Environmental Studies Faculty and Staff Publications

Document Type

Book

Publication Date

1-2015

Keywords

Catastrophic earthquakes, catastropic tsunamis, disaster scenarios

Abstract

A large magnitude Cascadia Subduction Zone fault earthquake and tsunami is perhaps one of the most complex disaster scenarios that we face as emergency management and public safety officials in the Pacific Northwest. Due to this complexity, life-saving and life-sustaining response operations will hinge on the effective coordination and integration of governments at all levels – cities, counties, state agencies, federal departments, the military, and tribal nations – as well as non-governmental organizations and the private sector. It is this joint-operational whole community approach that we seek to enhance and test during the Cascading Rising exercise.

Required Publisher's Statement

Resilience Institute report for FEMA Region 10 Preparedness Division

Sponsorship/Conference/Institution

Huxley College of the Environment. Resilience Institute

Location

Huxley College of the Environment, Western Washington University

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)

Emergency management--Washington (State)--Testing; Emergency management--Oregon--Testing; Earthquakes--Cascadia Subduction Zone; Tsunamis--Washington (State)--Pacific Coast; Tsunamis--Oregon--Pacific Coast

Geographic Coverage

Washington (State); Oregon; Cascadia Subduction Zone; Pacific Coast

Genre/Form

books

Type

Text

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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