incorporate uncertain December 7, 2012 p r e d i c t ions into policymaking. The law, known as House Bill 819, bans the M a r c h 2 0 -22, 2013 state from basing its coastal development policies on The University of New Orleans CHART , recent predictions of sea level rise. North Carolina‘s New Orleans, Louisiana Coastal Resources Commission has predicted that This conference will address the risk assessment and sea level will rise by 39 inches over the next centu - mitigation planning challenges facing universities. ry. Some within the state object to that number – Topics include an introduction to multi -h a z a r d primarily the development community, but also mitigation planning, campus emergency manage - some homeowners who fear that their insurance ment, the differences between disaster —resistance“ rates may go up, as well as coastal property owners and —resilience,“ faculty‘s role in building campus who have not yet built on their land and ar e a f r a i d resilience, and how to conduct detailed vulnerability that new regulations could prohibit them from doing assessments of campus buildings. so. HB 819 originally dealt with development per - http://crescentcityevents.com/lindyboggs/ mits, but under pressure from these groups, the pro - vision about sea -l e v e l -rise predictions was added l a t e r . A p r i l 1 7 -19, 2013 One of the law‘s strongest supporters i s p r e s i - Seismological Society of America annual dent of a coastal development group who says he meeting, Salt Lake City, UT does not believe that global warming is occurring; http://www.seismosoc.org/meetings/ he and other supporters say the Coastal Resources Commission‘s forecast is extreme and based on A p r i l 3 0 œ May 2, 2014 uncertain science, and they want to wait until more Seismological Society of America annual reliable models are available before setting a policy meeting, Anchorage, AK that would limit development across about 2,000 http://www.seismosoc.org/meetings/ square miles of land. On the other hand, opponents of the law cite findings from the US Geological S u r v e y –covered in our last issue SURVEYS (http://www.erosioncontrol.com/EC/Articles/Unders tanding_SeaLevel_Rise_18040.aspx) -- t h a t s e a l e v e l S u r v e y o n emergency communications and rise along much of the East Coast is occurring faster people with disabilities than the world average . The USGS says the accel - This survey will collect data about how people erated rate of rise is likely to continue. with disabilities use 911 services and emergency North Carolina‘s law has been mocked by many alerts. The effort, conducted by the W i r e l e s s in the scientific community and even on Comedy R e h a b ilitation Engineering Research Center , w i l l b e Central. On the face of it, simply decreeing that a shared with emergency response professionals with tough problem doesn‘t exist seems like hid i n g o n e ‘ s the aim of improving emergency communication for head in the (beach) sand. But as easy a target as this the disabled (and if that‘s not enough incentive, sur - law might seem, it‘s worth a closer look because it

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reflects the uncertainty inherent in almost all policy - in our study. Rapid expansion of this sensitive tech - making. Waiting until all the facts are in often isn‘t nology in at risk shorelines underlines the potential an option–and even if it were , the facts can change. t h r e a t s posed by a large tsunami hitting any of these It may be obvious that we shouldn‘t build in a flood - locations,“ the paper says. plain, but we sometimes do it anyway; it‘s clear The researchers say that because of the uncer - with hindsight where the floodplain lies, but perhaps tainties surrounding nukes and tsunamis, especially conditions have changed –the dam we thought was in light of the recent disaster in Japan, —a more con - secure really wasn‘t, or the channel that had never servative approach may be ap propriate to achieve flooded before does now because of all that devel - sustainable human development.“ They recommend opment occurred upstream. If flooding doesn‘t oc - a n a l l -hazards approach to siting, creation of multi - cur, though, it‘s hard to prove a negative and say hazard maps, and consideration of relevant historical whether our policies were too conservative. and geological evidence. Some jurisdictions have already made pl a n s The Japanese Fukushima disaster happened in a and preparations for dealing with sea level rise; for nation with very high levels of technical competence many of them, the ocean seems closer than for oth - and economic resources. —Should a similar event oc - ers, and the predictions have a greater feeling of cur in a country that is less well -equipped to manage certainty. Olympia WA, for example –whose down- the catastrophic consequences of such a coincidence town area, built on fill material, is only a foot a b o v e of events, the impact will be far more serious for the t h e h i g h -tide mark even now –has been working world,“ the authors write. since 2010 to figure out how to protect itself. The Radiation can be transported considerable dis - city council directed engineers to come up with tances after a major accident, posing globally im - strategies for coping with 50 inches of rise, and portant risks, according to a May 2012 paper in according to some predictions, the increase over the Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics next century could be even greater. (doi:10.5194/acp- 12-4245-2012) . J. Lilieveld and North Carolina‘s governor, who allowed HB colleagues from the Max Planck Institute for Chem - 819 to pass, has now urged the state to take another istry found, —In the event of a major reactor accident look at the situation and —develop an approach that of any nuclear power plant worldwide, more than 90 gives state agencies the flexibility to take an appro - percent of emitted 137Cs would be transported be - p r i a t e action in response to sea level rise,“ according yond 50 kilometers and about 50 percent beyond to a statement issued shortly after the bill became 1,000 kilometers before being deposited. This cor - l a w . I roborates that such accidents have large -s c a l e a n d transboundary impacts.“ The researchers use 137Cs – C e s i u m 1 3 7 –a s a Many reactor sites face tsunami risk proxy for radiation dispersal. They did not analyze Natural Hazards Observer, v. 37, no. 2, November the fallout patterns from the recent F ukushima acci - 2012 dent, but data from other important plant failures There are 23 nuclear reactor sites with a total of like Three Mile Island and Chernobyl. 74 reactors located on them which are at risk of be - [Editor‘s note: A great issue; read the whole ing hit by tsunamis, according to research by Joa - t h i n g a t : quin Rodriguez-Vidal of Spain‘s University of http://www. colorado.edu/hazards/o/archives/2012/n Huelva and colleagues. ov12_observerweb.pdf] I Virtually all of the at -risk reactors are located on shorelines in South and Southeast Asia, accord - ing to —Civil nuclear power risk of tsunamis,“ which Preparing for repopulation –Lessons learned appeared in the j o u r n a l Natural Hazards ( D O I : from repopulating Louisiana parishes after 10.1007/s11069-012-0162-0 ) . Katrina lead to the creation of comprehensive re - Of the 23 total sites, 13, with 29 reactors, are entry plans active. Four sites totaling 20 reactors are being ex - By Elaine Pittman panded with nine new reactors. There are seven new From: Emergency Management, v. 6, no. 6, p. 52, sites with 16 reactors under construction. 54, 2011 — T w e n t y -seven of the 64 nuclear reactors cur - www.emergencymgmt.com rently under construction in the world are located in Reprinted with permission China, giving an indication of the ongoing massive More than 1 million people were evacuated investment in nuc lear power in this country. More from Louisiana in preparation for the imminent importantly, 19 (including 2 in Taiwan) of these 27 wrath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Of those e v a c u - reactors are being built in the at risk areas identified ees, more than 330,000 were from Jefferson Parish

