Evacuation assembly points are short-term locations for people to congregate in the event of emergencies, such as a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake, and an ensuing tsunami.
Such evacuation assembly points provide locations for people to gather to gain access to food, water, tents and medical supplies needed in the wake of a natural disaster. The Lincoln County evacuation assembly point at the Newport Municipal Airport is the second such site that the emergency management office has established on the Oregon coast. The first is located at Tillamook Municipal Airport. A third is planned later this year for the southern Oregon coast.
As part of the preparedness exercise, Oregon emergency personnel will teach community leaders how to set up the evacuation assembly point equipment. The agency has made these supplies available to coastal communities such as Newport because coastal areas are most likely to be cut off from emergency responders in the immediate aftermath of an earthquake.
— Kristi Turnquist covers features and entertainment. Reach her at 503-221-8227, kturnquist@oregonian.com or @Kristiturnquist.
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