FOR ME TO ORDER. WITH THAT SAID
I'M ASSEMBLY MEMBER FREDDIE
RODRIGUEZ CHAIR OF THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE
JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO START BY
THANKING MY COLLEAGUES FOR
JOINING US TODAY IN THANKING MY
VICE CHAIRS ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MEMBER MARIE WALDRON AND CENTER
ANGELIQUE ASHBY I APPRECIATE THE
PARTNERSHIP AND HELP IN
PREPARING FOR TODAY'S HEARING.
OFFICERS WE GATHER TODAY MANY OF
OUR COMMUNITIES ARE UNDER STATE
OF EMERGENCY DUE TO THE ELEVENTH
ATMOSPHERIC RIVER THAT HAS
RESULTED IN SNOWED IN RESIDENTS
IN THIS YEAR IS AND FLOODS IN
OUR VALLEYS AND COASTAL
COMMUNITIES. UNFORTUNATELY
THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN
DISPLACED FROM THEIR HOMES AND
FACE A LONG RECOVERY THE ALWAYS
SAID CALIFORNIA'S THE DISASTER
FROM STATE AND WE MUST BE
PREPARED RESPONDED TO MAJOR
DISASTERS AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN
IT COMES TO PREPARING FOR A
MAJOR EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA
IT'S NOT ONLY MATTER TIME IF NOT
. IF WE NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR
EARTHQUAKES IN THE MINUTES OF
THE DISASTROUS WEATHER FLOODS
FIRES OR PANDEMIC TODAY'S
HEARING IS OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR
FROM THE LEADING SCIENTISTS AND
ENGINEERS FOCUSED ON MITIGATING
THE IMPACTS FOR EARTHQUAKES IT'S
ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY HERE FROM
LOCAL AND STATE OFFICIALS ON HOW
THE STATE WOULD RESPOND TO A
CATASTROPHIC EARTHQUAKE IN THE
KITCHEN CALIFORNIA SIMILAR TO
EARTHQUAKES HAPPEN IN SYRIA AND
TURKEY. FIRST OF ALL MY HEART
SINK IN FOR THE OF THE CONTINUES
RISE ABOVE FIFTY THOUSAND A
PERSON BUT TO ALL THE FAMILIES
IMPACTED AND DISPLACED BY THIS
TRAGIC DISASTER. I'M ALSO PROUD
OF CALIFORNIANS AND ELLIE'S
WILLINGNESS TO SEND ASSISTANCE.
NUMBER CAN FORTY HEARING FROM L.
A. COUNTY FIRE RESCUE. URBAN
SEARCH RESCUE TEAMS RECENT
APPOINTMENT CALIFORNIA TF ONE.
THREE STERN WAREHOUSES
CALIFORNIA PREPARES FOR MAJOR
EARTHQUAKES. AND TAKE A DEEPER
DIVE IN THE LESSONS WE LEARNED.
THAT WE NEED TO DO. BUT IT'S
CLEAR THAT IT'S CLEAR TO ME THAT
ONE OF THE FIRST THING WE DO IS
ADOPT A REAL SENSE OF URGENCY.
WHEN IT COMES TO PREPARING FOR
COMMUNITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE
FOR CATASTROPHIC EARTHQUAKE IN
CALIFORNIA. WHEN I LOOK BACK AND
OWN IT. OF THE FIRST DURING THE
NINETEEN NINETY FOUR- TOWARDS
EARTHQUAKE. I SEE DEATHS
INJURIES THE MOST CLUBS
BUILDINGS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN
AVOIDED. THOSE WARM SO COMMITTED
TO ENSURING OUR FIRST RESPONDERS
OUT COMMUNITIES. HAVE THE
RESOURCES THEY NEED PREPARE FOR
DISASTERS. IS ALSO. ALSO PRISON
. PERSISTENT AND URGENT TO DO
MORE ENCOURAGE. RETROFITS AND
PROTECT MOST VIABLE POPULATIONS
AND INFRASTRUCTURE. BEFORE TURN
OVER MY SHIFT TO MY VICE CHAIR.
FOR THE OPEN STATEMENTS LET ME
REMIND EVERYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC
COMMENT MAY BE LIMITED AT THE
END OF THIS HEARING. DUE TO
OTHER BUSINESS ASSEMBLY AND
SENATE. OVER MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC ARE ENCOURAGED TO VISIT
MY COMMITTEES WEBSITE. TO SUBMIT
WRITTEN TESTIMONY OR TO CALL IN
AT THE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE WHICH
IS. EIGHT SEVEN SEVEN TWO TWO
SIX EIGHT ONE SIX THREE WHAT THE
PASSCODE OF SEVEN THREE SIX TWO
EIGHT THREE FOUR. WITHOUT A LIKE
TO TURN OVER MY TEACHERS
SQUADRON OR VULTURE ACTUALLY
REFLECTED SAY. ANY OPENING
REMARKS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
MEAN ASHBY A THE SENATOR FOR
SENATE DISTRICT EIGHT. AND I
HAVE THE GOOD FORTUNE OF BEING
THE VICE CHAIR OR THE LEAD FOR
THE SENATE ON THIS COMMITTEE AND
I. WANT TO START BY THANKING NEW
CHAIR PERSON RODRIGUEZ FOR
PUTTING TOGETHER NOT JUST THIS
HEARING BUT A SERIES OF.
HEARINGS ON EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT. I THINK IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT AND THE ASSEMBLY IS
DOING A VERY GOOD JOB IN LEADING
THESE DISCUSSIONS- IT'S PRUDENT
TO ASK THE QUESTION. IS
CALIFORNIA PREPARED FOR LARGE
SCALE EARTHQUAKES TO AVOID THE
CATASTROPHIC LOSS. AKIN TO WHAT
WE SAW IN TURKEY IN SYRIA THOSE
ARE. WARNING SIGNS TO
CALIFORNIANS AND WHILE WE DON'T
WANT TO LIVE A LIFE OF FEAR WE
SHOULD CERTAINLY LIVE A LIFE OF
PREPAREDNESS. WELL CALIFORNIA
FACES SO MANY EMERGENCY ISSUES
AND SUMMER ON A YEARLY BASIS NOW
LIKE WILDFIRES AND FLOODS AND-
MUDSLIDES. EARTHQUAKES ARE AN
EXISTENTIAL CRISIS THAT WE CAN'T
IGNORE JUST BECAUSE WE'RE NOT
CERTAIN WHEN THEY WILL HAPPEN
ALTHOUGH. WE'RE GETTING BETTER
AT FIGURING THAT OUT TO WHICH
I'M SURE YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT
TODAY. SINCE THE EARTHQUAKES IN
TURKEY AND SYRIA HIT LAST MONTH
THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN
DEVASTATING FOR THEM FIFTY
THOUSAND DEATHS. THOUSANDS OF
BUILDINGS DESTROYED OR SO
HEAVILY DAMAGED THAT THOSE
COUNTRIES WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT
TIME REBUILDING. AND COMPLETELY
WIPED OUT PORTIONS OF CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE. OBVIOUSLY
CALIFORNIA HAS TAKEN MEASURES
PRIOR TO THIS STATE TO MITIGATE
THAT TYPES POTENTIAL LOSS TO NOT
ONLY LIFE BUT- PROPERTY.
CALIFORNIA PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE
EARTHQUAKE AUTHORITY MITIGATION
PROGRAMS EARTHQUAKE BRACE AND
BOLT WE'VE ALL BEEN AROUND IN
LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR STATE
GOVERNMENT LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW
WHAT IT MEANS TO RETRO FIT FOR
CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE STANDARDS.
WHICH IS GOOD BUT I THINK THE
QUESTION BEING POSED TODAY IS IT
ENOUGH. IN THE QUESTION I WANT
TO ADD TO THE MIX AND I WANT TO
YOU KNOW THANK MY SENATE
COLLEAGUES IN PARTICULAR FOR
BEING HERE TODAY IT'S
CHALLENGING TO. FIT THIS INTO
THEIR SCHEDULES I KNOW
CHALLENGING FOR EVERYONE BUT THE
SENATE HAS FEWER PEOPLE WHICH
MEANS RUNNING AROUND TWO MORE
COMMITTEES AND I THANK YOU. FOR
TAKING SOME TIME TO STOP IN HERE
WHATEVER AMOUNT OF TIME YOU HAVE
TO GIVE IN TO OUR OTHER
COLLEAGUES WHO. UNDOUBTEDLY WILL
COME AND GO FROM THIS HEARING.
WHEN YOU HAVE A CUT CATASTROPHIC
EVENT LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE IT
OFTEN SETS OFF A CHAIN REACTION.
SO FOR EXAMPLE I WAS A YOUNG
PERSON WHEN THE BAY AREA
EARTHQUAKES HAPPENED BUT THEY
CERTAINLY SET OFF A CHAIN OF
EVENTS. THAT WENT FAR BEYOND THE
BAY AREA AND CERTAINLY COLLUDED
THE SACRAMENTO REGION. WHEN YOU
REPRESENT SAY. A COMMUNITY WITH
A HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND
BEHIND A LEVY. YOU WORRY ABOUT
THE INTEGRITY OF THOSE LEVEES
NOT JUST FROM EARTHQUAKES BUT
FROM ANYTHING THAT WE COULD HAVE
PREVENTED OR THOUGHT ABOUT OR
BEEN PREPARED FOR. SOME OF MY
COLLEAGUES LIKE SENATOR EGGMAN
HAVE BASE AN ENTIRE BILL PACKAGE
AROUND WHAT TO DO AROUND FLOOD
CONTROL. AND HOW TO PROTECT
LEVEES AND HOW TO PROTECT AT
RISK COMMUNITIES AND SO I
APPRECIATE THAT TODAY WHILE
WE'RE FOCUSED ON EARTHQUAKES.
THE WILL ALSO AND I KNOW OUR
EXPERTS WILL DO THIS. HAVE A
KEEN HI. ON THE CHAIN OF EVENTS
THAT CAN BE SET OFF BY THINGS
LIKE. WE HAVE TO PLAN FOR
CONCURRENT DISASTERS. BECAUSE WE
KNOW THAT THAT'S THAT'S WHAT
WILL HAPPEN WHEN YOU HAVE ONE
LARGE ENOUGH THAT TAKES OUT A
BRIDGE. FOR WHEN YOU HAVE ONE
LARGE ENOUGH THAT IS TRIGGERS.
CHAOS INSIDE OF ONE LARGE CITY.
IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO SET OFF A
SERIES OF EVENTS. IN THE
SIMULTANEOUS AREAS AS WELL. AND
SO TODAY AS WE LOOK AT.
EARTHQUAKES AND WE COMPARE
CALIFORNIA'S PREPAREDNESS. TO
WHAT'S HAPPENED IN OTHER
COUNTRIES IT'S MY ASK THAT THE
PEOPLE OF THIS COMMITTEE AND
THAT THE PEOPLE WERE PRESENTING
TO THIS COMMITTEE. HELP US THINK
ABOUT THE BEST WAYS THAT WE CAN
PROTECT. THE MOST CALIFORNIANS
BY MAKING GOOD DECISIONS ABOUT
HOW TO PREPARE AND PLAN FOR
THESE EVENTS. WITHIN REASON WAYS
THAT WE CAN HELP PEOPLE BE
PREPARED FOR WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN
AND AT THE SAME TIME. NOT LIVE A
LIFE OF FEAR AND INSTEAD A LIFE
OF PREPAREDNESS SO THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR HOSTING US AND THANK
YOU AGAIN TO MY COLLEAGUES WHO I
KNOW WILL BE COMING AND GOING I
REALLY APPRECIATE. YOUR TIME ALL
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH CENTER
WITHOUT SAID ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
COMES BY THE- IF NOT WE'LL GO
MORE TO OR FOR. PANEL. WHAT DOES
YOUR TO WILL BE DARK ROTHSTEIN
EARTHQUAKES AND SEE AND FOUNDER
OF. TRIMBLE DR STERN YOU MAY
BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY. LET ME
JUST PUT UP A SLIDE HERE.
WE HAVE GUESTS. IN AND- A
SUSPICIOUS MOMENT. JUST A LITTLE
BIT MORE THAN A MONTH SINCE THIS
MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCE
STRUCTURE KEY. THE MESSAGE OF
THIS EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCES IT
COULD HAPPEN IN CALIFORNIA
BECAUSE CALIFORNIA AND TURKEY
BEAR REMARKABLE SIMILARITIES THE
MAIN FAULT SYSTEM OF TURKEY THE
NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT IS ALL BUT
THE TWIN OF THE SAN ANDREAS AND
BY THAT I MEAN. THEY HAVE THE
SAME SLIPPERY THE SAME LENGTH AS
FAR AS WE UNDERSTAND THE SAME
EARTHQUAKE HISTORY. THAT WHAT'S
ASTONISHING HOWEVER IS THAT THE
MAGNITUDE SEVEN POINT EIGHT
EARTHQUAKE FOLLOWED BY A
MAGNITUDE SEVEN POINT NINE
HUNDRED KILOMETERS SIXTY MILES
AWAY NINE HOURS LATER DID NOT
OCCUR ON THE MAJOR FAULT SYSTEM
THE NORTH ANATOLIAN FAULT. IT
OCCURRED ON A SECOND EVERY FAULT
WANT TO BE FALSE WITH ONE THIRD
THE SLIP RATE ONE THIRD THE
LENGTH. WITH EARTHQUAKE
MAGNITUDE SAID WE HAD THOUGHT
WOULD ONLY BE APPROPRIATE FOR
THE SAN ANDREAS SO THIS IS
QUITE. A WAKE UP CALL FOR US AND
IF YOU WANT TO THINK ABOUT
SIMILAR FALLS TO THE EAST
ANATOLIAN FAULT IN CALIFORNIA.
IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT'S
THE HAYWARD AND ROGERS CREEK
FAULT THAT RUNS UP THE EAST BAY.
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT'S
THE SENIOR CENTER FAULT OR
PERHAPS THE NEWPORT INGLEWOOD
FAULT THAT RUNS RIGHT THROUGH.
GREATER LOS ANGELES ALONG THE
COAST IT'S THE SAN GREGORIO FALL
AND IN EASTERN CALIFORNIA IS THE
OWENS VALLEY FAULT. ANOTHER
WORDS WE HAVE LOTS OF FAULTS
THAT LOOK JUST LIKE THE ONE THAT
PRODUCED THESE GIANT
EARTHQUAKES. SO WE NO LONGER
HAVE A REASON FOR SAYING. THAT
THAT COULDN'T HAPPEN TO US HERE
. IN ORDER TO SIMILAR. AND IF I
JUST SUPER ROOM. IN TURQUOISE
HERE THE RUPTURES THAT OCCURRED
IN TURKEY ON TOP OF THE BAY
AREA'S FAULT SYSTEMS IN RED
WORTH SOMETHING CALIFORNIA'S
FAULT SYSTEMS. IN RED ON THE
RIGHT AND JUST ROTATE. THE
RUPTURES TO THE SURVEY
APPROXIMATELY ALIGN WITH THE
FAULTS THAT WE HAVE YOU COULD
SEE THE ENORMITY. OF WHAT THIS
CALAMITY WOULD BE FOR US.
IMAGINE SIDE BY SIDE MAGNITUDE
SEVEN POINT EIGHT AND SEVEN
POINT FIVE EARTHQUAKES ON BOTH
SIDES OF THE BAY. FOR BOTH SIDES
OF LOS ANGELES. NOW YOU MIGHT
ASK ME OKAY. TELL US WHAT THE
CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH AN EVENT
WOULD BE IN CALIFORNIA AND OF
COURSE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO DO
BUT VERY ROUGHLY. I WILL TELL
YOU THAT IT WOULD CAUSE PROBABLY
ONE HUNDREDTH OF THE LOSS OF
LIFE IN CALIFORNIA COMPARED TO
TURKEY. BUT A HUNDRED TIMES THE
COST. LET ME GIVE YOU EVEN A
BETTER. ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION
WHATEVER IT IS. BY FUNDING THIS
LEGISLATION BY. RECOGNIZING THAT
WE HAVE COLLAPSED RISK BUILDINGS
WE NEED TO RETROFIT BUILDINGS WE
WILL REDUCE BOTH WE WILL REDUCE
BOTH THE LOSS OF LIFE. AND THE
COST OF RECONSTRUCTION AND THE
TIME IT TAKES TO RECOVER SO
WHATEVER. THAT HOLDS FOR US AND
CERTAINLY. EARTHQUAKES LIKE THIS
IN OUR FUTURE. WE CAN DO BETTER
AND THE WAY TO DO BETTER IS TO
GET AHEAD OF THE PROBLEM WHICH
THE UNFORTUNATELY THE TURKISH
GOVERNMENT DIDN'T DO. AND
RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE COLLAPSED
RISK BUILDINGS AND ADDRESS THEM
FOR SEISMIC SAFETY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU OUR NEXT WITNESS IS
INCOMING PRESIDENT RYAN KERSTING
OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF
STRICT STRUCTURE GO SHORT
TRICKLE ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION
MISTER CHRISTINE YOU MAY BEGIN.
THANK YOU JERRY MEMBERS FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY TO
SPEAK WITH YOU AND YOU KNOW SOME
A MEMBER RODRIGUEZ AND CENTER
ASHBY YOUR HEARTS AND MINDS ARE
CERTAINLY IN THE RIGHT PLACE AND
CAN BE NEED AS SOON AS A GREAT
FIRST STEP AND WE LOOK FOR TO
WORKING WITH YOU ON ACTION. THAT
CAN REALLY ACHIEVE THE
MITIGATION AND REDUCE THE RISK
OF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY. SO
SHE SAID I'M RANKERS THING I AM
A PRACTICING STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
IN SACRAMENTO I WORK RIGHT NEAR
DISTRICTS AND I BELIEVE I'M
LIVING IN THE OTHER DISTRICT
DOWN HERE WITH THE OTHER
SENATOR- THE- DEBATING ON
WHETHER YEAH YOU LOOK ONLINE WE
WITH THE REDISTRICTING IS NOT
QUITE CLEAR ANYMORE SO YEAH OUT
IN FAIR OAKS. SO HAPPY TO BE
PART OF THE THIS CONSTITUENCY
HERE TODAY. I'M SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF THE STRUCTURAL
ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION CALIFORNIA
MENTION THE NATIONAL COUNCIL.
SEAHAWK FOR INSTRUCTIONS YEARS
OF CALIFORNIA'S ONE OF THOSE
CHAPTERS. ANIMALS HERE TODAY
REPRESENT EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
RESEARCH INSTITUTE OR E. R. I.