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[Editor‘s note: —parish“ is equivalent to —county“], In summer 2006, Jefferson Parish contacted the which includes many of New Orleans‘ suburbs and New Orleans‘ Urban Areas Sec urity Initiative saw about 75 percent of its population flee from the (UASI) to gauge its interest in developing a regional storm. But after the hurricane passed and the gov- plan. Many of the parish‘s emergency response ser - ernment began assessing damage, hundreds of vice providers also have contracts with surrounding thousands of residents wanted to re -enter the area to parishes so it made sense to have a regional initia - see how their homes and businesses fared. tive. The areas‘ plans aren‘t i dentical, but they do After Hurricane Katrina, however, communities share the ideology of returning critical functions and weren‘t ready for an influx of residents. Aspects businesses based on order of importance. critical to sup porting the population, like utilities, —Anyone who had worked in the immediate food supplies, fuel distributors and financial insti - aftermath of Katrina saw a confused set of complex tutions, needed to be restored. circumstances on the ground without any kind of Cherreen Gegenheimer, the business and ec - guidance to direct people and the appropriate re - onomic development liaison for Jefferson Parish, sponse,“ said Col. Robert Williams, program man - said within a week of Katrina‘s devastat ion, parish ager of New Orlean‘s UASI. —More importantly was officials discussed how to re -establish businesses in how to get the needed services back into the city in a the community. —The ultimate goal, of course, is to sequenced way that would increase safety and sus - bring your entire population back in as soon as liv - t a i n life support in an orderly fashion.“ ing conditions are sustainable,“ Gegenheimer said, —but if you can‘t do that immediate ly, how are you Phases of re -e n t r y going to get the right people back in and when?“ Jefferson Parish created a tiered re -entry plan The government developed an on -the-f l y p l a n , composed of three levels. The system first allows she said, because no one had considered the possi - primary infrastructure and major utility companies, bility of evacuating everyone in the community and as well as predesignated government staff and con - then repopulating the parish. tractors, back into the area (tier one); next are as - But as a mix of first responders, residents, con - sessment teams representing major companies and tractors, and business owners and representatives employers (tier two); and last is the return of busi - tried to return to the area, highways were filled with ness owners and designated employees whose busi - s t a n d -still traffic. Two locations in Baton Rouge nesses are vital to the return of citizens and the were staffed by a contractor that issued paper cre - parish‘s economy (tier three). dentials, which allowed business representatives re - The parish enlisted an IT contractor to develop entering the area to travel as needed to re -e s t a b l i s h a software program that aligned with the tier -b a s e d the business or service. Law enforcement verified r e -entry process. The final product is the JumpStart that people in the parish post -Katrina were allowed Jefferson Business Continuity System –a w e b s i t e to be there, since it wasn‘t safe for residents to re - where businesses can regist er their information , a r e turn. assigned to a tier that‘s correlated to how important The makeshift plan got Jefferson Parish through the business is to preparing the community for citi - Katrina‘s aftermath, but it also illustrated the im - zens, and receive an authorization placard for their portance of preparing for repopulation following vehicle to re -enter the community. l a r g e -scale disaster that require a mass evacuation. Businesses and industries apply for tier two or —In the months after Katrina, especially by early three classification but those who believe they ‘06, businesses were coming to us saying, ”We have should re-enter first ask to be placed in tier one. Al - caught our breath, our feet are back on the ground, so, the program automatically recognizes and sends but every year there is a hurricane season. What‘s certain industry applications, like hospitals and other going to be different next time?‘“ Gegenheimer critical infrastructure, to a pari sh administrator to be s a i d . reviewed for inclusion in tier one. One thing businesses requested was a codified Following a mass evacuation, when officials are p l a n –s o mething set up in advance that could be im - ready for a tier to return, it‘s announced through e - plemented following a mass evacuation. Jefferson mails, government web portals and the media. The Parish rolled out a draft plan for the 2006 hurricane placards are visibly displayed on incoming vehi c l e s ‘ season, which runs June through November, in dashboards for those managing the re -entry route to which it tracked the area‘s businesses in an Excel s e e . spreadsheet. But that didn‘t prove to be compre - The placards are printed on tamperproof paper hensive enough. —Our 2000 census had us at about with unique designs and large letters that are color - 455,000 people and probably 30,000 businesses– coded according to its tier, Williams said, but indi - and you can‘t do that in Excel,“ Gegenheimer said. v i d u a l employees re -entering aren‘t issued placards.

