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Welcome!

ECA Bay AreaNovember 18 Online Workshop

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Ray BonillaKaiser Permanente

Dena GunningCentral County Fire (San Mateo County)

Daniel HomseyCity & County of San Francisco

Co-ChairsECA Bay Area Coordinating Committee

Welcome

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• 3000+ Public-Private-Grassroots leaders

• Statewide Sector-based committees andOutreach Bureaus develop resources and deliver programs

• Local Regional Alliances organize meetings and outreach activities

• California’s Office of Emergency Services provides FEMA funding for ECA activities

• USC’s Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC.org) administers ECA

Redwood CoastTsunami Work Group

ECA Bay Area

ECA Central Coast

ECA Southern California

Earthquake Country Alliance

Join : EarthquakeCountry.org/alliance4

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ECA Bay Area Coordinating Committee• Coordinating Committee Chairs: Ray Bonilla, Kaiser Permanente

Dena Gunning, Central County Fire Dept. (San Mateo County)Daniel Homsey, City and County of San Francisco NEN

• Communications Coordinators: Susan Garcia, USGS Lia Turk

• Events Bureau Coordinator: Chief David Cosgrave, Coastside Fire Protection District

• Media Bureau Coordinators: Janet Ruiz, Insurance Information InstituteJennifer Strauss, UC Berkeley

• Membership Coordinator: Wendi Ellis, US Department of Health and Human Services

• Participation Bureau Coordinator: Theresa Langdon, Alameda County Office of Emergency Services

• Regional Workshops Coordinator: Genevieve Pastor-Cohen City of Richmond Fire Department

• Sector-Based Committee Coordinator: [Open]

SCEC Liaison for ECA Bay Area: Sharon Sandow de Groot (USC/SCEC) [email protected]

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Agenda• Making Earthquake Early Warning Inclusive and Accessible –

A Flash Listening SessionAmanda Moyer (Cal OES), Robert de Groot (USGS), Mariah Jenkins (USGS), Corey Reynolds (Nusura), Roseann Cordelli (Nusura), Josh Bruce (UO), Peggy Whitehead (Nusura), Gabe Lotto (UW), Margaret Vinci (Caltech)

• Hazard Mitigation Funding OpportunitiesAnthony Roggio (Cal OES)

• ShakeOut OverviewMark Benthien (ECA)

• Mini Awards: 2021 Announcement & 2020 Recipient Presentations

• Additional discussion and announcements6

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Making Earthquake Early Warning Inclusive and Accessible - A Flash Listening SessionEarthquake Country Alliance (ECA) Bay Area Wednesday, November 18, 2020

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PurposeA brainstorming session to identify considerations, ideas, challenges, and

opportunities to make earthquake early warning (EEW) accessible to everyone.

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Focus Groups

Accessible Education and Training

Leveraging Existing Resources

Technical Considerations for Accessible EEW

Accessible EEW Across the Three-State ShakeAlert System

What makes a resource (e.g., a graphic, job aid, video) accessible to all?

How can we leverage existing preparedness resources in an EEW context?

How can we ensure accessibility in products/ services that deliver an alert?

How can we collaborate on education, training, and resource development?

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Focus GroupsAccessible Education and

Training

Leveraging Existing Resources



What makes a resource (e.g., a graphic, job aid, video) accessible to all?




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Focus GroupsLeveraging Existing Resources






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Focus GroupsTechnical Considerations for

Accessible EEW




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Focus GroupsAccessible EEW Across the

Three-State ShakeAlert System


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Report Out

• SHARE one or two highlights from each Focus Group conversation

• DISCUSS potential next steps

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Questions?

USGS ShakeAlertBob de Groot

• [email protected]

California Earthquake Early Warning Program

Amanda Moyer

• [email protected]

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mailto:[email protected]


November 2018 California WildfiresFEMA-4407-DR-CA

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Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Overview

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What is Hazard Mitigation?

