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Ocean Shores advances tsunami preparedness as officials eye BRIC funding
Summary
City officials described steps to improve tsunami preparedness, including a designed vertical-evacuation tower, likely near-term BRIC funding, and plans to apply for two additional towers in 2027; officials flagged engineering, capacity and staging challenges that will be discussed at a forthcoming town hall.
Ocean Shores city officials told the Public Safety Committee on April 21 that the city is moving forward with vertical-evacuation planning after months of work and a likely release of BRIC grant funds in the coming weeks.
At the meeting the city administrator said grant funding (referred to in the discussion as the "BRIC" program) appears likely to be released “within the next 60 to 90 days,” and that the city has a completed design for a first tsunami tower. "The school's tower will hold about 300 people," the administrator said, adding that an estimated 5,100 people could reach that location within an hour in a mass evacuation, creating a mismatch between single-tower capacity and potential demand.
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