FEMA's National Risk Index overlooks Washington's major disaster threat | FOX 13 Seattle

It is a major fault line that will cause the biggest earthquake and ensuing tsunami our region has seen in centuries. When it hits, it is expected to be the largest disaster in United States history.
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[@user-fb6qz4ew5k]

We (oregon) were told by Fema that anything west of I-5 is considered a total loss and they have no plans for us after the earthquake. The state also said it would be close to 2 years before they could restore "normal" out here. We took that to heart and decided to move to higher ground. We also provide nearly all of our needs ourselves.

[@frederickbooth7970]

After living through the great 1996 floods of Tillamook county we left our home of 22 years in 1998. We don`t even visit there because of the risk of an earthquake/ tsunami stranding us there. During that flood event the Nehalem bay area was cutoff from the outside for > 2weeks because of all the collapsed mountains & disappeared roads. The final straw was when our neighbor across the street from us called & asked for us to check on her furnace as it was making a weird noise. The ENTIRE 240 volt furnace was operating under water! Her house has a furnace room below the house. With our father`s 65 gpm sump pump it took 25 minutes to empty room. When shutoff the furnace room took < 1 minute to refill with water!! Go across the street to our house & it was completely dry. When we became aware of the MILLIONS of gallons of water just a couple of feet beneath our feet I became very worried about my elderly parents abilities to escape an earthquake / tsunami event.Our house was only 9' to 11' above sea level in Manzanita on Washington ave. So glad to have left! Now live on a farm in Yamhill county.

[@user-fb6qz4ew5k]

​@@frederickbooth797096 was a nightmare. My grandparents lost everything in the vanport flood of 48. Lessons that stuck with our family.

[@Fuxerz]

That's why I left Newport. Smart people.

[@realist7239]

idaho area is the safest ill link the best survivor map ever if it lets me survivingthepoleshift.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/us-mainland-map-notated-2finished.png

[@realist7239]

idaho is safest in america west of missisipi

[@ThatMichaelTGuy]

Pentagon - $990,000,000,000 1000 military bases around the World. Ukraine - $120,000,000,000 in < 2 years. American lives on the coast $ ???

[@mw9297]

The worlds a stage, this is the play 🎪🎭

[@williamv680]

The government wants people to be divided by the 2 party system rule. They thrive when people are divided. Good luck....

[@Roadsaftyslowdown]

Spot on, 3 trillion on a pointless 20 year war. I couldn't imagine how great America could be without the waste. 🇦🇺

[@cece3194]

they've been busy building the basement

[@dolphincliffs8864]

Imagine if this happened and then Rainier erupted as well.

[@rungfang27]

Yeah but Rainer has a small lave reserve, so no big powerful blast but you will get something like a 70 foot muddy water wall that will travel down the rivers,so that will suck!

[@tazandoreo]

Yup. Or Baker or Shasta or Adams or Mt Saint Helens, or any or all, of the west coast volcanos…

[@frederickbooth7970]

@@tazandoreo Lived through the Mt. St. Helens eruption! 1 is enough for me!Ruined a brand new roof on a bldg. we had just re-roofed.

[@MrBadjohn69]

Yeahhhhh that is going to happen. I would worry about riots in November when Trump wins.

[@dolphincliffs8864]

@@MrBadjohn69 Much more likely to happen.

[@Pbav8tor]

I'm terrified of this. There is very little high ground along the coast. Some of the few evacuation routes are on gated, locked roads. If you are at the beach, don't get too far away from your car, and as soon as the temblor starts, run. I'm not going to stop visiting the Ocean, but the danger is always there.

[@jessicas.6235]

And make sure you know where the evacuation routes are at all times. I love the NW coast but…yeah, it’s a little scary.

[@jpoppiejaun35]

You’re probably not gonna get very far in your car after an earthquake

[@runyon888]

The West Coast is not safe, anywhere. I live in a northern state, high mountains, and think about how fickle the Pacific is, about human life. She feeds us and comforts us, but can wipe our civilization off the map. If the West Coast goes, expect the Russians and Chinese to notice.

[@MerrelPhillips-uo5ny]

Not to mention a good amount of the cliffs and hills that you could run to will most likely collapse if the cascadia earthquake erupts. Keep in mind that lunar eclipses usually foreshadow major events on land. The worst earthquake known to the US happened 40 days after an eclipse.

