Dr. . Bri Brittany Br Brand nd Direct ctor r of the he State Hazard d and nd Cl Climate Resilience nce Ins nstitut ute Associ ciate Professor bri brittanybr brand@ nd@bo boisestate.e .edu du • Volcanology • Science Communication • Perception of Natural Hazard and Risk • Promoting Community Resiliency to Natural Hazards and Climate Change AZARD & LIMATE ESILIENCE www.boisestate.edu/earth/staff-members/brittany-brand/ NSTITUTE
Presentation Goals A Volcanologist’s Journey Explore Hazards in Boise State Hazard and Climate Boise (and Idaho) Resilience Institute (HCRI) What YOU can do to help promote resilience for your community I will share these slides AZARD & LIMATE ESILIENCE NSTITUTE
A Volcanologist’s Journey March 3, 2015 Eruption of Villarrica Volcano, Chile AZARD & LIMATE ESILIENCE NSTITUTE
Villarrica Volcano - ~15 km from town of Pucon Villarrica Volcano x x Town: Pucon N Roads through Pucon x Bridges across drainages AZARD & LIMATE ESILIENCE NSTITUTE
What does it take to build prepared, resilient communities? Pucon, Chile Tacoma, WA Valley Fire, CA Hurricane Katrina
What natural hazard events are possible in Boise? AZARD & LIMATE ESILIENCE Photographer: Leo Geis, Idaho Airships, Inc NSTITUTE
Flooding in Boise 1943 – Flood in Eagle, ID 2017 – Boise River Flooding 2017 – Boise River Flooding Do you live in a flood zone? https://msc.fema.gov/portal/home AZARD & LIMATE ESILIENCE NSTITUTE
Local Wildfire Zone (wildfirerisk.org) AZARD & LIMATE ESILIENCE Micron NSTITUTE
Pop Quiz! Natural Ignitions What percent of wildfires are started by natural 12% of wildfires have natural ignitions? triggers Human-caused Ignition 88% of wildfires are ignited by humans AZARD & Source: United States LIMATE National Park Service ESILIENCE NSTITUTE
Wildfire in Boise Learn more about what the City of Boise has done to prevent future wildfire disasters: 1996 8 th Street Fire 2008 Oregon Trail Fire Photo from Idaho Firewise Photo provided by Boise Fire Department 2016 Table Rock Fire Footprint AZARD & LIMATE ESILIENCE Photo by Leo Gies, Idaho Airships, Inc NSTITUTE
Is this an example of a natural hazard event? AZARD & LIMATE ESILIENCE NSTITUTE
Earthquakes in Boise/Idaho Image from the National Weather Service AZARD & LIMATE ESILIENCE NSTITUTE
Idaho ranks number 8 in the nation for earthquake risk Borah Peak Yellowstone 1959 7.3 Hebgen Lake, MT (west Yellowstone area) 1983 6.9 Borah Peak 2017 5.3 Soda Springs earthquake Boise 2020 6.5 Sawtooth Fault Soda How did the March 31, 2020 Springs event shape your perception of earthquakes? = large population centers Earthquakes since 1980
When do Natural Hazard Events Become Disasters? Vulnerable System Risk Natural Hazard of Exposure, sensitivity and Disaster resilience of Population Risk? Knowledge of Potential and critical Infrastructure Physical Events Risk? AZARD & LIMATE ESILIENCE Risk diagram modified from http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2011/3008 NSTITUTE
Population Growth into Hazardous Areas and Preparing for a Changing Climate Treasure Valley Growth Projection 53% by 2040 COMPASS growth scenario for the Treasure Valley
What is Community Disaster Resilience? The capacity of a community to prepare for, respond and adapt to, and recover from an adverse event or condition. The ability for a community to thrive.
