Being Prepared on The West Coast For Disaster (Cascadia Fault)

[Fishslayer]

If you live in a flood plain, you run the risk of being drowned; if you live under a volcano you may be incinerated in a pyroclastic flow; if you live on a tropical coast, you can be wiped out by a hurricane or eaten by the local sharks. However, statistically you are far more likely to die in a car accident or by taking a bad step off a curb. I think that most folk have an inbuilt understanding of this and it results in their general reluctance to prepare for such disasters.

I fear wildfire more than anything else. (Google "Cedar Fire" and "Witch Creek Fire")

Earthquake? Meh... my stuff will be where I left it. Might have to dig a little...

Can't say that about tornados, hurricanes, tsunamis...


I like the ham radio idea tho.

 

[Roadtrash]

It never hurts to be prepared for whatever kind of disaster strikes. It could be a fire, earthquake or any of a number of things. Keeping a back up supply of canned goods and other stuff is always a good idea if you have the room for it. As far as the money part just get it a little at a time and you will never notice it.

 

[imjin138]

I lived in Klamath Falls for 3 years, my biggest worry at the time was forest fires, snow and earthquakes. We did have one tornado while I was there. The problem with Klamath is that it has passes all around it that can be blocked by anything.

I did love the area though and would move back in a heart beat

 

[BearBio]

Volcanoes are generally a much more isolated event.
True it could suck to live in Seattle if Mt Rainier erupts.

The possibility of the Super Volcano that is Yellowstone National park erupting is statically extremely remote in our life time, compared to The Cascadia Fault letting go. It's really apples and oranges.

The single biggest, most likely, major natural disaster threat, to the West coast, comes from the Cascadia Fault. And no one seems to know of it?

Emory

Only for 20 minutes or so until the lahars get there!

 

[Ilike9mm]

Been a Ham for 28 yrs. In my county there are HF frequencies dedicated to emergency communication. Two meters is local, simplex (repeaters down) really doesn't go very far. Good to prepare!

My thought: get with others, neighbors, friends and gun types. When people start to panic (no water), they will kill you for your stuff. You're running a generator and barbecuing a steak? They can hear and smell: keep low and quiet.

 

[kennyb]

What's the reasoning behind hand held radios?
With The Cascadia Fault scenario I'm warning against, who are you going to call?

The 100 foot tsunami that has killed thousands, and the 9.9 earth quake that has dropped bridges on I-5 from Canada to California, will certainly make people aware there is a problem.

My point is the vast majority of people who live in Oregon don't live close enough to the ocean to be swept away by the tsunami's, but still live West of the Cascade Mountain Range, and will be cut off from all services and amenities.

Roads and bridges destroyed, no utilities including water, natural gas, and electricity, no gasoline, and no resupply of anything we typically go to the store to buy for days or weeks to come.

Katrina and Sandy will look like a walk in the park.

Emory

HONEST MEN FEAR NEITHER THE LIGHT NOR THE DARK

emory...ham radio talks around the world!!why wouldn't you want such communication??

 

[mtheo]

OK...I do have my thirty days of food/water/fuel/toilet paper in rotation for my wife and myself. Pick your apocalypse...snow. flood, earthquake etc.

On the day after there will be a knock on my door and its some family I don't even know wanting to share... in that moment my 30 day supply becomes 4 days...now what do I do?

After Katrina I was telling one of my employees how he could very cheaply put back 50 gallons of drinkable water and where he could store it and not have it in the way...He said he wasn't concerned because they were on city water. After he told his wife about my suggestions she said they didn't need to worry about all that, they could just go to his (my) house if there was an emergency!

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

If you've got generators that haven't been run all year (or even longer), it's not a bad idea make sure it starts and let it run for a while. An emergency generator isn't of much use if it won't run when you need it.



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