[@ericmaclaurin8525]

You have a surprising amount of time to walk to safety if you know your escape route and leave immediately.

[@ewoksalot]

As someone that lives an hour+ drive from the ocean and on the east side of I-5 we have mapped inundation zones, printed local maps, have food, water, filters... anyone closer to the ocean than we are should know they will be without help for 3-6 weeks. Maybe longer. Especially if FEMA is not actively planing a response. Add in threats of Chinese/Russian cyber attacks, power grid attacks/failure, etc... and the disaster has potential to be truly unimaginable.

[@zeitgeistx5239]

lol “Chinese/Russian cyber attacks”, you’re watching too much tv. I’m Chinese American and if you have ever watched Chinese or Russian state media you would know that they say the same thing about America. Our media doesn’t like to talk about the bad things that we do like the NSA’s hackers called the “Equation Group” or how we illegally spy on the entire planet.

[@gdmofo]

EMP the whole country will be screwed we live in a fragile system susceptible to attack

[@rudy_dstroys1821]

Crazy how another country will take advantage of a disaster to try and move in, that's scary. And yes, we live in a digital age where an EMP can leave us without much. We need to learn survival skills before we even had smart phones.

[@PixelSeekingPhotography]

i lived most of my life in southern Louisiana's hurricane paths. Sorry to say but in a natural disaster that big everyone will have to rely on themselves, neighbors, and other civilians for help. FEMA will be no help. You'll be lucky if the cops and national guard can or will help you. Be Prepared

[@robertmarmaduke9721]

After a massive typhoons took out Guam they rebuilt the powerlines on massive sanctions and banned trailers and woodframe houses. The cinderblock wall concrete roof house I was in with storm shutters and protected carport, watched a typhoons howl all night blowing down huge trees. Next morning with chainsaws we cleared the roads, power came back on, no damage except for cleanup. It takes an island. Sadly United States is more like an asylum.

[@drone_boss]

Me too. It’s funny how different regions react to “natural” disasters.

[@rudy_dstroys1821]

Maybe it's time that a non profit organization can establish some sort of Emergency Rescue team? It's awful how things have turned to where you can't rely on your government anymore. But they still send a lot of aid to other parts of the world...

[@jeremykimbrough00]

FEMA did not forget this I worked with them for the last three years in the army at their bothell office every year we had an exercise for this exact event. Horrible title

[@VanillaMacaron551]

Yeh, last I heard FEMA rated the Cascadia quake and tsunami as one of the biggest natural disasters facing the nation! They were estimating 12,000 deaths. Inestimable economic loss.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

Them being aware and training for it does not meet they did not list it in a publication

[@bthemedia]

Risk Index / Level is a combination of Impact and Probability. With low (unknown) probability (since all of USA history), the overall risk is low.

[@annsalty5615]

Yes, its just typical fox news garbage to get us upset.

[@Lynthari]

How long ago was it that you did this? The FEMA report that they're talking about was put out within the last 6 months so unless you were training with them in the last 6 months then know this report is accurate it's reporting on the report put out by FEMA by the people that your defending and saying that this wrong but this is what they said.

[@moistmike4150]

Spent a lot of time in Ocean Shores, WA and surrounding areas. Anyone who finds themselves way out on that sandbar when the quake hits is a goner - Make your peace with God because there ain't no way you're getting off before the wave hits. Apart from that, inland 3 or 4 miles are hills which would provide safety from a 30' to 50' wave, but good luck getting that far on foot and you sure as hell won't be able to drive in in a car - all roads would be severely damage and even if they weren't, they'd quickly become a parking lot. A dirt bike would likely be your only saving grace; just make sure it's gassed up and you have a solid trail picked out with NO bridges to cross. Have a well-concealed cache of water, freeze dried food and a survival tent stashed up in the hills to support yourself and any family that makes out it with you. Due to downed bridges, destroyed roads and obliterated logistics, don't expect help for several weeks. Oh, and make sure you have a gun and plenty of ammo stashed up there (you'll likely need it - less for hunting and more as protection against desperate members of your own species).

[@noble9759]

I will be sorry to say goodbye to the condo haha

[@user-misspoken]

Damn ... And now in other news 😅

[@philly799]

They expect coastal regions to drop by about 30 feet when the subduction quake hits. For reference, the entire town of Ocean Shores is less than 30 feet in elevation, which means it will be permantently lost beneath the ocean. Yikes.

