EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OF CNMI HAFA ADAI

1
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE OF CNMIHAFA ADAI

• STORMREADY/TSUNAMI
• READY COMMUNITY

2
Marianas Islands
3
INFORMATION ABOUT CNMI

• The CNMI main island of Saipan is located
  about 100 miles northeast of Guam, about 1,200
  miles southeast of Tokyo, and 3,300 miles west of
  Honolulu. The smallest of the U.S. insular areas,
  the CNMI consists of 14 islands with a total land
  area of 183.5 square miles.
•  

4
SAIPAN/TINIAN/ROTA

• Saipan is about 12.5 miles long and 5.5 mile
  wide and has a total  land area of 46.5 square
  miles. Saipan's  54 mile  coast line is irregular
  except on the western side Saipan has 14 miles of
  beach. 
• Tinian is approximately 10.5 miles long by 5
  miles at its widest point and has a total area of
  39.2 square miles and a coastline 38 miles  in
  length.  
• Rota is approximately 10.5 miles long and 3
  miles wide with a  38.3 mile coastline
  encompassing an area of 32.8 square miles

5
RING OF FIRE

• CNMI is in the Ring of Fire and have 9 active
  volcanoes North of Saipan currently. 
• We are working with USGS to install real time
  monitoring network stations and Saipan will be
  the hub of the network and transmission of
  volcanic data to USGS will be done real time thru
  satellite.  Project will begin in 2008 and on.

6
August 20,2007

• Saipan through the effort of NOAA Guam (Chip
  Guard) was recognized as STORMREADY/
• TSUNAMIREADY COMMUNITY.
• A first for CNMI, being recognized.
• Tinian and Rota will followed within the next
  one year.
• Signage courtesy of NOAA Guam were placed at
  Airport and Seaport

7
Tsunami

• There is no recorded tsunami history for CNMI
  but according to reports, a tsunami passed by the
  CNMI in 1964 from the Chile Earthquake event that
  hit Tokyo, Japan and killed thousands of people
  in Japan.  According to USGS inundation model for
  tsunami, the maximum wave heights that we are
  going to get from a tsunami is 6 feet only.  The
  continental shelf, Marianas Trench with no
  sedimentation, the fringing reeflines are the
  factors as to the how high the wave will be.

8
FY 2008

• Let me first our give sincerest appreciation to
  Jenifer Rhoades and Evelyn Cross for their
  tireless effort in allowing CNMI EMO a chance to
  apply for FY 2007.
• FY 2008 1. Signage -15,000, 2. NTHMP Meetings
  etc - 5,000, 3. Printed Pamplet-2,500, 4.
  Community Outreach/Education - 2,500, 5.Tsunami
  Evacuation Mapping - 10,000,

9
Saipan
10
FY 2008

• Continue 6. Tsunami Siren Warning System and
  Vulnerability Assessment - 10,000 7.
  Infrastructure Purchase - 5,000 for a Total
  Budget of 50,000.
• Thank you for the opportunity for making
  CNMI EMO a member of these Elite and Professional
  Group