TO GET THESE ORGANIZATIONS BOTH
BEEN ACTIVE FOR LAST SEVENTY
FIVE YEARS IN REPRESENT
THOUSANDS OF EXPERTS. ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. WHEN IT COMES TO
UNDERSTANDING BUILDING CODE
REQUIREMENTS FIRST QUICK DESIGN
WHEN IT COMES UNDERSTANDING THE
PERFORMANCE OF OUR BUILDINGS
FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE. WHEN IT
COMES TO EFFECTIVE POLICIES
FIRST QUAKE PREPAREDNESS. THESE
ARE THE EXPERT YOU WANT TO BE
HEARING FROM AND THESE THE
EXPERTS YOU WANNA BE TALKING TO-
ON A PERSONAL NOTE I HAVE ALSO
BEEN INVOLVED AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL. WITH MANY GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL
AND I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF
THOSE ACTIVITIES FOR YOU SAY
BECAUSE CALIFORNIANS SHOULD BE
READY AND NEEDS TO BE READY TO
IMPLEMENT. WHAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT IS WORKING ON. BUT
THERE'S A ROLE FOR THE
CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT TO PLAY
HERE IT'S NOT JUST GONNA ALL BE
TAKEN CARE OF BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. SO FOR DECADES
CALIFORNIA HAS LED THE WORLD IN
DEVELOPING AND ADOPTING AND
ENFORCING BUILDING CODES AND
LAWS TO IMPROVE OUR SEISMIC
SAFETY WE SHOULD BE COMMENDED
FOR THE WEEK WORK WE'VE DONE.
OUR THIS PROCESS ADMITTEDLY.
INVOLVES LEARNING FROM
EARTHQUAKES AND LEARNING FROM
EARTHQUAKES AROUND THE WORLD
LIKE THOSE IN TURKEY. AND ALSO
THOSE ARE LAST TEN TO FIFTEEN
YEARS FROM NEW ZEALAND CHILE AND
JAPAN. AND THESE ARE QUICK NEED
TO BE REMINDERS FOR US EVEN IN
CALIFORNIA EVEN WITH THE
EXPERTISE WE'VE HAD IN
LEADERSHIP WE HAD. WE NEED TO
CONTINUE TO DO OUR WORK AND WE
NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO MORE. AND
THE GOOD NEWS IS WE CAN DO MORE
AND WE DO HAVE SOLUTIONS AND
IDEAS FOR YOU TO CONSIDER. AS
POLICIES. TO MITIGATE OUR RISK.
SO DESPITE THIS LEADERSHIP. WE
STILL ARE AT RISK OF COLLAPSE
OLDER BUILDINGS. END OF
SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL
DISRUPTION. DUE TO PROLONGED
RECOVERY EVEN OF NEWER MODERN
CODE COMPLIANT BUILDINGS.
SIACHEN HERE I HAVE IDENTIFIED
THREE PRIORITY ACTIONS THAT ARE
CRITICAL TO IMPROVING. OUR
SAFETY AND OUR RESILIENCE FIRST.
WE MUST IDENTIFY AND RETROFIT OR
EXISTING VULNERABLE BUILDINGS.
SIACHEN HERE I BOTH SUPPORT THE
CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL
MITIGATION PROGRAM THAT WAS
APPROVED LAST YEAR. BUT IT NEEDS
TO BE FUNDED INITIATED THIS
YEAR. TO CONTINUE TO HELP
JURISDICTIONS IDENTIFYING
RETROFIT ARE VULNERABLE HOUSING
STOCK. SECOND WE MUST UPHOLD
EXISTING LAWS AND REGULATIONS
THAT REQUIRE HEALTHCARE
FACILITIES TO BE EARTHQUAKE
READY. WE ALL RECOGNIZE THAT
HOSPITALS PLAY AN ESSENTIAL
LIFESAVING ROLE IMPROVES POSTERS
QUICK RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FOR
OUR COMMUNITIES. AND WE MUST
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THESE LAWS
AND REGULATIONS. SO OUR
FACILITIES ARE RETROFITTED. AND
CONSERVE OUR COMMUNITIES WHEN
DESPERATELY NEEDED. AND FINALLY
I MEAN TAKE A LITTLE MORE DETAIL
HERE ON THIS PART. WE MUST ADOPT
BUILDING CODES THAT HELP OUR
COMMUNITIES RECOVER. NEW
BUILDINGS ARE BUILT TO CURRENT
CODES. BUT THAT DOES NOT
NECESSARILY MEAN THEY'RE ALL
BUILT TO LAST FALL IN AN
EARTHQUAKE. OUR CURRENT CODE
LIMITS THE LIKELIHOOD THAT A NEW
BUILDING COULD COLLAPSE IN AN
EARTHQUAKE BY PROVIDING SAFE
WAYS TO DISSIPATE ENERGY. BY
ALLOWING DAMAGE AND CONTROLLING
WHERE IT OCCURS KIND OF LIKE THE
CRUMPLE ZONES IN A CAR PROTECT
THE OCCUPANTS WHEN AN ACCIDENT
HAPPENS. THIS APPROACH TO SAFETY
IN OUR NEW CODES HAS BEEN SHOWN
TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND RELIABLE.
BUT WE CAN'T EARTHQUAKE PROOF
EVERYTHING WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE
WE UNDERSTAND THIS RIGHT IT
STILL COMES WITH A SMALL
PROBABILITY OF COLLAPSE. IT ALSO
MEANS THAT THERE MIGHT BE A
CHANCE YOU'RE BUILDING WILL BE
UNUSABLE FOLLOWING AN EARTHQUAKE
BECAUSE WE WANT TO PRIORITIZE
SAFETY. AND THAT'S WE'VE BEEN
DOING FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW
. ALSO KEEP IN MIND THESE NEW
CODES THESE GREAT IDEAS WILL BE
MORE WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR
LAST FIFTEEN TWENTY FIFTY
SEVENTY FIVE YEARS. NEW COACH
ONLY APPLY TO NEW BUILDINGS THEY
DON'T APPLY RETROACTIVELY AND I
THINK PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT BUT
IT'S WORTH REPEATING JUST TO
MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL CLEAR. SO
CURRENTLY DEVELOPERS DESIGNERS
OWNERS WERE NOT CURRENTLY
REQUIRED TO CONSIDER THE
FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY OF OUR
BUILDINGS. IN TERMS OF HOW
QUICKLY IT WE CAN RECOVER
FUNCTION AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE. SO
IF WE WANT BETTER PREPAREDNESS
AND IF WE WANT BETTER
RESILIENCE. WE NEED TO DESIGN
AND BUILD FOR MORE THAN JUST
SAFETY. ACTUALLY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN DOING ITS
JOB AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN WORKING
WITH THEM FOR THE FAST PASSED
FIVE TO FIFTEEN YEARS. TO
ADVANCE INJURING SCIENCE SO THAT
WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED. TO
QUANTIFY THIS RECOVERY TIME IN
TERMS OF. WHAT WE'RE GETTING OUT
OF OUR SAFETY BASED CODES.
MEANWHILE SIACHEN HERE I HAVE
BEEN INVOLVED IN ADDITIONAL
EFFORTS BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT MORE RECENTLY. TO
DEVELOP AND PROMOTE THESE AS
CODE PROVISIONS AS THE DOCK
DESIGN APPROACHES. AND
CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES THAT WILL
PROVIDE. THIS IMPROVED POSTERS
QUICK FUNCTION RECOVERY
BUILDINGS. THE FIRST DRAFT OF
THESE PROVISIONS ARE BEING
DEVELOPED RIGHT NOW IT'S A
COMMITTEE I'M ACTUALLY CHAIRING.
IN RESPECT TO BE COMPLETED LET
COMPLETED LATER NEXT YEAR. SO
CALIFORNIANS BE PREPARED TO
REFUSE THESE PROPOSED CHANGES IN
THESE PROPOSED CODE PROVISIONS.
AND CONSIDER HOW WE CAN ADOPT
THEM HERE IN CALIFORNIA FOR
UNIQUE CONDITIONS ARE NEED TO
RECOVER UNIQUE RECOVERY NEEDS.
BUT RECENTLY RELEASED REPORT
THAT I ALSO HELPED WORK ON.
RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR IN FACT
ENCOURAGES STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO TAKE CONTROL OF
THEIR DESTINY. WE CAN'T RELY ON
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT DOESN'T ACTUALLY
CONTROLLED BUILDING CODES. BUT
STATE LOCAL JURISDICTIONS HAVE
THAT AUTHORITY AND
RESPONSIBILITY. IN TWENTY TWENTY
ONE. THE LEGISLATURE CAME VERY
CLOSE TO REQUIRING CALIFORNIA'S
TO START THE PROCESS OF ADOPTING
OUR CODES ARE UPDATING OUR COATS
WITH CONSIDER FUNCTION RECOVERY.
BUT THE BILL AB THIRTEEN NINE
TWENTY NINE STALLED. AND FAILED
TO MAKE IT TO GOVERNOR'S DESK.
WE MUST LEAD AGAIN AND ADOPT
THIS AS AN IDEA FOR US TO
CONSIDER. WE NEED BE CONSIDERING
HOW CALIFORNIA CAN ADOPT THIS
FUNCTION RECOVERY BUILDING CODE
TO HELP OUR COMMUTER COVER
FASTER. I THINK ALL OF US WILL
AGREE. WE WOULD LIKE TO WORK PRO
ACTIVELY ON THIS WE WANT TO BE
ADDRESSING THIS PROACTIVELY. AND
HE'LL WE TALK ABOUT. THE NEED TO
AVOID CATASTROPHIC LOSS CASTRO
AVOIDING CATASTROPHIC LOSS
REQUIRES PROACTIVE IN PRE
DISASTER ACTION. OF FIRST
RESPONDERS ARE GOING TO DO AN
AMAZING JOB YOU'RE GONNA HEAR
FROM SOMEONE LATER THEY'RE GOING
TO DO AN AMAZING JOB OF RESCUING
PEOPLE. AND SAVING LIVES BUT
THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE THEIR
HANDS FULL PARTICULAR FOR
EARTHQUAKES. IN FIGHTING FIRES
FOLLOWING THE EARTHQUAKE AND SO
WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE WE CAN'T
JUST RELY ON OUR HEROES TO SAVE
US. AND WHEN IT COMES TO
RECOVERY WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT
PRE EARTHQUAKE ACTION WE CAN BE
TAKEN SO. WE KNOW FUTURE LARGER
CREEKS ARE GOING TO KERR WE HEAR
WE HEAR FROM THE EXPERTS. BUT
HOW WE PREPARE NOW WILL HOW WILL
IMPACT HOW WE RESPOND AND HOW WE
RECOVER LATER. WE MUST TAKE
ACTION NOW TO RETROFIT OLDER
EXISTING BUILDINGS. AND TO ADOPT
THIS NEW GENERATION OF BUILDING
CODES TO PRESERVE OUR
COMMUNITIES OUR ECONOMY. AND OUR
FUTURE BEFORE THE NEXT MAJOR
EARTHQUAKE HITS THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU THE PERSIAN. OUR
LAST WITH. ON THE FIRST PANEL IS
A DETECTIVE. EVAN REES OF THE U.
S. RESILIENCY COUNCIL. MYSTERIES
YOU MAY BEGIN READY THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME SEVEN
RACE I'M A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
AND I'M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
THE NONPROFIT U. S. RESILIENCY
COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU
TODAY. THE U. S. R. C.'S MISSION
IS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY
RESILIENCE BY ADVOCATING TO MAKE
BUILDINGS MORE RESILIENT THE AN
ALL NATURAL DISASTERS. ARE
GUIDING PRINCIPLE IS ENGINEERING
IN THE SERVICE OF EQUITY THE
ENVIRONMENT AND OUR ECONOMY.
LAST YEAR THE U. S. R. C.
SPONSORED AB SEVENTEEN TWENTY
ONE. A BILL THAT WAS AUTHORED BY
CHAIRMAN RODRIGUEZ AND- ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CHRIS HOLDEN. THE BILL
APPROPRIATED TWO HUNDRED AND
FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANT
FUNDING TOWARDS THE SEISMIC
RETROFIT OF SOFT STORY APARTMENT
BUILDINGS. THE BILL WAS PASSED
UNANIMOUSLY BY THE ASSEMBLY. AND
EVENTUALLY WAS SIGNED BY
GOVERNOR NEWSOM IS PART OF A
BUDGET TRAILER BILL SENATE BILL
ONE EIGHTY NINE. UNFORTUNATELY
IT IS JANUARY BUDGET THE
GOVERNOR DID NOT INCLUDE THE
APPROPRIATED FUNDS. SO ON BEHALF
OF THE MORE THAN FIFTY LEADING
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING COMPANIES
THAT ARE MEMBERS OF THE U. S.
RESILIENCE TO COUNSEL. I'M HERE
TO URGE YOUR SUPPORT FOR FUNDING
OF THIS CRITICAL PROGRAM. YOU'VE
HEARD DR STEIN SPEAK ABOUT THE
SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE RECENT
EARTHQUAKES IN TURKEY. AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR CATASTROPHIC
EVENTS IN CALIFORNIA. THE USGS
IS A SHAKEOUT SCENARIO PROJECTS
WHAT WOULD FOLLOW AFTER A
MAGNITUDE SEVEN POINT. EIGHT
EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA THE SAME SIZE AS THE
TURKEY EARTHQUAKE. PREDICTION
NEARLY EIGHTEEN HUNDRED DEATHS
FIFTY THOUSAND INJURIES. AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR MORE THAN TWO
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND
RESIDENTS TO BE DISPLACED FROM
THEIR HOMES. ANY OF THOSE
IMPACTED WILL LIVE IN SOFT STORY
APARTMENT BUILDINGS EXACTLY LIKE
THE ONES THIS RETROFIT PROGRAM
WOULD AIM TO FIX. MANY OF THE
BUILDING COLLAPSES WITNESSED IN
TURKEY AND SYRIA WERE BUILDINGS
THAT ALSO CONTAINED A SOB
STORIES. A TYPICAL SOFT STORY
BUILDING IT'S AN APARTMENT
BUILDING OF TWO OR MORE STORIES
LOCATED OVER A GROUND LEVEL THAT
HAS LARGE OPENINGS EITHER FOR
PARKING A RETAIL SPACE. ALTHOUGH
WE BEGIN TO RETROFIT THE SOFT
STORY BUILDINGS THIS BUILDING
TYPE IS STILL AMONGST THE MOST
COMMON IN THE MOST COLLAPSE
PRONE IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT
CALIFORNIA. DURING THE NINETEEN
NINETY FOUR NORTHRIDGE
EARTHQUAKE SIXTEEN PEOPLE
PERISHED IN THE COLLAPSE OF JUST
ONE OF THESE APARTMENT COMPLEXES
THAT HAD THIS TYPE OF DEFICIENCY
. CALIFORNIA HAS AN ESTIMATED
HUNDRED THOUSAND SOFT STORY
APARTMENT BUILDINGS THAT MAY
HOUSE UPWARDS OF TWO POINT FIVE
MILLION PEOPLE. NEARLY EVERY
COUNTY IN THE STATE HAS FROM
DOZENS TO POTENTIALLY THOUSANDS
OF THE STRUCTURES. YOU JUST
HEARD RYAN KERSTING STATED
MITIGATING OUR MOST VULNERABLE
EXISTING BUILDINGS IS ONE OF THE
KEY STRATEGIES THE STRUCTURAL
ENGINEERING COMMUNITY BELIEVES
IS ESSENTIAL TO MAKING
CALIFORNIA MORE RESILIENT WHEN
THE BIG ONE STRIKES US. AND TO
THAT END THE ORGANIZATIONS HE
REPRESENTS THE EARTHQUAKE
ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE
INSTRUCTIONS IN YEARS
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA. AS
WELL AS MORE THAN FORTY
UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER PUBLIC
INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE STATE
HAVE SIGNED A LETTER WHICH IS IN
YOUR PACKET. SUPPORTING THIS
FUNDING FOR THIS CRITICAL NEED.
CENTER ASHLEY YOU MADE A REALLY
GOOD POINT IN YOUR OPENING ABOUT
WHAT CAN WE DO TO PROTECT THE
MOST NUMBER OF LIVES WITH THEM.
SCARCE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE THE
GOOD NEWS IS THESE BUILDINGS ARE
TYPICALLY THE EASIEST TO
SEISMICALLY RETROFIT. BY ADDING
STEEL FRAMES OR WOULD SHEAR
WALLS AT THAT GROUND FLOOR.
TRAFFIC COSTS RANGE FROM
500-021-0000 DOLLARS PER UNIT.
NOW COMPARE THAT TO MORE THAN
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
CURRENTLY IN CALIFORNIA THAT IT
TAKES TO BUILD ONE UNIT OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THERE'S
SIMPLY NO MORE EFFICIENT WAY TO
PROTECT CALIFORNIANS FROM
SEISMIC RISKS THAN TO RETROFIT
THE SOFT STORY BUILDINGS WE
ESTIMATE IT COULD RECORD WE
COULD THEY COULD PROTECT THE
LIVES ABOUT TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
CALIFORNIANS WITH THIS FUNDING.
SO I THINK THAT'S VERY EFFICIENT
. THIS RETROGRESSION PROGRAM GO
TO THE HEART OF EQUITY AS SO
MANY OF THESE BUILDINGS HOUSE
OUR MOST VULNERABLE. POPULATIONS
SENIORS LOWER INCOME. FAMILIES
AND THOSE WITH DISABILITIES. I
CAN THINK OF NO OTHER WAY
SEISMIC MITIGATION FUNDS COULD
BE BETTER TARGETED TOWARDS
SOCIALLY VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.
AND TO THE RETROFIT OF THE SOFT
STORY APARTMENT BUILDINGS. IT
ALSO HAS A DIRECT IMPACT ON OUR
CLIENT OUR CLIENT THE GREENEST
BUILDING IS THE ONE ALREADY
BUILT RIGHT PRESERVING THE
STRUCTURES MEANS LESS DEBRIS IN
LANDFILLS. LEACHING TOXIC
CHEMICALS INTO OUR AIR WATER AND
SOIL. AND IT MEANS LESS CARBON
PUT INTO THE ATMOSPHERE WHEN
REPLACING DESTROYED BUILDINGS
WITH NEW ONES. RESTORING FUNDING
TO THE STRUCTURE PROGRAM WOULD
PROTECT THE WORK FORCE OF OUR
COMMUNITIES AND THEIR SMALL
BUSINESSES AND PER PER PER USER
PROPERTY TAX REVENUES THAT
CITIES AND COUNTIES WILL
DESPERATELY NEED AFTER A MAJOR
EARTHQUAKE. AND OF COURSE IT
WOULD CREATE TENS OF THOUSANDS
OF GOOD ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION
JOBS ACROSS THE STATE IN EVERY
COUNTY. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE
THAT THE U. S. RESILIENCY
COUNCIL ASSEMBLED A DIVERSE
COALITION OF SUPPORTERS OF THIS
BILL. INCLUDING LOCAL AND
STATEWIDE FAIR HOUSING ADVOCATES
. AN APARTMENT OWNERS
ASSOCIATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS AND CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE CITIES AND BUILDERS I
THINK YOU AGREE THESE ARE NOT
GROUPS THAT USUALLY AGREE ON A
WHOLE LOT. AND FOR THEM TO COME
TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THIS
RECTIFIED PROGRAM IS TRULY
UNPRECEDENTED AND REFLECTS THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE FUNDING. I
STRONGLY URGE THE COMMITTEE
SUPPORT AB FIFTEEN OH FIVE AND
RESTORE FUNDING FOR THE SOFT
STORY MITIGATION PROGRAM. INTERJ
THE GOVERNOR TO RESTORE FUNDING
INTO HIS BUDGET IS TWO HUNDRED
AND FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS IS A
LOT OF MONEY BUT CHANCES ARE IT
WON'T BE SPENT IT'LL TAKE ABOUT
TEN YEARS TO SPEND THAT KIND OF
FUNDING SO THINK ABOUT THAT. IN
THE LONG TERM THE ABILITY
PROTECT A HUNDRED THOUSAND
CALIFORNIANS IN MY OPINION IT
WILL DO MORE GOOD FOR OUR
COMMUNITIES AND VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS IN JUST ABOUT ANY
SEISMIC LEGISLATION IN THE PAST
SEVENTY FIVE YEARS. THANK YOU
AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR THE FIRST TEN ALSO
BRING IT UP HERE FOR A COUPLE
QUESTIONS COMMENTS BY THAT
COMMITTEE. I JUST HAVE ONE QUICK
QUESTION HERE YOU YOU ABSOLUTE
OTHER ONES I WAS GONNA ASK.
