TsunamiReady Improvement Information Briefing Erv Petty and Jenifer Rhoades November 19, 2008

Tsunami Ready Improvement Drivers GAO Report Tsunami Warning and Education Act NTHMP 5-Year Review Findings Feedback from state and local community members  NTHMP-CC Meeting, June 08), etc.

TsunamiReady Workshop October 21 and 22, 2008 in Seaside, Oregon  Deb Treusdell, Seaside, Oregon - Planner  Al Aya, President of the Cannon Beach, Oregon Fire District Board  Wayne Stinson, Lincoln City, Oregon – EM  Erv Petty, Alaska Emergency Management  George Crawford, Former Washington State Earthquake and Tsunami EM  Christa von Hillebrant, Director, Puerto Rico Seismic Network  Mike Mahoney, FEMA  Tyree Wilde, NOAA  Chris Maier, NOAA  Jenifer Rhoades, NOAA

TsunamiReady Improvement Strategy Review current and proposed TsunamiReady Guidelines Determine appropriateness of proposed guidelines Propose mandatory guidelines Determine appropriate point system for non-mandatory guidelines Develop a TsunamiReady Bi-Line

TsunamiReady Improvement Outcomes Recommending a combination of mandatory guidelines and point system for TsunamiReady recognition TsunamiReady Guideline Structure  Mitigation  Preparedness  Response  Recovery

TsunamiReady Improvement Outcomes (Cont.) Mitigation  3 Mandatory requirements: 1) Local Community Tsunami Mitigation Plan 2) Tsunami Hazard Addressed in State’s FEMA approved Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan 3) Community’s tsunami impact zone is defined (where inundation modeling and mapping are unavailable)  100 total extra points can be given for additional mitigation activities accomplished by the community; 0 extra points required

TsunamiReady Improvement Outcomes (Cont.) Preparedness  6 Mandatory requirements: 1) Tsunami protocols integrated with Community’s Initial/First Responder Training 2) Conduct bi-annual tsunami preparedness exercise 3) Designate/establish tsunami hazard areas, evacuation routes, and assembly areas 4) Signage identifying tsunami hazard areas is installed and maintained 5) Written, locally specific, tsunami safety and response materials are provided to citizens 6) Annual workshops conducted to inform citizens on local tsunami hazard and safety and response procedures

TsunamiReady Improvement Outcomes (Cont.) Preparedness  96 total extra points can be given for additional preparedness activities accomplished by the community; 20 extra points required

TsunamiReady Improvement Outcomes (Cont.) Response  5 Mandatory Requirements 1) Tsunami Hazard Addressed in Community Emergency Response Plan. including  Evacuation Plan  Warning Point or EOC Activation Criteria and Procedures 2) 24-Hour Warning Point or EOC capable of receiving TWC messages and disseminating local reports and advice 3) 2 Redundant and reliable methods for the community warning point or EOC to receive official tsunami warning center products 4) 2 methods for the community warning point or EOC to disseminate tsunami information to their public

TsunamiReady Improvement Outcomes (Cont.) Response  5 Mandatory Requirements (cont.) 5) NWR Receivers located in:  911 Dispatch Center  Hospitals  School Official’s Office  Police Stations  Fire Stations  Harbormaster’s Office/Port Manager (if applicable)  143 total extra points can be given for additional response activities accomplished by the community; 30 extra points required

TsunamiReady Improvement Outcomes (Cont.) Recovery  0 Mandatory Requirements  41 total extra points can be given for additional recovery activities accomplished by the community; 5 extra points required

TsunamiReady Recommended Bi-Lines Preparing now to save lives tomorrow Working together to save lives And/or a logo: Current logo with steps that show components of TsunamiReady: (Government/program as base, Community, and you (re: citizens/visitors)

TsunamiReady Improvement Next Steps NTHMP-CC Approve Bi-Line Task MES to Revise and Approve New Guidelines  MES to consider whether community population should be a factor for required points NTHMP-CC Approve Revised Guidelines National TsunamiReady/StormReady Board Approve Revised Guidelines

TsunamiReady Improvement Next Steps Working Group will begin to Develop Implementation Plan, to include:  Coordination with NWS WCMs  Coordination with State and local Partners `Feedback to Assess Recommended Guidelines  Pilot-Community Implementation  Develop National Roll-Out Strategy Timing of implementation Education strategy  Assess success

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