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Surviving After the Earthquake and Tsunami

Learn essential strategies for managing life after devastating natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis. Understand the impact on utilities and services and how to cope without infrastructure. Discover emergency response plans, necessary supplies, and communication strategies to ensure safety and reunification with loved ones. Preparedness is key.

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Surviving After the Earthquake and Tsunami

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  1. Surviving After the Earthquake and Tsunami CEETEP Adapted from Sue Graves’ August 2015 presentation

  2. What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Cascadia Subduction Earthquake

  3. Debris Damaged Roadways and Bridges Landslides

  4. Impact on Utilities & Services • No Running Water • No Electricity • No Communications • No Sewer System • No Garbage Pick-up • No Fuel • No Groceries in the Store • No Pharmacy

  5. Imagine Extended Camp Life Without Infrastructure

  6. Where are emergency responders? • Search and Rescue • Fires • Emergency Debris Clearance • Critical Infrastructure Restoration • Critical Medical Needs • Establishing Emergency Response Structure • Ascertaining safety of our own families

  7. Emergency Supplies • Home • Go Bags for Evacuation • Workplace Emergency Supplies • Classroom

  8. Water! 1 gallon per person per day Add extra for pets and for cooking Water purification

  9. Food

  10. Shelter & Warmth Camping supplies – tents, camp stoves, propane, tarps Car supplies – blankets, pillows Hats, socks, gloves, jackets

  11. Classroom Supplies • Basic necessities – water, food, shelter, sanitation • Enlist parents to build your classroom kit • Comfort kits • Individual kits in large Ziploc bags • Snacks, note, picture, blanket

  12. Communications September 2015 AT&T Outage Impacts • Land lines • Cell phones • Radios • HAM • 2-way

  13. Communications Plan How will you contact your loved ones following a major local disaster? Local communications – establish multiple redundancies Designate an out-of-area contact

  14. Reunification Planning How will you reunite with your loved ones following a major local disaster? • School reunification planning – If your school doesn’t have a plan for your students, make one. • Family reunification planning – Home, near home, outside neighborhood • Designate an emergency contact near your child(ren). • American Red Cross Safe & Well

  15. Resources CERT Ready.gov American Red Cross USGS National Weather Service/NOAA/NTWC Humboldt 2-1-1 Emergency Notifications

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