ITIC TRAINING PROGRAMME HAWAII 2011

Tsunami Signage and Evacuation Zones in New Zealand and other Examples
Brian Yanagi Disaster Management Specialist International Tsunami Information Centre

Five Categories

Information Board Evacuation Zone signs Evacuation Route Evacuation safe-location Previous event

Priority

Information Board Contents

Tsunami process & characteristics Tsunami evacuation (zones) Warnings & response Local information (history & images) Evacuation map

INFORMATION BOARD (example)

INDONESIA

EVACUATION ZONES MAPPING (NZ)

Red

Shore Exclusion Zone Evacuation Zone Orange

Evacuate for any possible tsunami

Orange

Evacuate along with Red Zone when officially directed

Yellow

Evacuation Zone Yellow

Consider evacuating all zones on any natural or informal warning

LE G E ND
Building
"

Road River

Safe Zone Walking evacuation route

3 Zones
Red zone: Shore exclusion zone. Off limits in the event of any expected tsunami. Orange zone: Evacuated in most if not all distant-source official warnings, which people may expect within their lifetimes. Yellow zone: Allows for all local-source worst-case events. It is very unlikely that an event will inundate much of this zone in a persons lifetime - but people may need to evacuate this zone in natural or informal warnings from a local source event. (The elevations and methods to derive these zones can be set at local level based on local risk)

INDONESIA
Signboards, billboard, evacuation maps

Community participation in developing evacuation maps

EVACUATION ZONE SIGNAGE (NZ)

In case of strong earthquake shaking, unusual ocean behaviour or noise, move to high ground and/or inland following evacuation routes where present. Wait for all-clear

HAWAII

EVACUATION ROUTE (NZ)

INDONESIA

EVACUATION SAFE LOCATION

PREVIOUS EVENT

ISO Sign 2008

Tsunami Hazard Zone

ISO Sign 2008

Tsunami Evacuation Area

Tsunami Evacuation Building

ISO Sign 2008

Tsunami Hazard Information and Map

Nationally Consistent Threat levelsInforming Evac Zones (in draft)

NWC to indicate, per region, when possible maximum water level at shore: Threat Level 1: 20cm - 1m Threat to beach & small boats 2: 1m - 2m Some land threat 3: 2m - 4m Moderate land threat 4: 4m 6m High land threat 5: 6m+ Severe land threat

CONSIDERATIONS FOR DETERMINING EVAC ZONE BOUNDARIES

Varied models, change over time- Local Authority decide Zones should be an envelope around potential inundations from all possible sources Uncertain- approximate little higher than best model suggests Evacuation in Place options

Considerations when writing an evacuation plan

How long do you need to evac officially- decision point:

Transport (rail & road) EM Services Establish Welfare points

What will Power suppliers once warning is issued? Telcos capacity What can EM Services provide? Use of the media BCPs

ROLLOUT PROCESS
1. Convene a local planning group of agencies with a role and community representatives (ideal to use existing structures): 2. Customise evacuation maps 3. Map out a draft placement of all sign types 4. Draft evacuation, warning response, all-clear and welfare plan 5. Check that these locations make sense on-theground- Community education and feedback 6. Revision of evacuation maps and sign placement map

ROLLOUT PROCESS (contd)

7. Obtain signs 8. Place signs (with supporting education to community) 9. Exercise evacuation plans, maps and signs 10. Survey awareness and public response to maps and signs 11. Review evacuation map and sign placement

QUESTIONS?