[@Seawitch907]

So is everything in that area 😢

[@billbradley2480]

A few years ago I spent the night once a week at Ocean Shores WA because I had a dedicated route delivery there. I know they have early warning Tsunami sirens and routes to higher ground posted. But my plan was to run to the nearby motel that is about 15 stories tall. I feared getting stuck in a traffic jam with the semi I was driving.

[@patricialongo5870]

Eleven inches.

[@edsalinas9996]

Allegedly. How many times have the Scientists been wrong?

[@philly799]

@@edsalinas9996 The expectation is based on actual GPS data from the 2011 subduction quake in Japan. Additionally, there are ghost forests near the WA coast, and the evidence says the trees died from the last subduction quake because the elevation dropped so much, which allowed saltwater to take over and it killed the forest. There's a lot of evidence on this topic.

[@82ndGrunt]

Footage of the 2011 Japan Tsunami is one of the scariest things I've ever seen on video.

[@kiminnehalem8669]

Thumbnail is Cannon Beach in Oregon......I didn't think we'd become part of Seattle yet. Though, sooooo many Washington license plates down here you'd be excused for thinking it.🤔

[@lc285]

A'I fail.

[@l.plzsavethebeez485]

Yes I recognize my youth home when I see it!

[@My-Pal-Hal]

Said "Washington" not Seattle, smart ass 😂 And they probably mistook it for Copalis Rock. They are quite similar. We were there just yesterday.

[@cachebar1599]

I wonder if the US govt values us more than Hawaii. Spoiler alert: they don't

[@eewilson9835]

Spoiler alert, they do.

[@cachebar1599]

@@eewilson9835 plot twist: they shouldn't

[@eewilson9835]

@@cachebar1599 But wait, there's more: washingtong profits from accpting HI immigrants, so WA gets secret handouts in funneling illegal immigrant workers, passing them off as whatever is the hottest box to place a checkmark in, and yes, its that bad. WA RULES! GO WA or go back to HI.

[@SalveRegina8]

Lahaina! NEVER FORGET‼️

[@frankblangeard8865]

Obviously no building permits should be allowed in areas which would be inundated. All of the lands which would be inundated should be gradually made into a National Park.

[@Seawitch907]

A under water park?

[@nicklibby3784]

​@@Seawitch907 there actually is a underwater park in Edmonds (just north of Shoreline). You gotta go diving to go see it, they got a jungle gym, sunken ships, like a church or something. A bunch of stuff. 😂

[@mencken8]

There is no way to prevent or ameliorate such a tectonic event. The timeframe to evacuate or reach high enough elevation to escape such a tsunami just isn’t long enough to avoid massive loss of life. The only way to protect these populations is to permanently move inland and prohibit development in the projected zone of the tsunami.

[@Sandmouse6942]

There's such low time to respond if any to indicators of such an event, if they are detectable. It's not really worth migration crises, we can't just not live in dangerous areas. That's like telling everyone to just leave from pacific islands, the west coast, indonesia, tornado alley, the ring of fire, etc. We do need to be prepared as we can, but a lot of this stuff is just fearmongering. Fearful population is emotional and easy to control

[@gdmofo]

They won't do that but your synopsis is correct

[@user-wn7ek7eo9h]

Grandma lived in Hawaii. She ignored Tsunami Sirens. She lived right on the beach. She said she just got tired of false alarms. It took quite an effort to get to high ground as she was very ill with in home medical care. I always called to make sure she got out.

[@sarahb4484]

I believe will happen soon…And will caught people by surprise…

[@patrickbertlein4626]

What?! An earthquake will catch people by surprise! You don't say?!

