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Although in the PNW we don't hear too much on the news, local and regional governments are planning for a major cascadia event. This June, myself and other gov
by steven777400 10y ago
Although in the PNW we don't hear too much on the news, local and regional governments are planning for a major cascadia event. This June, myself and other government employees will be joining FEMA in a multi-state, multi-agency "Cascadia Rising" exercise to evaluate our inter-agency communication and response plans.
https://www.fema.gov/cascadia-rising-2016 https://www.fema.gov/cascadia-rising-2016
- dmix 10y agoAwesome, that's great to hear. I'm curious, not being from the area but planning to move to the west-coast, does it ever come up in local political discourse? And is it local common knowledge that it will happen eventually?
- steven777400 10y agoNot really. I grew up in LA where everyone talks about "the big one" all the time (at least back then, not sure about now). But up in this area, no one really talks about Cascadia megathrust/subduction zone earthquakes. Every now and then there will be some news blurb or article but it's not part of the common discourse and isn't on political radars as a preparedness thing.
- TaylorGood 10y agoAs a kid I remember the early 90's quake of So. Cal, but beyond that "Earthquake" feels like an elusive buzzword to keep people trembling. That said, after reading this thread I am going to invest in a supply kit..
- cfallin 10y agoAs a kid in that region (Portland, OR), we practiced earthquake drills in school and such, and we had a few smaller ones (I remember at least 1996 and 2001), so people who've been there long enough are at least aware of the possibility. And local building codes are written with the possibility in mind (earthquake strapping on foundations, etc). I do wonder, with all the population influx to the PNW lately, how well prepared the more recent arrivals would be...