The Joyce Emergency Planning and Preparation Group (JEPP) has developed and adopted a number of informational brochures in an effort to educate Joyce area citizens and assist with preparations for a potential disaster. Most of these are presented below. Click on the images at left to open each full brochure.
Click on the image at left to access a 30 Days on Your Own brochure prepared by JEPP to guide you in the process of gathering items you would most likely need during an evacuation in an easy-to-find location or easy-to-carry container, such as a large, covered trash container, a backpack or a duffle. Many similar lists can be found in the Internet, of course. Consider this example "food for thought."
Click on the image at left to access a Nifty Things to Have brochure prepared by Donna Buck. The colorful brochure offers suggestions about relatively inexpensive emergency materials and equipment, items you may want to purchase for use at home in an emergency. Everything mentioned can be found locally or purchased online.
Click on the image at left to access a Go-Bag Ideas brochure prepared by Donna Buck. The colorful brochure offers suggestions about relatively inexpensive emergency materials and equipment, items you may want to purchase for placement in family go-bags. Everything mentioned can be found locally or purchased online.
Click on the image at left to access a Camping in Your House brochure prepared by Jim Buck for JEPP to guide you in the process of assessing your home following a major earthquake to determine if it remains safe for occupancy. JEPP has prepared a response plan for the greater Joyce community, including strategies for rescue, emergency response, community shelter arrangements, hasty transportation repairs, law enforcement, emergency communications, and emergency food and water distribution, with the expectation that most in the community will be prepared and able to shelter in place by camping in their still-standing home or by camping in emergency shelters constructed from salvaged materials on the property. JEPP also anticipates that the majority of Joyce area residents will be able to recover essential survival food, water, equipment and other supplies. Residents must be cautious as there will be many aftershocks following a mega quake, aftershocks that may cause further damage and unsafe conditions.
In recent years, summaries of HITRAC information have been presented in various formats to groups on the North Olympic Peninsula by dedicated volunteer citizens in preparing our county and region for a large scale disaster. Click on the image at left to view eight charts depicting the anticipated damage in Western Washington State following a CSZ earthquake. The charts predict damage to highways, bridges, communications, fire stations, hospitals, utilities, senior living facilities and air transportation.
Click on the image at left to view maps of the five designated "areas of command" in Clallam County, including Command Area 3 with its Pillar Point, Joyce and Indian Valley Micro Islands (strategic divisions), served by Clallam County Fire District #4, with an estimated population of 3,650. The JEPP group's efforts are concentrated in Area 3's Joyce hub.
Click on the image at left to access a preliminary outline of the Joyce Area Command Concept of Operations, prepared by JEPP as a suggested plan for the use of Joyce Bible Church (JBC) facilities for an Disaster Emergency Shelter. The working document includes a map identifying the "Public Safety Zone," tentative use of facilities with its perimeter, and suggested upgrades to JBC buildings,
Click on the image at left to access information about the predicted impacts in each sub-division of Port Angeles's FEMA designated eastern "Division O" micro island and western "Division N" micro island. Illustrated charts show what FEMA and other experts anticipate following a catastrophic CSZ earthquake, including blocked access due to bridge destruction, landslides, highway compaction failure, liquefaction, tsunami inundation, ruptured reservoirs and water mains, damage to underground utilities, flooding, housing collapse, and sewage contamination. The information is meant to educate citizens and help them prepare in advance for such a large and disruptive disaster.
Click on the image at left to access a Red Cross Disaster Prep Calendar, designed to guide you through the process of developing both a disaster supplies kit and a home disaster plan over a six month period. The calendar guides you through a weekly progression of preparedness actions. The calendar encourages you to take steps toward your and your family's wellbeing.
Click the image at left to access, "Washington is Earthquake Country," a brochure which reminds us that Washington State has a history of large earthquakes registering magnitudes of 6 to 7.5 every 30 to 50 years. More than a 1,000 earthquakes are registered in the state each year and we need to consider ourselves at risk. Of major concern is the Cascadia Subduction Zone and its history of triggering catastrophic megaquakes with magnitudes of approximately 9.0. This brochure provides safety tips regarding what to do before, during and after a major quake. Properly preparing for such a disaster can save lives and reduce injuries and damage.
Click the image at left to access FEMA's "Be Prepared for an Earthquake," brochure. It covers how to protect yourself right away (drop, cover, hold on), and how to prepare for a major earthquake, survive one, and remain safe afterwards. The brochure also recommends you go to ready.gov and search for earthquake, and suggests you download the FEMA app to gain more information and safety tips about preparing for an earthquake.
Click the image at left to access Washington State's Office of Emergency Management's document, "Drop - Cover - Hold," which provides useful tips regarding how to remain safe when a large earthquake strikes. These guidelines are the national standard for how to respond when the earth begins to shake.
Click on the image at left to access a comprehensive study completed by the Seismology Society of America confirming large earthquakes along Olympic Mountain faults, emphasizing the substantial hazard to the northern Puget Sound Lowland region.
Click on the image at left to access Native Americans Know Cascadia, addressing stories collected from native American groups along the Pacific Northwest Coast and comparing these narratives with physical evidence of the catastrophic 1700 Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquake and tsunami, remembered as "the great quake and the great drowning."
