Risk
What is the cause
of volcanic eruptions?
What are my risks?
Mitigation
What can I do
at home?
What can
I do at work?
Local Mitigation
Activities
Preparation
Are you prepared?
Weather Advisories
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Volcano Mitigation Activities Hawaii County
The following is a list of various agencies and
activities they are doing to mitigation volcanic hazards in Hawaii
County. For a list of other actions the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) recommends, click
here.
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Department
of Health, Clean Air Branch
The Clean Air Branch of the Department of Health dispenses
information about protecting yourself from volcanic air
pollution. For more information contact:
935-1206 (Hilo)
325-5339 (Kona)
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State
Civil Defense
Responsibility of all disasters or major crises in the
State of Hawaii begins at the county level. As the disaster
or crisis develops, the Hawaii State Civil Defense System
provides operational infrastructure and procedures to apply
additional resources to meet the demands of the emergency
from all appropriate levels of government.
Mitigation Activities:
- Community education programs conducted by the University
of Hawaii at Hilo's Outreach Program.
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Center
for the Study of Active Volcanoes
The Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes
(CSAV) is located on the Big Island of Hawai'i, and operates
out of the University of Hawai'i at Hilo. CSAV is a training
and outreach program established by the Hawaii State Legislature
in 1989.
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Conducts public symposiums at the University
of Hawaii at Hilo to discuss impacts of natural hazards,
mitigation measures, and policy/warning systems.
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Plans symposia for teachers for credit
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U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Recent advances in volcano monitoring, new and refined
volcano-hazard assessments, and better warning schemes have
significantly improved the USGS's capability to warn of
volcano hazards and impending eruptions. Volcano information
and warnings, however, no matter how timely or precise,
will reduce volcanic risk only if they are communicated
effectively to a wide audience, especially to people who
live and work in potentially hazardous areas and to emergency-management
specialists.
Mitigation Activites:
- Measure and observe changes in volcanic activity to
determe when a volcano might erupt.
- Provide advance warning for saving lives and minimizing
property damage
- Provide the best possible scientific information about
volcanoes that will help people to choose and manage the
risks associated with active and potentially active volcanoes.
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