• Hazard mitigation is defined as any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to life and property from natural hazard events.

• This is an on-going process that occurs before, during, and after disasters and serves to break the cycle of damage in hazard-prone areas.

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Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) Overview

• Goal:– To implement mitigation measures that reduce loss

to life and property from future disasters

• Projects must implement long-term stand alone risk reduction strategies

• Creation of or updating current single jurisdiction or multi-jurisdiction Local Hazard Mitigation Plans (LHMP)

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Where does HMGP come from?1. Major disaster declaration is first approved by the POTUS2. Damages are assessed and valuated3. As an Enhanced State, Cal OES will receive 20% of the

total eligible damages to put towards HMGP projects4. Funding is allocated to the State (Cal OES) by FEMA,

then to local jurisdictions when projects are approved

Example:Eligible Disaster Damages = $100M-----------------------------------------------------------------------------HMGP Total Available = $20M (20%)

- Planning Project Category = $1.4M (7%)- Initiative Project Category = $1M (5%)

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Cal OES HMA Priority List(In Order of Importance)

1. Local Hazard Mitigation Plans (LHMP)I. New LHMPs or updates to LHMPs that will expire within 24 monthsII. All other LHMP updates

2. Shovel ready projects with a high level of design that can begin construction within 90 days of FEMA approval, in declared counties.

3. Shovel ready projects with a high level of design that can begin constructions within 90 days of FEMA approval, in all other counties.

4. Whole community risk reduction/large critical infrastructure projectsI. Wildfire risk reduction will receive higher prioritizationII. All hazard types eligible

5. Wildfire projects in DR-4558 declared counties6. All hazard type projects in DR-4558 declared counties7. Wildfire projects in any county8. All hazard type projects in any county9. Planning related activities10.Five percent (5%) Initiative projects

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• Ignition-resistant construction• Defensible space measures• Hazardous fuels reduction• Flood diversion and storage • Replanting/reforestation• Drainage improvements• Soil stabilization• Erosion control

Fire Mitigation Project TypesRelated to Before & After Effects of Wildfires

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Post-Wildfire Mitigation

• Soil stabilization measures• Erosion control• Flood control and drainage improvements• Storm water management• Increase debris basin capacity• Removal of standing burned trees• Replacement of burned/contaminated water

systems• Installation of warning signs• Noxious weed prevention

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Wildfire Mitigation

• Hazardous fuels reduction/vegetation management§ Within two miles of improved property or critical

infrastructure/facilities• Defensible space

§ Public facilities and infrastructure§ Private property defensible space programs• Ignition resistant construction

§ Public facilities§ Private property programs (eave vents, fire resistant roofing, fire

resistant siding)

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Green Solutions to Mitigation

• Building Community Resilience with Nature-Based Solutions§ Flood diversion and storage§ Floodplain and stream restoration§ Aquifer storage and recovery§ Green Infrastructure• Climate Adaptation Projects

§ Sea level rise§ Green space for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) areas

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Building Community Resilience with Nature-Based Solutions

• Floodplain and stream restoration• Aquifer storage and recovery• Flood diversion and storage• Green infrastructure

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Other Eligible Project Types

• Localized/Non-localized flood risk reduction• Structural retrofitting of existing buildings• Post-disaster code enforcement• Floodplain/stream restoration• Aquifer storage and recharge• Flood diversion and storage• Elevations and acquisitions• Infrastructure retrofitting• Critical facility generators• Mitigation reconstruction• Drainage improvements• Green infrastructure• Culvert upsizing• Floodproofing• Flood control

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5% Initiative• Project types that cannot be evaluated using

traditional cost effectiveness methodologies• 5% relates to the percentage of total HMGP funds

made available for these project types• Must be consistent with goals and objectives of

State mitigation plans• Must meet all HMGP eligibility requirements• Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) not required

– BUT a narrative of cost effectiveness is required• 5% Wildfire Examples: Early Warning Systems, LiDAR,

