Mitigation

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Mitigation Education (MES)Subcommittee Update

• Chris Jonientz-Trisler, FEMA Co-Chair

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Overview of Terms of Reference

• Authority
• The ME Subcommittee will be considered the
  primary mechanism for NTHMP partner input to the
  mitigation and education component of the NTHMP.
  
• The subcommittees actions and recommendations
  will be achieved by consensus, and considered to
  represent the collective will of those partners.

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Overview of Terms of Reference

• Chairpersons
• Approved by a majority of the NTHMP Coordinating
  Committee
• November 1, 2007
• Chris Jonientz-Trisler (FEMA), Russell Jackson
  (NOAA), Tom LeBlanc (State)
• Communications
• Meetings will normally be held annually in
  conjunction with NTHMP meetings. Between
  meetings, communication will occur primarily
  through email and conference calls. Notes and
  Action Items will be maintained by Chairpersons
  and posted to the NTHMP web site. Completion of
  actions will be coordinated by the Chairpersons.
  Recommendations will be forwarded to the
  appropriate organizations by the Chairpersons.

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Action Item Status

• FEMA to edit Mitigation Definition document with
  September 19 suggestions, and coordinate CC
  review of revised document
• Assigned by the NTHMP CC
• Status document revised, reviewed by CC,
  Rhoades to recommend refinement of definitions
  for discussion at Nov 20 CC meeting.
  Preparedness also defined. (from FY09 MES Tasks)

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Action Item Status

• Vertical Evacuation Design Users Guide -Define
  team members, clarify the scope of the Users
  Guide document, create a timeline to complete it,
  and move forward.
• Subcommittee Internal Action
• Status ongoing Phase 1 technical document
  completed and published by FEMA. Phase 2 Users
  Guide in draft, completion early next year.

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Action Item Status

• Develop a Regional Tsunami Loss Estimation
  Product that incorporates disparate loss
  estimation products and geographic areas in the
  NTHMP .
• Subcommittee Internal Action
• Status delayed by other priorities in FY08
• Issues requires further planning by MES

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Action Item Status

• Publish update MES Activities Matrix
• Subcommittee Internal Action, now CC tasked
  through Strategy document
• Status delayed
• Issues needs review against MES Performance
  Measures and updating of existing and
  in-development products. New State staff.
• 18Nov New Action Chris re-issue update Matrix
  to MES and others in CC (Dec) to input their info
  on mitigation products and activities by Feb.

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Action Item Status

• Develop a Recovery Guidance Document for Local
  Communities .
• Subcommittee Internal Action
• Status delayed
• Issues lost Lead, needs MES work group and
  project development

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Action Item Status

• Form an Education Course Project Work Group .
  Establish a focused product to meet needs, and
  timeline for delivery, and identify resources to
  support project, set up a communication system
  for members to meet
• Subcommittee Internal Action initially, now CC
  tasked through Strategy document
• Status ongoing. Will be briefed in CC this
  meeting. NOAA leading. WA, OR, CA, PR.

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Action Item Status

• Develop a list of member expertise for easy
  access by new MES members.
• Subcommittee Internal Action
• Status delayed.
• Issues large turnover in MES membership since
  last meeting.

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Action Item Status

• Define critical facilities.
• CC tasked in strategy
• Status Lead Mike Mahoney with 5 states. To be
  completed by February.

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Action Item Status

• Provide electronic access to education toolkits
  and curricula.
• CC tasked in strategy
• Status Lead NOAA revisit if need time beyond
  2009 need requirements planning team, need CC
  approval on repository (NOAA likely has overall
  responsibility for now TBD)

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Action Item Status

• Complete TsunamiReady program review provide
  recommendations .
• CC tasked in strategy
• Status Lead Chris Maier reviewing
  recommendations from recent Seaside meeting,
  briefing draft document today to CC.

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2009 six tasks 2010 nine tasks 2011 two tasks 2012 zero Beyond three tasks
Define Mit Prep Develop education guidelines Integrate tsunami info into K-12 with 1 state pilott 2015 integrate tsunami building standards into IBC
Define critical facilities Determine baseline of tsunami risk critical facilities communities including tsunami response in emergency response plan Develop/distribute education products for tourist communities 2013 -Develop decision support tools for EM responders to better visualize/plan for potential impacts
Inventory State Fed partners for Mit activities (include non-NTMP) Determine baseline of communities including tsunamis in HazMit Plan
Develop education implementation plan Establish guidelines for evacuation maps
Provide electronic access to education toolkits curricula Establish baseline of existing tsunami evacuation maps
Complete TsuReady program review provide recommendations Develop instructor training program conduct pilot training program
Conduct annual tabletop exercise to ensure response plans integrated effective
Publish national tsunami media toolkit
Conduct evaluations for effectiveness of education products program in 10 selected communities. Repeat every 3 years (goalimprove of informed citizens by 30
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Other work issues

• 90 of action items from Subcommittee meetings
  will be completed within one year of being
  assigned.
• All Subcommittees revise Terms of Reference to
  implement strategic plan measures and milestones
  by 2009.

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Resources Needs

• MES member focused meetings
• Face to face time during year beyond ½ day CC
  meetings
• Commitment follow-up by each MES member for
  their area of interest and/experience to be
  project Leads and/or contributors

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Mitigation Education SubcommitteeFY 09 Funding
Request
Task (Activity) Name NTHMP Performance Metric(s) (from Strategic Plan) Supported Amount of Requested Funds
MES FY09 Workshop The MES must carve out focused time together to develop a plan of action in order to successfully meet MES metrics on time. Performance Metric 90 of action items will be completed within 1 year from being assigned. (Strategy Strengthen NTHMP Subcommittees to execute this strategic plan.) 65,000