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—Everybody in the vehicle must have an ID that and their subcontractors; and predesignated damage links them to the placard that the business was recovery assessment teams from businesses. issued, so that we can make sure everyone is playing T I E R T W O –Recovery support comprises core fair,“ he said. assessment teams of major employees or businesses Although placards allow people to re -e n t e r t h e deemed essential for the future return of residents or disaster area, they are only allowed to access loca - the parish‘s economic vitality. tions that are necessary to their work. —Tiers one T I E R T H R E E –Repopulation support includes and two don‘t provide access to your place of resi - essential retail businesses and their employees that dence,“ Gegenheimer said. —this is strictly to your are required for the futur e return of citizens. For place of business and in and around the parish to example, accountants, appliance sales and service, take care of what you business is. In terms of use, banking, churches, construction services, insurance, the businesses have agreed that they take full re - retail groceries and transportation. sponsibility for sustaining the employees they Source: New Orleans Post -Disaster Phased Re - bring in.“ entry Plan. I Working together, New Orleans, Jefferson Parish, and other nearby areas offer regional p l a c ards that allow individuals with legitimate Material added to the NTHMP L i b r a r y business needs in other parishes to travel back and J a n u a r y œ February 2013 forth. Law enforcement in the disaster area can easily identify regional placards, because they have Note: These, and all our tsunami materials, are included in an —R“ after the tier number, according to Gegen - the online (searchable) catalog at h e i m e r . http://www.dnr.wa.gov/ResearchScience/Topics/Geology PublicationsLibrary/Pages/washbib.aspx . Click on Testing the plan SEARCH DATABASE, then type ”tsunamis‘ in the In 2008, Jefferson Parish tested the re -e n t r y Subject field to get a full listing of all the tsunami reports plan after the evacuation of its coastal communities and maps in the collection. in preparation for Hurricane Gustav. Following the storm, the parish president called for tier one re - entry, and critical businesses and functions were Annunziato; Franchello, G.; De Groeve, T., 2012, brought back into the area using the placard system. Response of the GDACS syst em to the Tohoku Within 24 hours the president called f or everyone to earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011: Science r e -enter, Gegenheimer said, —but the people who had of Tsunami Hazards, v. 31, no. 4, p. 283-296. to use it were extremely pleased.“ Comfort, L. K.; Znati, T.; Voortman, M.; Xerandy; T h e r e -entry plan has received positive feed - Freitag, L. E., 2012, Early detection of near -f i e l d back so far, and there are plans to make it more tsunamis using underwater sensor networks: Science comprehensive in the future. Currently there‘s no of Tsunami Hazards, v. 31, no. 4, p. 231-243. w a y t o t r a ck which businesses and functions ac - t u a l l y r e -enter the area, but Williams said New Goto, Kazuhisa; Sugawara, Daisuke; Abe, Tomoya; Orleans is considering adding a drive -through point Haraguchi, Tsuyoshi; Fujino, Shigehiro, 2012, with a card reader that would scan a credential and Liquefaction as an important source of the A.D. track those who enter the disaster area. 2011 Tohoku-oki tsunami deposits at Sendai Plain, More importantly, Gegenhei mer said, is the Japan: Geology, v. 40, no. 10, p. 887-890. ability to get people back into the area quickly with as little congestion on the main roads as possible. Horrillo, Juan; Knight, William; Kowalik, Zygmunt, For governments intere sted in learning more 2012, Tsunami propagation over the north Pacific -- about the re -entry plan and the web -based system, Dispersive and nondispersive models: Science of v i s i t T s u n a m i Hazards, v. 31, no. 3, p. 154-177. http://www.jeffparish.net/index.aspx?page=2117 Iacono, Claudio Lo; Gracia, Eulalia; Zaniboni, New Orleans‘ re -entry tiers Filippo; Pagnoni, Gianluca; Tinti, Stefano; T I E R O N E –Response support includes pro - Bartolome, Rafael; Masson, Douglas G.; Wynn, viders of critical services to the government and Russell B.; Lourenco, Nuno; de Abreu, Manuel public agencies including: prima ry critical infra - Pinto; Danobeitia, Juan Jose; Zitellin i, Nevio, 2012, structure and major utility companies and their pre - Large, deepwater slope failures -- Implications for designated subcontractors; government contractors l a n d s l i d e -generated tsunamis: Geology, v. 40, no. 10, p. 931-934.