REGARD OUR INFRASTRUCTURE WORK
OUR GAS WATER LINES ROADS
HIGHWAYS ON A SCALE OF ONE TO
TEN TEN BEING THE- THE WORST.
HOW DO YOU THINK CALIFORNIA
FIRES RIGHT NOW FREE OF THAT
MAJOR EARTHQUAKE TODAY. WHETHER
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA WHAT DO YOU THINK
WERE FAIR NOT. AREA. I THINK P.
GENIES THAN A VERY GOOD JOB
PREPARING FOR EARTHQUAKES- MAYBE
IT INTO AS WELL PREPARING FOR
WILDFIRES. BUT I THINK THEY'VE
BEEN FOCUSED ON THIS FOR QUITE A
BIT OF TIME. AS FAR AS WATER
RESOURCES. I'M NOT KNOWLEDGEABLE
ENOUGH TO SPEAK ON THAT THERE
ARE SEVERAL MAJOR WATER.
TRANSMISSION PIPES THAT RUN
ACROSS LITTLE ACROSS THE SAN
ANDREAS FAULT IS TO COME FROM
THE COLORADO RIVER- AND SO
THEY'RE BEEN IN NUMEROUS STUDIES
BY- LA DEPARTMENT WATER POWER
OTHERS. SHOWING THAT THOSE ARE
HIGHLY VULNERABLE SO YES OUR-
OUR WATER GREED IN PARTICULAR.
IS HIGHLY VULNERABLE BECAUSE
THESE PIPES TRAVEL LONG DISTANCE
A LOT OF TIME IT'S FIVE HUNDRED
EAST TO WEST OR NORTH TO SOUTH
ACROSS BALLS. YEAH THE FEDERAL
REPORT THAT I HELPED WRITE A
COUPLE YEARS AGO WAS PUBLISHED
BACK IN TWENTY ONE TALKED A LOT
ABOUT THE NEED TO RETROFIT
EXISTING BUILDINGS DESIGN NEW
BUILDINGS BETTER BUT ALSO LOOK
AT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND
IDENTIFIED THAT. ACROSS THE
COUNTRY THERE'S REAL
INCONSISTENCY ABOUT THE
EARTHQUAKE DESIGN PARAMETERS
THAT ARE BEING USED AND THE
AMOUNT OF AWARENESS EVEN THAT
COMMUNITIES HAVE ABOUT THE
VULNERABILITIES SO I THINK IT'S
SOMETHING WE REALLY NEED TO BE
LOOKING AT. TERMS OF OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE PARTICULARLY LIKE
EVAN SAID THE WATER SYSTEM IN. I
THINK YOU THE OTHER QUESTIONS.
TO MEMBERS. CLOSE PARTICULAR
GROWTH. THANK YOU MEASURE. THANK
YOU FOR COMING FORWARD AND I
GUESS- MAKE IT A NERVOUS. AND
THAT'S RIO NOT NOT JUST US BUT
NERVE. AND I THINK THAT
NERVOUSNESS WILL WAKE US UP AND
SO MY QUESTION IS OF COURSE WE
JUST HEARD THE CHAIR THAT THE
INFRASTRUCTURE. WHICH IS. VITAL
WHETHER BE WATER UTILITIES. ARE
FREEWAY BRIDGES AND SO ON SO
SHOULD WE BE PUTTING IN IF WE
HAD THE MAGIC ONE. SHOULD WE BE
PUTTING THE RESOURCES ON THAT OR
SHOULD BE EIGHTEEN- DEVELOPERS
AND HOMEOWNERS. IN THEIR
RETROFITTING PROGRAMS AS
PARTNERS WHICH WHICH YOU THINK
WE HAD TO FIRST. THAT THE
FEDERAL REPORT TALKS ABOUT DOING
BOTH UNFORTUNATELY- AND REALLY
AND I'VE- PEOPLE THAT HEARD ME
TALK ABOUT THIS IN THE ENSURING
COMMUNITY. HEAR ME TALK ABOUT
ABOUT CHICKENS AND EGGS CARTS
AND HORSES WE HAVE TO WORK. ON
MAKING PROGRESS ON BOTH THE
INFRASTRUCTURE IN TERMS
UTILITIES AND BUILDINGS AT THE
SAME TIME WE CAN'T WAIT FOR ONE
OR START WAS ONE WITHOUT THE
OTHER WE NEED BOTH. AND SO THERE
IS A MANAGEABLE PLAN WE CAN
ACCOMPLISH WHAT WE NEED START
MAKING PROGRESS AND THAT'S THE
FIRST STEP. IS TO START MAKING
PROGRESS ON BOTH WELL IT'S AN
EXPENSIVE PRESENT PROPOSITION
WITH BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. BUT
I THINK WE'VE GOT TO. HELP THE
HOMEOWNERS- YOU KNOW WITH THE
WITH THE STRUCTURE THAT DID YOU
MENTION ORDER ANYTHING OVER AND
IN CALIFORNIA WE HAVE STRUCTURED
NOW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE.
APARTMENT BUILDINGS THAT ARE
FORTY FIFTY YEARS OLD. THAT MAY
NEED MORE HELP. THAN THOSE ARE
BEING BUILT. OVER THE LAST FEW
YEARS HELLO. WOULD YOU ADDRESS
THAT YEAH ALL THAT DEVON JUMPING
HERE SECOND TO THAT BECAUSE I
WILL REITERATE THAT THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING IS TO HAVE
SHELTER FOR. FOR OUR CITIZENS
AND TO KEEP THEM SAFE IF WE HAVE
OUR CITIZEN IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE
GOING TO NEED TO UTILITIES BUT
WE NEED TO MAKE THEM SAFE FIRST.
SO I WOULD SAY PERSONALLY I
WOULD FOCUS ON THE BUILDINGS
FIRST. RECOGNIZE THAT WE CAN
WORK AROUND SOME OF THE UTILITY
CONSTRAINTS YOU KNOW WE CAN
BRING IN WATER WE CAN BRING IN
SOME TEMPORARY FACILITIES FOR
THAT. BUT WE NEED TO HAVE OUR
OCCUPANCY SAY FIRST. YEAH I'LL
AGREE WITH THAT I WOULD SAY THAT
THAT. SORT OF ONE OF THE REASONS
THE U. S. RESILIENCE- COUNCIL
PUT DIRECT. THESE STORY
APARTMENT. AT TOP OF THE LIST.
THESE ARE LOW INCOME MORE PHONE
PA- WE'VE SEEN THESE WE'VE SEEN
THESE BUILDINGS COLLAPSE. EVEN
IF THEY DON'T COLLAPSE IT CAN BE
SO HEAVILY DAMAGED THE PEOPLE
CAN BE DISPLACING OF COURSE.
THESE A LOT OF THESE FOLKS HAVE
THE LEAST ABILITY TO FIND
ALTERNATIVE HOUSING. SHOULD
THEIR BUILDING NOT BE FUNCTIONAL
NOT BE USABLE FOR A PERIOD OF
TIME SO SHELTERING IN PLACE. BY
PROTECTING SOME OF THESE OLDER
BUILDINGS OLDER. APARTMENT
BUILDINGS IN PARTICULAR. IS A
GREAT WAY TO GO I'D ALSO SAY
THAT. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS HAS BEEN
MAKING A LOT OF MONEY AVAILABLE
THROUGH GRANTS AND OTHER TYPES
OF PROGRAMS THEIR BRICK GRANTS
AND THEY'RE- EACH MGP GRANTS
THROUGH FEMA. AND SO THERE IS A
LOT OF FEDERAL FUNDING THAT CAN
BE ACCESSED FOR SHORT OF THE
LARGER- INDUSTRY WHAT NON
INDUSTRIAL BUT THESE LARGER
INFRASTRUCTURE TYPE PROJECTS
LIKE. REPAIRING WATER LINES AND
BIG UTILITIES IT THAT THE
CHALLENGE. IS PASSED SO- PLYING
THAT MONEY TO INDIVIDUAL
HOMEOWNERS OR RENTERS WHERE A
LOT OF THAT MONEY IS NEEDED. IT
SOUNDS TO ME LIKE WE NEED A GOOD
PR PROGRAM. GET PEOPLE TO APPLY
FOR THESE GRANTS YES THE OTHER
THING THAT. I KNOW YOU'RE WELL
AWARE OF. THE SEISMIC GAS SHUT
OFF VALVES. BECAUSE WHEN WE
THINK ABOUT FIRES DURING EARTH
GREAT. IT'S BECAUSE THE GAS
LINES IN THE SHAKING OF THE
HOUSE AND- THE COMBUSTION. AND
THE SIDE THE GAS SHUT OFF VALVE
IS YOU KNOW IT'S A MECHANISM
THAT WILL SHAKE. AND TURN OFF
THE GAS AUTOMATICALLY. WE NEED
TO INVEST IN PARTNER WITH
COMMUNITIES. P. R. THAT AT LEAST
WE CAN STOP THOSE FIRES AND.
EXPLOSIONS AND THAT'S PROBABLY.
RELATIVELY THE- WE CAN DO THAT
RIGHT OR IN. WE CAN PROMOTE AND
AGREE STRUCK. MAYBE WE CAN DO
THAT HERE CALIFORNIA AND GET
EVERY SINGLE HOUSE EVENTUALLY IN
THAT CATEGORY BUT DEFINITELY THE
TWO TO FOUR TO SIX UNITS. GO
AHEAD AND DO THAT THANK YOU
MISTER. THANK YOU A VICE TRASH
FOR YOU HAVE A QUESTION. YEAH
TWO QUESTIONS ONE IS THAT. FOR
YOU MR REYES HUNDRED THOUSAND.
SOUNDS LOW ACTUALLY TO ME FOR
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WOULD
BENEFIT FROM A TWO HUNDRED AND
FIFTY MILLION DOLLAR.
EXPENDITURE RIGHT. WELL WE DID
IT WE DID A ROUGH APPROXIMATION
OF ABOUT FIVE TO TEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS PER UNIT SO FOR PER TWO
AND A HALF PEOPLE. BASICALLY SO
IN THE BALLPARK OF ABOUT- FOUR
THOUSAND DOLLARS PER PERSON.
RIGHT AND SO THAT'S SORT OF
WHERE WE GOT THE HUNDRED
THOUSAND FOR THE TWO HUNDRED
FIFTY IDEA BUT THAT DEPENDS ON
HOW THE PROGRAM IS STRUCTURED
THESE. THE IT WAS ALWAYS
INTENDED THIS WOULD NOT BE A
FULLY FUND IT WOULD NOT BE A
1100% GRANT THAT WOULD BE A
MATCHING GRANT OF SOME SORT SO
THAT MONEY COULD BE EXTENDED AND
COULD GO EVEN FURTHER. DEPENDING
ON HOW THE GRANT STRUCTURES
PROGRAM- WAS WAS WAS- PUT
TOGETHER AND HOW THE CHOICE OF
THE APARTMENT. BUILDINGS WAS
MADE THAT THE THAT THE MORE
UNITS PER APARTMENT THE LESS
COST PER UNIT SO THAT NUMBER
COULD BE EXTENDED AND LASTLY
HERE DOCTOR SIGNED FOR THE
BENEFIT OF SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES
PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE.
DOING THEIR VERY BEST TO PUT
FORWARD INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
FOR FLOOD CONTROL CAN YOU DRAW A
CORRELATION HERE BETWEEN SOME OF
THESE THINGS WERE TALKING ABOUT
WITH EARTHQUAKES TURKEY. SYRIA
WHAT'S POSSIBLE HERE AND THE
NEED TO INVEST ALSO IN THAT
FLOOD CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE.
CERTAIN CERTAINLY- AS MANY OF
POINTED OUT IF WE WERE TO HAVE
EVEN A MODERATE EARTHQUAKE
ANYWHERE IN THE BAY DELTA SYSTEM
WE WOULD HAVE. MASSIVE COLLAPSE
OF THE LEVEE SYSTEM WHICH IS OF
COURSE BUILT A HUNDRED AND FIFTY
YEARS AGO. AND THE CONSEQUENCES
FOR FLOODING DOWNSTREAM ARE
ENORMOUS- SIMPLY SAN FRANCISCO
WATERFRONT AT THE SEA WALL IS
EXTREMELY OLD AND WEAK AND A
LARGE EARTHQUAKE WOULD. CAUSE
TREMENDOUS LOSSES ALONG WITH HIS
FULL FILLED ALONG THE SAN
FRANCISCO. WATERFRONT SO THERE
IS A LOT OF PLACES IN WHICH
BIRTH QUAKES COULD EXACERBATE. A
PROBLEM THAT WE'VE KNOWN ABOUT
FOR SOME TIME IN TERMS OF FLOODS
. THANK CENTER DOWN HERE
QUESTION THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIRMAN I. HAVE SOMEBODY WHO
IS- EXPERIENCED. ALL COMMUNITIES
BURNED DOWN THE BUTTE COUNTY THE
CAMPFIRE WAS PART OF OUR
DISTRICT- THE OROVILLE DAM
SPILLWAY BROKE WE SEEN- MASSIVE-
INFRASTRUCTURE FAILURES. OVER
THE PAST FEW YEARS NOW WE KNOW
THAT WATER IS GOING TO RUN DOWN
HILL HONEST WE KNOW KIND OF
WHERE IT'S GONNA GO BUT WHEN WE
GO TO EARTHQUAKES AND- WE NEVER
GOT TO SEE THE BILL. IN THE
SENATE LAST YEAR THAT THE IT
DIDN'T GET TO US- BUT WHAT WHAT
UP BUT IT BASICALLY BOILS DOWN
TO FOR. ALL LEGISLATORS IS THAT
AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE HAVE
AVAILABLE AND HOW HOW WE'RE
GOING TO ACTUALLY DO IT AND WE
WANT TO GO TO THE HIGH. PRONE
AREAS WHERE WE KNOW THERE'S A
FAULT IT. IS SUBJECT TO
SOMETHING HAPPENING SO HAVE YOU
LOOKED AT ANY OTHER LIKES AND
UNDER THIS YEAR EXPERTS IN YOUR
FIELD BUT FOR US IT'S A IT'S A
MATTER OF. LOOKING AT THE BUDGET
I'M ON THE BUDGET COMMITTEE
FIGURING OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO.
FIND WHATEVER IT IS WE'RE THE
UNITED THE BUDGET IS OUR
PRIORITIES. AND OBVIOUSLY
SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T KNOW
WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS.
TEND TO NOT GET THE KIND OF.
SCRUTINY MAYBE THAT IT SHOULD
BECAUSE WHEN IT HAPPENS EVERY
THE WAY WHAT HAPPENED WHY WERE
YOU GUYS FONG SO WE HAVE TO
MANAGE RISK AT THE END THEY WERE
TRYING TO. FIGURE OUT WHICH THE
BEST. BANG FOR BUCK THERE A LOT
OF OTHER TOOLS AVAILABLE TO US
BESIDES. JUST STRAIGHT MONEY
FROM THE BUDGET WE CAN DO FOR
THE OWNERS OF THE HOUSE OF THOSE
FACILITIES WE CAN DO TAX.
CREDITS IF THE UPGRADE THOSE
OLDER AND THAT'S OUR LOWEST-
THOSE ARE POVERTY PEOPLE THAT
ARE LIVING IN THESE OLDER HOMES
TYPICALLY IS WHAT WHEN WE'RE
TRYING TO FOCUS ON THIS.
SOMEBODY WHO HAS THE ABILITY TO
DO IT FOR THEIR OWN HOME WILL DO
IT BECAUSE COULD DRIVE DOWN
YOUR- INSURANCE COST AS WELL
WHEN YOU UPGRADE YOUR HOME WHICH
IS OVER TIME. AND ADVANCE SO IF
YOU LOOK AT ANY OTHER OPTIONS
BESIDES JUST STRAIGHT GENERAL
FUND APPROPRIATIONS- AS A TOOL.
TO GET US TO WHERE WE WANT TO
BE. YEAH I CAN SPEAK TO THAT
WE'VE WE'VE PUT THE US
PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL PUT A LOT OF
EFFORT INTO LOOKING AT.
PARTNERSHIPS WITH BANKS LENDERS.
AND WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES-
AND ALSO WITH CITIES WHEN IT
COMES TO THINGS LIKE- PROPERTY
TAX. YOU KNOW PERMITTING-
BENEFITS THINGS LIKE THAT- AND-
THE INSURANCE COMPANY THE
INSURANCE INDUSTRY AS YOU KNOW
IS LIKE. MOVING THE TITANIC OR
THE HEAD THAT KNOCKED ALSO USE
IT TO WORK THAT THEY CAN'T. BE
WE USE THAT THE BANKS I GUESS NO
. IS LIKE TURNING AIRCRAFT
CARRIER IT'S VERY. SLOW IT'S
GREAT IT HAS. BUT IT'S VERY SLOW
- A- YOU KNOW I AS YOU MAY HEAR
LATER TODAY FROM THE CALIFORNIA
EARTHQUAKE AUTHORITY THERE'S
ALREADY A LOT OF. OVER EXTENSION
OF. YOU KNOW INSURANCE- RISK IN
CALIFORNIA- SO YES WE'VE BEEN
LOOKING AT. PARTNERSHIPS WITH
INSURERS WITH LENDERS TO MAKE
LENDING ALL THAT LOT OF LENDERS
OFFER SPECIALLY FOR THESE LOWER
INCOME APARTMENTS. YOU KNOW
GREEN MORTGAGES THROUGH FANNIE
MAE OR FREDDIE MAC SO WE'VE BEEN
SPEAKING WITH THEM ABOUT SOME
SORT OF RESILIENCE MARKET DRIED
UP BENEFIT- AND SO ALL OF THOSE-
I THINK ARE PART OF THE EQUATION
AS I MENTIONED IN MY COMMENTS
THERE MAY BE AS MANY AS TWO
POINT FIVE MILLION PEOPLE- IN
THESE APARTMENTS SO THE- SO THE
PROBLEM IS MUCH LARGER THAN EVEN
THIS ONE BUDGET REQUEST. THAT
SAID. WE BELIEVE. THAT THERE'S
NO MORE EFFICIENT WAY TO PROTECT
AS MANY PEOPLE FROM EARTHQUAKE
RISK A HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE
POTENTIALLY FROM. YOU KNOW WHAT
HAPPENED IN NORTHRIDGE
NORTHRIDGE MEADOWS APARTMENTS-
FOR THIS KIND OF MONEY BECAUSE
THE COST PER UNIT IS JUST SO
ECONOMICAL COMPARE THAT TO A-
FORTY STORY. OLDER CONCRETE.
