Disaster Preparation and Planning for Joyce, Washington

The small unincorporated community of Joyce is located on the northern edge of Washington State's Olympic Peninsula, in Clallam County, about 15 miles west of the city of Port Angeles. The Joyce Emergency Planning and Preparation Group (JEPP) is a subcommittee of the Joyce Fire Auxiliary, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. JEPP was formed in 2016 to support the mission of the Joyce Fire Auxiliary which is “to promote the ability of Clallam County Fire Protection District No. 4 to provide effective and efficient service in response to man-made or natural disasters.” The JEPP Group’s vision is a disaster ready and resilient Joyce and its mission is to prepare the small community to cope with large scale disasters, including a major CSZ earthquake.

Sweep your cursor or finger over any of the above drop down menus to access information about the JEPP group, its activities, its accomplishments, its working relationship with other emergency response entities, JEPP publicity and recognition, JEPP funding, articles and videos about the anticipated Big One (CSZE), individual and family disaster preparations,  and more. The agencies and teams supporting JEPP's mission are described in the page "A Coordinated Effort, under the "About JEPP" tab.

Click this boldfaced heading, Prepare in a Year Project, to access Clallam County's program designed to help households become personally prepared. There are 12 projects to be completed. Each project was created to be easy to do, inexpensive, and should only take about an hour to complete. New topics will be added every month throughout 2024. You’re invited to receive notifications that new projects have been released. The first project involves creating a communication plan. At the end of the year, the names of all those who registered and completed the 12 projects will be placed in a drawing for an assortment of prizes. You may also want to access the group’s Facebook page and post pictures of your projects (Go to: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093417167739)