TSUNAMI REEDSPORT, GARDINER,

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IF YOU FEEL AN EARTHQUAKE: AREA A ÁREA
REUNIÓN
• Drop, cover, and hold
• Move immediately inland to higher ground OUTSIDE HAZARD AREA: Evacuate to this area for all tsunami ZONA DE PELIGRO EXTERIOR: Evacue a esta área para todas
• Do not wait for an official warning warnings or if you feel an earthquake. las advertencias del maremoto o si usted siente un temblor.
MAP LOCATION

EVACUATION MAP WINCHESTER BAY, OREGON

SI USTED SIENTE EL TEMBLOR: LOCAL CASCADIA EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI: Evacuation MAREMOTO LOCAL (terremoto de Cascadia): Zona de evacuación
OR E G O N
• Tírese al suelo, cúbrase, y espere zone for a local tsunami from an earthquake at the Oregon coast. para un tsunami local de un temblor cerca de la costa de Oregon.
• Diríjase de inmediato a un lugar
más alto que el nivel del mar DISTANT TSUNAMI: Evacuation zone for a distant tsunami MAREMOTO DISTANTE: Zona de evacuación para un tsunami
• No espere por un aviso oficial from an earthquake far away from the Oregon coast. distante de un temblor lejos de la costa de Oregon.

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BE PREPARED! WHAT TO KNOW about tsunamis
save your life –
This information could
Assemble emergency kits with at least a 3-day supply A tsunami is a series of sea waves, usually caused by a displacement of the ocean
OREGON
for each family member: floor by an undersea earthquake. As tsunamis enter shallow water near land, they
• Local map showing safe evacuation routes to high ground increase in height and can cause great loss of life and property damage.
• First-aid supplies, prescriptions and non-prescription
Winchester Bay Recent research suggests that tsunamis have struck the Oregon coast on a regular
medication
Reedsport, Gardiner, basis. They can occur any time, day or night. Typical wave heights from tsunamis
• Water bottle and filtration or treatment supplies
occurring in the Pacific Ocean over the last 500 years have been 20–65 feet at the
capable of providing 1 gallon per person per day
• Non-perishable food (ready-to-eat meals, shoreline. However, because of local conditions a few waves may have been much
canned food, baby food, energy bars) higher — as much as 100 feet.
• Cooking and eating utensils, can opener, Sterno® We distinguish between a tsunami caused by an undersea earthquake near the
or other heat source Oregon coast (a local tsunami) and an undersea earthquake far away from the
• Matches in water-proof container or lighter coast (a distant tsunami).
• Shelter (tent), sleeping bags, blankets
• Portable radio, NOAA weather radio, flashlight,
and extra batteries
CONTACTS
Reedsport Volunteer Fire Department
• Rain gear, sturdy footwear, extra clothing
2680 Frontage Road
Reedsport, OR 97467
(541) 271-2423
• Personal hygiene items (toilet paper, soap, toothbrush)
www.cityofreedsport.org
Reedsport Police Department
• Tools and supplies (pocket knife, shut-off wrench,
146 N 4th Street
Reedsport, OR 97467
(541) 271-2100
duct tape, gloves, whistles, plastic bags)
http://www.cityofreedsport.org
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
• Cash
Reedsport Annex
680 Fir Street

WHAT TO DO for both local

Reedsport, OR 97467
(541) 271-4802

How to help with tsunami awareness

http://www.dcso.com

and distant tsunamis

Douglas County Sheriff’s Office

in your community
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Emergency Management Division
1036 SE Douglas Ave Climb to
Assembly
Roseburg, OR 97470
(541) 440-4448

• Start a tsunami buddy system Area

http://www.dcso.com
Oregon Emergency Management
1. Evacuate on foot, if at all possible.
• Make and distribute emergency packs
3225 State Street, Salem, OR 97301
P.O. Box 14370, Salem, OR 97309-5062
(503) 378-2911
http://www.oregon.gov/OMD/OEM/
• Initiate or participate in a local preparedness program
Follow evacuation signs and arrows
Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
800 NE Oregon Street #28, Suite 965 to an Assembly Area.*
Portland, OR 97232
(971) 673-1555 Visit OregonTsunami.org to find more great resources!
2. If you need help evacuating, tie something
http://www.oregongeology.org

Nature of the Northwest Information Center

800 NE Oregon Street #28, Suite 965
Portland, OR 97232
(971) 673-2331
http://www.naturenw.org
white (sheet or towel) to the front door knob. Make it large
International Tsunami Information Center
737 Bishop Street, Suite 2200 enough to be visible from the street. If the emergency is a
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 532-6422
http://itic.ioc-unesco.org distant tsunami, then help may arrive. In the event of a local
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3. Stay away from potentially hazardous areas until you receive

Mineral Industries in consultation with local emergency management officials.

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A MI H A Z AR D
Local tsunamis an ALL CLEAR from local officials. Tsunamis often follow river
T S U N
A local tsunami can come onshore channels, and dangerous waves can persist for several hours.
within 15 to 20 minutes after the Local officials must inspect all flooded or earthquake-damaged
earthquake — before there is time structures before anyone can go back into them.
A K E , GO for an official warning from the
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TO H shaking from the earthquake may you think you have special skills and can help, or if you
be the only warning you have. need assistance locating lost family members.
Look for these hazard zone signs
and be ready to leave the area by Evacuate quickly!
*Assembly areas A are shown on the map. Do not confuse Assembly Areas with
low-lying areas

following evacuation route signs.

emergency officials before returning to

Evacuation Centers, which are short-term help centers set up after a disaster occurs.
WAIT for an “all clear” from local •
onshore for several hours

Distant tsunamis
large waves may continue to come
DO NOT RETURN to the beach – •
DO NOT PACK or delay •
GO ON FOOT if at all possible •
DO NOT WAIT for an official warning
FOLLOW EVACUATION ROUTE SIGNS
•
• A distant tsunami will take 4 hours or more to come ashore. You will feel no earthquake, and the tsunami will generally
coastal areas
high ground and away from low-lying be smaller than that from a local earthquake. Typically, there is time for an official warning and evacuation to safety.
• MOVE IMMEDIATELY INLAND to
earthquake is over; protect yourself
• DROP, COVER, HOLD until the Evacuation for a distant tsunami will generally be indicated by a 3-minute siren blast (if your area has sirens) and
WHAT TO DO: an announcement over NOAA weather radio that the local area has been put into an official TSUNAMI WARNING.
In isolated areas along beaches and bays you may not hear a warning siren. Here, a sudden change of sea level should
prompt you to move immediately to high ground. If you hear the 3-minute blast or see a sudden sea level change, first
coming...
a tsunami may be
If you feel an earthquake, evacuate away from shoreline areas, then turn on your local broadcast media or NOAA weather radio for more information.