Risk/Hazard Identification and Mapping

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Most Common 5% Initiative Projects

Critical FacilityGenerators

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Ineligible Activities

• Projects for which actual physical work has occurred prior to approval and obligation• Projects that do not implement a long term

stand alone risk reduction strategy• Projects contingent upon another project or

action to be effective• Projects that cannot be completed within 36

months• Studies or investigations

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Ineligible Activities• Emergency response activities or equipment

(e.g. fire engines)• Flood control projects related to the repair or

replacement of dams and other flood-control structures• Projects that address the operation,

deferred/future maintenance, rehabilitation, restoration, or replacement of existing structures, facilities, or infrastructure, without increasing the level of protection

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Eligibility Requirements

• Eligible Subapplicants:§ State Agencies§ Local Governments: Counties, cities, towns,

etc. § Special Districts§ Federally Recognized Tribes§ Private Nonprofit Organizations (PNPs)

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Eligibility Requirements§ MUST have a FEMA-approved and adopted

Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (N/A to PNPs)§ 75% Federal Share / 25% Local Cost Share

§ Cal OES does not contribute to the local cost share requirement for HMGP

§ 36 month Period of Performance (POP)§ Begins once the project is approved by FEMA

§ Obtain environmental clearances under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

§ NO CONSTRUCTION PRIOR TO APPROVAL

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For more information…

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Funding Limitations

• No funding limit for project subapplications

• Funding limitations for planning subapplications:

§ Single Jurisdiction Local Hazard Mitigation Plans:o $150,000

§ Multi-Jurisdiction Local Hazard Mitigation Plans:o $250,000

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Notice of Interest (NOI)• NOI period:§ Open until December

31st

• Funding available for:§ All eligible project types§ 5% Initiative§ Plans§ Planning-related

projects

• Visit our website:§ Cal OES HMGP Website

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http://www.caloes.ca.gov/cal-oes-divisions/recovery/disaster-mitigation-technical-support/404-hazard-mitigation-grant-program


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Subapplication Development and

Benefit-Cost Analysis Workshops

• Workshops offering training and assistance regarding HMGP subapplications and FEMA Benefit Cost Analysis (BCA) tool for jurisdictions with approved NOIs• Dates, times, and locations to be determined• Stay tuned for more information on our

website

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Additional Funding Opportunities

• Available Fall 2021• Building Resilient Infrastructure & Communities

(BRIC) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)• Annual appropriations from Congress • Competitive nationwide• Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)• All subapplications submitted online• Visit our website for more information:§ http://www.caloes.ca.gov/hmgp

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http://www.caloes.ca.gov/hmgp


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Questions?Contact us at

[email protected]

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Presenter

ShakeOut Overview

Mark Benthien (SCEC/ECA)

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Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills

Annual event when schools, organizations, and families practice earthquake safety (Drop, Cover, and Hold On) and other aspects of their emergency plans

2019 2020Nationwide 21 million 13 millionWorldwide 67 million 28 million

Learn more and register: ShakeOut.org ShakeOut.org/espanol

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http://www.shakeout.org/

http://www.shakeout.org/espanol

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Earthquake Drills in 2020

• Earthquakes likely will not happen at 10:15 on a Thursday morning.

Choosing alternative dates/times for your ShakeOut drill each year is always a good practice!

• Earthquakes likely will not happen when everyone is at work or school

ShakeOut in Place… no matter where people are (work, home, school, traveling…)

ShakeOut.org/COVID-19

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Earthquake Drills in 2020

• Consider supporting your ShakeOut activity remotely through video conferencing - be sure to take recordings or screenshots, have an after-action dialogue, or even a survey to participants!

Distance learning, during staff meetings, etc.

• If in-person: Provide ample space between people at all stages.

