Project Points of Contact:
Brandon Hardenbrook Deputy Director Pacific NorthWest Economic Region [email protected] (206) 443-7723 For more info on Regional Maritime Resilience Planning, contact:
Sasha Rector Regional Catastrophic Program Coordinator King County Office of Emergency Management [email protected] (206) 205-4071 To learn more about CPODs in the Puget Sound, contact: Amy Lucas Community Resilience Program Manager Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management [email protected] (425) 388-5129 |
Puget Sound Maritime Transportation System Disaster Resilience Project (2021-2022) Graphic courtesy Pacific Northwest Seismic Network & US Geological Survey
The Puget Sound Region has received funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) to address the enormous risk the region faces in the event of a Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquake. The CSZ is a 1,000 kilometer long subduction zone stretching from British Columbia to Oregon and could generate a 9.0 magnitude earthquake. PNWER and the Center for Regional Disaster Resilience serve as a project lead, bringing together stakeholders across the region to identify how Puget Sound waterways can be used to transport key goods and personnel in the event of a disastrous earthquake that will likely leave air and ground transportation infrastructure significantly damaged.
The project is divided into two phases which will take place over the course of three years. In phase 1, the Pacific Northwest Economic Region will lead a series of workshops to explore port area capabilities and opportunities for collaboration among private and public sector stakeholders in the response and recovery from a major earthquake. An initial series of three workshops in Autumn 2021 introduced emergency managers to the maritime industry, explored earthquake risk, identified specific maritime assets that could be used to resupply Community Points of Distribution (CPODs), and began to map those assets and evaluate how they can be instrumental in resupplying Puget Sound communities. Use the menu below to watch recordings of the workshops and presentations. In Phase 2 of this project, engineering firm Moffatt & Nichol will take the data collected in Phase 1 to generate a Maritime Resilience Framework, to be tested in a tabletop exercise. The team will also lead a Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)-compliant exercise to socialize and train the Framework. Finally, they will create a maritime annex to regional and state catastrophic catastrophic plans to identify key opportunities to engage the maritime sector in response, recovery, and restoration. View the informational flyer here. Workshops
Click below to view past workshop recordings and materials. To register for upcoming events, contact Emily Rankin at [email protected].
Puget Sound Maritime Disaster Resilience Workshop 3 - December 2, 2021
Speaker Contact Information Tim Lupher, USCG: [email protected] Bruce Lambert, MARAD: [email protected] Morgan Mak, FEMA: [email protected] Robert Lantz-Brazil, FEMA: [email protected] Jan Glarum, Kitsap County: [email protected] Lis Klute, Kitsap County: [email protected] Tami Allen, City of Bainbridge Island: [email protected] Drew Schwitters, Snohomish County: [email protected] More Information:
Click here to learn more about past CRDR Maritime Resilience projects.
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