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TsunamiReady Program Summary

TsunamiReady Program Summary. Lewis Kozlosky Annual NTHMP Meeting February 8, 2012. TsunamiReady. Key component of NTHMP tsunami mitigation efforts Partnership of local NWS & Emergency Management Establishes basic level of tsunami preparedness Modeled after successful StormReady Program

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TsunamiReady Program Summary

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  1. TsunamiReady Program Summary Lewis Kozlosky Annual NTHMP Meeting February 8, 2012

  2. TsunamiReady • Key component of NTHMP tsunami mitigation efforts • Partnership of local NWS & Emergency Management • Establishes basic level of tsunami preparedness • Modeled after successful StormReady Program • Currently 101 TsunamiReady communities • Benefits: • Increases public awareness and understanding of tsunami threat • Improves community pre-planning • Improves preparedness for “all-hazards” • Encourages consistent approach • NOAA funding available to support TR efforts through NTHMP/ TsunamiReady grant program • Provides for recognition of communities

  3. As of January, 2012, there were 101 TsunamiReady sites in 10 states and territories.

  4. TsunamiReady Communities • 17 New Domestic TsunamiReady Communities in 2011: • Coronado, CA, the 100th Community • Los Angeles, the 99th and Largest • Recognized Community • Anguilla, the first International • Community • Total to Date = 101, marked by recognition of Yauco, Puerto Rico (20th in Puerto Rico) • Existing and New Communities can be found here: • http://www.tsunamiready.noaa.gov/ts-communities.htm

  5. TsunamiReady Communities • The Number of New Communities by Year of Recognition: • 2011 – 17; 2010 – 9; 2009 – 11; • 2008 – 9; 2007 – 10; 2006 – 9; • 2005 – 11; 2004 – 5; 2003 – 4; • 2002 – 8; 2001 – 5; 2000 – 1

  6. TsunamiReady Improvement Plan • Vision: Strengthened TR program – encourages resilience (rather than minimum state of readiness) • Comprehensive mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery guidelines • Drivers: • Indonesian tsunami (2004) • NOAA / NWS Service Assessments: • Jun 14, 2005 West Coast Tsunami Warning - 7.2 off the coast of Northern CA • Sep 29-30, 2009 South Pacific Basin Tsunami • GAO Reports (U.S. Tsunami Preparedness): 2006 and 2010 • NTHMP 5-Year Review (2007) • Recommendations from TR Stakeholder Meetings (2007-10) • NAS Study: Tsunami Warning and Preparedness (2010) • Tsunami Warning and Education Act (PL 109-424) (2006)

  7. TsunamiReady Improvement Plan • Status: • New guidelines prepared (population-based) • New TsunamiReady website in development • However: Plans for workshops to support strengthened TsunamiReady program development now on-hold (due to budget cuts and future budget uncertainties) • Workshops were to have been conducted in 2011 (with NWS Regions, coastal WCMs, and Tsunami Warning Centers)

  8. TsunamiReady Improvement Plan • Still to come (pending funding availability)… • Conduct external review of proposed TR guidelines • Present to NTHMP Coordinating Committee (for approval) • Conduct pilot testing in volunteer communities • National roll-out strategy (timeline, develop “tool kit”, press releases and other publicity) • Update NOAA / NWS policy (NWS directives) • Create & implement new performance measures

  9. THANK YOU

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