From: Whatcom County Sheriff's Office:
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Subject: Earthquake drill & siren 2020-10-15 at 1015 am
"Whatcom County Tsunami Sirens Will
Activate During the Great Washington ShakeOut Oct. 15
The Great Washington ShakeOut will
be held on October 15th at 1015!
Over
1.3 million Washington residents signed up in previous years to practice their
earthquake readiness during the annual earthquake drill. People and
organizations can sign up to participate at www.shakeout.org/washington.
“Preparing
Whatcom County, the citizens and our communities for earthquakes, and the possible
expected tsunami’s that may follow, are one of the highest priorities for the
Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Division of Emergency Management” said
Sheriff Bill Elfo.
At 10:15 a.m., Oct. 15, residents
are encouraged to drop, cover, and hold on whether at home, business or even in
a park, as if a real earthquake were occurring. Drop to the ground, cover your
head and neck or go under a desk or sturdy table and hold on.
All
coastal tsunami sirens in Whatcom County (and Washington state) will be activated
at 10:15 a.m., Oct. 15 using the real wailing sound of the siren for
approximately 2 minutes, not the Westminster Chimes that occurs during the
regular monthly tests. Please do not call 911.
Whatcom
County has sirens in Blaine, Birch Bay, the Lummi Nation, Point Roberts, Sandy
Point and the Port of Bellingham. Funding was provided by the United States
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the
Washington State Military Department, and Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery.
Whatcom County has been approved for three additional sirens in Blaine, the
Lummi Nation and Fairhaven."