U.S. Virgin Islands “Tsunami Ready” Jacqueline J. Heyliger Deputy Director Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) National Tsunami.

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U.S. Virgin Islands “Tsunami Ready” Jacqueline J. Heyliger Deputy Director Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program Waikiki Beach Marriott Honolulu, Hawaii October 31, 2007

USVI Primary Hazards Hurricanes Hurricanes Earthquakes Earthquakes Tsunamis Tsunamis

Tsunamis impacting the USVI

Frederiksted, St. Croix 1867

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas 1867 The tsunami followed a devastating hurricane by two weeks. The La Plata takes the wave.

Risk HOVENSA Oil Refinery HOVENSA Oil Refinery Ports Ports Hotels Hotels Businesses Businesses Residents Residents

U. S. Virgin Islands

Transportation Between Islands Air Air Sea Plane Sea Plane Shuttle Flights Shuttle Flights Boat Boat Ferry Services Ferry Services

Sea Plane Primary transportation between St. Croix / St.Thomas

Sea Plane

Ferry Service Transportation between St. John and St. Thomas

Ferry Service – Red Hook

USVI “Tsunami Ready” Pilot Communities St. Croix St. Croix Frederiksted – Waterfront Frederiksted – Waterfront St. Thomas St. Thomas Brewers Bay Brewers Bay St. John St. John Coral Bay Coral Bay

St. Croix Two (2) towns Two (2) towns Christiansted Christiansted Frederiksted Frederiksted

Christiansted, St. Croix

Frederiksted, St. Croix

St. Thomas – Major Cruise Port

St. Thomas - Waterfront

Magens Bay, St. Thomas Magens Bay Authority Where should beach-goers run? How would you inform them?

Brewers Bay St. Thomas

Cruz Bay – St. John

Coral Bay – St. John

NTHMP - Support

VITEMA Partners University of the Virgin Islands Roy Watlington Puerto Rico Seismic Network Christa von Hillebrandt

BUDGET 2008 Task I Task I MITIGATION/PREPAREDNESS: $60,000 MITIGATION/PREPAREDNESS: $60,000 Task II Task II INUNDATION MODELING & MAPPING: $20,000 INUNDATION MODELING & MAPPING: $20,000 Task III Task III Tsunami Notification$200,000 Tsunami Notification$200,000 Task IV Task IV TSUNAMI READY: $20,000 TSUNAMI READY: $20,000 Total$300,000

USVI Actions/Proposals towards “Tsunami Readiness” Educate EMC, etc. on tsunami warning and response Develop team on each Island to organize development of “tsunami ready” communities while educating public Identify 24/7 tsunami alert system Utilize expertise available for inundation mapping and modeling Identify locations and place tsunami warning systems

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