Wear personal protective equipment in addition to regular hand-washing (especially after holding on to lower parts of furniture) ShakeOut.org/espanol/COVID-19

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http://www.shakeout.org/COVID-19


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New Resources for Drill Leaders

• Simple slides for:○ Introducing ShakeOut○ Explaining Drop, Cover, and Hold On (and options for people with

disabilities or access/functional needs○ Encouraging discussion before and after○ Leading a one-minute drill (using the ShakeOut Drill Broadcast recording)

• Can be used for online AND in-person drills• Available now for:

○ Grades K-4○ Grades 5-12○ Higher Education○ Organizations (Generic)

ShakeOut.org/COVID-19

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ShakeOut 2020: Next Steps• There is still time to register and hold your drill, or other drills

• Encourage others to participate - especially in our new settings

• Look for the 2020 ShakeOut Survey (next week). We appreciate your response!

• Share Your ShakeOut!○ Upload to Social Media or save to Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.

■ Use hashtag #ShakeOut on social media○ Share links to your content at

ShakeOut.org/share○ We’ll add the best photos and videos

to the ShakeOut website!

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http://www.shakeout.org/share

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Presenter

2021 ECA Bay Area Mini Awards

Mark Benthien (SCEC/ECA)

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2021 ECA Bay Area Mini Awards

• Purpose: assist ECA Bay Area Members to improve earthquake resilience by promoting mitigation, awareness, and preparedness, and multiply impact of programs

• 9 awards (purchases of $500 to $1000 each)

• Priority given to proposals for mitigation activities; other earthquake preparedness activities can also be proposed

• $500 and $1000 packages of materials are listed, however you can also propose other items

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Pre-Identified $500 and $1000 Options

Choose one of these packages (or you can propose other items to be purchased):

Step 1 “Secure Your Space” Materials

• Secure a School ($500 and $1000 options)

• Secure a Community Organization or Small Workplace ($500 and $1000 options)

• Secure 10 Living Spaces ($500)

• 20 Residential Home Fastening Starter Kits ($500)

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Pre-Identified $500 Options


Step 2 “Plan to Be Safe” Resources

• 1250 Your Neighborhood “shingle” workbooks

• 500 Rocket’s Earthquake Adventure storybooks (for children ages 3-9) (English and Spanish, or combo)

• 500 Rocket’s Earthquake Adventure activity books (for children ages 3-9) (English only)

• ShakeOut Awareness Materials25 sets of ShakeOut t-shirts, 2″ buttons, and pens; 25 “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” 7″ stickers; 200 2″ ShakeOut stickers; and 1000 1″ “ShakeOut Participant” stickers

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Pre-Identified $500 Options


Step 3 “Organize Disaster Supplies” Kits

• Community Organization / Small Workplace Supplies (2 options, each for 20 people)

• School Supplies (10 classrooms)

• Individual Supplies (20 people)

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2021 ECA Bay Area Mini Awards Timeline

• November 13: Application open for submissionswww.earthquakecountry.org/bayarea

• December 4: Application deadline• December 18: Notification made to all applicants• January 4: Final acceptances and invoices due• January 31: All purchases made and delivered• May 31: Summary survey complete• Summer: Mini Award recipients present at the

ECA Bay Area Regional Workshop

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Mini Awards 2020

1. Eden I&R “More Prepared” ShakeOut Awareness - Lars Eric Holm2. Yerba Buena Avenue, Los Altos - Jean Gilsig3. Martinez Area CERT Boys and Girls Club Earthquake Preparedness -

Stephen Andrews4. Columbus Craft Meats Earthquake Preparedness - Michael Chase5. Block Action Team 910, Los Altos - Dave McLaren6. City of Richmond Fire - Genevieve Pastor-Cohen7. Block Action Team 14, Los Altos - Daphne Ross

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Mini Awards 2020

Eden I&R“More Prepared” ShakeOut

Awareness Package

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Eden I&R / 211 Alameda County"More Prepared" ShakeOut Awareness Package

Lars Eric Holm, 18 November 2020

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What this was

• From More Prepared LLC, a “ShakeOut Awareness Package, including t-shirts, stickers, pens, bumper stickers, and other fun outreach items.

