POSTED: Sept. 23, 2022
The third week of Clatsop County’s “6-Week Ready” campaign for personal emergency preparedness is here and the theme is: “Protect Family and Property.” Each week a new preparedness focus is introduced and leads to the Great American Shakeout earthquake drill on Thursday, Oct. 20
“We recommend that you visit the hazards viewer hosted by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI). This simple online tool lets people put in their address so they can see if their home or surrounding area is in a tsunami evacuation zone, wildfire area, at risk for a landslide and more,” said Justin Gibbs, Clatsop County emergency management director. The more people know their risks, the better able they can prepare for a disaster.
The 6-Week Ready campaign ends with the Great Shakeout, and the County encourages everyone to register online to participate.
Week 1: Sept 8 - 15 Building a Kit
Week 2: Sept 16 - 23 Disaster Planning with Everyone in Mind
Week 3: Sept 23 - 30 Protecting your Family & Property in a Disaster
Week 4: Oct 3 - 7 Food & Water in an Emergency
Week 5: Oct 10 - 14 Tsunami Evacuation
Week 6: Oct 17 - 21 Earthquake Safety
Personal preparedness and other emergency preparedness information is on the Clatsop County website.