[@royalspin]

I used to go to Longbeach for the 4th every year...used to .After seeing the absolute destruction of the SE Asia tsunami in December of 2004 ,and learning about the Cascadia fault and what happened with the previous tsunami ,there was no way I could spend time there knowing there's no way to really evacuate or find higher ground . Sure they post evacuation routes but say it's the fourth of July with thousands of people on the beach watching the fireworks and the "big one" happens ,there'd be absolute chaos and massive casualties . I recall one year they estimated that almost a million people had visited Longbeach on that weekend . There's been talk of building a bridge on the north side of the area to connect it to the mainland part of Washington but it always gets shot down,too much money etc etc . This is why federal funds should pay for the bulk of it . We sink almost a trillion dollars into the military every year and what do we get for our investment besides more conflicts around the world when that money could be used here at home to save lives and rebuild our crumbling infrastructure but I digress

[@ericmaclaurin8525]

I remember the tide coming in on the 4th after fireworks in Ocean shores and you had cars in the surf because they couldn't get off the beach fast enough. Hard to imagine adding a 30 foot wave.

[@patrickbertlein4626]

That was a major digress. Eventually they will have to build bridges across the sound, who knows where exactly but I assume at least Vashon, Bainbridge, Poulsbo, and Kingston, as that is where the ferry already is. Its built up everywhere here from N. Tacoma to Marysville and you can't get much further East than Duvall so its just bound to happen. Regarding taxes yes but we need to limit our national taxes in general if they can not prove to the state those taxes are gong to our own welfare, which obviously they are not.

[@EvanAndHell]

If you thought FEMA screwed NOLA after Katrina, wait until that inevitable earthquake hits.

[@peggyking9543]

Bush, Jr.: "Heck of a job, Brownie!"

[@eewilson9835]

Thats funny, I met a high up from Fema, visiting WA from the east coast, was very serious about getting straight to the point about Cascadia and made NO bones about it. Mass Devistation. If you have the abridged version, its cherry picked, truth out, no on gives a blank, the pnw is majorly depressed, information is in one ear out the other. sad really

[@flyoverkid55]

Welcome to the paternalist government nanny state, where a talking head makes the rounds, tells locals what they want to hear, and then goes on to the next location to repeat. This is what you get when there is no threat of anyone voting anything other than nanny state.

[@billbradley2480]

It would definitely be a bad day but not as bad as some say. Geologist in WA State estimate the Tsunami from a 9.0 quake would produce a wave 40 ft high according to core sample research. Not 150 - 1500 ft high like some say. It wouldn’t reach I-5 because there’s a 1300 ft mountain range between l-5 and the Coast.

[@eewilson9835]

@@billbradley2480 I-5 gives ocean views on a clear day when everyone agrees to open the blinds and window dressings at 2 places.

[@Pipsqwak]

It's amazing how many people in the rest of the country don't know that the major cities in the PNW - Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland - are not on the coast. They are quite a ways inland. Seattle is on Puget Sound, a large inland fjord connected to the sea by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and Portland is more than a hundred miles inland along the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. Seattle will get some small sea level rises, and areas along the Strait and at the mouth of the Columbia will probably get tsunami damage, but the real tsunami risk is along the outer coast facing the Pacific directly. Washington's Pacific coast is sparsely populated and undeveloped except for the sand spits around Gray's Harbor and Willapa Bay. Oregon has more towns and a higher population along their coast, but most of the area most severely affected by tsunamis from the west coast of Vancouver Island to Northern California is pretty remote and unpopulated by the standards of the East, Midwest, or South.@@billbradley2480

[@billbradley2480]

@@eewilson9835 oh really! I’ve been a truck driver 26 years and driven up and down I-5 1000’s of times. Never seen the Ocean while on I-5 in WA or OR. There’s a 1300 ft mountain range in the way.

[@ernestomondragonromero3024]

+ after an earthquake the level of the entire place could be lower than it was before vs the level of the ocean, that happened in Japan 2011 so when the tsunami hit the walls made for it weren’t enough + the force of the waves kept accumulating so it total it was higher than the expected

[@Harkart59]

Pacific Northwest is always ignored by our government. We're basically on our own

[@SecretCollage]

Thank you for reporting this!

[@Mum_and_LizzyLark]

My father in law have talked about this for years and that’s why they moved up to the mountains of Eastern WA from living so long in Seattle.

[@TimeSurfer206]

You have 15 minutes to get to high ground. Allow me to quote Nelson Muntz: "HA ha!" I do believe I'm in the splash zone. I don't think they forgot it. I think they realize there won't be much left to rescue.

[@eatnplaytoday]

There’s a lot of things that are due in California too . San Francisco Bay Area still waiting for the return of the giant earthquake and Sacramento area is also waiting for the big flood to return.