CONDOMINIUM OR APARTMENT
BUILDING OKAY WHERE IT'S
INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT BECAUSE YOU
HAVE TO GO IN AND RECORD EVERY
SINGLE STORY OF THAT BUILDING
NOT JUST THE BOTTOM FLOOR. CHAU
YES OF THE U. S. R. C.'S
COMMITTED TO TRYING TO FIND
ADDITIONAL WAYS TO GET THOSE
OTHER TWO POINT FOUR MILLION
CALIFORNIANS PROTECTED BUT WE
THINK THIS IS VERY EFFICIENT. IF
I COULD START ALL OF QUESTIONS
WHEN YOU DO YOUR HOMEOWNER'S
INSURANCE YOU HAVE TO ADD THE
ADDITIONAL FOUR EARTHQUAKE IT'S
NOT. CONSIDERED IN YOUR REGULAR
PACKAGE THAT'S RIGHT- SO IF
YOU'RE SOMEONE WHO IS. RENTING
YOU'D HAVE TO GET RENTER'S
INSURANCE FOR EARTHQUAKE AND
THAT WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL ON.
ON THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT COVERED
IN YOUR TYPICAL CRACK OR FOLIO.
CORRECT. I WAS I WAS REAL QUICK
WHAT I'M- HERE I HAVE A WORK
WITH. THE SYRIAN OVER THE PAST
FIVE YEARS TO WORK ON I THINK
IT'S CALLED THE CAL CAP. AND
GETTING RETROFIT- PROJECTS
APPROVAL FOR LOANS OR OR REDUCE
FINANCING ON THAT SO THERE ARE
DEFINITELY CREATIVE WAYS TO DO
IT. I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU
KNOW WE LACK THE SIGNIFICANT
PROGRESS BEING MADE ON SOME OF
THESE KIND OF VOLUNTARY
INCENTIVE AND AT LOW COST
EFFORTS. SO IT'S WORSE TO
CONTINUE TO EXPLORE THAT BUT WE
ALSO HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT
THERE'S A- THERE'S AN ECONOMY OF
SCALE THERE'S SOME POINT WE'RE
GONNA HAVE TO TACKLE THIS WITH A
BIGGER. WITH A BIGGER SOLUTION.
SENATOR EGGMAN. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH THANK YOU GERMAN FOR YOUR
PRESENTATION. AND I JUST DON'T
WANT TO TAKE ON TO CENTER
ASHBY'S COMMENTS ABOUT AS WE'RE
HAVING THIS- THIS TALK TODAY
ABOUT SEISMIC WHICH IS EVER SO
IMPORTANT WERE. MASSIVE
COMMUNITIES UNDER FLOOD RIGHT
NOW AND DISLOCATED- IN THE WAYS
THAT WE THAT WE FEAR WITH SIZE
MAKES I GUESS I JUST WANT TO
REITERATE THE POINT THAT- THE
SAME THE SAME PEOPLE WHO ARE
IMPACTED BY EARTHQUAKES ARE ALSO
IMPACTED BY FLOODS. DELIVERY
FAILURE CAUSES THE POOR PEOPLE
WHO LIVE IN UNSAFE BUILDINGS AND
SOUTH OF THE FLOOD LANDS MOST
THE TIME. TO JUST ENCOURAGE ALL
MY COLLEAGUES- AS WE PAY SPECIAL
ATTENTION TO WHAT'S GOING ON
RIGHT NOW AND ITS IMPACT WITH
EARTHQUAKES WHICH MAKES IT EVEN
MORE FRIGHTENING AND SOMEONE WHO
REPRESENTS THE- BAY DELTA AREA-
I ALSO. GET A LITTLE SQUISHY
WHEN PEOPLE. FEELS LIKE THE
SEISMIC IS. TO PROPOSAL ARE AND
LARGER TUNNELS- AS A MORE SAFE
WAY TO TRANSPORT WATER THROUGH
MY DISTRICT BUT WE ARE HUGE
AGRICULTURAL AREA. AND
CERTAINLY- WELL THERE WOULD BE
DAMAGE THE SOUTH OF US THERE
WOULD ALSO BE HISTORIC DAMAGE TO
US. SO THE WHOLE SYSTEM NEEDS TO
BE LOOKED AT IT AND ALL ITS
COMPLEXITY. GOOD IF I COULD ADD
A POINTS THAT IT YOU'RE YOU'RE
MAKING SOME VERY GOOD POINTS AND
I THINK YOU KNOW WHETHER THE
DISASTER IS A FLOOD. OR A FIRE
AFFECT YOUR POINTS OR EARTHQUAKE
I THINK WE LEARNED FROM EACH
EVENT AND WHETHER NOT THE STATE
HAS MONEY TO FUND EVERYTHING IS
ALWAYS A GOOD QUESTION YOU HAVE
TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE. BUT
I ALSO THINK WE SHOULD BE
LOOKING AT WAYS WE DESIGN OUR
NEW BUILDINGS WE THINK ABOUT
FLOODS AND WE DEVELOP NEW FLOOD
MAPS AND WE SAY WE MAY OR MAY
NOT BE ABLE TO BUILD IN THESE
AREAS BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE'S
HIGH RISK. SO WHEN IT COMES
EARTHQUAKES I REALLY DO THINK
FROM A STATE PERSPECTIVE THE LOW
COST. OPPORTUNITY FOR THE STATE
IS TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE ADOPT
BETTER BUILDING CODES FOR NEW
BUILDINGS. SO YES ABSOLUTELY WE
HAVE TO LOOK OR EXISTING
BUILDINGS BECAUSE THEY ARE A
WEAKNESS. BUT WE CAN START SOLVE
THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW FOR NEW
BUILDINGS BY DOING BETTER WITH
OUR BUILDING CODES RIGHT NOW.
THE SMALL SMALL DIFFERENCE IN
COST TO BUILD. BUILDINGS FOR
RECOVERY NOT JUST SAFETY AND
SOMETHING WE OUGHT TO BE USING.
AB THIRTEEN TWENTY NINE AND WE
OUGHT TO REVIVE THAT AND THINK
ABOUT WAYS TO AUTHORIZE THE
BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION TO
TACKLE THIS. TO BRING ALL THE
STAKEHOLDERS AND THINK ABOUT THE
RIGHT WAY TO DO THAT HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU SAN COR.
UTICA THANK YOU I KNOW. PLUS OF
COURSE. TODAY WILL BE ON
BUILDING- RESILIENCE BUT- I JUST
WANT TO SPEAK UP ON SOMETHING
THAT I'VE BEEN- OFTEN ON. THE
DRUM ON FOR. PROBABLY ABOUT
TWENTY YEARS. AT THE REGIONAL
LEVEL. AT THE CALL GLOBAL TAMPIL
LEVEL THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
WHICH IS. COMMUNITY RESILIENCE
IN TERMS OF HEALTH IN TERMS OF-
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF RESILIENCE-
TALK ABOUT FLOODS YOU KNOW
EVERYBODY KNOWS THE STORY OF
KATRINA THERE WAS. A MINUTE
BALLPARK IT I'M NOT I'M NOT A
SCIENTIST BUT- ABOUT HALF OF THE
COMMUNITY WHICH WAS RESILIENT
ENOUGH TO RESPOND TO. WHAT
NEEDED TO BE DONE IN THE IN THE
IMMEDIATE. AFTERMATH IN IN IN
TERMS OF- SAVING THEIR THEIR
THEIR OWN LIVES IN SOME CASES-
IN IN ABOUT HALF CAN YOU
COULDN'T. DO THAT- WE'VE JUST
SEEN WITH A PANDEMIC THAT THE
TREMENDOUS IMPACT IT'S HAD ON.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH
WITHIN THE COMMUNITY I THINK
THEY'RE STILL LONG TERM EFFECTS
OF THAT BUT- IF YOU KNOW THE I
DON'T MISS. NEED A WRIST. ON
VIEWER- X. ON THAT BUT- I'VE
BEEN IN THE WATER THESE DISCO.
WERE THAT ASPECT IS NOT BEEN
BROUGHT UP AND COMING FROM A
COUNTY THAT HAS THE SECOND
LARGEST PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM. IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS
STRIKING TO ME THAT. THOSE WHO
WERE DEALING AND WORKING IN THIS
SPACE DON'T SEEM TO BE IN
AGREEMENT CONVERSATION- WITH THE
PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS THAT ARE
OUT THERE IN TERMS OF. OF HOW DO
YOU DEAL WITH- BUT WITH THAT
SORT OF LOCKDOWN SITUATION THAT
YOU NATURALLY GET POSE AN
EARTHQUAKE PARTICULARLY WE SAW
THAT WITH LOMA PRIETA- WELL
WE'RE THAT HAVE BEEN MOVED THAT-
HERE AND- WE DON'T EVEN HAVE.
ROADS AS YOU'VE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT ROADS- IN AN EMERGENCY
ACCESS POINTS THAT. OR OR BIG
KNOWLEDGE IN- HERO IN THE SOUTH
BAY AREA FOR EXAMPLE AS- AS AS
POINTS OF ENTRY AND DEPARTURE
FOR BRINGING IN BLOOD PLASMA OR
ANYTHING ELSE LET ALONE-
BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGICAL CO
KINDS OF SERVICES SO IF YOU
COULD RESPOND THAT VERY QUICKLY.
I KNOW THAT COULD BE A WHOLE.
SUBJECT IN AND OF ITSELF SO I'M
NOT EXPECT WELL I CAN RESPOND IN
THE WAY THAT I UNDERSTAND FROM
IT AS AN ENGINEER SO THERE WAS A
ARTICLE IN THE LA TIMES A COUPLE
YEARS AGO TALKING ABOUT AN
EARTHQUAKE DRILL OF THE STATE OF
ARIZONA AT. SENATE DOESN'T HAVE
BIGGER QUAKES THEIR DRILL WAS
WHAT TO DO WITH THE TWO HUNDRED
AND TO FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND
PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO FLEE
CALIFORNIA AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE A
LOT OF WILL COME TO ARIZONA-
BECAUSE AS I SAID IN MY
COMMENTS- A LOT OF THE FOLKS
THAT ARE IN THE MOST VULNERABLE
COMMUNITY SIMPLY JUST DON'T HAVE
ACCESS TO ALTERNATIVE HOUSING OR
ALTERNATIVE JOBS FEMA ESTIMATES
THAT 40% OF SMALL BUSINESSES.
THAT CLOSE AFTER NATURAL
DISASTER NEVER REOPEN. SO THERE
ARE WHAT ARE CALLED DIRECT
EFFECTS AND INDIRECT EFFECTS IN
THE INDIRECT EFFECTS ARE PEOPLE.
NOT HAVING A JOB NOT HAVING A
PLACE TO LIVE EVEN IF PHYSICALLY
THEY WEREN'T INJURED AND THE
TRAUMA THAT CAUSES THEM AS THEY
HAVE TO GO FIND SOME OTHER PLACE
LIVE YOU MENTIONED BETWEEN IT'S
EXACTLY THE SAME THING THAT
HAPPENED A COUNTRY. AND
PROFESSOR WHO THAT WE WORK WITH
THAT UCLA HAS DONE SOME STUDIES
ON WHAT IT TAKES FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD TO. BECOME A GHOST
TOWN BASICALLY DOESN'T TAKE THE
WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE
DESTROYED IT JUST TAKES ENOUGH.
PEOPLE TO BE DISPLACED THE
NEIGHBORHOOD IS NO LONGER A
VIBRANT PLACE. AND THAT CAN BE
HOUSING THAT CAN BE SMALL
BUSINESSES THAT CAN BE YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY STORE NOT
YOU KNOW CREATING FOOD DESERTS.
SO I BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT AND WHILE I'M-
CERTAINLY NO PSYCHOLOGIST OR
MENTAL HEALTH EXPERT. I KNOW.
THAT THE PRECURSORS TO THOSE
KINDS OF TRAUMAS. CAN COME FROM
THE DEVASTATION CAUSED BY THE
DAMAGE YEAH. IF DR LUCY JONES
WAS HERE SHE WOULD REMIND US
THAT THE- SAFETY NO LONGER IS
JUST GETTING OUT OF YOUR
BUILDING A LIFE SAFETY IS BEING
ABLE TO SURVIVE THE RECOVERY. AS
WELL RENDON IN CONVERSATIONS
WITH HER AND I KNOW SHE WORKS
WITH A VAST NETWORK OF SOCIAL
SCIENCES AND COMMITTEE PLANNERS
AND- PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERTS
THERE'S A LOT ABOUT THE HUMAN
PSYCHOLOGY THAT GOES INTO THIS-
AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE'RE
COMING FROM. EVEN THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AS A KNOWLEDGE WHEN
WE WROTE OUR REPORT IT WASN'T
JUST A BUNCH OF ENGINEERS
WRITING THIS REPORT IT WAS
ENGINEERS IT WAS SOCIAL
SCIENTISTS AND ECONOMISTS WHOSE
PLANNERS. AND WE CAME UP WITH
SEVEN RECOMMENDATIONS. FOUR OF
WHICH ABOUT THE BUILT
ENVIRONMENT THE OTHER THREE
TALKED ABOUT OUR COMMUNITIES IN
THE HUMAN ASPECT OF THINGS AND
SO THERE ARE DEFINITELY ASPECTS
OF RECOVERY. THAT WE SHOULD BE
THINKING ABOUT AS PRE MEDICATE
OR PRE DISASTER MITIGATION
OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATIONAL
ASPECTS THE FINANCIAL ASPECTS.
AND ACTUALLY JUST EMPOWERING
PEOPLE TO MAKE DECISIONS IN THE
LIGHT OF THE RISKS THEY'RE
FACING. THANK YOU FOR. THE
COMMISSION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
THE FOLLOW QUESTIONS AND ARE
GENETICALLY YEAH. APPLES APPLES.
THE STRUCTURES THAT THAT WE- WE
WITNESS ON TV THAT JUST WENT
DOWN IN SYRIA AND TURKEY- DO YOU
SEE THAT IN OUR STRUCTURES WITH
OUR ENGINEERING AND- IN
EVERYTHING WE'VE DONE OVER THE
YEARS. COMPARE ONE TO THE OTHER
BECAUSE YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT-
REBAR WE'VE GOT DIFFERENT
MESSAGE- EVEN SERVE OVER TALL
BUILDINGS ARE AND ROLLERS. EVEN
IDEA OF A GOOD COMPARISON. YEAH
AND SO IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME TO GET
A LITTLE DETAIL HER SECOND- THAT
TYPE OF DAMAGE WE'VE SEEN IN
TURKEY IS THE TYPE OF DAMAGE
THAT CAN HAPPEN HERE. CANCEL BE
SIMPLE THAT THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE
WE'VE SEEN IN TURKEY IS NOT WHAT
WE WOULD EXPECT TO SEE HERE WE
TALKED ABOUT THIS COMING IN THIS
BECAUSE WE'RE KIND OF. THINKING
ABOUT HOW TO ANSWER THIS
QUESTION AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE
PEOPLE UNDERSTAND. OLDER
BUILDINGS IN CALIFORNIA LET'S
SAY PRE NINETEEN SEVENTY MAYBE
EVEN PRE NINETEEN EIGHTY YOU
KNOW USE THIS NON DUCTILE
CONCRETE CONCEPT OF YES THERE IS
REBAR BUT IT'S NOT BUILT AND
DETAILED AND TIED TOGETHER THE
RIGHT WAY THAT WE WOULD DO IT
NOW. TO OUR NEW CODES DON'T
ALLOW THAT TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION
BUT THERE ARE OLDER BUILDINGS.
PRE NINETEEN EIGHTY LET'S SAY IN
CALIFORNIA THAT CAN SEE THAT
SAME TYPE OF COLLAPSE THAT WE
SAW IN TURKEY AND I'M NOT TRYING
TO BE ALARMIST I'M JUST TRYING
TO BE VERY FAIR. WE DON'T EXPECT
THAT SAME EXTENT. BOOK BUT WE DO
HAVE THOSE TYPE OF BUILDINGS
HERE IN CALIFORNIA. SO THAT IS
THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. YES
NO IT NEXT YEAR I MEAN IF THE
FUTURE IS SHARED REALISTIC. AND
WE'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT AS VICE
CHAIR MENTION IS CHAIR. WE'VE
GOT TO START PREPARING. AND IF
WE DON'T. START KNOCKING ON SOME
DOORS HERE. IN THE CAPITAL. TO
WAKE UP. THAT WE'VE GOT SCHOOLS
WE'VE GOT NURSING HOMES
HOSPITALS- WE'VE GOT THE
INFRASTRUCTURE WE'VE GOT A PLAN.
FOR YOU KNOW FIVE TEN YEARS
AHEAD AND GET THE COULD BE
TOMORROW. BUT IF WE DON'T START.
WHEN WE'RE GOING TO DO IT CHAU.
THEY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. A
HUNDRED MILLION. FIVE HUNDRED
BILLION A BILLION. BUT WHATEVER
IT IS THINK OF THE LIVES YOU
WOULD SAVE. FIFTY MILLION LIVES
WHAT WOULD WE PAY FOR THAT. THE
. SAVE FIFTY MILLION LIVES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SENATOR.
RUSSIANS THREE NINE WILL GO
AHEAD AND- GO ON TURNER. PANEL
BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING.
SURE SOME VERY FROM- IN FULL
FORCE THANK YOU. FOR THOSE STORE
OWNERS PANEL. OUR FIRST
WITNESSES DOUBLE CHIEF. THE WALT
FROM LAWCENTER COUNTY FOR
DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU FOR TAKING
TIME STAFF ATTEND WITH US. AND
THANK FOR DEPARTMENTS EFFORTS
CENTER CONSERVE YOU. ALSO DEPUTY
CHIEF WHEN YOU'RE READY.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS TOMMY
WALDEN THE DEPUTY DEPUTY FIRE
CHIEF FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ON
BEHALF OF- OUR RECENTLY
APPOINTED FIRE CHIEF AT THE
MARONEY. I JUST WANT TO SAY IT'S
A PLEASURE TO BE HERE AND TALK
ABOUT THE SUBJECT AND HOPEFULLY
BE PART OF THE COLLECTIVE
SOLUTION AS WE MOVE FORWARD AS-
LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND AS WE MOVE
FORWARD AS A AS A STATE AS A
WHOLE- I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
WHEN WE- TAKE A LOOK AT. OUR
ROLE IN OUR RESPONSE TO THE
EVENTS IN TURKEY TO UNDERSTAND
THE DAY JOB OF WHAT MOST OF THE
PEOPLE ON THOSE TEAMS WE'RE
DOING. THE COUNTY LOS ANGELES
FIRE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTS AND
PROTECTS SIXTY OF THE EIGHTY
EIGHT CITIES IN LOS ANGELES
COUNTY WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY
AREA OF ABOUT FOUR THOUSAND
SQUARE MILES INCLUDING ABOUT
SEVEN HUNDRED MILES OF OPEN
OCEAN THAT IS STATE RESPONSIBLE
WATER WAYS- WE OPERATE FROM
ABOUT A HUNDRED SEVENTY SEVEN
FIRE STATIONS AND- WE PROVIDE A
FULL SERVICE OF SERVICES FROM
EMS TO. STRUCTURAL FIRE FIGHTING
WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING AND
OBVIOUSLY URBAN SEARCH AND
RESCUE. SO THE TEAM THAT WAS
DEPLOYED TO HAITI EARLIER IN THE
MONTH OF FEBRUARY- IS MADE UP OF
THE TEAM OF WOOD CURRENTLY IT'S
BELOW OUR OUR THRESHOLD BUT WE
TRY TO BE A NUMBER OF ABOUT TWO
HUNDRED AND TEN- PEOPLE.
