nthmp education program

NTHMP NTHMP Education Education ProgramProgram

George CrawfordGeorge CrawfordWashington Emergency Management DivisionWashington Emergency Management Division

NTHMP Multi-State ProposalNTHMP Multi-State Proposal

Education Program with Education Program with committee oversightcommittee oversight

Supports Public Law 109-42Supports Public Law 109-42 Promote and improve community outreach and Promote and improve community outreach and

education networks and programs…implementation education networks and programs…implementation of technical training and public education programsof technical training and public education programs

integrate tsunami preparedness and mitigation integrate tsunami preparedness and mitigation programs into ongoing hazard warning and risk programs into ongoing hazard warning and risk management activities, emergency response plans, management activities, emergency response plans, and mitigation programs … integrating information and mitigation programs … integrating information to assist in tsunami evacuation route planningto assist in tsunami evacuation route planning

educational programs to discourage development in educational programs to discourage development in high-risk areashigh-risk areas

Education Program with Education Program with committee oversightcommittee oversight

Supports expectations from Congress and Supports expectations from Congress and StatesStates NTHMP States are being asked by both NTHMP States are being asked by both

Congressional Delegation and Governor’s Staff what Congressional Delegation and Governor’s Staff what actions have been taken to support the states for actions have been taken to support the states for Tsunami Public Education under Public Law 109-42Tsunami Public Education under Public Law 109-42

1998 Strategic Implementation Plan1998 Strategic Implementation Plan Table 1 – Mitigation Strategic Implementation Plan Table 1 – Mitigation Strategic Implementation Plan

Accomplishments; Tsunami Resilient Communities Accomplishments; Tsunami Resilient Communities Activities Matrix as adopted by NTHMP Mitigation Activities Matrix as adopted by NTHMP Mitigation CommitteeCommittee

NTHMP Education ProgramNTHMP Education Program 2008 Activities 2008 Activities

Convert International Tsunami Science and Convert International Tsunami Science and Preparedness Certificate Program to U.S. Preparedness Certificate Program to U.S. ProgramProgram

USAID spent over $1 Million for capacity building in USAID spent over $1 Million for capacity building in the Indian Ocean including a 2-week Tsunami the Indian Ocean including a 2-week Tsunami Science and Preparedness Certification Course at the Science and Preparedness Certification Course at the University of WashingtonUniversity of Washington

The course brought together the capacity building of The course brought together the capacity building of many activities to include seismic training, many activities to include seismic training, inundation modeling and community resilienceinundation modeling and community resilience

Review of initial offering of certificate programReview of initial offering of certificate program

32 Participants Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, India and Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, India and

MaldivesMaldives4 AIT/ADPC observers4 AIT/ADPC observers

National level professionalsNational level professionals Range of specialtiesRange of specialties


2007 Program Summary Opening Ceremony - Keynote by Rep. Jay Inslee

(sponsor of 2007 Tsunami Act)


2007 Program Summary 3 Courses – Assessment, Warning and Tsunami

Resilience

““The program covers a rather complete The program covers a rather complete broad spectrum of disciplines that are broad spectrum of disciplines that are required for Tsunami preparedness. It required for Tsunami preparedness. It provides a clear picture of this end-to-end provides a clear picture of this end-to-end system.system. “ “


2007 Program Summary 2 Field trips

WA EMD and Pacific County EM and Paleotsunami Canoe Trip

““Visit to Washington Emergency Management Centre Visit to Washington Emergency Management Centre was very useful. The facilities were state-of-the-art.”was very useful. The facilities were state-of-the-art.”


2007 Program Summary 2 Field trips

Aberdeen Town Hall Meeting

““The Aberdeen field trip was excellent and well The Aberdeen field trip was excellent and well organized. The interaction sharing of information among organized. The interaction sharing of information among the participants was a great example of how people can the participants was a great example of how people can be involved in preparedness and mitigation”be involved in preparedness and mitigation”


2007 Program SummaryClosing Ceremony with Conferring of Certificates


2007 Program Summary Opening Ceremony - Keynote by Rep. Jay Inslee

(sponsor of 2007 Tsunami Act) 3 Courses – Assessment, Warning and Emergency

Management 2 Field trips – Pacific County, Aberdeen Participant Activities included Tsunami Resilient

Community (TRC) Plan, End-to-End Simulation, National Presentations, Use of Model Simulation tools.

Archive of course content and Alumni website: http://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/education/tsu400/index.html

(login “tsu” & passwd “tsu400UW”) Closing Ceremony with Conferring of Certificates

http://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/education/tsu400/index.html

http://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/education/tsu400/index.html


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The Program was successful and The Program was successful and extremely well extremely well

received by participantsreceived by participants

Instructors for Domestic OfferingInstructors for Domestic Offering

Dr. Catherine Petroff, Program Faculty and Curriculum Coordinator. Principal, LP4 Associates LLC. Affiliate Faculty in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington.

Dr. Frank González, Lead Instructor, Course 1. Research Scientist, NOAA Center for Tsunami Research. Affiliate Professor, Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington.

Paul Whitmore, Lead Instructor, Course 2. Director, West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center, National Weather Service, NOAA.

Nicolás Arcos, Lead Instructor, Course 3. Research Scientist, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, University of Washington.

NTHMP Education ProgramNTHMP Education Program2008 Activities2008 Activities

Conduct Inventory of Educational Conduct Inventory of Educational Material since 2004 Indian Ocean Material since 2004 Indian Ocean TsunamiTsunamiThe NTHMP does not have a complete The NTHMP does not have a complete inventory of educational materials that have inventory of educational materials that have been developed and available internationally - been developed and available internationally - ISDR, ITIC (Tsunami Teacher), and individual ISDR, ITIC (Tsunami Teacher), and individual countries. Identification of these resources countries. Identification of these resources will increase our ability to educate the publicwill increase our ability to educate the public

NTHMP Education ProgramNTHMP Education Program2008 Activities2008 Activities

Prepare Educational Strategic PlanPrepare Educational Strategic Plan Strategic plan will identify educational Strategic plan will identify educational

requirements of States, and develop an requirements of States, and develop an implementation plan by using the educational implementation plan by using the educational inventory and the certificate course as starting inventory and the certificate course as starting points to meet tsunami educational needs of the points to meet tsunami educational needs of the NationNation

Coordinate plan through States and Federal Coordinate plan through States and Federal partners so that the Plan can be approved at the partners so that the Plan can be approved at the next annual NTHMP meetingnext annual NTHMP meeting

Present the NTHMP approved Plan to Congress on Present the NTHMP approved Plan to Congress on the second anniversary of the passage of the the second anniversary of the passage of the Tsunami Act (December 20, 2008)Tsunami Act (December 20, 2008)

FY08 BudgetFY08 Budget

One person (Full Time Equivalent One person (Full Time Equivalent w/overhead)w/overhead)

$90K$90K

QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?

Public Education and training is the Public Education and training is the cornerstone that will influence long-term cornerstone that will influence long-term sustainability and promote pre-mitigation and sustainability and promote pre-mitigation and disaster recovery planning and community disaster recovery planning and community commitment to reduce their tsunami riskcommitment to reduce their tsunami risk

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