[@charlieakin8074]

Up here in Bellingham, WA. The all-wise Democratic folks here think that denying you the right to use a GAS stove is more important. They REMOVED THE EVACUATION SIGNS AND ROUTES AND MADE DESIGATED BIKE LANES. Outright removal of all Evacuation Routes and Sign's. Go figure.

[@philderrick9429]

sounds about right for the Western Washington D's, typical.

[@jjohnson5014]

Sounds about right. Let’s not encourage any false hope of saving yerselves

[@skeezix8156]

Sorta makes you think they don’t want you around that much if something were to happen

[@billbradley2480]

Seattle and Bellingham are not on the Coast. According to Geologist the Tsunami wave from a 9.0 quake off the Washington coast would be about 40 ft high. Puget Sound has tides that swing 10 ft. They estimate by the time the Tsunami wave reached Seattle it would be about 10 feet. At low tide you wouldn’t even notice and there would be no damage from the wave. But the quake would cause damage especially due to Liquefaction because part of Seattle is built on the landfill.

[@Somebody509-ot4kk]

Bellingham isn’t the coast. It’s in the sound. You should just move away and quit complaining.

[@ashleesirltrainsnscaletrai6626]

324 years ago in 1700 there was 9.0 on the Cascadia Subduction Zone

[@skittles5347]

Thank you for addressing this. In Hoquiam, we have already been told by FEMA and by the USGS that if a major earthquake occured, we out here on the coast are S.O.L...Sorry Out Of Luck. We would be on our own. Start preparing now!!

[@eanders7992]

My dad lives in Washington state and you can see the ocean from his house. He asked me if I wanted to come out and life with him as he's getting old. I told him I would love to, but just my luck I move out there and the Tsunami happens. I love you dad, but I'll pass... Edit: FEMA is full of shit. Scientist have studied that area extensively and have found how often those Tsunami's happens and how far inland they've gone. To say that we only have information back to the 1700's and since nothing has happened since then is idiotic.

[@jungojerry1658]

Pull up Google Earth and study your area. Look at how much land is at 50' elevation or less. And don't forget, the earthquake that precedes the tidal wave will wipe out just about all of the infrastructure. Traffic lights will be out, and you know how patient and polite all the other drivers are.

[@devengudinas1649]

Weird that this came up on my KZbin. There was just a 5.7 in the area like 30 minutes ago. In southern Oregon about 30 miles off the coast. 🤯

[@daphnekivinen9482]

Good to see you Brian! I wondered where you went from Channel 12, Portland, OR

[@jeaninecalderon121]

Were goners in La Push here

[@icelandviking1961]

Will it get to Seattle and Olympia because we really need a douche there.

[@OerlikonNoerd]

According to the most recent models, actually yes, but there would be enough time to evacuate before the tsunami wave comes through the Strait of Juan de Fuca

[@carolebrunette]

🤣🤣🤣🙏🏻

[@dankerns171]

Especially Olympia! What a dump the west side is now. Maybe mother nature will fix it

[@JathraDH]

@@OerlikonNoerd I don't think evacuation of a major city area is happening AFTER the 9.0 quake that levels it TBH. That being said, a large portion of the wave energy will be dissipated by the time it turns a 90 degree bend and manages to get down the sound.

[@RANGERRESCUEDOG]

Our West facing homes will be inundated with water and giant logs. Emergency Tsunami siren maps show multiple sirens in a major coastal area, yet there are ZERO functional sirens for that region.

[@eraven1982]

When I lived in Seaside and then Cannon Beach for about half a year I barely could sleep every night having anxiety/nightmares about a potential tsunami 😅😮🫥🙏 Hope mode preparations for people to be safe happen. ❤️

[@user-gj8mn4ce8d]

Imagine the absolute traffic nightmares of Metro Vancouver, BC and Metro Seattle on an average day let alone when this strikes . Holy hell! Get out now !!

[@VanillaMacaron551]

You will have to walk home. Most bridges will be down.

[@Boraxo]

Just imagine... nothing happened.

[@patrickbertlein4626]

I live in Maple Leaf, I'm fine. Only worry is structural damage to my house.