UNFORTUNATELY WITH COLDNESS AND
ALL THE THINGS HAVE GONE ON OUR
TO OUR TEAM'S DEPTH HAS HAS
TAKEN A BIT OF THE HIT. BUT WE
ARE STILL FULLY CAPABLE OF BEING
ABLE TO PLAY WITH ALL THE
REQUIRED POSITIONS- SO THE
DEPLOYMENT TO TURKEY INVOLVED
THE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE
WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WE
PROVIDE URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE
CAPABILITY FOR FEMA. ONE OF
TWENTY EIGHT NATIONWIDE- TEAMS
THAT RESPOND TO DOMESTIC EVENTS.
FROM THE OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING
TO HURRICANE KATRINA AND NUMBERS
IN THE INVENTION BETWEEN. WE
ALSO PROVIDE SERVICE TO THE
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO
THEIR BUREAU OF HUMANITARIAN
ASSISTANCE. AND IN THIS CASE IN
THE TURKEY DEPLOYMENT THAT'S WHO
WE WERE WORKING FOR- THE TEAM
DEPLOYED. SEVENTY SEVEN-
PERSONNEL INCLUDING SIX CANINE.
I BELIEVE FORCED SPECIAL. AND
THEN PERSONAL FROM A VARIETY OF
DEPARTMENTS WE HAD PUBLIC WORKS
ENGINEERS WE HAD DOCTORS FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
SERVICES L. A. COUNTY. AND THAT
WE EVEN HAD ONE K. NINE HANDLER
FROM US SENATE BARBARA COUNTY
FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO IT WAS A
COLLECTION OF- OF TRAINED
PROFESSIONALS. FROM THE RANK OF-
FAIRLY YOUNG FIREFIGHTERS ALL
THE WAY TO SEASONED- ASSISTANT
FIRE CHIEFS. INTERESTING AND
INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH THE OVER
HALF OF THE PEOPLE ON THE TEAM.
THIS WAS OUR FIRST DEPLOYMENT SO
IF YOU CAN IMAGINE- GOING FROM
THE TRAINING GROUND TO THE
INTENSITY OF WHAT YOU'RE SEEING
ON TV IT WAS DEFINITELY A- AN
EYE OPENER FOR ALL OF THEM. SO I
THINK ONE OF THE BIG TAKE AWAYS
ALSO IS UNDERSTANDING I'M A BIG
FAN OF THE WORK PARTNERSHIPS
BECAUSE I THINK. WHEN WE LOOK AT
THESE TYPE OF EVENTS. NOBODY HAS
THE CAPACITY TO HANDLE THIS
INDIVIDUALLY. AND IT REALLY
TAKES THAT COLLABORATIVE EFFORT
BETWEEN. AGENCIES BETWEEN LAYERS
OF GOVERNMENT- IT BETWEEN THE
COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS TO BE
ABLE TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE
SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES- I KNOW
IT'LL BE USED- THE WORLD BE
USED. AGAIN IN IN THE STOCK
TODAY BUT THE ONE OF THE BIG
WORDS I LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IS
THE WHOLE OF COMMUNITY. AND SO
YOU CAN SEE A USE OUR TEAM TO
BLOW A DEPLOYED DOING GREAT WORK
I WAS TRYING TO SAVE LIVES. BUT
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT OF AN EVENT
HERE IN CALIFORNIA. IT REALLY
STARTS WITH CITIZENS PROTECTING
THEMSELVES. AND PROTECTING THEIR
NEIGHBORS AND IT CLIMBS FROM
THERE TO- THE LOCAL. GOVERNMENT
COULD BE SMALL TO COMMUNITIES
LIKE REDONDO BEACH WHERE YOU
HAVE A SMALL FIRE DEPARTMENT IS
PROVIDING THAT INITIAL SERVICE-
OR IT COULD BE LARGER
ORGANIZATIONS ALL THE WAY UP TO-
OUR DEPARTMENT AND THEN EVEN ON
TO. ENTITIES LIKE CAL FIRE- BUT
EVERY LEVEL OF- VOLKMAN-
THERE'S- THERE'S A INTER TWINED
IMPORTANCE IN THE RELATIONSHIP
THAT BETWEEN THE- THE LOCAL
RESPONSE AGENCY IN OUR
COMMUNITY. BETWEEN THE LOCAL
RESPONSE AGENCY UPWARD TO THE
REGION AND THEN TO THE STATE-
AND THEN AND IN THE CASE OF. A
LARGE EVENT HERE IN CALIFORNIA
OBVIOUSLY THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH
OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS THAT FEMA
AND OTHER FEDERAL FAMILY-
PARTNERS. IT IS WEIRD BECAUSE WE
DON'T STOP THERE THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY PLAYS A
LARGE ROLE IN DISASTER RESPONSE.
IN THE TURKEY RESPONSE THE
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR
COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN
AFFAIRS OSHA- THE WORK HELPED
COORDINATE THE INBOUND. SUPPORT
OF BOTH URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE
TEAMS AND OTHER HUMANITARIAN
ASSISTANCE AGENCIES FROM AROUND
THE GLOBE- ONE OF THE REPORTS
THAT I READ INDICATED THAT THE
WORD OF MORE THAN EIGHTY. URBAN
SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM FROM
AROUND THE GLOBE THAT WERE
COORDINATED UNDER A BODY CALLED
IN SERRANO WHICH IS THE
INTERNATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE
ADVISORY GROUP. THAT PROVIDES-
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR
DEPLOYING TEAMS. SO ALL THAT.
SAYING ALL THAT IT JUST IT LENDS
ITS ABILITY LOOKING WAS AN
UNDERSTANDING OF THAT THE
ORGANIZATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP
THAT WE WORK IN. SPECIFICALLY
WHEN I WHEN I TALK TO THE FOLKS
WHEN THEY GOT BACK YOU KNOW YOU
ASK THE QUESTION WHAT DID YOU
SEE IT HOW CAN YOU OVERLY THAT
ON. OUR COMMUNITIES. AND THE BIG
TAKE AWAY I MEAN WE'VE HEARD
ALREADY WITH THE FIRST BATTLE OF
. BUILDING CODES MATTER AND SO
IN TURKEY THE DAMAGE THAT WAS
DONE THERE WAS A VERY CLEAR
DISTINCTION BETWEEN MODERN
BUILDINGS BUILDINGS. BUILT AFTER
NINETEEN NINETY EIGHT AND THE
BUILDINGS THAT WERE OLDER THAT
HAD POOR CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
REBAR OF ANY. AND POUR CONCRETE
AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE- SO AS
WE LOOK HERE IN CALIFORNIA
UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF
THE COMMUNITY AND STATE LEVEL TO
ENSURE THAT OUR BUILDING CODES.
OR WE'VE INVESTED THE MONEY INTO
THE RESEARCH AND INTO THE
RETROFITTING TO MAKE OUR
BUILDINGS ARE SAFE AS THEY CAN
BE- SO THE OTHER TAKE AWAYS HAD
TO DO WITH. CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE- WE TALK ABOUT
THAT HERE IN CALIFORNIA WE
OPERATE ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS
WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE. WILDFIRE
RESPONSE VERY LARGE SCALE ACROSS
THE STATE WE WERE ABLE TO
SUPPORT TEAM SUCH AS RIGHT NOW
THE SWIFT WATER RESCUE TEAMS ARE
DOING WORK THROUGHOUT CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA- BUT ULTIMATELY IN
TIMES OF DISASTER. THE REDUCTION
OF CRITICAL RESOURCES SIMPLE
THINGS LIKE AVIATION FUEL. WILL
BE BURNED THROUGH AT A RATE
THREE TO FOUR TIMES WHAT WE WHAT
WE WOULD BURN ON A NORMAL DAY.
AND SO BEING ABLE TO ENSURE THAT
WE MADE PLANS THAT WE HAVE
CONTINGENCIES TO ENSURE.
ADEQUATE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO
KEEP THE ARMY. ENGAGED SO THOSE
ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT
STAND OUT BUT I GO BACK TO
COORDINATION. IT ALL COMES DOWN
TO COORDINATION YOU CAN HAVE
WELL TRAINED PEOPLE YOU CAN HAVE
WELL TRAINED- SUPPORT SYSTEMS
AND CREATIVELY STRUCTURE. BUT IF
YOU'RE NOT COORDINATING IF
YOU'RE NOT BUILDING PLANS THAT
GO FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
THROUGH THE STATE. TO THE
NATIONAL LEVEL AND EVEN AS I
SPOKE TO OF INCORPORATING
INTERNATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS-
YOUR YOUR PLANS PROBABLY HAVE
ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT- SO WITH
THAT. HELLO A LETTER MY OTHER.
PANELISTS HERE SPEAK BUT I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND
THAT- THE INVESTMENT IN
TECHNICAL TEAMS LIKE URBAN
SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS. IT
SAVES LIVES IT- IT COSTS MONEY
UP FRONT. BUT IT DOES SAVE LIVES
OR FOLKS- THEY. DIDN'T ACTUALLY
PARTICIPATE IN ANY LIVE RESCUES
WERE THEY- DATA. ABOUT TWENTY
TEAMS AND AREA OF RESPONSE. AND
THEY THERE WAS AN ACCOUNTING OF
OVER TWENTY LIVE RESCUES THAT
WERE MADE AS PART OF THAT
COORDINATION. SO WITH THAT I
JUST WANT TO PASS ON A THANK YOU
TO THE PANEL FOR US- FOR THE LA
COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT COUNTY
LOS ANGELES TO BE A PART OF
THIS. AND TO SAY THAT WE ARE
STAND READY TO BE PARTNERS AS WE
MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU TO RECEIVE OUR NEXT WITNESS
IS DIRECTOR. KEVIN MCCALLUM FROM
LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. PLEASE
JOIN US REMOTELY DIRECTOR
MCALLEN YOU MAY BEGIN UP LEAVE
YOUR THEIR QUIET. GOOD AFTERNOON
SHARE IDEAS BY SHARE WALDRON.
AND HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE MY NAME'S COMING DOWN
A SERVICE THAT DIRECTOR OF LOS
ANGELES COUNTY'S OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT- THANK YOU
VERY MUCH CITY FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY. TO SPEAK TO YOU
ABOUT L. A. COUNTY SO
CATASTROPHIC EARTHQUAKE
PREPAREDNESS EFFORTS ARE
ACTIVITIES AND OUR PARTNERSHIPS
WITH THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES.
AND MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO
INCLUDE THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY. TOGETHER WE
CONTINUE TO BUILD EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES AND
CAPACITY BUT THE GOAL OF MAKING
L. A. COUNTY MORE RESILIENT. AS
MANY OF YOU KNOW L. A. COUNTY IS
THE MOST- POPULATION IS THE
LARGEST COUNTY IN THE NATION. BY
POPULATION. WE HAVE ABOUT TEN
MILLION RESIDENTS WERE COMPRISED
OF EIGHTY CITIES INCLUDING THE
SECOND LARGEST CITY IN THE
NATION. AND JUST BY VIRTUE OF
OUR SIZE AND COMPLEXITY LOS
ANGELES COUNTY FACES NUMEROUS
CHALLENGES. ALL TYPES OF
DISASTERS IN TWENTY TWENTY
INTERNATIONAL RISK INDEX BEING
THE IDENTIFIED LOS ANGELES
COUNTY AS HAVING THE HIGHEST
RISK INDEX OF ALL COUNTIES IN
THE NATION WITH A SCORE OF ONE
HUNDRED OUT OF ONE HUNDRED-
DISHES UNDERSCORES THE CRITICAL
IMPORTANCE OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
TO CONTINUE TO BUILD. ACCESSIBLE
CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND EQUITY
BASED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
CAPABILITIES. HAVE CAPACITY TO
MITIGATE THE RISK OF NATURAL
TECHNOLOGICAL AND HUMAN CAUSED
DISASTERS. I'M LA COUNTY'S
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
IS AN ALL HAZARDS EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT
COORDINATES AND SUPPORTS
PREPAREDNESS PLANNING RESPONSE
AND RECOVERY MITIGATION
FUNCTIONS- THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WE MAINTAIN
MANAGE AND OPERATED TWENTY FOUR
SEVEN WATCH CENTER. THE COUNTY'S
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER AND
WE ASSEMBLE UNIFIED COORDINATION
GROUP WHEN RESPONDING TO
RECOVERING FROM AND MITIGATING
AGAINST EMERGENCIES AND
DISASTERS. ALL OF WHICH ARE
ESSENTIAL IN THE CONTRIBUTION TO
ACHIEVING OUR COUNTY WIDE UNITY
OF EFFORT. OUR UNITY OF EFFORT
WITH OUR STATE AND FEDERAL
COMMUNITY PARTNERS IS THE
CORNERSTONE DURING ALL PHASES OF
OUR DISASTER LIFECYCLE. IN L. A.
COUNTY IT TRULY IS A WHOLE OF
COMMUNITY APPROACH TO OUR
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
THE COUNTY'S EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT MISSION REQUIRES THIS
OF US AND IT IS EVER PRESENT
WITH OUR STRONG PARTNERSHIPS TO
INCLUDE. THOSE PARTNERSHIPS WITH
CALLAWAY YES AND. OUR FEDERAL
ORGANIZATIONS. CHINESE APPROACH
TO PAY FOR CASTRO EARTH IS MULTI
. IT'S COMPREHENSIVE AND IT'S
VERY COMPLICATED. IT INCLUDES
LAYERS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION
PREPAREDNESS PLANNING TRAINING
AND EXERCISES. CURRENTLY THE
COUNTY IS GOING THROUGH AN
UPDATE TO OUR EMERGENCY
OPERATIONS PLAN. THIS REVISION
FOCUSES ON ESTABLISHING KEY
EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS
RECOVERY POP FUNCTIONS I MERGING
SEA WORK FLOW PROCESSES AND THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF KIA FORTIES FOR
THE COUNTY'S EMERGENCY
ORGANIZATION. THIS IS ALL BUILT
ON THE CONCEPTS OF ACCESSIBLE IN
CULTURAL COMPETENCY EQUITY AND
THE KEY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY
THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
CATASTROPHIC RESPONSE PLAN THE
NATIONAL REDUCE RISK INDEX. AT
OUR LOCAL THREATEN HAZARD
IDENTIFICATION AND RISK
ASSESSMENT ALONG WITH MANY OF
OUR RECENT EXPERIENCES FROM
OTHER EMERGENCIES THAT RANGE
FROM WILDFIRES. KOVIN CIVIL
UNREST AND ACTIVE- MASS VIOLENCE
INCIDENTS. THE COUNTY RECENTLY
CONDUCTED A FUNCTIONAL EXERCISE
BASED ON A CATASTROPHIC
EARTHQUAKE THAT INCLUDED THREE
MODULES THAT FOCUSED ON
ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING
CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS. A
STRATEGIC TRANSPORTATION
MOVEMENT OF CRITICAL DECISION
MAKING PERSONNEL THE COUNTY'S
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER AND
LASTLY CONDUCTING A UNIFIED
COORDINATION GROUP MEETING THAT
WENT THROUGH THREE ITERATIONS OF
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS DECISION
MAKING PROCESSES. THE COUNTY
ALSO MAINTAINS A PUBLIC
EDUCATION PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH COMMUTER INITIATIONS THAT
FOCUSES ON INDIVIDUALS FAMILIES
BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES. THIS
INCLUDES SHARING CRITICAL
PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION
STRAIGHT THROUGH THE PRODUCTION
AND DISTRIBUTION AND COUNTIES
EMERGENCY SURVIVAL GUIDE THE
COUNTY'S READY WEBSITE AND THE
COMMUNITY YOUR EMERGENCY
RESPONSE TEAM PROGRAM. HE'S
WORST RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE
AND ACCESSIBLE CULTURALLY
COMPETENT MULTI LINGUAL FORMATS
AND PROVIDE CRITICAL INFORMATION
ON HOW WE CAN BE PREPARED. THESE
EXAMPLES ALONG WITH THE
LEADERSHIP FROM OUR COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS AND OUR CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER CARITAS
PROGRAMS INITIATIVES THAT BUILD
RESILIENCE AND STRATEGIC
INVESTMENTS IN COMMUNITY SAID
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND
OPERATIONS. LIKE THE LOS ANGELES
REGIONAL INTEROPERABLE
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM ELLIE REX.
TACTICAL IN OPERATION UNITS LIKE
OUR URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM
WHICH WDTV WALTER SPOKE ABOUT
AND OTHER CAPABILITIES THAT
EXPAND THE COUNTIES CAPACITY AND
ABILITY TO RESPOND TO AND
RECOVER FROM CATASTROPHIC
EARTHQUAKES EFFECTIVELY AND
EFFICIENTLY. INCLUDING L. A.
COUNTY APPRECIATES. OUR
PARTNERSHIP WITH CALLIE S. WITH
FOR YOU HAVING A- HERE TO PRINT
TODAY. WE ALL SORTS FOR
COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND OUR HOPES
TO CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO
IMPROVE EFFECTIVENESS AND
EFFICIENCY. IN OUR WAYS TO
PREPARE FOR CATASTROPHIC
EARTHQUAKES. IN PARTICULAR
RECOMMEND IS EXPLORING WAYS FOR
MORE INTEGRATION WITH CALLAWAY
S. RESPONSE CAPABILITIES AND
RESOURCES AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.
STREAMLINING ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCESSES FOR ARMOR AGENCY
MANAGEMENT AND HOMELAND SECURITY
GRANTS. CONTINUED ADVOCACY FOR
THE STATE FOR INCREASING FEDERAL
INVESTMENTS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
THROUGH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
PERFORMANCE GRANT AND BUILDING
RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE IN
COMMUNITIES CRAP. AND THE
STATE'S CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN
PUBLIC EDUCATION RESOURCES. IN
EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS- THEY A
APP. THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
CATASTROPHIC PLAN THESE ARE ALL
GREAT INVESTMENTS THAT THE STATE
HAS MADE AND THE CONTINUED
EDUCATION TO OUR COMMUNITIES IT
IS. IMPORTANT AGAIN THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CARE
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TODAY AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO ANY QUESTIONS
YOU MAY ASK. BAKER MUCH DIRECTOR
NOW MOVE ONTO OUR NEXT WITNESS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GLENN
POMEROY AND CHIEF MITIGATION
OFFICER. SONOMA FIVE OF THE
CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE AUTHORITY
MR PARTNERING THEM AGAIN MISTER
CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE MEMBERS THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY AND THANK YOU FOR
TAKING ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT
ISSUE. THANK CALIFORNIA
EARTHQUAKE AUTHORITY IS
BASICALLY THE STATE'S NOT FOR
PROFIT INSURANCE COMPANY FORMED
IN THE WAKE OF THE NORTHRIDGE
EARTHQUAKE BACK IN NINETEEN
NINETY FOUR AS A MEANS OF
PROVIDING EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE
AVAILABLE TO CALIFORNIA'S WISH
TO BUY IT. FOR A NOT FOR PROFIT
BASIS NOW TWENTY FIVE YEARS
LATER WE INSURE ABOUT A MILLION
HOMES WITH NO PUBLIC FUNDING IS
ALL FOR FUN IF YOU POLICY HOLDER
PREMIUM- IT BE REMOVED BEEN
WE'VE GROWN OVER TIME WITH BY
FAR. BUT THE LARGEST IN THE
WORLD CERTAINLY LARGEST UNITED
STATES AND IN CALIFORNIA. WE
WRITE MORE THAN THE NEXT NINE
EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE RENTERS
COMBINED. SO IT'S BIG- AND CAN
COMPLEX BUT IT'S A SUCCESS
STORY. THANKS TO THE M. FOR
STATE OF THE LEGISLATURE SOME
QUARTER CENTURY GOAL. PROVED
SECONDLY WE'VE DEVELOPED A
MITIGATION PROGRAM FOR HOMES
SINGLE FAMILY HOMES TO RETRIEVE
HIS SUPER QUICK RISK MY
COLLEAGUES WILL DESCRIBE THAT.
