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Water Hayden Island is surrounded by water. But a Cascadia <strong>earthquake</strong> would result in catastrophic impacts to existing water and wastewater systems. Oregon’s pump stations along marine drive and waste water treatment plants, just south of the island, will subject to damage from liquefaction. Concrete and cast-iron pipe will likely fail and leak in hundreds of places around the region. Emergency water supplies may meet only subsistence needs (for example, direct consumption and very limited bathing). For the first one to two months, water may be delivered via tankers to smaller tanks and bladders distributed throughout the community. People would wait in line to fill their containers and then carry the water home. Identification of each community’s backbone water and waste water systems is essential. Water to fire hydrants could take two weeks. Water service to homes and businesses could take considerably longer. Figure at least one gallon of drinking water per person per day. A toilet tank and water heater can supply emergency sources. A $20 water filtering gadget, often used by campers, might be good to have in your emergency kit. Threats to public health and safety are expected to exist for one to three years on the Coast and six months to a year in the Valley. Clean water is paramount. Sanitation If your flush toilet doesn’t work and the sewers are down, folks in your household will appreciate the comfort, hygiene and safety that come with a simple twin bucket toilet. It’s easy to make. Two, 5 gallon plastic buckets, one for pee and one for poo does the trick. A day’s worth of pee has almost 10 times the volume of poo. So the pee bucket will fill up a lot faster. A single bucket camp toilet would fill up quickly and the mix is a mess to deal with. It’s the poo bucket that contains most of the pathogens, but poo doesn’t take up much space. - 52 -
http://goo.gl/JVw1pz Medical Currently, essential healthcare facilities in Oregon are not expected to perform well during a Cascadia subduction zone seismic event. The facilities on the coast and in the valley will likely take over three years to recover to an operational state. Some facilities in eastern Oregon will take approximately 30 days to recover to an operational state. Communications Communications can’t be restored until roads and electricity are functional. A number of the towers and antennas, especially in Vancouver, are located on top of existing buildings. They will be only as reliable as the buildings they are on. Satellite phones, ham radio and walkie talkies may be the only reliable communications options in the first 72 hours. Texting is better and more reliable than voice. Vancouver may be closer for microwave links. - 53 -
Page 2 and 3: The Hayden Island Earthquake Guide
Page 4 and 5: Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2
Page 6 and 7: Oregon Geology’s map shows the ac
Page 8 and 9: 2. The Subduction Zone The Cascadia
Page 10 and 11: Roughly 3,000 people died in San Fr
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Page 14 and 15: 4. What Do I Do? Drop, Cover and Ho
Page 16 and 17: WHAT TO DO DURING AN EARTHQUAKE 1.
Page 18 and 19: WHAT TO DO AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE 1. B
Page 20 and 21: 5. Go-Kit A Basic Disaster Supplies
Page 22 and 23: An emergency supply kit should incl
Page 24 and 25: First Aid Kit You can buy a first a
Page 26 and 27: 6. Home Safety 9.0 earthquake could
Page 28 and 29: Mobile homes and manufactured house
Page 30 and 31: In case of FIRE: • Call 911 immed
Page 32 and 33: Boat Owners: https://goo.gl/vpWqZ7
Page 34 and 35: 7. Tsunami and Liquefaction A 30 fo
Page 36 and 37: Assuming the 30,000 residents are p
Page 38 and 39: • Floating homes could be buffete
Page 40 and 41: The main talk walkie-talkie channel
Page 42 and 43: In an actual emergency, NET volunte
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Page 48 and 49: What can you expect from a big quak
Page 50 and 51: State designated emergency shelters
Page 54 and 55: Summary If you’re prepared to hun
Page 56 and 57: States within 10 minutes and for lo
Page 58 and 59: 11. Cellular Service C ellular carr
Page 60 and 61: • Earthquake by American Red Cros
Page 62 and 63: Currently, some 240 seismometers ha
Page 64 and 65: Join the crew on the April-May 2015
Page 66 and 67: T Summary & Links he next 9.0 Casca
Page 68 and 69: Resources • American Red Cross 50
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