JEPP Informational Posters

The five JEPP poster sets included below, prepared by Donna Buck, have been displayed at emergency fairs, special presentations and community meetings. Each set contains a number of useful informational posters combining visuals and text to educate the general public.

Click on the image below to open this "Earthquakes" set of posters which provides useful information about [1] the Pacific Ring of Fire, [2] types of quakes and depths in Washington State, [3] seismic risks, [4] the meaning of a 9.0 magnitude quake, [5] earthquake energy and frequency, [6] earthquake aftershocks, [7] Washington's largest faults - The Big Four, [8], a CSZ timeline and the odds of  the big one striking soon, [9] how earthquakes are measured, [10] the Richter Scale, [11] a comparison of Richter and Mercalli measurements, [12] the Moment Magnitude Scale, [13], the intensity of shaking during a 9.0 quake, [14] information regarding the Whidbey Island and Seattle faults, and [15] the risks to California and Washington.

Click on the image at left to access this "Examples of Earthquake Effects" set of posters which provides photos and information about the 1964 Anchorage Alaska 9.0 quake, including [1] an overview of the Anchorage area, [2]  the damage wrought by the accompanying tsunami and fires, [2] images of collapsed buildings and commercial c enters, [3] damage wrought by a neighborhood landslide, and [4] the displacement of road and rail systems.

Click on the image at left to access this "HITRAC" set of posters which illustrates [1] the damage to highways and bridges expected following a 9.0 magnitude quake in our region, [2]  what we mean by road damage, [3] the anticipated affects of such a megaquake on law enforcement and fire services, and [4] the anticipated affects on communications, utilities, air transportation, and schools.

Click on the image at left to access this "Local Data" set of posters which provides a [1] preliminary estimate for loss of life in Clallam County, [2] information on the expected uplift and subsidence (rising and sinking) during a 9.0 CSZ event. [3] information about the phenomenon of soil liquefaction due to pressure caused by earthquakes, [4] damage summaries (estimates) for East Clallam, Port Angeles, Sequim/Dungeness,  [5] an illustration of the Sequim, Sequim Bay and Miller Peninsula tsunami zones, [6] a map depicting Jefferson County micro-islands, and [7] illustrations showing the affects of ground shaking and liquefaction in Jefferson County.

Click on the image at left to access this "Training" set of posters which [1] introduces the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program, and provides information about [2] how citizens can help with disaster planning and preparation, [3] search and rescue strategies for Clallam County, [4] Clallam County's Emergency Management Area Command Concept, [5]  Clallam County's search and rescue challenges in a major disaster, [6] entrapped survival rates and The Rule of Threes, [7] the CERT and Map Your Neighborhood (MYP) programs and trainings, [8]  disaster communications, [9] Oregon's Playbook for Disaster Response, [10] useful strategies for the first 72 hours after a major quake, [11] the Command and Control Plan, [12] Area Commands for Clallam County and designated micro-islands, [13] and information about camping in your house - camping in place.

 

this "Local Data" set of posters which provides a [1] preliminary estimate for loss of life in Clallam County, [2] information on the expected uplift and subsidence (rising and sinking) during a 9.0 CSZ event. [3] information about the phenomenon of soil liquefaction due to pressure caused by earthquakes, [4] damage summaries (estimates) for East Clallam, Port Angeles, Sequim/Dungeness,  [5] an illustration of the Sequim, Sequim Bay and Miller Peninsula tsunami zones, [6] a map depicting Jefferson County micro-islands, and [7] illustrations showing the affects of ground shaking and liquefaction in Jefferson County.