Factors that Influence Community Disaster Resilience Natural Environment Built Environment Health and Well-being Social Connections and Engaged Citizens AZARD & LIMATE ESILIENCE Leadership and Strategy Economic Prosperity NSTITUTE
Students Faculty Advisory Board Executive Team Matt Clark Pei Lin Yu Dr. Kelly Rossetto Dr. Jayash Pauldel Lauren Hunt Kendall House Dr. Emily Wakild Jenn Butt Roger Rosentreter Aaron Marshall Mojtaba Sadegh Alex Witsil Michael Lindell Cynthia Curl Personal Resilience Former director for Texas Environmental Communication Megan Gambs Environmental A&M Hazards Center Monica Vermillion Jayash Paudel Economics Boise State STEM & Diversity Studies and Leadership History Hannah Spero Rob Littrell Pamella Aishlin Dr. Luke Montrose Carson Cera Windham Dr. Brittany Brand MacPherson-Krutsky David Wilkins Community Edwin Deyoung Partners Donna Calhoun Boise State Boise State Office of Grady Wright Environmental Health Emergency Emergency Management Liisa Itkonen Community and Paul Marusich Manager Vicken Hillis Environmental Health COMPASS Ada County Engineering with a Mission, (Metropolitan Planning) Director Community Engagement Emergency Planner LLC Dr. Matthew Isbell Geoscience Coordinator Kelly Hopping Members Geoscience Boise Fire Department John Gardner Dr. Bhaskar Chittoori Ada County Emergency John Kaplan Management Dr. Saleh Ahmed John Freemuth Idaho Office of Emergency Organizational Management Rebecca Som Castellano Development Infrastructure Resilience Communication USGS ID Water Center Civil Engineering Rob Flaner Jillian Moroney Eric Lindquist TetraTech US Fish and Wildlife Service Boise State Public Policy Urban Planning and Climate Change Ecosystem Sciences Global Studies Foundation
Grand Challenges the HCRI will Address Resource Management in a Changing Climate Natural Hazard and Resilience Modeling Identifying Ways to Reach Resilience Goals Developing Multi-disciplinary Education Opportunities Data-Driven Policy Multi-Sector Engagement to Promote Societal Resilience Change AZARD & “Local Applications – Global Implications” LIMATE ESILIENCE NSTITUTE
HCRI Value to Members Value to Boise State Practitioners Access to BSU resources Practical Application of Projects Research Internships Opportunities Employment Funding Visibility Value to Community Connection Collaboration Faculty Students High-quality Research Service-Learning Graduate Profiles Applications Professional New courses Development Tackling and degree real world Courses path options problems
Value to Region and Beyond
What are We Currently Doing? Using active-learning and goal-setting strategies to promote wildfire awareness and preparedness Campus Survey: Hazard Knowledge, Risk Perception, and Preparedness COVID-19 Dashboard English-version Spanish-version
What are We Currently Doing? AZARD & www.boisestate.edu/research-hcri/ LIMATE ESILIENCE NSTITUTE
NSF Civic Engagement Challenge Project - $1 M for 1 Year Study Area: Canyon and Ada Counties Quantitatively and holistically analyze community disaster resilience • Resilience Network Assessment • Identify and set goals to address the needs of our vulnerable/frontline • communities Community Engagement, Data Collection and Modeling Pre questionnaire: Resilience Workshops to Generate indices and Post questionnaire: • Network analysis Workshops - share outcomes model disaster • Network analysis and plan scenarios
How you can help promote community resilience Be Informed Take Action Talk to Neighbors https://www.ready.gov/ AZARD & LIMATE ESILIENCE HCRI@boisestate.edu www.boisestate.edu/research-hcri/ NSTITUTE
How you can help promote community resilience Become a Member Participate in Events and Research Support HCRI Research and Events AZARD & LIMATE ESILIENCY HCRI@boisestate.edu www.boisestate.edu/research-hcri/ NSTITUTE
Thank you for your attention and support! AZARD & LIMATE ESILIENCY HCRI@boisestate.edu www.boisestate.edu/research-hcri/ NSTITUTE
Example Preparedness Table How will this protect What is the benefit of taking Relative Cost Task When will you do this? your family and/or this action in addition to (Free, $, $$, $$$) property reducing your risk? AZARD & LIMATE ESILIENCE NSTITUTE
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