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Kelman, Ilan; Dodds, Rachel, 2009, Developing a Washington Military Department, Emergency code of ethics for disaster tourism: International Management Division, 2006, Disaster response Journal of Mass Emergenci es and Disasters, v. 27, guidebook for hotels and motels on Washington's no. 3, p. 272-296. coast: Washington Military Department, Emergency Management Division, 1 v. Lente, Jenna Louise; Mencin, David, 2012, Yellowstone Lake seiche -- I t s c a u s e s and Watson, Amanda H. A., 2012, Tsunami alert -- T h e implications regarding the caldera [abstract]: mobile phone difference: Australian Journal of Geological Society of America Abstracts with Emergency Management, v. 27, no. 4, p. 46 -50. Programs, v. 44, no. 7, p. 76. Williams, Shaun; Davies, Tim; Cole, Jim, 2012, M o r e a no, H.; Arreaga, P.; Nath, J., 2012, The 2010 Catastrophic flank collapse on Ta'u Island and Chilean tsunami -- Behavior on the Ecuadorian coast subsequent tsunami -- and the Galapagos Islands: Science of Tsunami Has this occurred during the last 170 years?: Hazards, v. 31, no. 3, p. 199-208. Science of Tsunami Hazards, v. 31, no. 3, p. 178- 198. Muhari, A.; Muck, M.; Diposaptono, S.; Spahn, H., 2012, Tsunami mitigation pla nning in Pacitan, Zoback, Mary Lou, 2012, Increasing resilience -- A I n d o n e s i a -- A review of existing efforts and ways national imperative: Earth, v. 57, no. 12, p. 26 -27. I ahead: Science of Tsunami Hazards, v. 31, no. 4, p. 244-267.

Natural Hazards Observer, 2012, Many reactor sites Training video about emergency response on face tsunami risk: Natural Hazards Observer, v. 37, t r i b a l lands released no. 2, p. 3-4. —Strength and Resiliency: Emergency Prepared - ness for Tribal Leaders and Program Directors – P a r a r a s -Carayannis, George, 2012, Potential of Your roles and responsibilities “ tsunami generation along the Colombia/Ecuador By Monte Fronk subduction margin and the Dolores -G u a y a q u i l Published Jan. 15, 2013 m e g a -thrust: Science of Tsunami Hazards, v. 31, no. T h e 3 0 -minute video —Strength and Resiliency: 3, p. 209-230. Emergency Preparedness for Trib al Leaders and

Sever, Megan, 2012, Tsunami debris reaches U.S. Program Directors –Your roles and responsibilities “ coasts: Ear th, v. 57, no. 12, p. 39. came from the last 5 years that I have been hearing the same concern from tribal emergency managers Shevchenko, G. V.; Ivelskaya, T. N., 2012, The who report difficulty getting enough time with Tohoku tsunami of 11 March 2011 as recorded on tribally elected officials and/or program d irectors to the Russian far east: Science of Tsunami Hazards, v. effectively explain how to deal with emergencies on 31, no. 4, p. 268-282. tribal lands. Unlike city or county elected officials, tribal leaders often spend a great amount of time Showstack, Randy, 2012, ShakeOut drill traveling to meetings throughout the United States. emphasizes importan c e o f e a r t hquake preparedness, Many of them spend a great deal of time at meetings education: Eos (American Geophysical Union with state elected offic ials, members of Congress as Transactions), v. 93, no. 44, p. 439. well as their staff, heads of federal agencies and other tribal leaders. They are tireless advocates for Trusdell, Frank A.; Chadderton, Amy; Hinchliffe, state and federal policy changes to improve the lives Graham; Hara, Andrew; Patenge, Brent, 2012, of their tribal members and to ensure the right to T o h o k u -Oki earthquake tsunami runup and tribal self -determination is fully realized –b u t v e r y inundation data for sites around the island of clearly very busy. Hawai'i: U.S. Geological Survey Open -File Report http://www.firefighternation.com/videos/trainin 2012-1229, 36 p. g-e m e r g e n c y -r e s p o n s e -t r i b a l -lands http://www.firefighternation.com/article/trainin Vithanage, Meththika; Engesgaard, Peter; Villholth, g-0 / t r a i n i n g -v i d e o -about-e m e r g e n c y -r e s p o n s e - Karen G.; Jensen, Karsten H., 2012, The effects of t r i b a l -lands-r e l e a s e d I the 2004 tsunami on a coastal aquifer in Sr. Lank a : Ground Water, v. 50, no. 5, p. 704-714.