[@joeyhicklin8177]

I live in Vancouver, WA outside of Portland. We moved here over 10 years ago, and we just learned about the Cascadia earthquake about 6 months ago. I've been a "prepper" all my life and our property is almost completely self-sustaining. I made emergency plans for so many different scenarios for when it happens, and many of them ended in a high likelihood that we would die, especially if my wife is at work in Portland where her job is in an unreinforced masonry building. We have our house up for sale now and we're moving out of the PNW. We have loved it here so much and we're so sad to leave, but our kids are only toddlers and we don't want to create a life for them here where their friends and loved ones are likely to either die or become refugees within their lifetime. If WA and OR were taking more steps to prepare, we'd probably do the same and try to reduce our risk. However, with me being a WA state worker for the last 8 years, I can assure you that next to nothing is being done and I have very serious doubts that sufficient preparations will even be discussed in the next 10-20 years. The devastation that this event is capable of is inescapable and overwhelming. Water lines will rupture, sewer lines will rupture, gas lines will rupture, power lines will collapse, data lines will be broken, many of the major roads will become impassable, and even the Columbia river is likely to be blocked from debris. Emergency service buildings are almost all predicted to collapse along with almost every hospital. For the first month at least, aid will mainly be limited to airdrops, which is a logistical nightmare considering the extreme scale of the impact zone, even with the entire US air fleet. We have an on-site open well, a backup 5,000-gallon tank, and enough filtration medium and sanitizing chemicals to treat 10,000 gallons, but who knows if my tank if going to rupture or if my well walls will collapse. Even as prepared as I am, we are not equipped to survive in a primitive landscape for 1-3 months until the bare minimum supply lines are established, and that's presuming that all my resources survive the quake and nothing is destroyed by falling trees. And all of this is before you consider the economic impact. We would both be out of our jobs and our house is likely to be destroyed. Even if we saved enough capital to purchase the building materials to rebuild, the materials are likely to be unavailable for months or even years following that massive effort to rebuild in the aftermath. It's not reasonable to stockpile a whole house worth of building materials... we have to leave. Please, if you're in the area and you have the bandwidth to run for a legislative seat, do it, and change the course that we're on.

[@macjam100]

Thanks Brian

[@rebeccapierson5498]

It's not just the waves being 10 feet tall; there will be land drop. When this happens, it's going to take decades to recover. The vertical escapes save lives, but these towns and counties can't afford to build them.

[@gonzalezjesusa]

Scary 😮

[@oshunbleu6511]

I live on the coastline of washington Its terrifying and i dont know where to go without funds.

[@ewoksalot]

If you are not financially capable of planning and executing a move currently, you should definitely reach out to various charity programs, churches, etc NOW and move with their help ASAP. If FEMA is not planning a response, your area (basically anything "coastal") will be without help for multiple weeks. If you are lucky enough to survive the initial quake and tsunami, you will be facing anywhere from 14 to 120 days without water, food, power, etc. Diseases will be rampant, people will be - and likely act with - desperate selfish tendencies. Look into charitable organizations while you can. And who knows, maybe this won't happen in our lifetime... but... * shrug *

[@Pipsqwak]

If you live in one of the areas most at risk, like the Long Beach Peninsula or Ocean Shores, you can help lobby for funding to build tsunami evacuation shelters in your community. You can scope out the nearest tsunami evacuation route that you might be able to reach on foot and practice hiking there with whatever emergency supplies you can carry in a small bag or backpack. Set aside some survival items in a backpack, like a couple of bottles of water, some high-energy bars, prescription meds, copies of any documents you might need, warm clothes and a jacket. Put this bag near your door. Check out emergency planning websites - they have lists of things that you should put in your go-bag. Don't forget to make a plan for any pets you have, too. You can do many of these things without a lot of money, and planning and being prepared goes a long way toward relieving panic and fear. Reach out to local charities and shelters for help and advice as well.

[@c.rogers4394]

Something nobody talks about, is where places like the huge bluff on the south end of Whidbey , and if a huge chunk of that lets loose,, it could create another massive wave, and this would and could happen in other places, and along with trees, stumps and logs in the mix, could chew shorelines along the inland waterways, continuing in and cause more damage than anyone thought, like a big grinder chewing the shores, causing more slides, waves etc.

[@patrickbertlein4626]

Regardless most of Skagit county and large parts of Snohomish will be under water soon anyways.

[@Bhaktiramaguru]

They don’t want the property values to go down so they do t say anything I knew this 10 years ago so I moved inland but this is gona happen forsure very very soon! Please be careful and start making preparations!

