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Auburn emergency officials warn lahar threat requires quick action; city sirens target lahars only
Summary
City officials said lahar flows from Mount Rainier could reach Auburn in roughly 90 minutes and urged residents to move uphill on foot when alerted; Auburn's outdoor sirens are configured for lahar warning only, officials said in a podcast interview.
Emergency officials in Auburn told a city podcast that a lahar — a volcano-related mudflow originating at Mount Rainier — could reach Auburn in roughly 90 minutes in some modeled scenarios and that Auburn’s outdoor sirens are intended specifically for lahar warnings.
"According to some of the work that we've done in the past with the state…we have roughly 90 minutes," Emergency Manager Matthew Kolpitz said. Kolpitz and Emergency Management Coordinator Tyler Turner said additional lead…
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