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County emergency manager urges planning after near‑source tsunami response; March 26 community drill set
Summary
Humboldt County’s emergency office presented findings from a December 5 near‑source earthquake and tsunami warning, highlighting the need for household planning, multilingual alerts under Assembly Bill 1638, and a countywide tsunami drill on March 26.
Humboldt County emergency officials briefed the Eureka City Council on after‑action findings from the Dec. 5 near‑source earthquake and tsunami warning, and announced a first‑ever communitywide tsunami drill for March 26 to test evacuations to high ground.
Ryan Derby, Humboldt County emergency manager, told the council that a near‑source tsunami can bring hazardous waves to the North Coast within 10–15 minutes after shaking. “In those situations, the earthquake itself is the warning,” Derby said, explaining that there is little time to rely on sirens or smartphone alerts to prompt evacuations.
Derby said multiple agencies issued alerts during the Dec.…
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