2019 and later
Communicating California’s Flood Risk (2019)
This project provided flood preparedness education and outreach throughout California by organizing CA Flood Preparedness Week, presenting information at public outreach events, and collaborating with partners to create and deliver educational information on post-wildfire flooding concerns such as debris-flows. Initiatives under this project included:
- Participation in the 2nd Annual Highwater Jamboree, Miller Regional Park, Sacramento, CA
- Flood Risk Education Seminar for teachers in the Placer and San Joaquin County School Districts
- Partner collaboration for Flood Risk Outreach through High Water Mark sign initiative
- Multi-agency collaboration to create version one of ‘After Wildfire: A Guide for California Communities’
- Watershed University Webinar on Sea Level Rise in California
- Events at children’s museums, science centers, and county, state, and local fairs
Channel Capacity Atlas for Areas Affected by Subsidence Along the Upper San Joaquin River (2018)
An educational story map (visual illustration) focused on explaining what subsidence is, where it occurs, and presenting results from the previous Upper San Joaquin River flood system analysis has been created by the California Silver Jackets team. This was a collaborative effort between the California Department of Water Resources, USACE Sacramento District, U.S. Geological Survey, Bureau of Reclamation, and FEMA.
A previous effort analyzed and compared 2008 and 2016 levee elevation datasets to determine the amount of subsidence that occurred during that timeframe and then projected subsidence rates that would occur by 2026. This information was subsequently compiled and simplified to create a comprehensive educational resource on subsidence occurring along the Upper San Joaquin River to inform levee operators/owners, agencies, and the public.
Read more here: Story Map
Other California Silver Jackets Projects:
Additional projects by the California Silver Jackets include (but are not limited to):
- Floodplain Mapping and Hazard Assessments
- Planning Studies and Watershed Assessments
- Emergency Action Planning
- Tabletop Exercises
- Communicating California’s Flood Risk
- Tribal Flood Risk Management Workshops
- California Flood After Fire Support Tools
- Delta Flood Frequencies
- Multi-Hazard Disaster Outreach, Awareness, and Education
- Emergency Response Functional Exercise