• Distributed outreach items to the community to help promote:

• the annual ShakeOut drill in particular, and

• earthquake safety in general.

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Who it helped

• People requesting outreach items from Eden I&R / 211 Alameda County … this still happens.

• Students attending the UASI funded "Prepare U" training series.

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The Original Plan

• We normally attend and “table” a fair number of community events, which is a great opportunity to distribute items.

• Normally. This year, not so much.

• You know why…

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How we adapted

• We automatically included some of these ShakeOut materials with other items requested from us:

• “Mailable items” when we mailed materials, or

• Any of the items for pickup of materials

• Folks requesting materials very much enjoyed this "free perk".

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How we adapted

• Prepare U was a seven week on-line training series, funded by Bay Area Urban Areas Security Initiative (BAUASI).

• It covered a wide range of topics, starting with personal preparedness, then moving to agency preparedness, Incident Command System (ICS) for Community Responders, Volunteer Management, Donations Management, Continuity of Operations (COOP), and more.

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How we adapted

• This ended up being an excellent opportunity to bring up ShakeOut and Earthquake preparedness.

• Especially since the "Prepare U" students themselves conduct a fair amount of outreach of their own.

• “Ripple Effect”

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How we did it

• We included many of these items in the "graduation packs" for a special graduation event and training for “Prepare U” students.

• Held outdoors in our parking lot.

• Following Health Department guidelines, of course!

• The "Prepare U" students were extremely happy to find these items in their graduation packs.

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How we adapted

• We are now living in a virtual world…

• … so I also was sure to have items visible behind me during Zoom meetings, such as one of the t-shirts.

• This was commented on several times.

• Not just trainings, any Zoom meeting.

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–― George Carlin, Brain Droppings

“The safest place to be during an earthquake would be in a stationary store.”

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Mini Awards 2020

Yerba Buena AvenueLos Altos

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ECA Mini AwardReview

JEAN GILSING

YERBA BUENA AVENUE, LOS ALTOS

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ECA Secure Space Kits❑ Furniture straps❑ Home Electronics Safety Straps❑ Flat Screen Safety Straps❑ Museum Putty❑ Secure Latch Kitchen & China Cabinet Door Lock ❑ Heavy Duty Picture Hooks❑ Emergency Gas Shut-Off Tool

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Mission > Goal >Benefit >Challenges

Mission: To enable members of my neighborhood to feel safe by securing their homes from falling objects.Goal: Provide ECA Secure your Home kits to 10 of my neighbors.Benefit: Securing a home reduces fear from falling objects

and the loss of precious items .Challenges: * The pandemic, *fires and *elections distracted neighbors from earthquake preparedness.

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Results To Date (Kits received on/by 9/30)

1. Neighbors have started but not completed installations of straps etc

while others are in planning stage.

2. Other neighbors had already strapped in some furniture pieces.

3. For those neighbors who couldn’t use all the items in the kit they gave them to family and friends who could.

4. Most neighbors had gas shut-off tools and returned them but I was able to find others who were in need of them.

5. I will check in with recipients of ECA kits in 30 days to see what progress has been made.

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Mini Awards 2020

Martinez Area CERT Boys and Girls Club

Earthquake Preparedness

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Martinez Area CERTBoys & Girls Club Earthquake PreparednessECA Mini AwardsSecure Your Space & Disaster Supplies

Project ScopeNonstructural Hazard Risk Assessment Hazard Mitigation MeasuresFire Suppression and Disaster Preparedness TrainingEarthquake Safety & Resilience Outreach

ImpactMitigation of High/Moderate Risk Nonstructural HazardsProduction of Outreach Videos Serving BGC CommunityCERT-BGC Training and Facility Use Agreement

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COVID-19 ChallengesFacility Access

Work Party Logistics

Postponement of Hands-on Training

New OpportunitiesCERT-BGC Partnership

Outreach Access to 2,000 Families

Implementation TipsBe Flexible – Adapt to Changing Circumstances – Have Contingence Plans

Maintain Frequent CommunicationUnder Promise – Over Deliver - Innovate

Plan on Follow-up – 6 mos. / 1 yr.