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Black Emergency Managers Association (BEMA) offering a free t s u n a m i public education course on M i s s i o n : February 14, 2013 at the Grays Harbor College ñ Provide information, networking, professional Columbia Education Center (208 Advent Ave. S.E.) development opportunities to African -A m e r i c a n in Ilwaco. emergency managers. Full story: ñ To advance the emergency management and http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid= homeland security profession within African - 5012 I American communities. ñ To assist and ensure African -American and minority community involvement in all phases JAPANESE TSUNAMI DEBRIS update of emergency management to include grant opportunities, traini ng, preparedness, etc. with Tsunami debris problem gets worse in Alaska, emphasis on the long -term recovery of the with little clean up funding in sight c o m m u n i t y . Full article, with photos, at ñ To provide mentoring opportunities to high http://www.alaskapublic.org/2013/01/30/tsunami - school and college level students so that these d e b r i s -problem-g e t s -w o r s e -i n -a l a s k a -w i t h -l i t t l e - individuals will return with skills for their c l e a n -up-funding-i n -s i g h t / communities. BEMA is an ”all inclusive ‘ association and does not exclude any individual, organization, or entity that Wave of styrofoam from 2011 tsunami threatens adheres to our primary mission and vision. Alaska environment To join, send an email to Full story at [email protected] http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/30/us -usa- From: FEMA‘s Higher Edu cation Program Bits t s u n a m i -s t y r o f o a m -idUSBRE90T06F20130130 and Pieces, January 25, 2013 I

Possible tsunami debris found off Nohili Point Japan‘s tsunami created large dunes on the [ H a w a i i ] ocean floor Full article at B y George Dvorsky http://thegardenisland.com/news/local/possible - T h e T o h o k u -oki earthquake and tsunami t s u n a m i -d e b r i s -found-off-nohili- brought unimaginable devastation to the coastal point/article_fd645fbe -6b85-11e 2 -b75c- areas of Japan in March 2011. But as a new study in 0019bb2963f4.html Marine Geology suggests, it also reshaped the ocean floor, forming large underwater dunes as the mas - sive waves rolled into the east ern seaboard, and then More possible tsunami debris found along slowly pulled away. W a s h i n g t o n C o a s t Full story: http://io9.com/5976697/japans - Full article, with photos, at t s u n a m i -c r e a t e d -l a r g e -dunes-on-the-o c e a n -f l o o r -+- http://kxro.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/more - r e a d y I p o s s i b l e -t s u n a m i -d e b r i s -found-along-w a s h i n g t o n - c o a s t /

Find the elevation of your house Learn the elevation of your house, or any place Japan tsunami debris: West Coast braces for in Sitka, Southeast or the world at geoplaner.com . more flotsam in winter Scroll up to enter your address with city and Full article at: state in the box near the upper left side of the page. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/25/japan - Once in the area you want you can drag the red t s u n a m i -d e b r i s -w e s t -c o a s t -_n_2362525.html balloon to any location. F r o m : http://www.kcaw.org/2013/01/14/whats - your-t s u n a m i -s t o r y / I Japan tsunami marine debris Information about current sitings and place to report new debris findings : F r e e ts u n a m i training: Training the tr a i n e r s http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/tsunamidebris/ I South Bend, Washington œ The Pacific County Emergency Management Agency (PCEMA) will be xy

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EMMITSBURG, Md. œ The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), supported by t he National Institute of Justice (NIJ), and in partnership with the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen‘s Association‘s (CVVFA) Emergency Responder Safety Institute, announces availability of a guide to help emergency services departments increase the visi bility of emergency vehicles to motorists in order to keep responders safe during roadway operations. "The USFA staff is pleased to release this guide in support of our goal to reduce the number of emergency vehicle crashes and injuries to all emergency fi rst responders," said U.S. Fire Administrator Ernest Mitchell. "We are grateful for NIJ‘s continued support of this effort and for the work of the CVVFA to the benefit of the fire service, EMS and law enforcement personnel at work on our nation‘s roadways. " Vehicle Marking and Technology for Increased Highway Visibility œ A Reference Guide for Decision -M a k e r s provides information on best practices in the application of various arrangements of emergency warning devices, creative use of retro reflective decal markings and other innovative designs - all with the intent of increasing the visibility of emergency vehicles to motorists approaching them. It focuses on emergency vehicles not covered by existing standards in this area. "Enhancing the operational safet y of law enforcement officers and firefighters is a major priority of NIJ," said John H. Laub, Director of the National Institute of Justice. "We place a premium on partnerships like this one with the USFA because they multiply our ability to prevent accid ents and save lives." "CVVFA is pleased to release the results of this project that will support the decision makers in local fire, police and EMS departments on ways to enhance the emergency vehicle and roadway operations safety of their organizations," s a i d CVVFA President Steven L. Haines. —We are grateful for the support of both USFA and NIJ in this effort to enhance the safety of emergency responders." Further information on USFA's emergency vehicle and roadway safety research initiatives may be found on the USFA website . Link to pdf version of the book: http://www.usfa.fema.gov/media/press/2013releases/011713a.shtm I

