Project Safe Haven considered tsunami evacuation options along the Washington Coast
Project Safe Haven: Tsunami Vertical Evacuation, Washington Coast
Degenkolb Engineers served as a Technical Advisor for Project Safe Haven: Tsunami Vertical Evacuation on the Washington Coast. The project utilized a grassroots process to develop vertical evacuation strategies for several communities in both Grays Harbor and Pacific counties. The Project Safe Haven process included both World Café methods and community design charrettes to allow community member consideration of evacuation options ranging from buildings and towers to raised earthen berms.
Degenkolb provided the team with structural engineering guidance for each evacuation option. These conceptual designs were used to develop cost estimates for future planning purposes. Both the Ocosta School site and Long Beach Elementary were identified as a safe haven location due to the large number of students and staff present during much of the year.
You can read more about Project Safe Haven in the official community reports.
Clallam County: https://mil.wa.gov/uploads/pdf/emergency-management/haz_safehavenreport_clallam.pdf
Grays Harbor: https://mil.wa.gov/uploads/pdf/emergency-management/haz_safehavenreport_graysharbor.pdf
Pacific County: https://mil.wa.gov/uploads/pdf/emergency-management/haz_safehavenreport_pacific.pdf
Client
University of Washington,
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Staff on the Project
Cale Ash
Group Director Principal
I have climbed three of the five volcanoes in Washington.
Cale Ash
Group Director, Principal
Seattle
- (206) 340-8102
- cash@degenkolb.com
Education
M.S., Structural Engineering, University of Illinois, 2003
B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, 2001
Registration
CA, Structural Engineer, License No. 5305
CA, Civil Engineer, License No. 68913
WA, Civil Engineer, License No. 44835
Little Known Fact
I have climbed three of the five volcanoes in Washington: Mount Baker (10,781 ft), Mount Adams (12,276 ft), and Mount Rainier (14,411 ft). Still on the list: Mount St. Helens (8365 ft) and Glacier Peak (10,541 ft).
Why did you go into Earthquake Engineering?
During graduate school I travelled to Taipei, Taiwan as part of a reconnaissance trip after the 1999 Chi Chi earthquake. Observing the damage firsthand led me to focus my career on reducing the impact of future earthquakes.
Question of the Day
What hobby would you go into if time and money weren’t an issue?
I would definitely get into private aviation and have a small plane to travel up and down the West Coast with my family. There are so many beautiful areas to explore and what better way to see them than from the sky!