Plan – Prepare – Do – Evaluate - Share

martinezcert.org

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Mini Awards 2020

Columbus Craft Meats

Earthquake Preparedness

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EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS

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Earthquake Survey Results•Bayfront Site:• 54 observations• 51 Corrected with Mini Award

•San Antonio St. Site:• 97 Observations• 16 Corrected with Mini Award

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Bayfront Engineering Office Area Before

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Bayfront Engineering Office Area After

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Bayfront Office Break Room Before

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Bayfront Office Break Area After

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Production Office Area

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Challenges

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Project Costs• Estimated Mini Award Value based on retail cost• $1,000• Estimated savings provided: $600• Additional cost to complete the project: $500

I found the best prices for QuakeHold! products at Home Depot.We also received an award with Emergency Kits that have been used to supplement our Emergency Response gear.

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Mini Awards 2020

Block Action Team #910Los Altos

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ECA Mini Award: Los Altos BAT #910

• Purpose of Los Altos Block Action Team (BAT) initiative was created to help improve community preparedness levels and strengthen our ability to respond to disasters.

• BAT #910 is a collection of 50 homes across two streets in Los Altos.• Our ECA Mini Award project was put together to specifically help our

BAT be better prepared for a possible earthquake event. • Educate the BAT on earthquake preparedness.• Survey the BAT on individual needs for better home protection.• Distribute home fastening kits to those in need.• Help in the installation of the kits as needed.

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ECA Mini Award: Los Altos BAT #910

• We received our allocation of 20 Safe-T-Proof Residential Home Fastening Starter Kits (includes TV, furniture and cupboard kits).

• Due to COVID-19, our original plans changed to remove most face-2-face interactions:• Education and video links were distributed online.• Home were surveyed online with regard to needs.• Kits were deposited at front doors and homes notified.• Questions/installation help were answered/provided remotely.

• Despite the obvious challenges, the project was successful.• BAT is better prepared than before.

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Mini Awards 2020

City of Richmond Fire

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City of RichmondMini-Award

Community Earthquake Preparedness-Individual Kits (20)Recipients:

Seniors Individuals with Disabilities/Access and Functional NeedsEconomically challenged

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City of RichmondMini-Award

Adjusted to COVID-19 Social Distancing On-Line & socially distanced one-on-one Disaster Preparedness Training Key Questions:

How their kit enhances their preparedness & what they plan to addShake Out 2020

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Mini Awards 2020

Block Action Team #14Los Altos

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● I applied for an ECA Mini Grant to receive 20 emergency preparedness backpacks.

● In 2019, as a neighborhood we compiled household emergency preparedness kits and came together to share stories and best practices.

● I thought travel emergency backpacks would be a nice complement to the kits that we made

One of the backpacks we received

3 neighbors at our event in

2019

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● Block Action Team (BAT) team leaders serve as a point person for a set group of houses in their neighborhood. The size of the BATs vary.

● I had planned to distribute the backpacks to my BAT group of 21 houses during a breakfast social.

● Because of the pandemic, we instead had neighbors come to our driveway to pick up a backpack. Those who were not comfortable or not able to come by, I offered to drop a backpack at their house. 11 interested households received a backpack. Some households were interested in more than 1 pack, which I was able to give them.

2 neighbors picking up their emergency backpacks

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Announcements

Short Announcements

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Please take our survey: surveymonkey.com/r/FLY88ZZ

• EarthquakeCountry.org/bayarea• [email protected]

• Terremotos.org• Twitter.com/eca• [email protected]

Connect with ECA BayArea

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