North Cove Or Tokeland Suitable for an Box 101, 300 Memorial Dr South Bend, WA 98586 Local Emergency Management Has Tried to Assembly Area

WHAT IS A TSUNAMI? n Take a first aid course and learn survival A tsunami is a series of waves most skills. Knowledge is your greatest defense commonly caused by an earthquake against potential disaster. beneath the sea floor. As tsunamis enter HOW DO I KNOW WHEN TO EVACUATE? shallow water near land, they increase in height and can cause great loss of life and If you feel the ground shake, evacuate inland or to high ground immediately! property damage where they come ashore. 105 Recent research suggests that tsunamis A wave as high as 20 feet could reach the have struck the Washington coast on a North Cove–Tokeland area within 30 regular basis. They can occur at any time of minutes of the quake. The first wave is often not the largest; successive waves may be the day or night, under any and all weather GO DIRECTLY TO NEAREST HIGH GROUND conditions, and in all seasons. Beaches open spaced many minutes apart and continue to to the ocean, bay entrances, tidal flats, and arrive for several hours. Return only after coastal rivers are especially vulnerable to emergency officials say it is safe. tsunamis. Isolated areas may not receive official warnings of distant tsunamis. If you notice a WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A sudden drop or rise in sea level, move to ‘DISTANT’ AND A ‘LOCAL’ TSUNAMI? high ground or inland immediately. When a tsunami has been generated by WHERE DO I EVACUATE TO? a distant earthquake, it will not reach the Washington coast for several hours, and The map shows tsunami hazard areas there is time to issue a warning. When a (yellow) and areas of higher ground (green). NORTH tsunami is generated by a strong offshore Go to the nearest high ground—at least 50 COVE earthquake, its first waves would reach the feet above sea level, if possible. If you don’t 105 outer coast minutes after the ground stops have time to travel to high ground, but are in shaking. Feeling an earthquake could be a multi-story building, go to an upper level. If you are on the beach and unable to get to LEGEND your only warning! Tsunami hazard zone— high ground, go inland as far as you can. greatest risk WHAT CAN I DO TO PROTECT Tsunami hazard zone— MYSELF FROM A TSUNAMI? WHAT DO THE EVACUATION marginal risk SIGNS MEAN? 0 0.5 1 mile n Develop a family disaster plan. Everyone Higher ground TSUNAM I needs to know what to do on their own to Tsunami evacuation routes Evacuation route TOKELAND protect themselves in case of disaster. were developed to guide coastal n residents and visitors to safer Be familiar with local earthquake and locations when car evacuation is possible. tsunami plans. Know where to go to Evacuation signs have been placed along the You will need to know the evacuation routes lines and resulted in significant debris. If survive a tsunami. Identify an evacuation main roads to direct motorists to higher for your area. this is the case, do not try to follow the site within 15 minutes walking distance of ground. In some places, there may be more evacuation routes out. Evacuate on foot home and/or work. than one way to reach safer areas. These HOW DO I GET INLAND OR directly to the nearest high ground. Avoid n Prepare three-day emergency kits for your routes are marked with multiple signs TO HIGH GROUND? lakes and wetlands, which are prone to home, automobile, and work. showing additional options for evacuation. Car evacuation may not be possible if an flooding and liquefaction during aftershocks. earthquake has damaged roads and power WHAT SHOULD I HAVE IN MY After the immediate danger is past and WHEN YOU FEEL AN EARTHQUAKE: EMERGENCY KIT? if there is damage to the degree that you n Protect yourself—drop, cover, hold You should prepare an emergency kit with a cannot return home, you should then until the earthquake is over three-day supply of necessary items for each attempt to reach a designated assembly area. n member of your family. The kit should be Since this may not be possible, it is a good Grab your three-day emergency kit adapted to your needs, but keep it light and idea to inform your County Emergency n Move quickly inland to high ground EEvvaaccuuaattiioonn manageable in case you must evacuate on Manager of the location of your and away from low-lying coastal areas neighborhood evacuation site. foot. Have it ready to go for immediate n Evacuate on foot if at all possible evacuation. Possible supplies include: DOES MY COMMUNITY HAVE ANY because of potential road damage and MMaapp ffoorr n Maps showing safe routes to high ground PLANS IN PLACE? traffic jams n Non-perishable food and cooking and Outdoor assembly areas have been selected n Do not wait for an official warning NNoorrtthh CCoovvee eating utensils, including can opener to facilitate delivery of emergency services. n Do not pack or delay n Water and a water purification kit It may be several days before help can n Do not return to the shore aanndd TTookkeellaanndd n arrive, so if possible, you should bring First-aid kit and prescriptions n Listen to NOAA Weather Radio or n your own three-day emergency kit and Plastic bags for water storage and waste emergency shelter. your local radio station for information n Dental and personal hygiene items Assembly areas are not specific in terms on shelter locations and emergency broadcasts n Sturdy shoes, clothes, sleeping bag, tent of boundaries. You may camp or park in n Be alert for aftershocks n Portable radio, headlamp/flashlight, and adjacent areas. Take care not to block a extra batteries roadway—leave access for emergency vehicles. Assembly areas must be on n WHO CAN I CONTACT FOR Pocket knife, whistle, matches, and duct publicly owned property. However, you MORE INFORMATION? tape may make personal arrangements to go to a n Rubber, latex, and heavy-duty gloves location that may be privately owned. PACIFIC COUNTY There is no publicly owned property near EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WHERE CAN I STAY UNTIL THIS IS OVER? North Cove or Tokeland suitable for an Box 101, 300 Memorial Dr South Bend, WA 98586 Local emergency management has tried to assembly area. The closest designated Phone: 360-875-9340 designate safe assembly areas within a assembly areas are the high ground at the Website: http://www.co.pacific.wa.us/pcema/ reasonable distance for foot traffic. If you end of Turkey Road east of Grayland and are at risk from a tsunami, but do not have WASHINGTON MILITARY DEPARTMENT Bishop A-Line Road about 4 miles east of Emergency Management Division an “official” assembly area close by, you Tokeland off State Route 105. Camp Murray, WA 98430-5122 are urged to develop a neighborhood Phone: 800-562-6108 evacuation site. The site should be outside WHAT ARE THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO Website: http://www.emd.wa.gov/ the tsunami hazard area, easy to get to, and FREQUENCIES? capable of accommodating the number of Astoria 162.40 MHz This map was produced by the people expected. If it is on private property, Olympia 162.475 MHz Washington State Department of Natural Resources, you will need the permission of the owner. Mount Octopus 162.425 MHz Division of Geology and Earth Resources, in cooperation with local emergency management officials. SafSafetetyy TTiippss ffoorr tthhee WasWashhiinngtgtoonn CCooasastt

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