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NTHMP Annual Meeting Honolulu, HI 2007 State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management 2007 NTHMP Meeting Ervin Petty October 31, 2007 Slide 2 NTHMP Annual Meeting Honolulu, HI 2007 State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management 2006 NTHMP Meeting Silver Spring, MD Regional NTHMP Meeting - Sand Point, WA National Earthquake Program Managers Meeting Pigeon Forge, TN NTHMP Five Year Review Sand Point, WA Meetings and Conferences Slide 3 NTHMP Annual Meeting Honolulu, HI 2007 State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management UAF/GI Fairbanks, AK TsunamiReady Summit San Diego, CA WSSPC Reno, NV Annual Alaska Coastal Management Program Meeting Anchorage, AK Meetings and Conferences Slide 4 NTHMP Annual Meeting Honolulu, HI 2007 State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Support TsunamiReady community outreach visits to raise tsunami awareness and discuss associated emergency procedures and mitigation actions. Meet with public officials, community members, students, school officials and residents. Distribute public outreach materials in partnership with UAF/GI, WC/ATWC, and the NWS TsunamiReady Program Slide 5 NTHMP Annual Meeting Honolulu, HI 2007 State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management TsunamiReady Program King Cove Sand Point Cold Bay Slide 6 NTHMP Annual Meeting Honolulu, HI 2007 State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management TsunamiReady Program Cold Bay Slide 7 NTHMP Annual Meeting Honolulu, HI 2007 State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management TsunamiReady Program Sand Point Slide 8 NTHMP Annual Meeting Honolulu, HI 2007 State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management TsunamiReady Program King Cove Public Meeting Slide 9 NTHMP Annual Meeting Honolulu, HI 2007 State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Assist communities with procuring warning systems as funding is available. Assist communities with development of local tsunami mitigation portion of FEMA required Local Hazard Mitigation Plans, designing evacuation route brochures, and purchasing tsunami signs. Warning Systems, Evacuation Maps & Tsunami Sign Program Slide 10 NTHMP Annual Meeting Honolulu, HI 2007 State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Coordination planning for warning siren installation in Valdez and Saint Paul Warning sirens being installed at seven locations in Kenai Peninsula Borough (HMGP funding) TsunamiReady brochure designed for Valdez Evacuation maps designed for Valdez and Yakutat Evacuation signs installed in Valdez Tsunami Mitigation Plan developed for Yakutat Warning Systems, Evacuation Maps & Tsunami Sign Program Slide 11 NTHMP Annual Meeting Honolulu, HI 2007 State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Distribute public outreach materials in partnership with University of Alaska Fairbanks/Geophysical Institute (UAF/GI), WC/ATWC, National Weather Service (NWS) Continue development of educational material to convey tsunami issues to businesses, schools, government agencies and residents. Public Education and Outreach Slide 12 NTHMP Annual Meeting Honolulu, HI 2007 State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management March 25-31, 2007 - Tsunami Awareness Week NOAA Weather Radios distributed to the communities of Ketchikan, Seward, Sitka, Cold Bay and Sand Point. The radios are placed in critical facilities such as schools, fire departments, hospitals, etc. The DVD Ocean Fury distributed to schools. Included in this distribution were copies to the Alaska Tsunami Education Program (AETP). ATEP is a federally funded program directed towards tsunami education for students K-12. Public Education and Outreach Slide 13 NTHMP Annual Meeting Honolulu, HI 2007 State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Heidi and the Tsunami booklets distributed to Alaska schools Copies of Are You Ready for the Next Big Quake in Alaska were distributed to schools and agencies throughout the state PSAs broadcast during Tsunami Preparedness Week Provided TsunamiReady information to the Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference (SWAMC). Public Education and Outreach Slide 14 NTHMP Annual Meeting Honolulu, HI 2007 State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Outreach Products Slide 15 NTHMP Annual Meeting Honolulu, HI 2007 State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Presentation by Roger Hansen, UAF/GI Inundation Mapping and Modeling Slide 16 NTHMP Annual Meeting Honolulu, HI 2007 State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Only in Alaska! Slide 17 NTHMP Annual Meeting Honolulu, HI 2007 State of Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management