IN MORE DETAIL. AND THIRDLY NOT
TOO LONG AGO THE LEGISLATURE
SIGNED THE CA THE TASK OF
ADMINISTERING THE CALIFORNIA
WILDFIRE FUND. ESTABLISHED IN
TWENTY NINETEEN TO PROVIDE
FINANCIAL PROTECTION FOR
INVESTORS UTILITIES FOR THE
FIRES. THAT THEIR EQUIPMENT
CAUSES PROVIDED THEIR CONDUCT
THEMSELVES WITH PRUDENCE IN THE
MANAGEMENT OF THE SAFETY OF
THEIR THEIR EQUIPMENT. BUT IT'S
WITH IS A MITIGATION PROGRAM IS
BECAUSE OF GREATEST INTEREST
TODAY. THE EARTHQUAKE BRACE AND
BOLT PROGRAM. WE THE- WHEN THEY
STEP. DIRECTED THAT WE 5% OF OUR
- IN. UP TO FIVE MILLION DOLLARS
A YEAR AND PLACE IT INTO A
SEPARATE ACCOUNT NOT TO PAY
CLAIMS WITH BUT TO ENCOURAGE.
PEOPLE TO RETROFIT WHOSE IT WAS
A BRILLIANT MOVE BACK THEN AND
WITH THAT FOR ALL THE WITH THOSE
DOES IT ACCUMULATED. LEVERAGED
AGAINST ADDITIONAL DOLLARS FROM
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. JIM
AFFAIR CHIEF MEDIATION OFFICER
HAS DEVELOPED A PROGRAM THAT IS
RICHER FOR TO CLOSE TO TWENTY
THOUSAND HOMES SO FAR AND WE'RE
JUST GETTING STARTED. THE LET'S
TURN OVER NOW TO DEAL DESCRIBED
THE PROGRAM IN MORE DETAIL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SHE'S GONNA
SET US UP WITH SOME SLIDES HERE
THANK YOU SO MUCH IT IS A
PLEASURE TO BE HERE AND- I AM A
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. AND ALSO
THE CHIEF MITIGATION OFFICER THE
CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE AUTHORITY
IN IN THAT CAPACITY I'M THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL
MITIGATION PROGRAM WE CALL IT'S
HEARING P. THANK YOU- AND THAT
PROGRAM IS THE PROGRAM THAT
MANAGES THE EARTHQUAKE BRACE AND
BOLT PROGRAM. AND IN MY CAPACITY
TO DO A GREAT DEAL OF PUBLIC
SPEAKING TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO
RETROFIT. AND SAYS A LITTLE BIT
OF FEAR IN THAT AND I READ IT
RESONATED WITH ME WHEN YOU SAID.
ARE WE HERE TO STILL SCARE. AND
IT IS FRIGHTENING- BUT I ALWAYS
LIKE TO SAY AS WELL BUT I BRING
SOLUTIONS. AND THE GREAT THING
IS TO BE ABLE TO BRING.
STRUCTURAL SOLUTIONS AS WELL AS
FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS SO I WANT TO
TELL YOU ABOUT THREE PROGRAMS
ONE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY
MANAGING ONE THAT WILL. BE
ROLLING OUT IN LATE APRIL AND
THEN OF COURSE ONE- THAT'S THAT
SAY. IT GLINTON ARE AYE WE COULD
CALL IT MULTI FAMILY SOFT STORY.
SO EARTHQUAKE BRACE AND BOLT IS
A VULNERABILITY BASED PROGRAM
THAT'S GOING AFTER THE
VULNERABILITY. THAT WAS CREATED
WHEN THESE OLDER HOUSES WERE
BUILT AND CONSTRUCTED BEFORE
CODES. ADOPTED THE STRINGENT
STANDARDS FOR ANCHORING THEM TO
THE FOUNDATION AND PUTTING STIFF
MATERIALS AROUND THE CRAWL SPACE
AND THAT'S- PLYWOOD. SO ON
BOLTED UNBRACED CRAWL SPACES
EARTHQUAKE BRACE AND BOLT. THE
PROGRAM THAT'S ROLLING OUT IN
LATE APRIL IT'S CALLED THE S. S.
BIRTH QUICK SOFT STORY FOR
SINGLE FAMILY SOFT STORY SO
YOU'RE USING YOURSELF BECAUSE
WAS A SIMILAR VULNERABILITY TO
THAT MULTI FAMILY SOFT STORY.
THE INVENTION OF THE AUTOMOBILE
HE CREATED YOU KNOW YOU SEE
BEAUTIFUL HISTORIC- AT THE-
VICTORIAN HOUSES AND CAN KICK IN
SAN FRANCISCO THAT WENT THROUGH
THE NINETEEN SIXTIES QUICK THAT
WOULD NOT DO AS WELL TODAY.
BECAUSE OF COURSE THEY WENT AND
THEY TOOK OUT ALL THE WALLS ON
THE FIRST FLOOR AND PUT IN A
GIANT GARAGE DOOR AND THAT IS
WHAT THAT ESSENTIALLY WHAT THAT.
LIVE SPACE OVER GARAGE OR PER.
SOFT STORY SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES
SHE TAKEN OUT ALL THE ELEMENTS
OF RESISTORS QUICK FORCES. AND
THEN MULTI FAMILY IS OF COURSE
THE EXPANDED VERSION OF THAT
IT'S THE MULTI FAMILY WHERE YOU
HAVE THAT TUCK UNDER PARKING AND
BELOW. SO WHAT'S GREAT
PERSONABLE CURRENTLY UP AND
RUNNING YES SAYS OPENING BY IN
APRIL MULTI FAMILY SOFT STORY
WE- THE LEGISLATION LAST YEAR
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
CONSIDERATION OF THAT- THE
SPECIFICALLY STATED THAT WE NOT
SPEND ANY POLICY HOLDER FUNDS ON
THAT. HOWEVER BEFORE EVEN YOU
INTRODUCED THE BILL- WE HAD PUT
IN AN APPLICATION FOR FEMA BRICK
FUNDING TO DO A MULTI FAMILY
SOFT STORY. INCENTIVE PROGRAM
IT'S ONLY TWENTY MILLION- AND
IT'S IN LIMITED AREAS ITS IT'S-
JUST IN A COUPLE OF COUNTIES
BECAUSE WE WITH TWENTY MILLION
OF COURSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT
OF OPPORTUNITY THERE- IT IS
CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW BY CALLOW
YES WE BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE A
VERY GOOD CHANCE OF GETTING THAT
AND COULD STAND THAT PROGRAM UP.
SO THAT PROGRAM- WHICHEVER
FUNDING WERE TO COME TO US FIRST
AND STAND UP THAT PROGRAM- WE
BELIEVE THAT LIKE R. E. B. B.
PROGRAM IN E. SS. CAN IN FACT BE
READY TO TAKE ADDITIONAL
FUNDING. TO LET'S SPEND JUST A
TINY BIT OF TIME ON ON
EARTHQUAKE RESEMBLED THESE ARE
PICTURES OF THE HOUSES. NOT
RETROFITTED IN NAPA AND I WANT
TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE BOTTOM
RIGHT FIRE FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE
IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM ARE
ARE. RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION
PREDOMINANTLY WOOD FRAMED. THE
EARTHQUAKE BRACE AND BOLT
PROGRAM IS. REDUCING THE
LIKELIHOOD OF FAR FOLLOWING
EARTHQUAKE IN A PARTICULAR
HOUSE. BY BRACING IT TO THE
FOUNDATIONS OF THE DOESN'T
RUPTURE THE GAS LINE AND WE
REQUIRE THE BRACE THE WATER
HEATER SO THE TWO TOP. REASONS
THAT OUR HOUSE IS GOING TO CATCH
ON FIRE BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT
FIRE IS AN IS A COMMUNITY ISSUE
AND SO OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A LONG
WAY TO GO. A VERY IMPORTANT TO
NOTE THAT IF YOU DO COMPLETE
EARTHQUAKE BRACE BOLT PROGRAM
YOU DO QUALIFY AT THE C. A. FOR
AS MUCH AS A 25% DISCOUNT. ON
YOURS QUICK INSURANCE ON A
BELIEVE THAT OTHER CARRIERS OF
RESIDENTIAL EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE
PROVIDE DISCOUNTS AS WELL. AS
GLENN MENTIONED WE'RE WE'RE
ACTUALLY CLOSING IN ON TWENTY
THOUSAND THE GRANT IS THREE
THOUSAND DOLLARS UP TO THREE
THOUSAND DOLLARS- WE ARE IN MOST
OF THE ZIP CODES OF HIGH HAZARD
IN CALIFORNIA. IT'S ABOUT A
FIFTY TWO HUNDRED DOLLAR
RETROFIT STATEWIDE MORE
EXPENSIVE IN THE BAY AREA- BUT
BUT VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT
THAT WITH. ONE NINETEEN THOUSAND
ROAD. NAY WE WE'VE A LOT- WE'VE
GOT DATA TO UNDERSTAND AND WE
FOUND THAT OUR PROGRAM ACTUALLY
IS VERY SUCCESSFUL. AND WE'RE
VERY EXCITED ABOUT IS THAT
PROFESSOR HENRY BURTON AT UCLA
DID A STUDY. AND DETERMINED THAT
WHEN EVEN BE OPENED IN TWO
THOUSAND AND THIRTEEN THEY SAW
AN UPTICK IN RETROFITS IN AREAS
WITH LARGE REPRESENTATIONS OF
BLACK HISPANIC AND LOW INCOME.
RESIDENTS WHICH WAS VERY
EXCITING TO US FOUGHT. WE HAD
DESIGNED FOR THAT AS WELL
BECAUSE WE WENT AFTER THE OLDEST
THAT THE AREAS WITH THE HIGHEST
SEISMIC RISK AND THE OLDEST
HOUSES SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED-
BUT THAT WAS EVEN BEFORE WE
INTRODUCED WHAT IS. A
SUPPLEMENTARY GRANT ABOVE THAT
THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS. THAT
FURTHER RECIPIENTS THIS IS FOR
LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSES IN
THOSE EBT ZIP CODES FOR
RECIPIENTS. IN MANY CASES WILL
PROVIDE THEM WITH THE FULL
RETROFIT- AMOUNT. SO THAT WAS-
PROFESSOR HENRY BURTON STUDY DID
NOT EVEN INCLUDE THE
SUPPLEMENTARY GRANTS WE EXPECT
THIS TO MAKE TREMENDOUS IN ROADS
AS WELL INTO THOSE COMMUNITIES.
WE KNOW THAT RETROFITTING WORKS
WE SOUGHT GLENN AND I WERE THERE
THE ENOUGH OF THE MORNING OF THE
EARTHQUAKE HOUSE ON THE RIGHT
DENTICLE TO THE ONE ON THE LEFT
THE ONE ON THE LEFT CAME OFF ITS
FOUNDATION. THAT FENCE OBVIOUSLY
WENT UP A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER.
HOLD HOMEOWNER ON THE RIGHT
DESCRIBE TO ME THE MORNING OF
THE EARTHQUAKE THEY HAD DONE
SOME RETROFITTING. NOT EVEN A
FULL CODE COMPLIANT RETROFIT NOW
THAT HOUSE AND DAMAGE THEY HAD
TO PAY. TO DO A QUITE A BIT OF
FIXING UP BUT THEY NEVER HAD TO
MOVE OUT HOUSE ON THE LEFT TWO
AND A HALF YEARS LATER NOT YET
REOCCUPIED. SADLY SOLVE SAME
THING IN FERNDALE WENT UP THERE
A FEW WEEKS AGO HOUSE ON THE
RIGHT HAD DONE A LITTLE BIT OF
RETROFITTING HOUSE ON THE LEFT
HAD NOT IN THERE WE ARE WITH THE
HOUSE IT'S RED TAGGED ON THE
LEFT. FAMILY IS MOVED OUT NO
PRESIDENTIAL DECLARATION THEY'RE
LOOKING FOR FUNDING ASSISTANCE
THE GOOD NEWS IS BOTH OF THESE
FOLKS HAVE SIGNED UP FOR
EARTHQUAKE BRACE AND BOLT
PROGRAM I WISH WE HAD. BEEN
THERE. YEARS AGO BUT- SO WE'RE
WE'RE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO COME
IN AFTER THEY DO SOME. MINOR
REPAIRS TO BE ABLE TO RETROFIT
THESE HOUSES. WERE QUICK SOFT
STORY ONCE AGAIN THERE'S
PICTURES FROM EVERY EARTHQUAKE
SINCE THE NINETEEN SEVENTY ONE.
CATASTROPHIC PARTIAL OR FULL
COLLAPSES IN FACT CAN BE VERY
DANGEROUS. DAMAGE WE'RE GONNA BE
PROVIDING- MORE FUNDING FOR
THESE HOUSES THE RETROFITS ARE
MORE IN THE 1-400-022-7000
RANGE. OUR CURRENT FUNDING WILL
ALLOW US TO DO ABOUT THREE
HUNDRED. AND THIS IS- THE WHERE
WRITTEN ARE FUNDING SOME GLENN
MENTIONED THE LOSS MITIGATION
FUNDING IS OUR SEED FUNDING. FOR
TWO YEARS IN TWO THOUSAND AND
SIXTEEN TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN.
EACH YEAR WE RECEIVE THREE
MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE STATE
BUDGET. WE'RE NOW LEVERAGING OUR
LOSS MITIGATION FUNDS
PREDOMINATELY WITH FEMA FUNDS
HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM.
THAT'S A COMPETITIVE GRANT
PROGRAM WE APPLY- TO CALLAWAY
YES AND THEN OF COURSE THEY
SUBMIT OUR APPLICATION TO FEMA
AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THOSE GOLD
BARS WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.
HOWEVER WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE TO
COMPETE OBVIOUSLY THIS LATEST
DISASTER WERE EXPERIENCING RIGHT
NOW WILL GENERATE ADDITIONAL
GRANT FUNDING TO CALIFORNIA WE
WILL APPLY FOR THAT AS WELL. WE
WILL CONTINUE TO APPLY WE'RE
SCALABLE PROGRAM- FOR AS LONG AS
OUR FUNDING WILL KEEP US ALIVE-
WE ARE SCALABLE. WE HAVE PROVEN
THAT OUR WEB BASED INTERFACE
WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS AND CAN BE
SCALABLE FOR ALL THREE. OF THOSE
VULNERABILITIES WE LOOK FORWARD
TO CONTINUING TO WORK ON BEHALF
OF CALIFORNIA- THE FIRST OWNER
THAT WE- WHOSE HOUSE WE
RETROFITTED- UNPROMPTED SAID I
SLEEP BETTER AT NIGHT. ON AND
THAT THAT'S AS A C. WOULD SAY IN
COMMERCIALS THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
GOING FOR- AS I MENTIONED TWO
AND A HALF YEARS LATER PEOPLE
ARE NOT YET BACK IN THEIR
HOUSES. AFTER THE NAPA
EARTHQUAKE THAT IS THE KIND OF
DISPLACEMENT. HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF
DAMAGE THAT IS THE KIND OF
FINANCIAL- FINANCIAL DISASTER
THAT IT IS TO THESE INDIVIDUAL
HOMEOWNERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
OF COURSE WE'D LOVE TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU MUCH OF
WHAT. OUR LAST PHONE WITNESSES
DIVERTED. LAURIE MISTER OF THE
CULT FROM SERVICES. DEPUTY
DIRECTOR YOU MAY BEGIN. THANK
YOU GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR VICE
CHAIRS AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE- IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL
TESTIMONY TODAY SO I'LL TRY TO
JUST US SOME. OF THAT WHAT I CAN
OF THE SAME RESPONSE BEFORE I DO
I DO WANNA MAKE ONE
CLARIFICATION FROM THE-
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR- MY FACE THE
BRAKE APPLICATION FOR THE TWENTY
MILLION. HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO
FEMA SO IT'S ACTUALLY UNDER
REVIEW BY FEMA IF YOU THANK YOU
FOR. THANK YOU- IT IS A PLAN TO
GO A LONG WAY TO MITIGATING THE
IMPACT ON THE- AN EARTHQUAKE CAN
HAVE ON THE POPULATION IN
INFRASTRUCTURE OF OUR STATE. SO
HELLO YES DEVELOPS AND MAINTAINS
THE ALL HAZARDS STATE OF
CALIFORNIA EMERGENCY PLANS AND
TO BE CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT
BASED PLAN WHICH IS A CONCEPT OF
OPERATIONS THESE HAVE BEEN
ALLUDED TO- AS WELL AS THREE-
EARTHQUAKE SPECIFIC CATASTROPHIC
PLANS THE CASCADIA SUBDUCTION
ZONE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI
RESPONSE PLAN. THE BAY AREA
EARTHQUAKE PLAN AND THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA CATASTROPHIC
EARTHQUAKE PLAN. THE BAY AREA
EARTHQUAKE PLAN ADDRESSES AS
MAGNITUDE SEVEN POINT EIGHT
EARTHQUAKE ON THE NORTHERN SAN
ANDREAS FAULT IN A MAGNITUDE
SEVEN ON THE HAYWARD FAULT
ACROSS THE BAY. COVERING SIXTEEN
COUNTIES WITH A TOTAL POPULATION
OF TEN MILLION AND I BELIEVE
THIS WAS DISCUSSED A BIT ON THE
FIRST PANEL- THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA CATASTROPHIC
EARTHQUAKE PLAN ADDRESSES A
MAGNITUDE SEVEN POINT EIGHT
EARTHQUAKE ON THE SOUTHERN SAN
ANDREAS FAULT. THE SUM CAL PLAN
WAS LAST UPDATED LAST. YEAR IN-
TWENTY TWENTY TWO. A COVERS
TWELVE CAN AND APOSS. OF TWENTY
FOUR MILLION HI IT ALSO-
INVOLVED THE COLLABORATION OF
OVER FIFTEEN HUNDRED SUBJECT
MATTER EXPERTS FROM PRIVATE
SECTOR NON GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS. AND LOCAL STATE
TRIBAL AND FEDERAL PARTNERS AND
I MIGHT ADD THAT THE BAY AREA
EMERGENCY MANAGERS WERE ALSO
PART OF THAT MEETING SO IT HAD A
STATEWIDE RAMIFICATIONS. OVER
THE YEARS OUR PLANNING EFFORTS
HAVE MATURED THROUGH THE
CREATION OF ALL HAS OUR
CAPABILITY SPECIFIC CONCEPTS
WITH THE INTENT TO PROVE OVERALL
STATE RESPONSE YOU HEARD-
DIRECTOR MIKE ALLEN- TALK ABOUT
THE ALL HAZARDS EFFORTS. AND
SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE EMERGENCY
FUEL CAPABILITY STATE STAGING
SITES MULTI MODAL COMMODITY THIS
ROOM- TRANSPORTATION AND
DISTRIBUTION. OF REGIONAL AND
FEDERAL COORDINATION AND MASS
SHELTERING. WE ALSO EXERCISE THE
BALLOTING TESTER PLANNING
FACTORS IN RESPONSE RECOVERY
CONSTRUCTS FOR EXAMPLE OVER THE
LAST EIGHTEEN MONTHS CARILLO YES
DISASTER LOGISTICS I'VE BEEN
EXERCISING COMMODITY
DISTRIBUTION TO AND FROM THE
PORTS OF ONE ANY AND LOS ANGELES
ALONG WITH THE U. S. COAST GUARD
AND SEVERAL OTHER PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE PARTNERS. IN ADDITION TO
PLANNING TRAINING AND EXERCISING
HELLO YES JOINS MANY LOCAL AND
STATE AGENCIES AND ACTIVITIES
ARE JUST AS YOU HAVE JUST HEARD
TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF
SEISMIC EVENTS. HELLO YES
MAINTAINS THE STATE HAZARD
MITIGATION PLAN WHICH IS
CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED IT
REVIEWS LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION
PLANS AND WORKS WITH LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS ON STRENGTHENING.