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A category we‘ll be adding to the NEWS section in the ICE: Emergency contact app next issue: Apps (Thanks to Tara Salzer for finding "ICE: Emergency Contact" is an application that t h e s e f o r TsuInfo Alert ) helps people who have a problem or who are victim s of accidents. It is based on the ICE program tha t consists in First aid app saving a contact who is named "ICE" in your contact list. The official American Red C ross First Aid app puts This contact has medical information about you. expert advice for everyday emergencies in your hand. In this application, you can save useful information Available for iPhone and Android devices, the American for rescue workers (allergy, medication, condition, ident - Red Cross First Aid app gives you instant access to the ity, organ donor, blood type ...) and contact people "in information you need to know to handle the most case of emergency [ICE] ". common first aid eme rgencies. With videos, interactive Thus, with only one click on your screen, send SMS quizzes and simple step -by-step advice it‘s never been alerts to all your saved contacts and call rescue workers easier to know first aid. immediately ! Your contacts will know where you are and F r o m : http://www.redcross.org/mobile -a p p s / f i r s t -a i d - will be able to help you ! app P l ace a widget on your homescreen to alert your circle of contacts (compatible with alternative lockscreens Shelter Finder app like ScreenLocker). Be Prepared This application was developed from the advice of an When disaster strikes know when and where shelters have EMT. been opened to provide assistance. F r o m : M a p V i e w https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alexyu. Offered by the American Red Cross, the application maps android.ice&hl=en I locations and shelter details across the United States. Zoom in to the local area. View shelter details: the agency managing the shelter, capacity of the shelter and current Tsunami caused long -term ecosystem change in the population, the associated disaster event and the specific C a r i b b e a n shelter address and location. Overwash deposits point to major wave event more List View & Disaster News than 3,000 years ago View open shelters by state, jump to the latest disast e r A detailed analysis of sediments from the island of information via the Disaster Online Newsroom, and Bonaire in the Caribbean presents convincing evidence donate to help the American Red Cross respond to those for an extraordinary wave impact dating back some 3,300 in need. years, even though no historical records of tsunamis exist National Shelter System for this island. Of particular inte rest are the consequences The application uses data about open shelters from the this large wave impact had on the island's ecosystem. The American Red Cross National Shelter System (NSS). The sediments studied by the scientists suggested that this tsu - N S S c o ntains information about 60,000 potential disaster nami entirely changed the coastal ecosystem and sedi - facilities and is used to track and report on shelter infor - mentation patterns in the area. The w o r k by Dr. Max mation during disasters. The NSS enables emergency Engel and colleagues, from the University of Köln in managers and disaster relief workers to identify relevant Germany, is published online in Springer's journal N a t u r - information for all shelters in use and to develop effective wissenschaften - The Science of Nature . The Caribbean response strategies before disasters strike. N S S i n f o r - region is highly vulnerable to coastal hazards, including mation is available to assist FEMA, state and local emer - tropical cyclones, earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis. gency management officials, non -profit, charitable, and Even though the island of Bonaire has not experienced a f a i t h -based organizations manage and deploy effective tsunami during the past 500 years, which is the period of m a s s c a r e s e r v i c e s . historical documentation, overwash deposits from a Regularly Updated coastal lagoon provide evidence for at least one such Shelter information is updated from the NSS every 30 event in prehistory. minutes. Current populations are typically updated every Engel and colleagues investigated sediment cores noon and midnight when shelters are open and providing from Washington -S l a g b a a i National Park. They looked assistance. This application was contributed to the Amer - specifically at grain size distribution, carbonate content, i c a n Red Cross by VisionLink® in Boulder, CO, pro - organic matter, magnetic susceptibility and fauna. Their viding enterprise software (CommunityOS™) for multi - analyses showed that the sediments had criteria typically agency client and case management, community resource linked with tsunami deposits, consistent with a tsuna m i management and referral, and disaster relief solutions. with a maximum age of 3,300 years. The authors con - F r o m : http://www.redcross.org/mobile -apps/shelter - clude: "This single catastrophic event is of long -t e r m f i n d e r -a p p ecological significance. Formation of a barrier of coral

