Earthquake, Severe Weather Earthquake, Severe Weather and Disaster Preparedness and Disaster Preparedness

Brought to you by:•UW Emergency Management

HOW TO:

-Prepare You and Your Family

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WHY DO DISASTERS HAPPEN?

WHY SHOULD I CARE?

Puget Sound Region is

Earthquake Country

Nisqually Earthquake, February 28, 2001February 28, 2001

Class Objectives

• Overview of UW Emergency Management Division

• Understand Earthquake and other Natural and Weather Risks in the Puget Sound Area

• Learn about the steps you can take for Personal and Family Emergency Preparedness for All Hazards

• Raise awareness about the UW Campus Resources Available to you

What is Emergency Management?

Any Event that threatens to, or actually does, inflict injury on people or damage to property.

An organized effort to:

• MitigateMitigate against• PreparePrepare for• RespondRespond to• RecoverRecover from

Four phases of Emergency Management

Mitigation

Preparedness

Response

Recovery

Emergency Management Program at UWEmergency Management Program at UW

• Each person must take the lead before, during and after an emergency or disaster. Emergency management programs must be in place in every UW operating unit and department to:

• To protect the population, property and the environment

• To return our campus community to normal as quickly as possible after an event

UWEM Services

• Technical Assistance

• Presentations & Workshops

• Grant Assistance

• Training Resources

• Emergency Information

• Disaster Exercises

• Emergency Coordination

• How Do We Staff EM at the UW??

Emergency Coordinationon Campus

ResponseFirst responders dispatched to the scene:• Seattle Fire & Emergency Medical Services• UW Police Department• Environmental Health & Safety• Facilities Services

First Responders report back to the Emergency Operations Center

Activation of UW Emergency Operations Center

President’s Emergency Policy

Council is informed

UWEM Response

Large-Scale

Emergency Event/

Disaster

UW EOC provides

feedback to First Responders

Three Source Zonesin Washington

Scenario for a Magnitude 6.7 Scenario for a Magnitude 6.7 Earthquake on the Seattle FaultEarthquake on the Seattle Fault

• Significant impacts on the Puget Sound Region include:– Property damage and economic loss Approx.

$33 billion) – assumes assumes nono after shocks! after shocks!– Deaths – More than 1,600– Injuries – More than 24,000– Buildings Destroyed – About 9,700– Buildings severely damaged and unsafe to

occupy – More than 29,000– Buildings moderately damaged whose use is

restricted – About 154,5000– Fires – About 130, damaging nearly a half-

billion dollars in property

This is our Katrina

Seattle Fault – Thrust or reverse Fault

Before

After

Magnitude is a number that characterizes the relative size of earthquakes & is proportional to energy released

Peak Ground Acceleration

Ground Motion

Video of Contents Damage of a Typical Home Office on a "Shake Table"

Ground Motion – Surface Waves

Rayleigh Wave

Love Wave

Other Seismic Hazards• Surface Rupture

Other Seismic Hazards• Liquefaction

Other Seismic Hazards• Seiche

Other Seismic Hazards• Tsunami

http://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/Mov/andr1.mov

Other Seismic Hazards• Landslide

Earthquake Information• Recent Earthquake Maps

– http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqs

• Shake Maps– http://earthquake.usgs.gov/shakemap/

• “Did you feel it?” – Community Created Shake map– http://pasadena.wr.usgs.gov/shake

TRUE OR FALSECalifornia has the most earthquakes in the United States

•False – Alaska has the most.•California has the most damaging earthquakes

Loma Prieta, 1989

TRUE OR FALSEEarthquakes don’t kill people, buildings and their contents do.

TRUE# 1 reason for

death and injury is from falling objects and failures of manmade or natural structures

What’s Wrong with this Picture?

TRUE OR FALSEYou can’t plan ahead for an earthquake. False

There are plenty of things you can do right now to prepare

Come on, Show me what

you can do!

What Should I Do?

#1 Identify Potential Hazards in Your Home and Begin to fix them

• MOST IMPORTANT !! – Brace Hot Water Heater• Kitchen – Place Child proof latches on Cabinets &

Gas appliances should have flexible connectors.• Electronics – Strap them down.• Tabletops objects – Collectibles, china, pottery

objects, and lamps can become deadly projectiles • Hanging objects – Use Closed hooks for mirrors,

pictures, etc.• Furniture - Secure the tops of all top-heavy

furniture, such as bookcases and file cabinets, to a wall. Store heavy items and breakables on lower shelves.

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Video clip from the 6.9m Kobe EarthquakeVideo clip from the 6.9m Kobe Earthquake

#2 Create Disaster Plan• Get together with family or

housemates to plan

• Plan for the risk of fire, lack of utilities and basic services, and aftershocks

• Create a Family communication planwww.washington.edu/emergency/prepare

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Family Network Family Network Communication PlanCommunication Plan

Who is in your family network?

Children Spouse/Partner

Elderly/Disabled

Pets

Siblings/ Others

Family NetworkFamily NetworkCommunication PlanCommunication Plan

•Where are they located when you are at work?

–School

–Downtown

–Bellevue or another county

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Family NetworkFamily NetworkCommunication PlanCommunication Plan

•Identify two meeting places (outside home and outside neighborhood)

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Family NetworkFamily NetworkCommunication PlanCommunication Plan•Identify your out-of-area-phone contact (100 miles + away)

…..Like Grandma in Nebraska

Oh, I hope they’re ok!

