George Crawford, Washington Emergency Management - July 31, 2007 UW Educational Outreach – Tsunami Science & Preparedness Program (Su 07) Sponsored by NOAA and USAID under the U.S. Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System Program Page 1 Issues You will Face When a Disaster Hits

George Crawford, Washington Emergency Management - July 31, 2007 UW Educational Outreach – Tsunami Science & Preparedness Program (Su 07) Sponsored by NOAA and USAID under the U.S. Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System Program Page 2 Disaster Recovery Plans, systems and institutions in place to accelerate disaster recovery, actively engage communities in the recovery process and minimize environmental, social, cultural and economic impacts  Community-driven recovery concepts planned in advance  Public/Private coordination systems in place  Immediate and long term recovery issues addressed  Monitoring and evaluation of recovery progress # 1 issue in Katrina – Lack at all levels of government to communicate with the public # 1 issue in Katrina – Lack at all levels of government to communicate with the public

George Crawford, Washington Emergency Management - July 31, 2007 UW Educational Outreach – Tsunami Science & Preparedness Program (Su 07) Sponsored by NOAA and USAID under the U.S. Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System Program Page 3 What’s our pre-catastrophe reality?  Is government prepared to effectively respond?  Post-Katrina national survey: Public lacks confidence in government to prepare for, respond to disaster  All disasters are local  Coastal social science surveys how level of preparedness is low

George Crawford, Washington Emergency Management - July 31, 2007 UW Educational Outreach – Tsunami Science & Preparedness Program (Su 07) Sponsored by NOAA and USAID under the U.S. Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System Program Page 4 What happens after a disaster?  Immediate response:  Save lives, protect property.  Recovery:  The community will have a new, different “normal” after the disaster.  Figure out how to better mitigate, prepare for, respond and respond for the next disaster  Recognize politics will play a role – as early as initial response

George Crawford, Washington Emergency Management - July 31, 2007 UW Educational Outreach – Tsunami Science & Preparedness Program (Su 07) Sponsored by NOAA and USAID under the U.S. Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System Program Page 5 Individual Impacts  Thousands displaced from homes  Emergency Shelter  Short-term housing  Long-term housing  Post-Disaster Stress  Missing or lost family, friends, pets  Real property losses  Loss of personal possessions  Social disruptions NOTE: Largest impact on tourist! Temporary Housing for Katrina victims at D'Iberville Middle School, MS