THEIR RESILIENCY PLANNING
EFFORTS. YOU ALREADY HEARD ABOUT
THE BRACE AND BOLT PROGRAM OF
WHICH AT THAT JTA HELLO YES IT'S
A PART. WHICH HAS NOW MADE
NINETEEN THOUSAND OLDER
CALIFORNIA HOMES MORE RESILIENT
TO EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE ABOUT THAT
MANY MORE IN THE PIPELINE. IN
THE LAST TEN YEARS HELLO YES HAS
ADMINISTERED. OVER A FIVE
HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX THOUSAND
DOLLARS AND- FIVE HUNDRED
SEVENTY SIX MILLION DOLLARS OF
FEDERAL HAZARD MITIGATION
FUNDING FOR ABOUT TWO HUNDRED
VERY A SEISMIC RETROFITS.
SEISMIC RISK ASSESSMENT AN
EARTHQUAKE EARLY WARNING
PROJECTS I HAVE A COUPLE
EXAMPLES FOR YOU- THAT WOULD BE
THE HUMBOLDT BAY MUNICIPAL WATER
DISTRICT PIPELINE RETROFIT
PROJECTS. THE CITY OF SAN JOSE
MOBILE HOME RETROFIT PROJECT L.
A. U. S. D.'S GARDENIA SENIOR
HIGH SCHOOL SEISMIC RETROFIT
PROJECT FIVE CEDAR SINAI
HOSPITAL EARTHQUAKE EARLY
WARNING PROJECT TO PROVIDE.
AUDIO AND VISUAL WARNINGS TO
STAFF AND PATIENTS AND TO PUT
EQUIPMENT IN TO SAVE STATE. AND
THAT THE CITY OF OAKLAND SAFER
HOUSING FOR OPEN SOFT STORY
RETROFIT PROGRAM. FOR THIRTEEN
HUNDRED SOFT STORY APARTMENT
BUILDINGS AT RISK OF COLLAPSE IN
A MAJOR EARTHQUAKE. AND THERE'S
SIXTEEN OTHER PROJECTS AND
PROCESSES THAT ARE OUTSTANDING
FIRE STATIONS HOSPITALS HEALTH
CENTERS AND CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS WATER
PUMP STATIONS AND WASTE
TREATMENT FACILITIES WITH BACK
UP GENERATORS. HAZARD MITIGATION
EFFORTS ARE PROVEN METHODS FOR
REDUCING THE CONSEQUENCES OF A
DISASTER AS YOU HAVE HEARD. I'D
LIKE TO PICTURE FOR YOU OF OUR
RESPONSE STRATEGIES FOR
EARTHQUAKE EVENTS BY DESCRIBING
HOW WE RECENTLY RESPONDED TO THE
SMALLER SCALE FERNDALE
EARTHQUAKES. AT THE STATE
OPERATIONS CENTER WAS ACTIVATED
THAT VERY MORNING- AND MANY OF
US WERE WOKEN UP AT TWO WAS A
TWO THIRTY FOUR IN THE MORNING
WITH. THE MIGHT SHAKE OUT THAT
WENT OFF. OUR ON OUR PHONES-
INITIAL ON SCENE RESPONSE BY
HELLO YES INCLUDED FIRE AND
RESCUE SPECIAL OPERATIONS. LAW
ENFORCEMENT COORDINATING
OFFICERS REGIONAL EMERGENCY
SERVICES COORDINATORS TRIBAL
AFFAIRS COORDINATOR AND THE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF RESPONSE IN
CELLS WENT OUT TO HUMBLE. WE
STILL NEED TO LAY SYSTEMS AND
GOT AIRCRAFT OUT FAIRLY QUICKLY
. TO SURVEY THE DAMAGE. ALL THE
WHILE OUR LOCAL TO RESPOND TO A
NUMBER OF NATURAL LEAK AND
SEVERAL STRUCTURE FIRES IN
ADDITION TO A NUMBER OF MEDICAL
EMERGENCIES. COUNTY HAD NO
CAPACITY TO DO THAT BUILDING
ASSESSMENTS- THE BUILDINGS
THEMSELVES SO CALORIE ESCORT
NEEDED THE DEPLOYMENT OF
PERSONNEL TRAINED THROUGH THE
SAFETY ASSESSMENT PROGRAM OR
STAFF. TO ASSIST THE COUNTY TO
EVALUATE THE SAFETY OF THE
BUILDINGS ARE ON SAP PROGRAM IS
A TRAINING CREDENTIALING AND
COORDINATING PROGRAM THAT
UTILIZES ELIGIBLE VOLUNTEERS TO
CONDUCT RAPID ASSESSMENTS OF
STRUCTURES IN THE DISASTER AREA.
IN THIS CASE WE SANTA AT TRAIN
STATE AGENCY PERSONNEL FROM
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES
AND CALTRANS. ALONG WITH A HELLO
. YES FIRE AND RESCUE TEAM LEAD.
THE TO EARTH. UP IN HUMBOLDT
RESULTED IN OVER TWO HUNDRED
FIFTY RESTRICTED USER YELLOW TAG
BUILDINGS. OVER NINETY UNSAFE OR
RED TAGS STRUCTURES AND OVER A
HUNDRED HOUSEHOLDS WERE
DISPLACED IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY.
HELLO YES PRE POSITIONED SHELTER
RESOURCES SHOULD THEY BE NEEDED
HOWEVER- THE COUNTY AND CITY
HANDLED THE SHELTERING AND THERE
ENDED UP BEING NO UNMET NEEDS IN
THIS AREA EXCEPT FOR EMERGENCY
BOTTLED WATER WHICH WE ARE WE
MAINLY PROVIDED TO REEL DELAWARE
THE WATER SYSTEM WAS. I
TEMPORARILY IMPACTED. ORIGINALLY
NEITHER THE MAIN SHOCK
EARTHQUAKE OR THE LARGE
AFTERSHOCK RESULTED IN THE
COLLAPSE OF STRUCTURES WITH.
PEOPLE TRAPPED INSIDE HOWEVER IN
THE CATASTROPHIC EARTHQUAKES-
MODEL IN OUR PLANS THERE WOULD
BE AND- CHIEF INVOLVED. HOW DO
YOU THROUGH THAT THEY USE ARE
FILED THAT FEDERAL YOU START
TEENS WE HAVE EIGHT OF THEM HERE
IN CALIFORNIA WE ALSO HAVE TEN
REGIONAL TASK FORCE THAT COULD
DEPLOY HERE WITHIN THE STATE-
AND THEN I WOULD REMIND
EVERYONE. AND OF COURSE YOU
WOULDN'T DEPEND UPON IT BUT THE
FULL SCALE OF THE NATIONAL
RESPONSE WOULD BE- AVAILABLE TO
CALIFORNIA AND THAT INCLUDES
EIGHTEEN MORE FEDERAL. USE OUR
TEAMS. THIS WELL OF COMPETENCE
PROFESSIONALISM EXPERIENCE AND
MULTI TIERED RESPONSE CAPABILITY
KIND OF SETS CALIFORNIA APART
AND IT'S INDICATIVE OF THE LEVEL
OF STATE SUPPORT- THAT OVER THE
DECADES. YOU AS A LEGISLATURE
HAVE HELPED CREATE TRAIN AND
IMPROVE. OUR READINESS THROUGH
YOUR INVESTMENTS IN CALLOW YES
INVESTMENTS AND OTHER AND STATE
AGENCY RESPONSE PARTNERS- ONE
THING THAT WE HAVEN'T DISCUSSED
A LITTLE BIT WHAT'S ON YOUR
AGENDA. WAS THE FIRE FOLLOWING
EARTHQUAKE- THIS SCENARIO IS
LIKELY TO CONFRONT OUR
FIREFIGHTERS IN THE AFTERMATH OF
A CATASTROPHIC EARTHQUAKE IN
IRVINE CALIFORNIA- WOULD
POTENTIALLY INCLUDE THE ERECTION
OF MANY SIMULTANEOUS STRUCTURE
FIRES EVEN FIRES AND PETROLEUM
REFINERIES AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL
FACILITIES. RESULTING FROM
ELECTRICAL SHORTS GAS LEAKS
RUPTURED FUEL AND OTHER
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL CONTAINMENT
VESSELS AND PIPING AMONG OTHER
CAUSES SO UNDER THESE EXTREME
CONDITIONS. CALIFORNIA FIRE
SERVICE WILL BE UTILIZING ALL
AVAILABLE MEANS TO DETERMINE AND
MONITOR THE SCOPE OF GROWING
FIRES AND WILL ENSURE SCARCE
GROUNDED BASED IN AERIAL
FIREFIGHTING RESOURCES ARE
ASSIGNED FIRST TO THOSE FIRES
WITH THE MOST POTENTIAL FOR
EXPOSURE TO OCCUPIED BUILDINGS
INCLUDING. THOSE THAT ARE
COLLAPSED AND DAMAGED- BUT WITH
TROUT- OCCUPANTS- INSTEAD YOU
BANK CALIFORNIA IS PREPARED TO
ENGAGE THE ROW CAL FIRE AND
RESCUE SERVICES WHICH INCLUDES
ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES
PART OF THE CALIFORNIA FIRE AND
RESCUE MUTUAL AID SYSTEM MANAGED
BY CALLAWAY YES. WHEN STATE RATE
AGENT OUR RESOURCES ARE
OVERWHELMED AS I MENTIONED
BEFORE HELLO YES WITH WRITTEN
REQUEST INTERSTATE MUTUAL AID
THROUGH PROPRIA INTERSTATE
COMPACTS AND THROUGH THE
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE
COMPACT THAT'S THE NATIONAL
CONTACT. THIS WILL ENSURE
MAXIMUM DEPLOYMENT OF THE
BAILABLE ASSETS TO THE AFFECTED
AREA AND THEN IN THE MOST
EXTREME CONDITIONS CALIFORNIA
WILL BE PREPARED TO CONSIDER
REQUESTING INTERNATIONAL
ASSISTANCE TO HELP SUPPORT NOT
ONLY THE FIREFIGHTING. RESOURCES
ATTEMPTING TO CONTROL THE FIRES
BUT- SEARCH AND RESCUE AND- ANY
OTHER AREA THAT WE MIGHT NEED
ASSISTANCE- I MENTIONED THE
AIRCRAFT THAT WE CAN PUT IT THIS
IS UNDER OUR FIERY SKIP ABILITY.
THAT'S THE- FIRE INTEGRATED REAL
TIME INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM. A
MISNOMER IT REALLY IS AN ALL
HAZARDS- SYSTEM- IN THE AIRCRAFT
ARE INCLUDE CUTTING EDGE SENSORS
THAT PROVIDE ENHANCED INCIDENT
AWARENESS REAL TIME FIRE
PERIMETER MAP HIGH DEFINITION
COLOR AND INFRARED VIDEO AND
PHOTOS- MUCH MUCH MORE MANY MORE
CAPABILITIES AND AGAIN I WANT TO
THANK THE LEGISLATURE- IN
RECENT- BUDGET. ACTIONS FOR
SUPPORT OF THAT FIRE SYSTEM.
FINALLY IN CONCLUSION HELLO YES
REMAINS COMMITTED TO ENSURE THAT
WE SERVE THE PUBLIC THROUGH
EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION IN
PREPARING FOR PROTECTING AGAINST
RESPONDING AND RECOVERING FROM
AND MITIGATING THE IMPACTS OF
ALL HAZARDS AND THREATS
INCLUDING SIMULTANEOUS.
SIMULTANEOUS EVENTS AS- THE.
VICE CHAIR- MENTIONS- WE CONTROL
THE EARTHQUAKE THAT HIT A AND
ALL OTHER DISASTERS WE
CONSTANTLY SEEK WAYS TO IMPROVE
OUR PLANNING MITIGATION RESPONSE
AND RESILIENCY EFFORTS. THANK
YOU FOR THE CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH
YOU HERE TODAY AND I REMAINING
AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS THANK YOU. THANK YOU
LAURIE THINKCENTRE ACTUAL OF
YOUR QUESTION. HI I'D LIKE TO
JUST BEGIN WITH THE COMMENT IT'S
WG THANK YOU THAT ALL OF YOU FOR
BEING HERE BUT YOU IN PARTICULAR
DEPUTY CHIEF BECAUSE I KNOW.
PERHAPS OVER YOUR- COURSE OF
YOUR CAREER YOU MAY HAVE STOPPED
IN THE CITY OF PICO RIVERA BUT
WE HAVE WHAT I CALL THE FIGHT
AND WON ALL THREE. AND THE FIRE
STATION ONE OH THREE IS THE ONE
THAT HAS DEPLOYED- SOME OF ITS
MEN AND WOMEN TO EIGHTY SOME OF
ITS MEN AND WOMEN TO MOUNTAIN
RESCUE END TO THESE GREW CRAZY
FIRES AT- DEVELOP ALL OVER
CALIFORNIA. AND ITS STATION IN
PICO RIVERA AND- THEY ARE THE
MOST CAPABLE UNIT THAT WE HAVE
IN L. A. COUNTY I UNDERSTAND
WITH ALL THE EQUIPMENT THAT YOU
COULD POSSIBLY NEED. CHAU WELL
HATS OFF TO THEM AND I ENJOY
HAVING BREAKFAST WITH THEM EVERY
SO OFTEN AND THE OTHER THING. ON
THE QUESTION TO OUR ENGINEERS.
THE COST OF RETROFITTING AND I
AND I SAW SOME OF THE PICTURES
THAT YOU HAD THERE AND I SAW
STRUCTURE TO COLLECT THE STUCCO
HOUSE. COULD BE TWELVE FIFTEEN
HUNDRED SQUARE FEET HAVE THAT
RETRO FITTED IN THE HOUSE THAT
DONE WITH WITH WITH A U. S.
SKELETON FRAME AND THEN YOU. RE
STUCCOED HOUSE AT DONE. AT A
REASONABLE COST. THAT'S THE
BEAUTY OF THE VULNERABILITY
BASED RETROFIT IS THAT WE'RE NOT
GOING IN COMPLETELY UPGRADING
THE ENTIRE HOUSE WE'RE DOING IS
GOING AFTER THE VULNERABILITY
THAT CAUSES THAT HOUSE TO SLIDER
TOPPLE OFF ITS FOUNDATION. OKAY
WORK IS ALL DONE IN THE CRAWL
SPACE AND NOBODY PADDING TO YOUR
HOUSE A LITTLE BOOTIES ON. ALL
DONE IN THE CRAWL SPACE NEW
ANCHOR BOLTS DRILLING AND
GROUTING INTO THE EXISTING
CONCRETE. NEW PLYWOOD ON THE
SHORT STUD WALLS AROUND THE
CRAWL SPACE AND THEN THESE- YOU
KNOW HARDWARE PIECES AROUND THE
TOP. AND AS I MENTIONED ABOUT
FIFTY TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
STATEWIDE IS THE MEDIAN COST OF
THAT OUTFIT. IN IN AND PEOPLE
DON'T REALIZE IT A LOT OF THE
OLD OLD HOUSES AREN'T EVEN
BOLTED DOWN EXACTLY. JUST
SITTING ON A FOUNDATION YES AND
I COULD SEE WITH THE RETROFIT
WOULD BOTTOM DOWN THAT'S RIGHT
OF THAT BUT THAT'S ABOUT FIFTY
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS EVERY. YEAR
YOU KNOW IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
IN SOME AREAS- THE HOUSES ARE
MODESTLY SIZED IN THE ONLY NEED
MOLTING CAN BE AS LITTLE AS
352-400-4000 DOLLARS. FUND KIND
OF DEPENDS NO LET ME FINISH UP
WITH THIS SO HOW CAN WE HELP
THAT HOMEOWNER. THAT WITH THE
PROGRAM THAT THAT WE HAVE HERE
IN THE STATE WE HAVEN'T WITH THE
COUNTY WHERE WHERE WOULD. A
GRANT COMMAND WORK OUT COULD
THEY APPLY. WELL OUR PROGRAM IS
INTENDED FOR THE STATE WHERE
THERE IS OF HIGHEST HAZARD THERE
ARE THOSE CITIES WHO HAVE GONE
AFTER OF FEMA FUNDING AND HAVE.
STOOD UP THEIR OWN BRACE SYMBOL
PROGRAMS- HERE DID OAKLAND'S
DONE IT- BERKELEY HAS THIS WORK
GOES THROUGH A TRANSFER TAX.
