Seattle International District Earthquake Risks

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1. Slide 1: International District: Earthquake Risk June 2, 2008
2. Slide 2: Thank You Carol Dunn Emergency Services Department Community Disaster Education American Red Cross
3. Slide 3: Goals • Learn About the Earthquake Risk to Our Area • Factors that Influence Outcome: – Ground Composition – Building Construction – Decisions and Preparation
4. Slide 4: The Earth is Like a Lava Lamp
5. Slide 5: Hot Cold
6. Slide 8: Faults Pressure Created Crumples in the Crust That are Weakness—as pressure builds, The Crumples are the easiestFaults—to Pressure Builds and Creates places Release the ground that crumpled and bent Areas in Once crumpled, the creases (faults) are where the ground is most likely to move again when pressure builds up enough.
7. Slide 9: Here’s where we know the earth has crumpled and creased in the Seattle area. There are also faults deep under ground that we can’t see.
8. Slide 10: The ground we walk on • Soil Types – Rock – Rock/Water/etc
9. Slide 11: • A lot of soil in Seattle is more similar to red dean pudding than rock—and when shaken, can act more like water that stone
10. Slide 12: Seattle pre-1889
11. Slide 13: Uninformed Decisions in 1889
12. Slide 14: Saw Dust Fill
13. Slide 15: Liquefaction Maps
14. Slide 16: • The stories and histories that have grown with the International District are the stories of overcoming challenges, finding ways to support each other and creating and building lasting legacies
15. Slide 17: Hard earned success led to the demand for impressive buildings
16. Slide 18: Everyone was building bigger, Building stronger
17. Slide 19: Unfortunately: almost the worst building type for earthquake resistance 大丈夫能屈能伸 For Earthquakes: Buildings are like people—flexible is better
18. Slide 20: Best: low, wood --Bolted to Foundation
19. Slide 21: OK: Steel and reinforced concrete:
20. Slide 22: Bad for Quakes: Soft Structures
21. Slide 24: Worst for earthquakes Not very good: reinforced bricks (recognized when all bricks show their sides) Not very good: Retrofitted masonry (recognized by the added bolts) 5 out of 6 were damaged during the 2001 Nisqually Quake Worst: Un-reinforced brick (recognized by levels of brick ends)
22. Slide 25: Unreinforced Masonry
23. Slide 26: Options • Retrofit – Anchor masonry to wood – Add Framing • Still will be risks • Rebuild – Create a new safer building • Lose character and feeling of history • Relocate – Currently located in one of the most dangerous parts of the city • Lose character and history
24. Slide 27: On line Data Sources
25. Slide 28: Buildings that received funding for retrofitting in 2001 • Historic Seattle Save the Buildings Fund – Milwaukee and Alps Hotels – Hong Kong Building – Hip Sing Building – The Bing Kung Building – The Bush Hotel
26. Slide 29: Because of Jolt Be Sure to Bolt
27. Slide 30: • Know what to expect— • Do not run outside!
28. Slide 32: Be prepared for disruption
29. Slide 33: Stay Healthy 1 gallon per person per day for a min 3 days
30. Slide 34: Best: Non Perishable No need for heating Limited water
31. Slide 35: Stay healthy
32. Slide 36: Brrrrrr Maintain the right Body temperature
33. Slide 37: Important Documents Information
34. Slide 38: Get through debris
35. Slide 39: Coping – Be aware that unusual events cause unusual and intense emotions – Talk about your feelings – Include Comfort Items in your supplies
36. Slide 40: Have a back up care plan
37. Slide 41: Not just for people
38. Slide 42: The challenges of family care providers are greater than almost any other group in our community- We need to help make connections
39. Slide 43: The ability to communicate is crucial Talking with her Out of area contact Calls to another area may work when local calls don’t. Agree on an out of area contact. Text messaging may work
40. Slide 44: 9-1-1 • 9-1-1 calls from pay phones are free. – May be overwhelmed in a disaster • Over 100 Languages: – “Fire, Mandarin/Cantonese/etc” – “Police, Mandarin/Cantonese/etc” – Medical, Mandarin/Cantonese/etc” • Stay on the line!
41. Slide 45: Information 211—Language Support American Red Cross: 206-323-2345
42. Slide 46: AM 710 AM 1000 TV: 7 In English Puget Sound Area
43. Slide 47: Thank You • For more information contact: Carol Dunn • The American Red Cross • • Community Disaster Education Department carold@seattleredcross.org • • 206.709.4528 Language Bank: 206-323-2345 •