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Public Safety Jeff Rubin, Emergency Manager Tualatin Valley Fire - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Public Safety Jeff Rubin, Emergency Manager Tualatin Valley Fire - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Lahars: Preparing for Volcanic Landslides Applying Geoscience to Public Safety Jeff Rubin, Emergency Manager Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue Tigard, Oregon Why does this matter? Life safety Critical infrastructure Transportation:
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How can we apply the science?
Defining hazard and impact Identifying population at risk Assessing strategies to address risk Communicating with public and decision-makers
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(USGS, 2000)
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Who’s at risk?
(USGS: Mathie &Wood, 2013)
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Who’s at risk?
(USGS: Mathie &Wood, 2013)
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- Mt. Hood lahar property losses
(PSU: Chappell, Dettlaff, Utz, 2009)
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Basic risk-reduction strategies
(Pierson, Wood, Driedger, 2014)
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Communicating the science
Essential for informed decision- making, community buy-in
Land use Hazard education Warning
Difficult to grasp low-frequency, high-impact events
We tend to focus on what’s right in front of us
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Communicating the science
Scientists Decision-makers
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Communicating the risk
Technology matters
Mapping Monitoring Warning
More than “just the facts”
What does a warning mean? Social science: risk perception Uncommon measures vs. daily routine
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