NTHMP Gap Analysis Work Group

Page updated April 10, 2019

The NTHMP Gap Analysis Work Group was authorized by the NTHMP Coordinating Committee on March 12, 2019. Its purpose is to:

• Review a gap analysis regarding the status of where partners are regarding tsunami preparation.
• Review different draft versions that document elements of individual state & territory tsunami preparations status.
• Make recommendations for how this information will be made available to NTHMP partners and which parts of the information may be made available more widely.

The expected deliverable are recommendations to NTHMP Coordinating Committee on a gap analysis no later than one year from data of authorization of this Work Group.

• Members appointed by the NTHMP Chair:

- Jon Allan, Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries -- Lead
- Maximilian Dixon, Washington Emergency Management Division
- Chip Guard, Guam Forecast Office, NWS
- Yvette LaDuke, California Office of Emergency Services
- Denise Lewis, Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency
- Kevin Richards, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency
- Dmitry Nicolsky, University of Alaska at Fairbanks
- Rocky Lopes, NTHMP Administrator, ex-officio

Work Group products:

• Meeting notes of April 4, 2019.