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California Tsunami Stakeholders Meeting

California Tsunami Stakeholders Meeting. San Francisco International Airport Emergency Operations Center Tuesday, June 26, 2007. Greg Edwards (916) 654-3507 greg.edwards@dot.ca.gov. www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/signtech/signdel/. Tsunami Signs link on the left.

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California Tsunami Stakeholders Meeting

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  1. California Tsunami Stakeholders Meeting San Francisco International Airport Emergency Operations Center Tuesday, June 26, 2007

  2. Greg Edwards(916) 654-3507greg.edwards@dot.ca.gov

  3. www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/signtech/signdel/ Tsunami Signs link on the left

  4. www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/signtech/signdel/tsunami.htm Google tsunami signs

  5. California Seismic Safety Commission www.seismic.ca.gov/Tsunami.htm

  6. EM-1A(CA) • USE: TSUNAMI EVACUATION ROUTE, EM-1A(CA), for use with Federal (MUTCD) auxiliary M5-1 Advance Turn Arrow & auxiliary M6-Series Directional Arrow • POLICY: Local emergency-management officials may designate evacuation routes and locations for placement of the TSUNAMI EVACUATION ROUTE EM1-A(CA) sign on State highways, and on local streets and roads.

  7. EM-1B(CA) • USE: TSUNAMI HAZARD ZONE / IN CASE OF EARTHQUAKE GO TO HIGH GROUND OR INLAND, EM-1B(CA) • POLICY: Local emergency-management officials may designate appropriate locations for placement of the TSUNAMI HAZARD ZONE / IN CASE OF EARTHQUAKE GO TO HIGHER GROUND OR INLAND EM-1B(CA) sign. The EM-1B(CA) may be posted near the coast in parking lots, at parks and beaches.

  8. EM-1C(CA) • USE: ENTERING / LEAVING TSUNAMI HAZARD ZONE, EM-1C(CA) • POLICY: The ENTERING / LEAVING TSUNAMI HAZARD ZONE EM-1C(CA) sign may be used to delineate the boundary of defined inundation areas on State highways, and on local streets and roads.

  9. EM-1D(CA) • USE: EVACUATION SITE, EM-1D(CA) • POLICY: Local emergency-management officials may designate sites and locations for placement of the EVACUATION SITE EM-1D(CA) sign, which directs road users (including pedestrians and bicyclists) to safe areas.

  10. Sign Specification drawings available on the Tsunami Webpage

  11. Local agencies in California may begin installing Tsunami Signs in tsunami inundation areas as defined by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA). Before installing signs local agencies should contact the following person at Caltrans for additional information about Federal Highway Administration requirements: GREG EDWARDSSigns and Work Zones Branch Chief(916) 654-3507greg.edwards@dot.ca.gov

  12. Experimental Sign Locations • Dana Point • Huntington Beach (Runup Area) • Huntington Beach (Evacuation Area) • Newport Beach • San Clemente

  13. QUESTIONS

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