1. Partnerships for Protection Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.) Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans & Atmosphere Partnerships in Emergency Preparedness April 18, 2006

2. Partnerships for Protection 2 Menu NOAA’s Vision Partnerships for Protection Rationale Grand Challenges for Disaster Reduction 1. Providing Disaster Information 2. Understanding Hazards 3. Hazard Mitigation Strategies 4. Reducing Vulnerability of Critical Infrastructure 5. Assessing Disaster Resilience 6. Promoting Risk Wise Behavior The Vision of Partnerships for Protection Questions

3. Partnerships for Protection 3 Partnerships for Protection NOAA’s Vision An informed society that uses a comprehensive understanding of the role of the oceans, coasts and atmosphere in the global ecosystem to make the best societal and economic decisions

5. Partnerships for Protection 5 Partnerships for Protection Indian Ocean Tsunami Banda Aceh, Indonesia: 12/2004 Tsunami Damage Gleebruk Village after Gleebruk Village before Key Lessons:  Awareness/Education  Role of Ecosystem

6. Partnerships for Protection 6 Partnerships for Protection Hurricane Katrina Themes of Key Lessons:  Partnerships  Integration  Communication Hurricane Coordination Call FEMA U.S. Coast Guard

7. Partnerships for Protection 7 Grand Challenges for Disaster Reduction “This document presents six Grand Challenges for disaster reduction and provides a framework for prioritizing the related Federal investments in science and technology. Addressing these Grand Challenges will improve America’s capacity to prevent and recover from disasters, thus fulfilling our Nation’s commitment to reducing the impacts of hazards and enhancing the safety and economic well-being of every individual and community.”  Dr. John H. Marburger, III, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and Science Advisor to the President

8. Partnerships for Protection 8 1. Provide hazard and disaster information where and when it is needed

9. Partnerships for Protection 9 Partnerships for Protection Providing Disaster Information Mechanisms for Data Collection:  Surface & Upper Air Obs  Dropsondes  Buoys  Co-Op Sites  USGS seismic stations & stream gages Dual Polar Doppler Radar UAV Co-Op Observer Weather Balloon Maritime Weather Buoy Stream Gage Seismic Station Dropsonde —Katrina

10. Partnerships for Protection 10 Partnerships for Protection Providing Disaster Information Emergency Managers:  NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards  EAS  Briefings  Incident Meteorologists Public Dissemination:  NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards  Private Weather Enterprise Partners  Broadcast Meteorologists  Drought Monitor

11. Partnerships for Protection 11 Partnerships for Protection 1. Provide hazard and disaster information where and when it is needed 2. Understand the natural processes that produce hazards

12. Partnerships for Protection 12 Partnerships for Protection Understanding Hazards Tsunami Detection  DART II Tsunami Prediction  Tsunami Forecasting  MOST Propagation Model Andreanov Tsunami Propagation Simulation

13. Partnerships for Protection 13 Debris Flows  NOAA-USGS Pilot Project for Southern California  Oregon Department of Forestry Partnerships for Protection Understanding Hazards Southern California radar coverage and real-time rain gauge locations. Debris-flow deposits in Cable Canyon in San Bernardino County,California

14. Partnerships for Protection 14 Partnerships for Protection 1. Provide hazard and disaster information where and when it is needed 2. Understand the natural processes that produce hazards 3. Develop hazard mitigation strategies and technologies

15. Partnerships for Protection 15 Partnerships for Protection Hazard Mitigation Strategies Tsunamis  National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program  MOST Indundation Model Floods  FEMA Flood Maps  Coastal Inundation Visualization Tool Online flood map—FEMA Seattle Tsunami Inundation Simulation

16. Partnerships for Protection 16 NOAA-NIST Partnerships:  Fire dynamics modeling to predict community-scale fire spread at the wildland-urban interface. Partnerships for Protection Hazard Mitigation Strategies NOAA Fire Weather NIST Fire Behavior (WFDS) National Interagency Fire Center

17. Partnerships for Protection 17 Partnerships for Protection 1. Provide hazard and disaster information where and when it is needed 2. Understand the natural processes that produce hazards 3. Develop hazard mitigation strategies and technologies 4. Recognize and reduce vulnerability of interdependent critical infrastructure

18. Partnerships for Protection 18 Partnerships for Protection Reducing Vulnerability of Critical Infrastructure NOAA  Alaska—West Coast Tsunami Warning Center Emergency Management  Washington State EOC  Shelter Locations Private Industry  Pipelines  Electric Grid  Phones Washington State EOC on Friction PendulumTM Seismic Bearing AWCTC

19. Partnerships for Protection 19 Partnerships for Protection 1. Provide hazard and disaster information where and when it is needed 2. Understand the natural processes that produce hazards 3. Develop hazard mitigation strategies and technologies 4. Recognize and reduce vulnerability of interdependent critical infrastructure 5. Assess disaster resilience using standard methods

20. Partnerships for Protection 20 Partnerships for Protection Assessing Disaster Resilience

21. Partnerships for Protection 21 Partnerships for Protection 1. Provide hazard and disaster information where and when it is needed 2. Understand the natural processes that produce hazards 3. Develop hazard mitigation strategies and technologies 4. Recognize and reduce vulnerability of interdependent critical infrastructure 5. Assess disaster resilience using standard methods 6. Promote risk-wise behavior

22. Partnerships for Protection 22 Partnerships for Protection Promoting Risk Wise Behavior Hurricane Shelter in Welcome, NC Photo by Dave Gatley/FEMA Photo by Andrea Booher/FEMA Sandbagging a flood, St. Genevieve, MO Photo by Dave Saville/FEMA Workmen elevating A/C units previously washed away by Hurricane Floyd

23. Partnerships for Protection 23 Partnerships for Protection The Vision The goal is to access and provide the right information, in the right format, at the right time, to the right people, to make the right decisions.

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