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NATIONAL TSUNAMI HAZARD MITIGATION PROGRAM (NTHMP) 2010 ANNUAL MEETING SHERATON HOTEL

NATIONAL TSUNAMI HAZARD MITIGATION PROGRAM (NTHMP) 2010 ANNUAL MEETING SHERATON HOTEL PASADENA CALIFORNIA. National Weather Service Storm Ready/Tsunami Ready Program. On August 20, 2007 NOAA officially recognized the island of Saipan, as a Storm Ready/Tsunami Ready community.

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NATIONAL TSUNAMI HAZARD MITIGATION PROGRAM (NTHMP) 2010 ANNUAL MEETING SHERATON HOTEL

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  1. NATIONAL TSUNAMI HAZARD MITIGATION PROGRAM (NTHMP)2010 ANNUAL MEETING SHERATON HOTEL PASADENA CALIFORNIA

  2. National Weather Service Storm Ready/Tsunami Ready Program On August 20, 2007 NOAA officially recognized the island of Saipan, as a Storm Ready/Tsunami Ready community. A year later, Tinian conducted their recognition ceremony and on March 2009 the island of Rota was recognized as well.

  3. START UP NOAA provided $8,000 in funds for the recognition ceremonies. The left over funding was utilized to purchase Tsunami Evacuation signs. A total of about 100 signs were purchased, which includes Tsunami Evacuation Route signs, Directional arrows and Assembly Area signs. The project started up on the island of Saipan first, signs have been posted on the Southern part of the island. Signage for the Central to Northern part of the island is ongoing. The posting of signs for the other islands, will start with Rota first and then Tinian. The project sequence is based on the most populated island first. EMO and The Storm/Ready and Tsunami/Ready Advisory Board has still to obtain additional signage for Tsunami Evacuation/Staging Sites, Tsunami Evacuation Routes, Tsunami Hazard Areas and corresponding interpretive signs to cater to other demographics in the CNMI.

  4. CNMI’s 1st Ever Tsunami Evacuation Drill The Public School System (PSS) in conjunction with the Emergency Management Office, (EMO) conducted the first ever Tsunami Evacuation Drill for William S. Reyes (WSR) Elementary school on Saipan. The evacuation assembly area for this school is located 30 minutes away. The CNMI anticipates conducting more Tsunami Evacuation and Earthquake Drills during FY2010 with funds from NTHMP as well as EMPG grant funds, pending approval from FEMA. Some challenges anticipated with this project activity include logistical support and smooth coordination with other response agencies and the schools in Saipan, Tinian, and Rota and other community organizations that will be involved.

  5. Fiscal Year 2008 NTHMP Grant Funds The CNMI received $59,750.00 in NTHMP funds for FY 2008.

  6. Fiscal Year 2009 NTHMP Grant Funds The CNMI was awarded $388,728.00 in NTHMP funds for FY 2009.

  7. Fiscal Year 2009 NTHMP Grant Funds Project Activity Funding Amount • Design and Development of the CNMI Brochure (collaborate with Guam) • Translation of CNMI Tsunami Brochure into Chamorro, Carolinan, Korean, Japanese, Tagalog and Chinese. • Develop Media Tool Kits for Tsunami Events and Preparation • Development of maps displaying the CNMI evacuation routes and then print and dissemination • Provide outreach materials for K-12 graders.

  8. Fiscal Year 2009 NTHMP Grant Funds Project Activity Funding Amount • Tsunami Inundation Modeling and Mapping • Update and Distribute evacuation maps with inundation data included. • Providing online access on the EMO Website. Project Activity Funding Amount • Conduct Tsunami Awareness workshops • Conduct Tsunami Table-Top Exercises

  9. Fiscal Year 2009 NTHMP Grant Funds Project Activity Funding Amount • Purchase and Disseminate Vehicle Alert Sirens for CNMI EMO, the Saipan Mayor’s Office and the Tinian Mayor’s Office.

  10. Accomplishments & Activities In Progress • EMO works hard to get up to PAR with NTHMP reporting and getting familiar with the projects applied for in FY08/09 grant applications. Due to turn over in staff, this was quite a task! THANK YOU JENIFER RHOADES!!! • Tsunami Evacuation Signage • Search and Scouting for a prospective consultant for Inundation Mapping and Tsunami Wave Modeling Project. • Printing/ Dissemination of various Tsunami public outreach materials acquired from NOAA or various online resources • Communicated with prospective printing companies about developing a cultural tone Tsunami brochure, coloring book, translating of materials into different languages. • Initial planning for FY 2010 Tsunami Evacuation and Earthquake drills for CNMI schools and any interested community organizations. • Initial planning/preparations for FY 2010, Sept. Disaster Preparedness Month

  11. The EndThank You…

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