Click on the image at left to access a set of slides titled, The Ends of the Earth: Comparison of Cascadia Quake in Washington Coast Community and Lessons from Hurricane Maria - Puerto Rico, prepared by Jim Buck to accompany presentations made on his return from a fact finding trip with his wife Donna to the devastated Caribbean island and U.S. territory. The slides addresses similarities and differences, lessons learned, and actions required here on the peninsula in preparation for a predicted CSZ quake.
Click on the image at left to access the Red Cross Flyer, Are You Ready for an Earthquake?, which states briefly what you can do to prepare for such an emergency, and which provides guidance on how to finalize a Home Earthquake Plan.
Click on the image at left to access a flyer addressing how to Identify Potential Earthquake and Tsunami Hazards and Begin to Fix Them, which covers how to reduce risk by recognizing hazards at your home and workplace. Additional information, including how-to instructions, is available at shakeout.org/Oregon and from your local Red Cross Office.
Click on the image at left to access an Earthquake Ready Checklist prepared by the American Red Cross. The brochure provides advice concerning how to prepare, including becoming more aware, educating oneself, making advance decisions, rehearsing, taking wise precautions, keeping and maintaining emergency supplies. It also addressing what you should do during a major earthquake and what to do in its aftermath. Further, it suggests you visit the RedCross.org website for more information on disaster and emergency preparedness.
Click on the image at left to access an additional Earthquake Preparedness Checklist prepared by the mile high chapter of the American Red Cross, based in Denver. The flyer teaches how to protect yourself and cope with disaster by planning ahead.
Click on the image at left to access information on how to survive following a catastrophic CSZ quake on $1 per meal. The document provides an example of a survival food cache, outlining how to feed two people three meals a day for a week (42 meals plus snacks).
Click on the image at left to access a summary description of the Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water prepared by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). These "how to" instructions apply in emergency situations where regular water service has been disrupted. Authorities recommend using bottled water, boiled water or disinfected water until regular water service has been restored.
Click on the image at left to access an Emergency Water Treatment System brochure prepared by JEPP as part of its plan to provide food, water, shelter and sanitation services for 300 people for three weeks following an isolating major disaster. One important consideration is the need for an ample supply of potable water for the Joyce Emergency Shelter. Anticipating the need for 1.1 gallons of potable water per day per person (Red Cross estimate), we would require 350 gallons plus. As of May 2018, JEPP has custom built two trailer mounted filtration systems. This brochure describes the system and provides photos of its component parts.
Click on the image at left to access a summary description of the Mobile Emergency Water Supply Project prepared by Terry Barnett and Jim Buck who were charged by JEPP with exploring the possibility of creating a mobile water filtration system that could supply 300 people for 3 weeks with purified drinking and cooking/cleaning water. The two proceeded with the assumption that 1.5 gallons per person per day would be sufficient and built a system capable of producing approximately 450-500 gallons per day.
Click on the image at left to access the JEPP brochure, Keep Your Property Safe in an Earthquake: Secure Your Propane Tank, prepared to address concerns regarding unanchored propane tanks. Propane tank gas leaks are frequently the cause of earthquake-related fires as unanchored tanks move, slide or topple during heavy ground shaking and are potentially hazardous unless both the tank and piping are properly secured and a flexible hose is used.
Click on the image at left to access information regarding changes in Sequim's building codes, specifically new propane tank regulations. Tanks must now be anchored or strapped to prevent lateral displacement.
Click on the image at left to access, MYN: Map Your Neighborhood, prepared by the Clallam County Sheriff's Office, Emergency Management Division to provide information about the MYN process and steps for setting up a neighborhood team. The process recognizes that, in a disaster, your most immediate source of help are the neighbors living around you. The brief brochure includes the names and contact numbers of local MYP trainers.
Click on the image at left to access the brochure, CERT: Community Emergency Response Team, prepared to provide information about the CERT concept, CERT functions, basic CERT classes and training, and CERT benefits. The brochure also includes the name and email address of our local CCFD #4 Joyce/Lake Sutherland CERT administrator.
Click on the image at left to access the FEMA/Red Cross brochure, Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and Other Special Needs, prepared to provide information about disaster preparedness for those with unique needs and how to reduce home hazards. The brochure emphasizes that wisely protecting yourself and your family when disaster strikes requires planning ahead.
Click on the image at left to access the brochure, Disaster Tips for People with Mobility Challenges, developed by the Independent Living Resource Center in San Francisco, and prepared to assist people with mobility challenges and help make them more confident when disaster strikes. It addresses the storage of emergency aides and supplies, suggests what to include in a supply kit and offers useful tips. It also provides contact information for additional resources.
Click the title at right to access consumer and shopping expert Lisa Freman's article published by Your Money regarding Buying in Bulk. The article states that before you buy food and beverages in bulk for emergency storage you should note the "economy" size isn't always the best fit or best choice.
Click the title at right to access the CDC's recommendations regarding Disaster Preparedness for Your Pet. The article provides guidance in making a plan and preparing a disaster kit.