B.C.B次元官网网址檚 West Coast woke up to text alerts and closed shorelines Saturday morning as
Tofino mayor Dan Law told Black Press Media that the districtB次元官网网址檚 emergency operations centre was activated shortly after 5 a.m. and sent out emergency notifications to local phones through its Voyent Alert program as well as through social media channels.
B次元官网网址淚n the event of an emergency, communication is key,B次元官网网址� Law said. B次元官网网址淭he word was out so fast and it was so widespread that it seemed like most people knew what was going on.B次元官网网址�
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He said shorelines were immediately closed, tsunami sirens were activated and local RCMP combed the beaches to ensure everyone was aware of the tsunami advisory.
B次元官网网址淭here were still obviously people on the beaches, but we did get the word out that the beaches were closed, to stay off the beaches and out of the water because of the risk of increased currents, the possibility of increased wave heights and unpredictable wave behaviour,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 again proud of our Emergency Operations Centre personnel, the RCMP, the Coast Guard and all of our emergency systems. IB次元官网网址檓 very thankful that we live in a society that takes this seriously and everybodyB次元官网网址檚 working together for the betterment of the whole.B次元官网网址�
UclueletB次元官网网址檚 shoreline areas were also closed and mayor Mayco Noel was thrilled with how quickly and efficiently the districtB次元官网网址檚 emergency operations centre alerted residents of the situation.
B次元官网网址淭here was no hesitation, we got the advisory and promptly posted it and I think it went really well,B次元官网网址� Noel told the Westerly B次元官网网址.
He explained that UclueletB次元官网网址檚 tsunami sirens were not activated as they are reserved for rapidly incoming emergencies.
B次元官网网址淭hat means weB次元官网网址檝e got something immediate thatB次元官网网址檚 coming towards our shoreline and go to high ground,B次元官网网址� he said.
Both Law and Noel are urging residents to sign up for their districtB次元官网网址檚 emergency notification programs at www.ucluelet.ca and www.tofino.ca.
B次元官网网址淭here are local emergencies that residents may need to know in a prompt fashion, signing up for this makes it a lot easier and streamlines the process for the district, rather than having a bunch of firefighters knocking on every door,B次元官网网址� Noel said. B次元官网网址淭hank you to those who have signed up and if you havenB次元官网网址檛 signed up, please sign up.B次元官网网址�
The advisory lasted over eight hours and Law said the Emergency Operations Centre remained active, monitoring all of the information coming from the province before eventually standing down in the afternoon.
B次元官网网址淭he more advisories we have, hopefully the more people will be prepared,B次元官网网址� Law said. B次元官网网址淭hese events are a fantastic time for people to get up to speed on communication, up to speed on emergency preparedness and, each time it happens, I hope people really do review the process, build on strengths and certainly use the chance to prepare for future events.B次元官网网址�
He added all West Coasters should be aware of their tsunami evacuation routes to high ground and have emergency preparedness kits packed and ready to go.
B次元官网网址淚 think that the more people are aware, the more it will become part of the norm to be prepared,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淚t will become part of the norm that we live in an area thatB次元官网网址檚 prone to these emergencies and that we have to be prepared as part of our everyday life.B次元官网网址�
andrew.bailey@westerlynews.ca
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