New state report says prepare 1 week of supplies to survive Cascadia quake [View all]

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We take seriously the findings of the Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission, obtained by The Oregonian's Richard Read. Most striking among them is a new situation described by Read as infrastructure gridlock: devastation from the coast through the Willamette Valley in which emergency crews are stalled by the absence of electrical power and scarcity of fuels. While fires burn and survivors clamber for food and water, the pain and panic would last longer than ever. The report, Read found, upsets the long-held assumption that 72 hours of preparedness are enough.

It's time to get real about this. If we accept that fully retrofitting western Oregon to withstand a magnitude 9 event is implausible in the near term, then what? Answer: the ability of every uninjured individual and family to sit tight, requiring little to no public assistance, for a week or more.

It sounds simple but isn't. It requires that Oregonians map a plan, lay in provisions and water, learn how to shut down gas and other utilities, manage human waste, see in the dark, stay warm, assign responsibilities, collaborate with neighbors and otherwise remain unhysterical. Oh, it would be nice to know going in that earthquake insurance for homeowners is current and that medical paperwork is nearby to inform late-arriving responders.
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/02/in_a_post-quake_oregon_being_a.html

Oregon Resilience Plan (draft pdf)
http://www.oregon.gov/OMD/OEM/osspac/docs/Oregon_Resilience_Plan_draft.pdf

We already have 1month supplies of food, but water is way low according to this.. it's a good time for everyone to go over their plans and adjust accordingly.