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#3 Create a Disaster Supply Kit

• Everyone should have personal disaster supplies kits (5 + days)

• Keep them where you spend the most time (Home, Car, Work)

• Think mobility. Backpack or small bags are best. Also plastic bins or garbage cans on wheels.

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PREPARE FOR ALL HAZARDSPREPARE FOR ALL HAZARDSPREPARE FOR ALL HAZARDSPREPARE FOR ALL HAZARDS

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#4 Identify My home’s potential weaknesses and begin to fix them

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The wood frame was not well-anchored nor braced on its foundation.

Structural Damage

Unreinforced Masonry Damage

Brick, stone and concrete masonry block walls are easily damaged in earthquakes unless they are reinforced with steel.

A 3-foot fall from grace

The front steps show the former level of the first floor before the unbraced cripple walls toppled over and "let the family down."

Apartment and condominium buildings are also at risk

A common problem with condominium and apartment buildings is a weak first floor level. The problem is the large openings in the ground floor walls,

such as garage door openings or open parking bays. These walls are collapse-prone in strong earthquakes and should be strengthened.

Understand your Earthquake Risk

TRUE OR FALSE – During an earthquake you should head for the doorway.

False

• YOU ARE SAFER PRACTICING THE “DROP, COVER, AND HOLD” maneuver under a sturdy piece of furniture like a strong desk or table.

• Triangle of Life Theory

#5 When it Shakes DROP, COVER & HOLD

• Indoors

• In bed

• In high-rise

• Outdoors

• Driving

• In Stadium or Theater

• Near the beach

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#6 After the shaking stops• First take care of your own situation• Check for injuries (Take a first aid class)

– ABCs– Treat for Shock– Spinal injury

• Check for damage– Fire– Gas leak– Damaged Electrical wiring– Downed Utility lines– Fallen objects– Spills– Damaged Masonry

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After Shaking Stops (cont.)On Campus:• Go to designated

Building Evacuation Assembly Point

• Check in with your evacuation warden & report injuries or damages

• Await further instructions

• Send a runner to 1 (of 8) Mass Assembly Areas on campus

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TRUE OR FALSEEVERYONE WILL PANIC

False• people usually take protective

actions and help others both during and after the shaking.

• Training requirements and commitments

• 27 teams established

• CERT role in an emergency

• Other Trainings available through EH&S

#7 When Safe,Follow Disaster Plan

• First one to five days after the earthquake – Be in communication – Check your food and water supplies

• Long term recovery – Contact insurance company– Presidential-declared disaster

• Learn from experience– Plan and prepare for disaster– Don’t leave yourself vulnerable

Recovery Process

Immediate Relief Rehabilitation Reconstruction

Lasting a few days Number of months Number of years

Recovery Process

Waiting in Line for Supplies

Recovery Process

Wide Spread Power Outages

In Addressing Your Unit’s Earthquake Risk…• Consider and review the structural

and nonstructural conditions when locating space types on and off campus. – Age and type of construction of the

buildings– Consider the geographic location in

relationship to identified hazards (ie., Liquefaction or landslide zones)

• Securing High value equipment and Hazardous Materials

Other Considerations…• Does the your unit have an Emergency Evacuation

and Operations Plan? When was it last updated? • Have you planned appropriately for your special

needs population?• Does your Unit have a Unit Response Center?• Does your unit have a Business Continuity

Management Plan? (as required under APS 13.2)

• Has your unit discussed what role it will play at the University in a Large-Scale event?

• Does each department have disaster supply kits prepared?... Or even phone trees?

Important Phone NumbersImportant Phone Numbers• 9-1-1 (from campus phones)

• 206 – 897 – INFO (UW Telephone Hotline)

• ““RED ALERTS”RED ALERTS” (Posted on UW Homepage, UWIN, MyUW, UWEM)

• 206-685-UWPD (UW Police non-emergency)

• KIRO – 710AM (Emergency Alert System – local radio station)

Where to get information?Where to get information?•Visit the UWEM website:www.washington.edu/emergency

•Look for the UWEM Emergency Procedures Poster in Hallways•NOAA Weather-Radio•Grab some Hand outs•Sign up for the new “UW Alert” www.washington.edu/alert

Emergency Survival PacksEmergency Survival Packs •Located in HUB at the ticket counter•$21 vs $25 - $40 (stores)•Self-sufficient for 3 + days•Best ones are those you make yourself and customize•Also available at places that sell camping supplies (REI, GI Joes, Costco, Walmart, etc…)

Future UWEM Efforts• Relocate the EOC to University Tower

Complex• Increased emphasis “all-hazards” approach• Enhance Crisis Communication• More fully engage the Faculty, Researchers

and Students• Continue to pursue Federal grants• Address “Special Needs” populations &

Emergent Volunteers issues• More drills and exercises• Engage units and departments in Business

Continuity Planning• Grow staff from current 1.5 FTE to meet

demand!

Disaster Planning and ResponseDisaster Planning and ResponseIs Is Everyone’sEveryone’s Responsibility Responsibility

Even you need to be informed about what to do in event of a disaster and to be prepared.

For more information please contact:

Steve Charvat, MPA, CEMDirectorUW Emergency Management

22 Gerberding HallBox 351275Seattle, WA 98195-1275 USA

Phone: (206) 897-8080FAX: (206) 897-8001

www.washington.edu/emergency