In Oregon, preparing for disasters means being ready to evacuate from wildfires, prepping for extreme weather events like floods or ice storms, and of course, preparing for the big one- a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake.
Emergency managers say the best way to prepare for disasters is to have an emergency plan, a three-minute go bag- something that you can grab when you need to get out of the house within three minutes- and on a larger scale, to be “two weeks ready” to shelter in place. That’s because in an extreme situation like a catastrophic earthquake, it could take local, state, and federal agencies about two weeks to have resources in place.
If the prospect of gathering supplies to be two weeks ready sounds daunting to you, you’re not alone…