The JEPP Group has organized a cache (stockpile) of supplies, materials, and equipment for use in the planned Joyce Emergency Shelter following a large-scale emergency. The cache and associated local emergency response plans will provide live saving support in town until rescuers arrive on the scene. A cadre of volunteers is being trained to provide temporary services at the shelter and beyond in order to house and/or care for those with medical needs, including those whose homes may have been damaged beyond use. The cache includes first aid supplies, non-perishable food, water filtration/purification systems, cots and sleeping bags, emergency lighting, assorted tools, supplies for cooking, cleaning, personal hygiene and sanitation, and much more.
A view of a portion of the JEPP compound (photo taken in 2025), located in central Joyce on the site of the Joyce Bible Church, with which JEPP has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the use of its facilities in the aftermath of a major disaster. The compound includes two 40' steel Conex containers, one 20' Conex container, a large steel shed, a steel cabinet for the storage of multiple 5-gallon propane bottles, a large 2,500-gallon water cistern, and several porta potties. The steel shed holds JEPP's Army field kitchen, one of JEPP's two custom built water filtration systems mounted on a trailer, a trailer mounted generator, two additional portable generators, fuel, and assorted other items.
Another view of the JEPP compound taken in 2024, showing the steel shed used to store larger equipment. All items within it are ready to deploy when the Joyce Emergency Shelter complex is deemed safe and necessary to open by Incident Command, which is located down the road at Clallam County Fire Protection District #4's central facility, Station 41.
The 2021 photo at left shows container shelving stocked with supplies. JEPP's Conex storage containers utilize both steel and wooden shelving and are wired for lighting and temperature control.
The photo at left, taken in 2020, captures some of theJEPP inventory, including non-perishable food. Supplies have been carefully organized, identified by section and shelf number, inventoried, and strapped to prevent tumbling during a ground-shaking earthquake. Shelved supplies have been secured by plastic mesh netting and ratcheted strapping to prevent spills during an earthquake.
Another view of shelved supplies. All items within the steel Conex containers are ready to deploy when the Joyce Emergency Shelter complex is deemed safe and necessary to open by Incident Command, which is located down the road at Clallam County Fire Protection District #4's central facility, Station 41.
The photos at left, taken in late 2016 and early 2017, show early-acquired sleeping mats and cots. Each of JEPP's Conex storage containers utilize both steel and wooden shelving and are wired for lighting and temperature control.
The following photos, taken in JEPP's early stages, show Jim Buck and Bruce Leiper vacuum packing sleeping bags and supplies; and Dan and Judy Harvey sealing sets for storage.