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Potpourri
Kit and Kaboodle
100
The fault line that runs parallel to the Pacific Coast from Northern California to British Columbia
What is the Cascadia Subduction Zone?
100
Columbus Day 1962 and December 2007 are extreme examples of what type of weather event?
What are windstorms?
100
Turn around, don't drown!
What you should do if roads are flooded.
100
Tsunamis can come from two sources generally classified as "local" and this.
What is distant?
100
The minimum number of days worth of supplies you should have in your preparedness kit.
What is 3 days?
200
The amount of time that may elapse between the time that the earthquake stops and the tsunami arrives.
What is 20 minutes?
200
Power Outages are common after windstorms. Generators to produce power should never be used indoors to avoid this type of poisoning?
What is Carbon Monoxide poisoning?
200
The water depth needed to make a small car float away.
What is 12 inches?
200
In a disaster, this is who you should rely on the most to take care of your family and property.
Who is yourself?
200
Prescription medications, water, a hand crank flashlight, and non-perishable foods.
What should your Preparedness Kit contain?
300
The Modified Mercalli Scale is used to judge the strength of an earthquake. This scale is more easily recognizable.
What is the Richter Scale?
300
The National Weather Service often issues High Wind Watches and High Wind Warnings. Of the two, this one is more urgent?
What is a High Wind Warning?
300
The depth of fast moving water needed to sweep an adult of their feet.
What is 6 inches?
300
The AHAB Siren System is tested on this day every month.
What is first Monday?
300
This is a great way to protect yourself from broken glass and debris on the floor if an earthquake happens during the night
What is keep a pair of shoes next to your bed?
400
The city of Long Beach is developing one of these to use as a vertical assembly area to evacuate to in the event of a tsunami. It will be located behind the Long Beach Elementary School.
What is a berm?
400
If during a disaster like a windstorm enough damage occurs this is needed to trigger FEMA Public Assistance funding.
What is a Presidential Declaration?
400
In the event of a distant source tsunami NOAA weather radios, AHAB Sirens, and the Pacific County Emergency Notification System will provide warnings. In the event of a near source tsunami, this one thing will be your warning.
What is the ground shaking?
400
This is how you will be forced to evacuate in the event of a Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake.
What is on foot?
400
You place these in your kit to receive official news, directions, and information.
What is a small battery powered or hand cranked am/fm radio.
500
This is the last time the Cascadia Subduction Zone ruptured.
What is January 26th, 1700?
500
This is the place in the Naselle area where some of Pacific County's highest wind gusts have been rercorded.
What is Radar Ridge?
500
This is the year the highest recorded flood on the Willapa River occurred.
What is 1994?
500
This is a place you may be able to go (road conditions permitting) for news and information if other traditional means fail.
What is your local fire station.
500
In the event of a power outage these should never be used a light source.
What are candles?
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