Earthquake Information Dissemination Workshop

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Earthquake Information Dissemination Workshop

• May 26, 2006
• ITR RESCUE
• Natural Hazards Center, U.C. Boulder

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Integrated Warning System Components
Governance, Capacity-Building
Monitoring and Assessment
Public Education, Preparedness
System Effectiveness
System Institutionalization
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Warning Systems Protective Action
Warning Content, Timing, etc.
Warning Decision
Emergency Communications Cycle
Data Collection and Analysis
Warning Dissemination
Self -Protective Action
Public Perception
Confirmation
Public Education Preparedness
Technology
Governance
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Discussion Questions

• Privacy issues
• Frequency of information flow
• Channels used for sending information
• False positives/missed warnings
• Deciding when to warn
• Content to send