I would have clicked the "Like" button, if there were one.

Here's a follow-up article. The plan came to fruition. And more good news: good ideas are contagious and other coastal towns are now replicating this program in their own communities.

http://blogs.uoregon.edu/cscenter/tag/emergency-preparedness-program-cannon-beach/


"...Three evacuation support sites will help provide shelter, water and food for the thousands of people in the area that are expected to be affected by a Cascadia Subduction Zone event. At the first site, two 20-foot shipping containers were placed on a concrete pad; each one can benefit about 700 people for at least four days. With the recent addition of two more sites, Cannon Beach can provide sustainable support for up to 4,200 survivors."

"...Each shipping container is loaded with three different types of supplies: family cache containers; medical, administrative, and support equipment; and tourist, employee and visitor kits. City emergency management personnel will open the containers in case of an emergency.

"Coastal families are invited to obtain storage containers at cost from the city and fill them with their own supplies, to be stored at the evacuation site nearest to their home.

"Families can choose from 55-gallon drums, 30-gallon barrels or 5-gallon buckets. The city also charges an annual maintenance fee based on the size of the container. The cost for a 55-gallon plastic barrel, for instance, is $57.90, plus $55 for the annual maintenance fee.


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