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rubble was triggered by the tsunami separating a former mation and public input gathered duri ng this one-y e a r inland bay from the open sea and turning it into a highly study will ensure that we, the City, approach evacuation saline lagoon which persists until today. Further studies of routing and signage as a holistic process to ensure con - the geology of tsunamis, using well -dated deposits, are sistency across Oahu. I especially want to acknowledge required over the entire Caribbean to reconstruct reliable the support we have received from key community or - patterns of magnitude, frequency and spatial occurrence ganizations in Ewa , Hau'ula, Kailua, Nanakuli and the of tsunami events and their environmental impact." North Shore who have come to the forefront as commu - Reference: nity disaster preparedness stake holders." Engel M et al (2012). A prehistoric tsunami induced long - Regional community outreach meetings are planned lasting ecosystem changes on a semi -arid tropical island - in identified high -risk coastal evacuation areas on Oahu. the case of Boka Bartol (Bonaire, Leeward Antilles). Specific dates an d locations of these public meetings will Naturwissenschaften œ The Science of Nature; DOI be released as soon as site hosting agreements have been 10.1007/s00114-012-0993-2 c o m p l e t e d . F r o m : http://www1.honolulu.gov/csd/publiccom /honnews12/oah Department of Emergency Management announces uemergencyevacuationplandec1212.htm r o l l -out of the Oahu Emergency Evacuation plan Contact: John M. Cummings, III, Public Information p r o j e c t Officer, Department of Emergency Management, 808 - The city's Department of Emergency Management 723-8960 (office). I announced Wednesday [Dec. 12, 2012] that it will roll o ut the Oahu Emergency Evacuation Plan Project beginning early in 2013. Oregon Emergency Management receives the Citizen Corps Award for community preparedn e s s TSUNAMI ZONE, EVACUA TION ROUTE Oregon Emergency Management received the Citizen SIGNS PART OF STATEW IDE PLAN Corps Honorable Mention Award for Individual and Community Preparedness for a project that placed emergency backpacks in Oregon coastal counties. The backpacks contain emergency blankets, flashlights, an d basic first aid supplies to be used in a disaster. —I‘ve worked on the Cascadia subduction zone The recent tsunami warnings have triggered a review catastrophic response plan and know that counties need of the emergency response by government and coastal assistance in caring for survivors in the event of a communities across the state. disaster,“ said Chuck Perino, Emergency Management T h e $500,000 one-year project funded by a grant Planner for Oregon Emergency Management. —It‘s great from the Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization with to be able to provide them something tangible to use.“ match funding from the City and County of Honolulu will Experts predict there is a 37% chance of a large identify high -risk coastal evacuation areas on Oahu and develop a strategy to designate evacuation rou t e s a n d Cascadia Zone earthquake in Oregon within the next 50 placement of evacuation signage. years. Oregon is located in the Cascadia su bduction zone, a 600 mile long earthquake fault stretching from offshore The project team consists of six firms led by Robert northern California to southern British Columbia. Collins of Atkins North America, Inc. who will provide —We know Oregon is at risk for a major earthquake“ project management. Other team members include Group said Martin Plotner, Director, Oregon Military Depart - 70 International, Solutions Pacific, LLC., Martin and ment‘s Office of Emergency M anagement. —This award Chock, Inc., University of Hawaii Sea Grant and Dew - brings attention to all of the hard work our staff at the berry and Davis, LLC. Office of Emergency Management has done to make sure Project objectives include performing a gap analysis that addresses a community tsunami risk assessment, residents in Oregon are prepared,“ said Plotner. T h e S t a t e evacuation capability, behavioral science and strategies to Citizen Corps Advisory council is made up of five citizen minimize traffic congestion. c o r p s programs including Community Emergency Re - sponse Teams (CERT), fire corps, volun teers in police An integral part of this project includes public out - s e r v i c e , medical reserve corps and neigh borhood watch. reach meetings in evacuation high -risk areas to seek plan - A total of 90 backpacks will be distrib uted to CERT and ning input from local organizations and Oahu residents. Fire Corps programs in the coastal counties. I "We recognize that our residents have been requesting

coastal evacuation routes and evacuation signage for quite some time.", said Melvin Kaku, director for the Depart - NATIONAL TSUNAMI AWARENESS WEEK: ment of Emergency Management. "The project, infor - M A R C H 2 4 -30, 2013

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VIDEO -CD -DVD RESERVATIONS To reserve tsunami videos, CDs or DVDs, contact Lee Walkling, Division of Geology and Earth Resources Library, 1111 Washington St. SE, MS 47007, Olympia, WA 98504 -7007; or e -mail [email protected]. These programs are available to all NTHMP partici pants, with a 3 -week loan period.

