NH042
The Role of Scientists as Technical Specialists in the Response and Recovery Phases of Natural Disasters

Session ID#: 79741

Session Description:
Accurate scientific information can mean the difference between life and death during emergency response. Scientists serving as Technical Specialists (TS) are important members of Incident Management Teams as is described in the United States National Incident Management System. Safety for the responders and the threatened population is the foremost consideration in command objectives and decisions. The TS is on-scene in the Incident Command Post or Emergency Operations Center to provide scientific information and to promote safety and the efficiency of operations.

This session will:

  • Share examples of TS support during the Response and Recovery phases of recent disasters.
  • Encourage qualified earth, ocean, or atmospheric scientists to participate in emergency response operations.
  • Discuss training resources for scientists to effectively participate in the Incident Command System.

Presentations will include lessons learned from on-scene Technical Specialists to demonstrate the role of critical data analysis, technical details, and forecasts during emergencies.

Index Terms:

4313 Extreme events [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4335 Disaster management [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4342 Emergency management [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4346 Emergency response and evacuations [NATURAL HAZARDS]

Primary Convener:  Joel Caldwell Curtis, National Weather Service, Weather Forecast Office, Juneau, AK, United States
Convener:  Christina A Neal, USGS-AVO, Anchorage, AK, United States
Primary Liaison:  Joel Caldwell Curtis, NWS WFO Juneau, Juneau, AK, United States
 
Welcome to the Incident Management Team! (524481)
Joel Caldwell Curtis, National Weather Service, Weather Forecast Office, Juneau, AK, United States
 
Scientific Support To Response and Recovery: The 2018 Lower East Rift Zone Eruption and Partial Summit Collapse of Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i (524752)
Christina A Neal, U.S. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Hilo, HI, United States
 
“Pounding A Dendritic Peg into a Square Hole” - National Weather Service Impacts Based Decision Support Services role in Federal Agency Led Incident Response (538296)
Scott Carpenter and Matthew Solum, NOAA National Weather Service Western Region Headquarters - Salt Lake City, Regional Response & Preparedness Specialist, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
 
New York Ag Sentinel Program: A Disaster Situational Awareness Tool for Mobilizing Cornell Cooperative Extension Technical Specialists as Incident Management Team Members To Provide Real-Time Scientific Information and Inform Emergency Response Operations (624104)
Katherine Herleman, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Extension Disaster Education Network & All-Hazard Preparedness and Response Education Project Coordinator, Schuyler County, Montour Falls, NY, United States and Keith G Tidball, Cornell Cooperative Extension Assistant Director, Environment & Natural Resources, Disaster Education, Military Families, and Veterans; State Program Leader, NY Extension Disaster Education Network, Ithaca, NY, United States
 
DEVELOPING THE US NATIONAL PLAN FOR TSUNAMI DISASTER IMPACT ASSESSMENTS (626434)
Laura S L Kong, NOAA Honolulu, Honolulu, HI, United States, Michael Angove, National Weather Service Tsunami Program, Silver Spring, MD, United States, Bruce E Jaffe, USGS Pacific Science Ctr, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, Diego Arcas, NOAA, NOAA Center for Tsunami Research, Seattle, WA, United States, Kelly J Stroker, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Boulder, CO, United States, Tamra Biasco, FEMA Region 10, Risk Analysis Branch, Bothell, WA, United States, Rick I Wilson, California Geological Survey, Sacramento, CA, United States, Kevin Miller, California Emergency Management Agency, Pasadena, CA, United States and Kevin Richards, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, Earthquake & Tsunami Program, Honolulu, United States
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