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Products that include tsunami information (e.g., posters, coffee mugs, magnets) can be
given away, thereby bringing tsunami reminders into people's homes and businesses.
A recent example is the Tsunami-Safe fair (http://www.tsunami.org/tsunami_fair.html)
held April 2008 in Hilo, Hawaii.
Walking guides: The Paciic Tsunami Museum developed the “East Hawaii walking
and driving tour of historical tsunami sites” self-guided tour that includes a brochure
and signage at particular sites.
EDUCATION TRAINING
Community education guidelines: The Paciic Tsunami Museum in Hilo, Hawaii,
recently published “Tsunami Education: A Blueprint for Coastal Communities,” which
is designed to help local oficials and interested citizens develop tsunami outreach
efforts in their communities. The WEMD promotes and trains interested individuals
and neighborhood groups on the “Map Your Neighborhood” initiative, which focuses
on developing social networks within neighborhoods that ideally lead to greater col-
laboration in preparing for and responding to disaster.
Media outreach and kits: Radio, television, newspapers, and magazines can be used
to educate the public on tsunami preparedness and mitigation efforts; for example,
a local cable TV station in Ocean Shores, Washington, hosts a monthly forum with
elected oficials to discuss tsunami preparedness issues. In response to issues identi-
ied during the June 2005 tsunami warning for the West Coast, the WEMD has devel-
oped a broadcasters' tsunami emergency guidebook to train broadcasters on the no-
tiication process used to send tsunami alerts to the public. The goal of this guidebook
is to ensure a consistent message is being sent by all outlets in a tsunami warning
process. In Washington, WEMD and the National Weather Service (NWS)-Seattle have
visited all broadcasters in Seattle and the majority of the Washington coast to train
media staff and provide them the guidebook. The topic is updated yearly and is being
used as a template for other NTHMP partners.
Tourist lodging training: Several states and territories are working with lodging facil-
ities to provide tourists with tsunami information and what to do in case of tsunamis.
The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) has developed
a tsunami preparedness guide for Oregon lodging facilities that contains information
about tsunamis and their origins, tsunami hazards on the Oregon Coast, preparedness
information from the American Red Cross, and evacuation graphics that lodging facili-
ties can provide to guests. A similar disaster response guidebook has been developed
by the WEMD for hotels and motels on Washington's Coast. In addition to the guide-
book, the WEMD holds workshops with lodging facilities in tsunami hazard zones to
discuss the earthquake and tsunami hazard threat, to provide employee training on
tsunami warning and evacuation, to set up a NOAA Weather Radio, and to provide
education materials to be placed in rooms.
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