Adventures of Disaster Dudes (14 min.). Preparedness for preteens. Raging Planet; Tidal Wave (50 min.) Produced for the Discovery American Red Cross. Channel in 1997, this vid eo shows a Japanese city that builds walls The Alaska Earthquake, 1964 (20 min.) Includes data on the tsunamis against tsunamis, talks with scientists about tsunami prediction, generated by that event. and has incredible survival stories. Business Survi val Kit for Earthquakes & Other Disasters; What Raging Sea: KGMB -TV Tsunami Special. (23.5 min.) Aired 4 - every business should know before disaster strikes (27 min.). Global 17-99, tsunami preparedness in Hawaii. Net Productions for the Cascadia Regional Earthquake Workgroup, T h e R e s t less Planet (60 min.) An episode of "Savage Earth" 2003. With CD disaster planning toolkit & other data. series. About earthquakes, with examples from Japan, Mexico, and Cannon Beach Fire District Community Warning System (COWS) the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. (21 min.) Explains why Cannon Beach chose their particular warning Run to High Ground (14 min.). Produced by Global Net s y s t e m . Productions for Washington Emergency Management Di vision and Cascadia: The Hidden Fire œAn Earthquake Survival Guide (10 min.). Provincial Emergency Program of British Columbia, 2004. Global Net Productions, 2001. A promo for a documentary about the Features storyteller Viola Riebe, Hoh Tribe. For K -6 grade levels. C a s c adia subduction zone and the preparedness its existence demands Have video and DVD v e r s i o n s . of Alaska, Oregon and Washington states. Includes mention of Tsunami and Earthquake Video (60 min.). "Tsunami: How t s u n a m i s . Occur, How Protect," "Learning from Earthquakes," "Computer Disasters are Preventable (22 min.) Ways to reduce losses from modeling of alternative source scenarios." various kinds of disasters through preparedness and p r e v e n t i o n . Tsunami: Killer Wave, Born of Fire (10 min.). NOAA/ PMEL. Disaster Mitigation Campaign (15 min.). American Red Cross; 2000 Features tsunami destruction and fires on Okushiri Island, Japan; TV spots. Hurricanes, high winds, floods, earthquakes. good graphics, explanations, and safety in -formation. Narrate d b y Earthquake…Drop, Cover & Hold (5 min.). Washington Emergency Dr. Eddie Bernard, (with Japanese subtitles). Management Division. 1998. Tsunami: Surviving the Killer Waves (13 min.). 2 versions, one Forum: Earthquakes & Tsunami s (2 hrs.). CVTV -23, Vancouver, with breaks inserted for discussion time. WA (January 24, 2000). 2 lectures: Brian Atwater describes the Tsunami Chasers (52 min.). Costas Synolakis leads a research detective work and sources of information about the Jan. 1700 team to Papua New Guinea to study submarine landslide -induced Cascadia earthquake and tsunami; Walter C. Dudley talks about tsunamis. Beyond Productions for the Discovery Channel. Hawaiian tsunamis and warning systems . Tsunami Evacuation PSA (30 sec.). DIS Interactive International Tsunami Information Centre, 2004, Tsunami warning Technologies for WA Emergency Management Division. 2000. evacuation news clips and video footage, UNESCO /IOC TsunamiReady Education CD, 2005, American Geological International Tsunami Information Centre, 1 DVD , 1 2 m i n . I n s t i tute Earth Science Week kit. Killer Wave: Power of the Tsunami (60 min.).National Geographic Tsunamis: Know What to Do! (8 min. DVD) v i d e o . Understanding Volcanic Hazards (25 min.). Includes information Mitigation: Making Families and Communities Safer (13 min.) about volcano-induced tsunamis and landslides. American Red Cross. UNESCO/IOC International Tsunami Information Centre, 2005, Not Business as Usual: Emergency Planning for Small Businesses, U . S . N a tional Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program public sponsored by CREW (Cascadia Regional Earthquake Workgroup) (10 information products –B-roll footage, tsunami science, warnings, min.), 2001. Discusses disaster preparedne ss and business continuity. and preparedness: UNESCO/IOC International Tsunami Although it was made for Utah, the multi - hazard issues remain valid Information Centre, 1 DVD , 57 min. for everyone. Websites are included at the end of the video for further The Wave: a Japanese Folktale (9 min.) Animated film to s t a r t information and for the source of a manual for emergency preparedness discussions of tsunami preparedness for children. for businesses. Waves of Destruction (60 min.) An episode of the "Savage Numerical Model Aonae Tsunami œ7-12-93 (animation by Dr. Vasily Earth" series. Tsunamis around the Pacific Rim. Titov) and Tsunami Early Warning by Glenn Farley, KING 5 News Who Wants to be Disaster Smart? (9 min.). Washington Military (The Glenn Farley portion cannot be rebroadcast.) Department/Emergency Manag ement Division. 2000. A game O c e a n F u r y -- Tsunamis in Alaska (25 min.) VHS and DVD . Produced show format, along the lines of Who Wants to be a Millionaire ?, by Moving Images for NOAA Sea Grant College Program, 2004. for teens. Questions cover a range of different hazards. The Prediction Problem (58 min.) Episode 3 of the PBS series "Fire The Wild Sea: Enjoy It...Safely (7 min.) Produced by the Ocean on the Rim." Explores earthquakes and tsunamis around the Pacific Shores Wash. Interpretive Center, this video deals with beach R i m safety, including tsunamis. I Protecting Our Kids from Disasters (15 min.) Gives good instruction s to help parents and volunteers make effective but low -cost, non- structural changes to child care facilities, in preparation for natural disasters. Accompanying booklet. Does NOT address problems specifically caused by tsunamis. The Quake Hunters (45 min.) A good mystery story, explaining how a 300-year old Cascadia earthquake was finally dated by finding records in Japan about a rogue tsunami in January 1700

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