Whatcom County Tsunami Action Plan December 1, 2019 Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Division of Emergency Management Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Tsunami Action Plan 1. Contents Contents 1. CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................................... 2 2. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................ 5 3. OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................................... 6 4. BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................................................. 7 4.1. SHORELINE AREA VULNERABILITY ........................................................................................................................ 7 4.2. ASSUMPTIONS ................................................................................................................................................ 8 5. KEY STAKEHOLDERS ...................................................................................................................................... 9 6. TSUNAMI STATEMENTS .............................................................................................................................. 12 6.1. UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ................................................................................................................ 12 6.2. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER ............................................................................................................ 12 6.3. WASHINGTON STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER ....................................................................................... 12 7. EVACUATION INFORMATION ...................................................................................................................... 13 7.1. EVACUATIONS ............................................................................................................................................... 13 7.2. EVACUATION ROUTE SIGNAGE ......................................................................................................................... 13 7.3. EVACUATION FOR MARINA’S, BOATERS AND LIVE ABOARD’S ................................................................................. 13 7.4. ROAD BLOCK LOCATIONS ................................................................................................................................ 14 7.4.1. Point Roberts........................................................................................................................................ 14 7.4.2. City of Blaine ........................................................................................................................................ 14 7.4.3. Birch Bay .............................................................................................................................................. 14 7.4.4. Sandy Point .......................................................................................................................................... 14 7.4.5. Lummi Nation ...................................................................................................................................... 15 7.4.6. Locust Beach ........................................................................................................................................ 15 7.4.7. City of Bellingham ................................................................................................................................ 15 7.4.8. Chuckanut Drive ................................................................................................................................... 15 8. ASSEMBLY AREAS ....................................................................................................................................... 16 8.1. ASSEMBLY AREA LOCATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 16 8.1.1. Blaine ................................................................................................................................................... 16 8.1.2. Birch Bay .............................................................................................................................................. 16 8.1.3. Sandy Point .......................................................................................................................................... 16 8.1.4. Lummi Nation ...................................................................................................................................... 16 8.1.5. Lummi Island ........................................................................................................................................ 16 9. ALL HAZARD ALERT BROADCAST WARNING SYSTEM TESTING .................................................................... 17 9.1. PURPOSE ..................................................................................................................................................... 17 10. TSUNAMI MONITORING AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................... 17 10.1. TSUNAMI MONITORING .................................................................................................................................. 17 10.2. WHATCOM COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DUTY OFFICER TRAINING .................... 17 11. ISSUED TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT CHECKLISTS ........................................................................ 18 11.1. DEFINITION .................................................................................................................................................. 18 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ December 2019 Page 2 of 43 Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Tsunami Action Plan 11.2. MESSAGE DISTRIBUTION LIST ........................................................................................................................... 18 11.3. WHATCOM COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DUTY OFFICER .................................. 18 12. ISSUED TSUNAMI WATCH STATEMENT CHECKLISTS .................................................................................... 19 12.1. DEFINITION .................................................................................................................................................. 19 12.2. KEY WHATCOM COUNTY CONSIDERATIONS ........................................................................................................ 19 12.3. WHATCOM COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DUTY OFFICER .................................. 19 12.4. WHATCOM COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR/DEPUTY DIRECTOR ............. 20 12.5. WHATCOM COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER .................................................................... 20 12.6. WHATCOM COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE .............................................................................................................. 20 12.7. FIRE/EMS ................................................................................................................................................... 20 12.8. PUBLIC WORKS ............................................................................................................................................. 20 13. ISSUED TSUNAMI ADVISORY STATEMENT CHECKLISTS ............................................................................... 21 13.1. DEFINITION .................................................................................................................................................. 21 13.2. WHATCOM COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DUTY OFFICER .................................. 21 13.3. WHATCOM COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR/DEPUTY DIRECTOR ............. 21 13.4. WHATCOM COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER .................................................................... 22 13.5. WHATCOM COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE .............................................................................................................. 22 13.6. FIRE/EMS ................................................................................................................................................... 22 13.7. PUBLIC WORKS ............................................................................................................................................. 22 14. ISSUED TSUNAMI WARNING STATEMENT CHECKLISTS ............................................................................... 23 14.1. DEFINITION .................................................................................................................................................. 23 14.2. WHATCOM COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DUTY OFFICER .................................. 23 14.3. WHATCOM COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR/DEPUTY DIRECTOR ............. 23 14.4. WHATCOM COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER ...................................................................