PROCESS SO- WHEREVER THERE'S
FUNDING YOU CAN YOU CAN STAND UP
ONE OF THESE PROGRAMS AND COURSE
AS I MENTION OUR PROGRAM IS
SCALABLE AS WELL. AND WE
CURRENTLY. HAVE A LARGE GRANT
FROM FOR EMAIL. THIS GONNA ALLOW
US TO DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF HOUSE
THAT WE'VE- FEDERAL GREAT. THANK
YOU THANK YOU WHICH HERE. THE
OTHER QUESTION. REMEMBERS I HAVE
A CO. FOR SCHOOL ONCE AGAIN ON
DEPUTY CHIEF THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE. I'M LIKE- CENTER
ARCHULETA. IT'S GREAT TO HAVE AN
INNER CITY AND THE PEOPLE THERE
BUT- I DON'T TEXT ONE STEP
FURTHER I'VE ACTUALLY WORKED
WITH SOME OF THOSE GUYS ON
BECAUSE WHEN I WORKED PRIVATE
SECTOR EMS NOW WE COUNTY. WAS
ALWAYS A PLUS NEARLY GOT YOU SAW
ONE OF THREE IN ROUTE TO COME TO
SOME OF OUR OUR ISSUES WE HADN'T
SIGNED. IN SINGAPORE VALLEY
RIGHT. SO IT'S GOOD TO HEAR WHAT
WE DOING L. A. COUNTY BECAUSE
LIKE SAID- ABORT THOSE
INDIVIDUALS I SEE THE
CAPABILITIES WHAT THEY WANT TO
DO FIRST HAND- WITH THE SEARCH
AND RESCUE WHAT YOU DO. CHIEF DO
THINK THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE
CAN DO TO MAKE IT BETTER
STRENGTH AND ARE ARE YOU USE OUR
TEAMS IN CALIFORNIA. YOU KNOW WE
ALWAYS CAN ROOM FOR IMPROVED AND
SO ANY COMMENTS ABOUT
IMPROVEMENT ARE REALLY NOT
DESIGNED TO BE CRITICISMS BUT
THEY'RE JUST REALLY DESIGNED.
TO- STATEMENTS OF IMPROVEMENT I
LOOK AT IT ALMOST LIKE A SPORTS
TEAM. IN A YEAR IF YOU HAD IT
THAT THE TENANT TO SEASON. YOU
KNOW WHAT YOU LEFT TO TWO
VICTORIES- ON THE ON THE FIELD.
AND SO FOR US I THINK THE TAKE
AWAY IS IT GOES BACK TO WHAT I
SAID BEFORE IT'S ABOUT
PARTNERSHIPS. IT'S ABOUT
ENSURING THAT- THAT THE ELEMENTS
OF THE OF THE COMMUNITY FROM THE
PEOPLE ALL THE WAY TO THE
HIGHEST LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
THERE'S A CONNECTION AND THERE'S
A COMMITMENT AND INVESTMENT- THE
ONE THING I. I'M REALLY PROUD OF
IT AS YOU SPEAK OF ONE OH
THREES. IN PICO. I CAN I SPEAK I
SPEAK PERSONALLY OF THE OF THE
ENTIRE USE OUR PROGRAM RIGHT I
RAN THE PROGRAM AS A PROGRAM
MANAGER BACK IN TWO THOUSAND.
SIX TO TWO THOUSAND NINE WE WERE
FIRST. GETTING INTO THE-
INTERNATIONAL. ARENA AND THAT WE
GO TO WE GO TO DISASTERS
NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY
FOR TWO REASONS. ONE WE DO IT
BECAUSE WE ARE AMBASSADORS FOR
THE- STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR OUR
DEPARTMENT AND FOR THE- FOR THE
U. S. WHEN WE TRAVEL
INTERNATIONALLY. BUT WE ALSO DO
IT FOR ABOUT A IN A VERY
IMPORTANT REASON THAT AS WE'RE
BUILDING. OUR OWN CAPACITY WE'RE
BUILDING OUR OWN LESSONS LEARNED
FOR BUILDING. A SKILL SET AMONG
OUR PEOPLE. AND SOME OF THAT
SKILL SET IS TACTICAL. AND SOME
OF THAT SKILL SET A STRATEGIC.
AND SO FOR- THE FOR. PEOPLE
THEIR FIRST TIME DEPLOYMENT
FOLKS THAT WENT TO. TURKEY THEY
WERE TACTICAL THEY WERE LEARNING
HOW TO DO THE TASKS THAT THEY
NORMALLY DO A BETTER SANTA
CLARITA DEL VALLE TRAINING
FACILITY THEY NORMALLY DO IT.
YOU KNOW IN A TRAINING
ENVIRONMENT THEY WERE DOING IT
NOW IN THE REAL WORLD. A REAL
HAZARD IN THE BUILDING NEXT YEAR
COMES DOWN IT MAY IT MAY HAVE A
DIRECT IMPACT ON YOUR YOUR
TEAMMATES- SO WHAT WAS THE TO
TAKE AWAY HERE IS. IS THAT
INVESTMENT THAT PARTNERSHIP- AND
I REALLY GO BACK TO- RIGHT NOW
WHEN I LOOK AT. THE STATE OF THE
EIGHT CALIFORNIA TEAMS- THAT ARE
THERE ARE PART OF THE NATIONAL
SYSTEM. THERE'S NOT A LOT OF
STATE MONEY TO SUPPORT THOSE
TEAM MOST OF THAT MONEY IS
COMING FOR. EITHER LOW GUY. OR
ITS COME FROM. THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. AND SO I BELIEVE
THERE'S A GAP THERE THAT COULD
BE FILLED AND I THINK THAT GAP
STRENGTHENS OUR ABILITY TO
PROVIDE SERVICES. OUTSIDE OF OUR
HOME COMMUNITIES- SO THAT WOULD
BE ONE EXAMPLE OF WHERE.
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT COULD BE
USED- YOU KNOW I KNOW IT'S A
ZERO SUM GAME THERE'S ONLY SO
MUCH MONEY BUT I THINK FOR THE
AMOUNT OF MONEY INVESTED IN THAT
THE OF THE LONG TERM REWARD. IT
MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO
STRENGTHEN THOSE TEAMS TO
STRENGTHEN- THE OTHER PARTS OF
THE ARMORED C. AGENCIES TO
ENSURE THAT THEY CAN. RESPOND
OUTSIDE OF THEIR OWN
COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU
TREATMENT. FROM THIS COMES OF MY
RIGHT NOW JUST TALKING ABOUT
THE- THE RELATIONSHIPS NOT ONLY
HERE IN CALIFORNIA THROUGHOUT
THE STATE AND- INTERNATIONALLY.
A FEW YEARS AGO THEY WERE TRAVEL
TO JAPAN I WENT TO JAPAN. AND ON
SOME OTHER ISSUES BUT I. WAS
SERVER TOKYO FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THEIR SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM
COOPER SPEAKS HIGHLY OF. FOLKS
HERE IN CALIFORNIA PARTICULARLY
COUNTY. AND THEY TOLD ME FOR YOU
YOU KNOW COVERAGE OF THAT MAJOR
EARTHQUAKE BUT WE'RE READY TO
RESPOND TO COME TO CALIFORNIA TO
HELP WITH THE RESEARCH IS. HIS
RIGHT EYE OPENING TO HEAR THAT
AND SHARE WHAT THEY DO AS WELL.
A DIFFERENT SCALE. RIGHT NEXT
QUESTION AFFORD LAURIE THERE
WITH THE- YES. HOW TO QUESTION-
PUBLIC A CALIFORNIA AS A
DISASTER PRONE STATE RIGHT- WE
HAVE THE FIRES WE HAVE THE
FLOODS. AND THAT EARTHQUAKE
THAT'S JUST LOOMING OVERHEAD
AGAIN HAPPEN ANYTIME. THAT WE
NEED TO BE PREPARED TO RESPOND
TO TWO MAJOR DISASTERS. RIGHT
WHERE THAT STEP. MAJOR
EARTHQUAKE ON ANDREAS OR WE GOT.
THREE WEATHER SOUTHERN NORTHERN
CAL. BUT WE HAVE THE RESOURCES.
DIVERSE TO RESPONDED MAJOR
DISASTERS SIMULTANEOUSLY. A
GREAT QUESTION SHARED RODRIGUEZ
AND I WOULD SAY- IN A
CATASTROPHIC DISASTER SUCH AS WE
OPPOSED IT THROUGH OUR SAY OUR
SO CAL CAP PLAN- THAT ALL OF THE
RESOURCES DO NOT EXIST- SOLELY
IN CALIFORNIA WE- AT. AS PART OF
THAT PLAN THAT'S A FEMA
CALIFORNIA PLANT SO IT IT DOES
RELY ON A NATIONAL RESOURCES
COMING AND- WE BUT I WOULD SAY.
TO REASSURE YOU AND TO REASSURE
LISTENERS HERE THAT- WE HAVE. WE
HAVE DEL WITH MAJOR DISASTERS
SIMULTANEOUSLY HERE IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA ESPECIALLY WITHIN
THE LAST FIVE OR SIX YEARS-
WE'VE HAD- CATASTROPHIC FIRES
GOING ON IN THE NORTH PART OF
THE STATE IN THE SOUTH PART OF
THE STATE WE'VE DONE- KOBE AND-
NINETEEN RESPONSE AT THE SAME
TIME THAT WE'RE DOING WILDFIRE
RESPONSE- AND WE'VE LEARNED A
LOT. AND ARE CATASTROPHIC
PLANNING IS LOOK IT'S A LIVING
DOCUMENT AND IT'S CONSTANTLY OUR
CONTRACTS ARE CONSTANTLY
EVOLVING DEPENDING UPON- YOU
KNOW THOSE LESSONS THAT WE'VE
LEARNED FROM THESE OPPORTUNITIES
TO DO SEVERAL TIMES
SIMULTANEOUSLY FIGHT. OF THIS
MAJOR DISASTER SO I WOULD SAY
YES AND NO- AND WITH THE COUNTY-
THAT WE WOULD DEFINITELY BE
RELYING UPON NOT ONLY NATIONAL
BUT EVEN. POTENTIALLY
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT. YES THE
BAKER I HEAR THE LORD BUT MIGHT
IS WE NEED TO PREPARE FOR THAT
MAJOR EARTHQUAKE RIGHT COULD YOU
CAN YOU CAN LOOK AT THE
PANDEMICS THE FIRES ARE
DIFFERENT. RESPONDING TO A MAJOR
EARTHQUAKE ON THE SENATE RACE
HERE WERE AT FAULT OR THE OTHER
FULL THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THE
STATE I THINK IT'S GOING TO
REQUIRE DIFFERENT TYPES OF
RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE GOING
DOWN GAS LINES WATER LINES
ACROSS THE BOARD RIGHTS I DON'T
KNOW FOR REALLY. BUT PREPARING
OURSELVES THAT WAY FOR THAT
MAJOR DISASTER WITHOUT MAJOR
FIRE I'M LIKE SO WE I DON'T
THINK WE'VE BEEN TESTED TO THAT
DEGREE HOPEFULLY NEVER WILL BUT
IF WE ARE. THAT WE ARE IN A
BETTER PLACE TO RESPOND LESSONS
LEARNED FROM THE PREVIOUS
INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN THE
STATE ARE WE TALK ABOUT THE
EARTHQUAKE IN NAPA NOW SHE THE
ONE IN THE NORTHRIDGE BUT- THOSE
ARE NORTHRIDGE LOOK BIGGER THAN
THE NOW PUT A LITTLE BIT DIED.
DIFFERENT AREAS BUT THE FACT OF
WE HAVE THAT MAJOR EARTHQUAKE
RIGHT. TO PANDEMICS IS ONE THING
THE FRONT DOOR ANOTHER WHAT YOU
THOUGHT OF THAT MAJOR EARTHQUAKE
IN BETWEEN ONE OF THOSE OTHER
THINGS IT'S REALLY GOING TO PUT
US IN A DIFFERENT ASPECT THAT. I
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
TALK ABOUT CALIFORNIA BEING THE
LEADER. IN MOVING THINGS FORWARD
THAT WE NEED TO BE THE LEADER IN
DISASTER RESPONSE PREPAREDNESS
WE HAVE TWO MAJOR DISASTERS.
RIGHT HERE IN OUR BACKYARD IN
CALIFORNIA. YEAH WELL SAID THE
INNER CATASTROPHIC PLANNING.
JUST THAT IT TAKES US TO THE
VERY EXTREMES SO THAT WE CAN.
MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE READY FOR
ANYTHING OTHER LESSER NATURE SO-
THAT THAT- MANY FACTORS THAT WE
USE FOR THAT CATASTROPHIC PLAN
ARE. AT EXTREME. OKAY MORE
QUESTIONS. WE HAVE A QUESTION
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SERVICE. HI SO
MY DISTRICT COVERS- NORTHRIDGE.
ADD A VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE
WARNINGS THAT YOU'RE GIVING
TODAY WHEN I WAS SEARCHING FOR A
HOME THERE I PASSED ON A NUMBER
OF PLACES THAT HAD EARTHQUAKE
DAMAGE AND PULLED OUT OF ONE-
THAT HAD SOME PRETTY SERIOUS
EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE THAT MADE ME
FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE SO- I
UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
TO MAKE SURE THAT RETROFITS
HAPPENED AND IT HAPPENED IN MY
COMMUNITY- IN A BIG WAY. AND SO
I WONDER IF. THEY'RE YOU KNOW I
HEARD YOU MENTION A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT PEOPLE
CAN PARTICIPATE IN- HOW IS THAT
INFORMATION GETTING OUT TO
PEOPLE ARE THERE OTHER WAYS THAT
WE CAN HELP. GET THAT
INFORMATION OUT TO FOLKS TO MAKE
SURE THEY KNOW ABOUT THOSE
PROGRAMS BECAUSE I JUST FEEL
LIKE A LOT OF FOLKS DON'T EVEN
KNOW THESE PROGRAMS ARE
AVAILABLE TO THEM. RIGHT WITH
WITHOUT UNLIMITED FUNDING
OBVIOUSLY WE CAN'T BE WE CAN'T
REGISTRATION OPEN ALL YEAR ROUND
WE JUST WE WOULD RUN OUT OF
MONEY VERY VERY QUICKLY I ALSO
NEVER WANTED TO HAVE SO MANY
PEOPLE ON A WAITING LIST THERE'S
NO BETTER WAY TO DISSUADE PEOPLE
FROM PARTICIPATION AND HAVE
MONEY WAITING LISTS FOR YEARS.
ON END SWEAR OPEN FOR ABOUT
THIRTY DAYS OF COURSE ARE HUGE
PRESS YOU KNOW MEDIA PUSH FOR
THAT WHAT WE'RE FINDING THOUGH
IS THAT PEOPLE ARE HEARING ABOUT
IT FROM THEIR FRIENDS THEIR
NEIGHBORS THEIR COLLEAGUES- AND
THEIR REAL ESTATE AGENTS THEIR
INSURANCE AGENTS- ANOTHER
PROFESSOR PROFESSOR- KEITH
PORTER. DID A STUDY AND FOUND
THAT IN CALIFORNIA HOUSES THAT
ARE RICHER FITTER GOING FOR
ABOUT 1717% MORE SO WE ARE
STARTING TO SEE SOME SOCIAL
CAPITAL AND SOME- KIND OF NEW.
KNOWLEDGE ACROSS THE BOARD I
THINK IT'S- MORE PREVALENT SOME
DEMOGRAPHICS AND OTHERS- WE HAVE
A STRENGTH IN MY HOUSE WEBSITE
THAT IS UP ALL THE TIME WITH ALL
OF THE INFORMATION. FOR THOSE
VULNERABILITIES- I PERSONALLY OF
COURSE TRYING TO AS MUCH OF
PUBLIC SPEAKING IN AND OUT
REACHES WE POSSIBLY CAN. BUT IT
IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY DO
NEED TO MAKE SURE IS ALWAYS TOP
OF MIND WHEN SOMEONE IS LOOKING
FOR A HOUSE SELLING A HOUSE.
DOING BUT YOU KNOW A RENOVATION-
THAT THIS IS. SOMETHING THAT
THEY SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR THE
MINIMUM. THANK YOU IN I HOPE-
YOU KNOW IN ADVANCE OF THAT
THIRTY DAY. APPLICATION PERIOD
THAT YOU CAN SEND INFORMATION TO
ALL OF US SO WE CAN SHARE WITH
OUR CONSTITUENTS TO MAKE SURE
THEY KNOW ABOUT IT ABSOLUTELY
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WITH THAT
SAID THE NEAR QUESTIONS IF NOT
ALRIGHT THANK EVERYBODY FOR
BEING HERE TODAY I ON THIS VERY
IMPORTANT. TOPIC IN THANK YOU
FOR ALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS.
AND EVERYBODY THAT EVERYTHING
YOU DO TO KEEP CALIFORNIA SAFE
IN A BETTER PLACE. SO WITH THAT
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT HERE IN THE ROOM.
WE HAVE LIMITED TIME. SO IS
THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF YOU WORK
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IS IT OPEN.
MISTER CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE ON JIM ALI I'M- WITH
LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL
LABORATORY AND I'LL BE QUICK. I
JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT.
INVESTMENTS BY THE US DEPARTMENT
OF ENERGY ARE PROVIDING
CALIFORNIA WITH AN IMPORTANT NEW
TOOL TO CHARACTERIZE THE
EARTHQUAKE RISKS. ALONG OUR
MAJOR FAULTS. AND REPAIR OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE TO SURVIVE. AN
UNDERSTANDING OF THE GROUND
MOTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
EARTHQUAKE IS CRITICAL TO THE
DESIGN OF RESILIENT-
INFRASTRUCTURE. FOR MANY REGIONS
OF- AT HIGH RISK IN OUR STATE
HOWEVER. HISTORICAL DATA FROM
GROUND MOTIONS DOES NOT EXIST
FOR MODELING IS NEEDED. THE
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S NEW-
CLASS OF SUPERCOMPUTERS. GIVES
US THE CAPABILITY. TO UNDERSTAND
GROUND MOTIONS AND POTENTIAL
DAMAGE WITH UNPRECEDENTED
FIDELITY. LAWRENCE BERKELEY
NATIONAL LABORATORY'S USING OUR
SUPERCOMPUTER TO MODEL THE
HAYWARD FAULT IN OUR DELIVERABLE
IS A ROBUST SERIES OF DETAILED
GROUND MOTION MODELS TO HELP
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES UTILITIES
BUILDING OWNER OWNERS AND
OPERATORS. AND OTHERS BETTER
UNDERSTAND WHAT PARTS OF THE BAY
AREA ARE MOST AT RISK. SO THAT
WE CAN BETTER PREPARE WE ARE
COLLABORATING WITH THE PACIFIC
EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING RESEARCH
CENTER TO MAKE THE USE OF GRANT
MODEL GROUND MOTIONS AVAILABLE
FOR FREE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH
AN OPEN ACCESS WEBSITE. THERE IS
POTENTIAL TO EXPAND USE OF THESE
NATIONAL LABORATORY CAPABILITIES
AND TOOLS FOR NOW WE JUST WANT
YOU TO BE AWARE OF THIS WORK AND
TO OFFER OUR SELVES IS A
RESOURCE AND AS PARTNERS. SO WE
CAN HELP ALL CALIFORNIANS THANK
YOU THANK YOU WAS THERE SOMEBODY
ELSE. SEVEN NO OTHER FOLKS FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT WE'LL GO AHEAD
AND SWITCH IT TO OUR FOLKS THAT
MAY BE A FALLEN ON. ON VIA
PHONE- THE NUMBER ONCE AGAIN IS
EIGHT SEVEN SEVEN. TWO TWO SIX
EIGHT ONE SIX THREE WITH THE
PASSCODE OF. SEVEN THREE SIX TWO
EIGHT THREE FOUR. OPERATE A
MEASURE FOR THEIR BUT DO WE HAVE
ANYONE ON THE LINE. SO JUST
WANTED TO CHECK ON THAT SO
WITHOUT THIS MEETING IS
ADJOURNED I WANT TO THANK
EVERYBODY FOR PARTICIPATING THIS
AFTERNOON THANK YOU. MILLIONS OF
. WITH.