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Type of Disasters

  • Flood
  • Hurricanes
  • Tsunami

Preparation

BEFORE A FLOOD

  • Create an evacuation plan with a retreat to higher ground.
  • Purchase flood insurance.
  • Know what has happened on local properties during past floods and take appropriate precautions. Place survival items in high and dry locations with easy access.
  • Estimate the danger from rising water versus a sudden deluge (tsunami, high tides, or dam breaks).
  • Consult a local licensed insurance agent for the availability of flood insurance through the federally sponsored National Flood Insurance Program. Usually there is a five day waiting period.
  • Own a raft or small boat.
  • Obtain sandbags, plastic sheeting, lumber, and towels.
  • Have survival kits available and ready.
  • Install check valves in sewer traps to prevent floodwaters from backing up in sewer drains, or buy large corks or stoppers to plug sinks, showers, and bath tubs.
  • Fuel vehicles in case evacuation becomes necessary along with
    survival items.
  • Monitor rapidly changing weather conditions.

PREPARATION:

Your 72-hour survival kit should include: a supply of boards, tools, batteries, nonperishable foods, and the other equipment you will need when a hurricane strikes. Continue normal activities and stay tuned to the weather service or storm warnings for advice, keep alert. Purchase windstorm insurance.

  • Sooner or later, tsunamis visit every coastline in the Pacific. Warnings apply to you if you live in any Pacific coastal area.
  • Not all earthquakes cause tsunamis, but many do. When you hear that an earthquake has occurred, stand by for a tsunami emergency.
  • During a tsunami emergency, your local Civil Defense, police, and other emergency organizations will try to save your life. Give them your fullest cooperation.

NOAA - Weather

PTWC - Pacific Ocean Bulletins
Tsunami warnings and information for Pacific Ocean countries
PTWC - Pacific Ocean Bulletins
  • Tsunami Information Bulletin 
    TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0544Z 24 JUL 2010

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR...
 

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North Shore Disaster Preparedness enhances the ability of our community to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters, thus ensuring that human needs inherent in a disaster situation are evaluated and addressed. It uses community disaster education, hazard analysis, training exercises, community leadership classes, local emergency management plans, and the expertise of its members to bring holistic disaster awareness to its community.
 
NS Emergency Preparedness 101

 

When a disaster strikes it is usually sudden and swift. The key to survival is preparation. There are steps you can take to protect yourselves and help cope with disaster if you plan ahead. Using this checklist will assist in the planning and preparation. Use these ideas and prepare a personal emergency plan that is suited to your area. Make the plan visible and known to all family members. If you need additional information contact your local fire department, American Red Cross, or local emergency management offices.

 

  • Schedule quarterly family conferences to discuss procedures to follow in different kinds of emergencies i.e. Tsunami, Hurricane, Flood, Earthquake.
  • Hold practice drills with your family and neighbors if possible.
  • Post and memorize emergency telephone numbers.
  • Assemble and store a survival kit containing:
    • Flashlights and portable radio with extra batteries.
    • First Aid Kit with manual.
    • Crescent and pipe wrenches for turning off utilities.
    • Emergency food and beverage, at least a 3-day supply (nonperishable food, juices, and one gallon of water per person per day).
    • Chlorine bleach for water purification.
    • Fire extinguisher.
    • Spare eyeglasses, prescribed medications, baby food, pet food, and special dietary foods.
    • Manual can opener.
    • Sanitation supplies; large plastic trash bags, soap, toothbrush and paste, feminine supplies, infant care items, toilet paper, newspaper and a camp shovel.
    • Camping equipment; blankets, sleeping and cooking gear.
    • Complete change of clothes for each person in the family.
  • Learn First Aid.
  • Establish a location for the family to reunite if members become separated.
  • Arrange for a friend or relative in another town to be a communication contact for the extended family.
  • Learn the emergency plan of the family's school, day care centers, workplaces, and clubs.
  • Make a habit of tuning in to daily weather forecasts and be aware of changing conditions. The Emergency Broadcast System on commercial radio and TV stations will announce a WATCH if an emergency situation is expected and a WARNING if it is imminent or in progress.
  • Learn Emergency Food and Water Procedures.
    • Be prepared to take care of yourself and your family for up to five days.
    • Take emergency drinking water from melting ice cubes, toilet tanks (not bowls) water heater, and canned fruits and vegetables.
    • Don't drink municipal tap water, or water from any questionable sources, until it has been strained with a clean cloth and treated. To treat water add 10 drops of chlorine bleach to each gallon of water, mix well, and let stand for about 30 minutes.
    • Freezer foods will last from 48-to 72-hours if the freezer is full and the door always stays closed.
    • Discard all open food and beverages that could be contaminated.
    • Eat perishable foods first. Cook on portable grills, only outdoors.
  • Determine an evacuation route and with alternatives.
  • Find out where main utility switches are and learn how to turn them off if they rupture and trained technicians aren't available.