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Understand Bay Area Problems

Understand Bay Area Problems. Bay Area Faults. Earth Material. Transportation routes. BART. Landslides. Liquefaction. Flooding. Fires. 1906. 1989, Loma Prieta. Kobe, 1995. In addition:. Power outages: (10 days in New Orleans) Loss of immediate emergency services

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Understand Bay Area Problems

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  1. Understand Bay Area Problems

  2. Bay Area Faults

  3. Earth Material

  4. Transportation routes

  5. BART

  6. Landslides

  7. Liquefaction

  8. Flooding

  9. Fires 1906 1989, Loma Prieta Kobe, 1995

  10. In addition: • Power outages: (10 days in New Orleans) • Loss of immediate emergency services • Loss of local communication

  11. Hayward fault earthquake • Potential of a M7 earthquake • 2 ½ million people live in close proximity • Unconsolidated sediments and bay mud • Transportation lines • Directly through urban areas

  12. Catastrophe • Is partially defined when the disaster is so large that all forms of emergency plans fail • Innovative and non-linear ideas are needed • Government cannot always respond in this manner • Martial law-1906 earthquake • “Looters” apprehended while victims were without help- Katrina

  13. Katrina • August-December 16,000 people displaced • 1000 schools gone • 41/2 million cubic yards of debris • 815 million dollars of public assistance • 10 days for PG&E to reestablish service

  14. People tend to help each other Government is afraid of losing control Looters: shoot to kill

  15. Government Assistance-Recovery: 1906 earthquake

  16. Breakfast, March 11th, 1933 2000 Sailors and Marines helped in the aftermath

  17. San Simeon Earthquake • Mw 6.5 • 12/22/03 • Reverse fault • Hypocenter: 12 miles • MM VIII • 2 fatalities

  18. San Simeon Earthquake • Declared a state emergency –December 27th • Federally eligible funds for rental assistance and home repairs- $68 million • Small business bureau- $5 million • OES- dealing with Southern Ca firestorm and Homeland Security • 2500 people visited FEMA centers

  19. San Simeon Earthquake • Need for Mutual Aid Resources to coordinate money distribution • Cell-phone compliance with building code • Improve building codes • URM structures must post sign warning of danger

  20. Search and Rescue • Urban Search and Rescue system • 27 teams • Funded by FEMA • Each team has 62 specialists • medical personnel, structural engineers, canines

  21. Search and Rescue • Trained and certified • know how to safely go into collapsed structures and systematically search an area • locate trapped people and let the handler know

  22. Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 • A state, local or tribal government shall develop a plan and submit the plan to the Federal government for approval

  23. ABAG’S Local Hazard Mitigation Plan • Public policies: potential hazards • Fulfill the requirements of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 • Funded by FEMA

  24. Recovery in the United States • Federal Government-Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency • State Government- Office of Emergency Services • Local Government- County and City

  25. Federal Government • Federal Government-Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency • President declares the area a national disaster • Distributes emergency money and accepts applications for low cost loans • May work with up to 28 other federal agencies • Department of energy • Small business bureau • Department of agriculture

  26. Federal Government • Provides the initial emergency response through its service agencies • Activates the Emergency Operations Center and the Emergency Operations Plan • Coordinates the response with public and private organizations • Activates mutual aid

  27. State Government • Reviews and evaluates the local situation • Determines whether the situation is beyond the capability of the State to handle • Proclaims a state of emergency • Requests Federal assistance

  28. State Government • Office of Emergency Services • Disaster response- gathering of accurate disaster damage data for the Governor and President • Recovery- help direct funds and help where needed • 6 regions • Emergency training

  29. Office of Emergency Services • San Jose PREPARED • Local chapter of state agency to provide education, training and support to individuals and emergency response teams

  30. The Red Cross • Chartered by Congress in 1905 • national and international relief • disaster relief includes shelter, food, health and mental health services • assistance is given to help people resume their normal activities • provides blood

  31. American Red Cross • Feeds emergency workers • helps people outside a disaster area obtain information about individuals located within a disaster area • relies on volunteers • education and preparation • responds to more than 67,000 disasters/year

  32. Personal messages posted on van at Emergency Center. Loma Prieta earthquake, 1989 Human impact Photo credit: C.E. Meyer, U.S. Geological Survey

  33. Recovery: developing countries • Dependent on international aid: private and government organizations • Sumatra earthquake and tsunami, 2004 • Pakistan earthquake, 2005 • China earthquake, 2009 • Haiti earthquake, 2010 • Chile earthquake, 2010

  34. Evaluation of Structures

  35. Turning off the gas • Turn the valve with a wrench or special tool • The off position shows the valve perpendicular to the pipe • turn 1/4 of a turn

  36. Personal Preparedness • Emergency plans • Eliminate non-structural hazards • Prepare emergency supplies: home and car • Understand possible hazards in Bay Area depending on location of epicenter • Understand hazards at locations • Understand possible scenarios: work; school; home • Know what to do when shaking ends

  37. Thank-you, for a great semester! • Know where the nearest fault is at home, work or school • Be aware of the surroundings, at all times • Have an emergency route planned back to home before the earthquake occur • Communicate an emergency plan with family members or roommates • Have food, water and medical supplies on hand • Best wishes to survive the next earthquake!

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