ITIC / Univ of Hawaii National Tsunami Training Program Development Laura Kong Director, ITIC

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ITIC / Univ of Hawaii National Tsunami Training
Program DevelopmentLaura KongDirector, ITIC
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NATIONAL DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS CONSORTIUMMission
To enhance the preparedness of federal, state,
local, and tribal emergency responders/first
receivers and teams, including non-governmental
organizations and the private sector, to reduce
the Nations vulnerability to incidents involving
weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and
all-hazard high-consequence events by developing,
delivering and assessing plans, training,
technical assistance and exercises.
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NATIONAL DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS CONSORTIUM (NDPC
history)

• Established in 1998 by Congressional Mandate
  (House Conference Report H.R.2267).
• Reconfirmed in Public Law 107-273 in 2001.
• Membership based on the urgent need to address
  the serious counterterrorism preparedness needs
  of our nations emergency responders within the
  context of chemical, biological, radiological,
  and explosive (Weapons of Mass Destruction WMD)
  hazards.
• Expanded to address catastrophic all-hazards
  events.
• Re-authorized in Homeland Security Legislation
  January 2007 in HR-1 through FY 2011 and two new
  members were added to Consortium (TTCI and UH).

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National Domestic Preparedness Consortium
TTCI
NTS/CTOS
(Pueblo, Co)
(Nevada Test Site)
EMRTC
(New Mexico Tech)
CDP
(Anniston, AL)
NCBRT
NERRTC
(LSU)
(TAMUS/TEEX)
NDPTC
(University of Hawaii)
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National DisasterPreparedness Training Centerat
University of Hawaii

• Congress authorized creation at UH in 2007
• FY09 Appropriation 5 million
• 5 million gt 10 million gt 20 million
• Cooperative Agreement (DHS-FEMA and UH)
• Executive Director
• Karl Kim, Ph.D.
• Professor of Urban and Regional Planning
• Director, Disaster Management
  Humanitarian Assistance
  Program

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NDPC Competencies
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MISSION STATEMENT
Uniquely positioned geographically and
culturally, the National Disaster Preparedness
Training Center at the University of Hawaii
Manoa will develop and deliver disaster
preparedness, response, and recovery training to
governmental, private, and non-profit entities,
incorporating urban planning with an emphasis on
community preparedness and
vulnerable at-risk populations.
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Training Courses

• Natural Hazards 101
• Risk Assessment Methods
• Mapping and Spatial Analysis
• Multi-sector collaboration for DMHA
• Economic/Community Recovery Planning
• Sector-specific (i.e. tourism, public facilities,
  institutions, community organizations)

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Tsunami Awareness Course
National Disaster Preparedness Training Center
University of Hawaii
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Improving Tsunami Awareness - Need

• State / Local tsunami working groups
• Social science surveys / focus groups in
  communities
• US National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program
  (NTHMP) Strategic Plan, 5-yr review, mtgs since
  1995 Currently, 29 states, territories,
  commonwealths
• NOAA Tsunami Program Strategic Plan
• NTHMP Strategic Plan
• 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami killed 230,000 people
  Expected Cascadia earthquake / tsunami
  similar?
• September 29, 2009 tsunami (American Samoa)
  1st tsunami causing deaths in America
  since 1975 Pre-event preparedness
  Awareness saved many lives.

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Needs Assessment - Tsunami

• Unmet need for tsunami training at awareness,
  performance and management levels
• Following AS and other events, there is growing
  demand for tsunami training
• Recovery, preparation/mitigation key areas of
  focus
• Benefits of tsunami training carry over to other
  hazards
• Emphasis on coastal communities, special needs of
  islands and territories, and natural hazards
• Need to address concerns of special needs
  populations and other vulnerable at-risk groups

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Improving Tsunami Awareness - Course

• Deliverable 8-hour Tsunami Awareness Course
• Audience Professionals with tsunami
  responsibility (govt, non-govt, private sector)
• Developer Subject Matter Experts
• International Tsunami Information Center (NOAA
  ITIC)
• Former Washington State Earthquake and Tsunami
  Program Manager
• NOAA Center for Tsunami Research (NCTR)
• Preview February 10, 2010, Honolulu, Hawaii

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TSUNAMI AWARENESS COURSE
COURSE MODULE TOPICS

• Hazard Assessment
• What is a tsunami
• What is the tsunami hazard to a community
• Warning
• What are tsunami warnings
• How do they reach communities
• Preparedness Mitigation
• How to reduce a tsunamis impact on a community
• Responding to Local Distant Tsunamis
• How to respond effectively to save lives
• Why is response different for local vs distant
  tsunamis
• Module Learning Activities apply knowledge
  learned to real-world tsunami
  scenario (PACIFEX 2010)

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 Sheraton Waikiki
Honolulu, Hawaii
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Building a Partnership

• NDPTC
• Funded to give training. Fills gaps where
  resources limited (local levels, states with
  little training to date).
• Provides consistent message
• NTHMP
• MES Strategic Plan includes developing Education
  Plan, Instructor Training Program
• Focus tsunami planning (zoning, building,
  evacuation (vertical) and response for threatened
  communities

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Building a Partnership

• This 1st Course
• Basic general / not specific to any state to
  provide basic understanding of tsunamis and NTHMP
  products.
• Focus tsunami response part of all-hazards
  approach
• Modules based on local, state, national and intl
  experience (no domestic course to date has had
  this benefit). 

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NTHMP Partnership Support

• Preview course and make comments
• Provide names of individuals that can attend
  course
• Provide feedback to improve course
• Provide current list of publications and
  photographs that can be used for course materials

The course is being developed to support NTHMP
membership. Help make this Course meet your
needs!
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Thank you