NOAA officially recognized Saipan, CNMI as a new member of Storm/Ready and Tsunami/Ready community on August 20, 2007. The Emergency Management Office, CNMI Government will support the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (NTHMP) including the NTHMP/IOC/ITIC meetings, conferences and workshops as requested

National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Plan andNational Weather Service Tsunami/Ready Program

Travel Off-Island

EMO along with professional consultant will travel off-island to the Islands of Rota and Tinian throughout the year for outreach conferences and workshops

EMO Planning Section and Professional Consultants will conduct intensive workshops, training and exercises for government, non-government sectors and the public on the national and the Territory Tsunami Programs

Workshops and Printed Materials

Budget Summary 2008

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana IslandsReport date as of 01/20/10, C8467E

Cumulative Year to encumber FundBudget Date Expenses Balance

Professional $16,851.00 $16,851.00Services

Advertising $1,980.00 -$1,980.00 $0.00

Travel $8,500.00 $8,500.00

Indirect cost $7,754.00 $7,754.00

Fuel & Lubrication $10,000.00 -$1,405.00 -$2,570.00 $6,025.00

Office Supplies $2,420.00 $2,420.00

Operations Supplies $8,245.00 -$5,390.00 -$2,856.00 -$1.00

Equipments under $4,000.00 -$441.00 -$1,859.00 $1,700.00$5,000.00

Total $59,750.00 -$7,236.00 -$9,265.00 $43,249.00

Budget Summary 2009Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Report date as of 01/20/10, C9467E

Cumulative Year to encumber FundBudget Date Expenses Balance

Professional $75,000.00 $75,000.00Services

Advertising

Travel $5,000.00 $5,000.00

Indirect cost $13,340.00 $13,340.00

Fuel & Lubrication $7,000.00 $7,000.00

Equipments under $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $5,000.00

Total $105,340.00 $105,340.00

Budget Summary

2008

■ The Public School System (PSS) in conjunction with the Emergency Management Office, (EMO) has conducted the first ever Tsunami Evacuation Drill for the Schools at WSR Elementary school on Saipan. The evacuation assembly area for this school is 30 minutes away.

■ Tsunami Evacuation Route and Assembly Area signs are in place on southern part of the island

■ Issued tsunami outreach material, assess what is needed, brochures, The Great Wave, magnets, pamphlets and pens, look into new materials to begin preparing for September’s National Disaster Preparedness Month (DPM)

2009/2010

■ Storm Ready/Tsunami Ready Advisory Board meeting to discuss the re-election of a new Chairperson for Saipan and begin pre-planning of Tsunami Program and development of an EOP for Tsunami Mass Care.

■ Gather quotations, call the different vendors for the additional signage for Tsunami Evacuation/Staging signs

■ EMO, in-house assessment of resources on what is available for a Tsunami Evacuation Mapping Project. Will work closely with EMO Seismic Section.

■ Issues tsunami outreach material, assess what is needed, brochures, The Great Wave, magnet, pamphlets, and pens, look into new material to begin preparing for September’s National Disaster Preparedness Month (DPM).

■ Begin meeting with different stakeholders to form the DPM Committee, election of this year’s chairperson, pre-planning activities for DPM.

■ Begin advertising Invitation for Bids for vendors on Tsunami Evacuation Mapping Project

■ Have English version of Tsunami Evacuation Signs up by September, signage can be incorporated into September being National DPM, for all three islands, hold Storm Ready/Tsunami Ready Advisory Board meetings on all three islands, to discuss signage before posting.■ Part of month long event, coordinate Tsunami Evacuation Drills with Public School System and distribute outreach material, brochures and pamphlets. Assess the number of sirens needed on Saipan as well, talley the numbers and begin looking into vendors that provide the equipment, sirens needed. Get quotations.■ Depending on results of bidding process, look to finalize who the contractor will be for the Tsunami Evacuation Mapping Project and route contract.■ Begin assessment of resources to develop and conduct a CNMI Tsunami Vulnerability Study■ Follow-up with Rota and Tinian EMO Representatives on Tsunami Evacuation Signage project. Assess any additional signs that may need to be ordered.

Tsunami Wave Modeling:

The Lidar Survey/Mapping of CNMI started in January 2007 and deliverables submitted to GHS/OCD after four (4) months. However due to some verification on data, deliverables was Dec. 2007. This project will have a +/- 1 foot accuracy, will have a 200% islandwide coverage and bathymetric data for 40 meters below sea level on until laser extinction.

  As the lidar data becomes available, the CNMI OHS and CNMI EMO will

work with PMEL and USACE for the development of Tsunami Wave Models for the island.

The budget for this very important project is not determined as of the submission of this proposal and is not included herein.

Tsunami Evacuation Mapping, Islandwide:

  Tsunami Evacuation Maps at this time is not professionally developed

for Saipan. EMO will contract a professional company to do the Tsunami Evacuation Mapping. It will be based on physical inspection, Geographic Information System (GIS) technology and the 30 feet threshold set by PTWC for the Pacific.

  As the Tsunami Wave Models are made available, the EMO will

validate/revise the Tsunami Evacuation Maps for the entire island. These maps will be incorporated with the brochures and information materials that will be mass produced for distribution and also the EOP.

Tsunami Siren Warning System:

Warning is up most important tool for any Tsunami. EMO intents to have a Siren Warning System assessment on the number of Siren needed for Saipan, CNMI. The assessment will be done following guidelines from NOAA and FEMA.

Since this is considered a top priority project for Saipan and Tinian, the EMO will be requesting funding support from NTHMP for the procurement and installation of Siren Warning System for the island. Based on research of other communities, EMO estimated that this project will cost between 1.7 million to $2.1 million dollar for both islands

EMO and Storm/Ready and Tsunami/Ready Advisory Board will need to obtain additional signage for Tsunami Evacuation/Staging Sites, Tsunami Evacuation Routes, Tsunami Hazard Areas and corresponding interpretive signs for English

Evacuation Route exiting from San Antonio Evacuation Route exiting from San Antonio schoolschool

Evacuation Route entering KoblervilleEvacuation Route entering KoblervilleEvacuation Route in front of KFC in Chalan Evacuation Route in front of KFC in Chalan KanoaKanoa

Koblerville Assembly areaKoblerville Assembly area

San Roque ElementarySchool, evacuate up to San Roque Church area

KNOW YOUR EVACUATION ROUTE

Extremely unlikely possibilityExtremely unlikely possibility

Tsunami can be generated in three ways:

• Earthquake

• Explosive eruption

• Flank Failure

Estimated wave heights at Saipan = 2 m.

Estimated run up:

• 2 blocks

◦ Or

• ¼ miles in flat areas