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Think Out LoudHow Oregonians and state agencies are preparing for the next ‘Big One’Jan. 26 marks the 324th anniversary of the last Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. The 1700 quake caused the coastline to drop by several feet and sent a tsunami crashing into the Pacific Northwest coast. Pressure has been building in the Zone ever since, setting the region up for another potential magnitude-9.0 quake. Researchers estimate this kind of “megathrust” earthquake occurs roughly every 300-500 years. The Oregon Department of Emergency Management has been encouraging residents to prepare with initiatives like the Great Oregon Shakeout and Be 2 Weeks Ready.
Althea Rizzo is the geological hazards program coordinator at the Oregon Department of Em...2024-01-2652 min
Ready To RecoverEpisode 1 – Estimated Annualized Earthquake Losses: Potential Impacts and Costs of Earthquakes
In this episode, guest host Althea Rizzo leads a discussion of the 2023 Hazus Estimated Annualized Earthquake Losses report, which provides a nation-wide view of rising earthquake risk and potential losses—information that can help disaster planners identify priorities, guide decision-making, and draw attention to the need for mitigation and recovery planning.
Jesse Rozelle is the Program Manager for the Natural Hazards Risk Assessment Program (NHRAP) within the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA’s NHRAP team serve as subject matter experts in the development of methodological guidance, datasets, and risk assessment tools (including Hazus and the National Risk Index...2023-08-2822 min
The Salem City Club's PodcastUnderstanding ShakeAlert® -- An Earthquake Early Warning System for the West Coast of the United StatesJoin us to hear two Oregon experts on ShakeAlert explain why and how ShakeAlert technology was developed, how it will warn us that an earthquake has begun and that shaking is imminent, and how that warning can save lives, property, and critical infrastructure. Althea Rizzo is the Geological Hazards Program Coordinator in the Oregon Office of Emergency Management. Lucy Walsh is the Oregon Regional ShakeAlert Coordinator with the Oregon Hazards Lab in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Oregon.
2022-02-2154 min
This is The End: Pop Culture & CollapseUsing Comics to Prepare Kids & Teens for Wildfires and Other HazardsWe interview Dr. Althea Rizzo, Geological Hazards Program Coordinator, of the Oregon Office of Emergency Management (OEM), about WITHOUT WARNING! WILDFIRE, a comic book produced in partnership between OEM and Dark Horse Comics with the objective to help kids and teens get informed about, and prepared for, wildfires (and other hazards).
WITHOUT WARNING! WILDFIRE is available for free at Dark Horse Digital, the website for the Oregon Office of Emergency Management, and on iOS and Android apps. It’s also available on Kindle, Comixology, Google Play and Apple Books.
The first two comics in th...2021-12-2122 min
Boiled Down30. Preparing for the Worst"Hospitality begins with safety," so this episode we're talking emergency preparedness. Althea Rizzo joins us from the Office of Emergency Management to help us boil down what businesses can do to prepare for a disaster. Learn more about how communities will respond, who is most vulnerable and what resources exist to help Oregon businesses be ready.
Guest:
Althea Rizzo, Geologic Hazards Coordinator, Oregon Office of Emergency Management
Co-Host:
Lori Little, Director of Communications, Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association
Links Referenced:
Ready.gov
Hospitality Begins with Safety: TsunamiSafe.info
Ready Business QuakeSmart Toolkit
...2019-12-1339 min