[@HogMan2022]

"Walk fast or run." Im to old and cant hardly walk. Im driving. Fast!

[@dmpi483]

The roads will almost instantly become a parking lot. You're going to abandon your car just like everyone else.

[@user-fb6qz4ew5k]

​@@dmpi483 more so the roads will be impassable. Nothing here is built to withstand a 9.0 earthquake. The roads will be blocked with debris.

[@HogMan2022]

@@dmpi483 you are correct.

[@wendellbell6164]

I hear up to 70 % of our bridges could be impassable to . s​@@user-fb6qz4ew5k

[@Mysterio217]

where can I find which parts of Greater Seattle Area will be affected when this happens?

[@SailingSwallowtail]

The worst thing here in Newport, a town of 10,000, in high tourist season, there are 20,000 tourist here. Even if the locals are prepared to survive for a time, it's going to get ugly pretty fast.

[@Dfgbuiiyyyybb]

Why are they allowing people to build structures and live there is it would be considered a catastrophic loss of life?

[@JathraDH]

Why do they let people build structures in hurricane alley, or near yellowstone, or live in 90% of the state of Florida that is going to be underwater in the next 20 years. You can't just have people not build in danger zones, most of the country is a danger zone.

[@CeruleanSky1111]

Where can I find the flooding map shown in the video at 1:36? Link please. Thanks

[@LostLegends777]

hazards.fema.gov/nri/map

[@christianecroy7400]

I live in this area, The evacuation warning system is tested almost weekly, And its pretty robust, stand alone, and extremely loud. Half the stations could not work and everyone will still hear it. Hardly anyone other that the the two sides of the harbor inlet are more than a mile from high ground. I know many families have plans in place for the day. Many other things that are avoidable will probably wipe us out first.

[@madjenta3079]

I definitely think we need to find ways to protect ourselves. I have a question though. If we make it higher risk, could we still get homeowners insurance? Would the prices go up? I’m not talking about a beach property, just downtown in Aberdeen?

[@Boraxo]

The sky is falling.

[@gigiherrington3072]

Should we take the sea to court for us thinking something might happen?!!!

[@thomassabia5750]

When i was stationed at McChord when i got there in 1983 i new about this then in fact the damage would go to olympia up in the sound

[@billbradley2480]

Yes earthquake damage but not Tsunami damage. Seattle and Olympia are not on the Coast. Real geologist predict the wave from a 9.0 subduction zone quake would be about 10 ft high in Puget Sound. The tides swing 10 ft in the sound so at low tide a 10 ft wave would do no harm. On the WA Coast Geologist say from core sample research past Tsunami waves were about 40 feet high. Plus Coastal land drops in elevation 20 or 30 ft after the subduction zone releases pressure

[@thomassabia5750]

@billbradley2480 water damage from the ocean would go that distance reason that stretch is mostly flat and the rivers are like one but of course that would only happen if the ocean was at high tide

[@billbradley2480]

@@thomassabia5750 I’ve been a Truck Driver living in WA State for 40 years. I wish it was flat. There’s a 1300 ft mountain range between I-5 and WA Coast. Gaps in a couple spots due to rivers but the Quake would do far more damage than water.

[@DanielLehan]

It's true,in the year 1700, a 300 foot wall of water hit California,and China.

[@billboswiggert1swiggert182]

Risk even higher if an event happens during an normal flood event. Then effect could be as far as 50 miles inland.

[@alyssont1231]

TheOregonian wrote a multi-week piece on this several years ago. It was very interesting.

[@patrickbertlein4626]

Been hearing about it for at least a decade. Kinda old news at this point.

[@hwyy9046]

I've been telling my family for years our day is coming and right now I believe it's way closer than we think.

[@bsteadfast]

Yes, possibly this year and New Madrid will go off too. Historically after the solar eclipse and the passing of 12p Pons-Brook comet in 1811 - 1812 is when New Madrid had huge earthquakes 8.0, these happened three months after the comet passed, which would be July 2024, since this comet is visible now and the third in a set of Eclipses happens one week from today....could be? Who knows?

[@SpressoHead]

This would not go down in history as FEMA’s first failure . . .

[@jandrews6254]

I’m relieved that Vancouver will not be affected, given that the devastation apparently only affects below 49° latitude

[@armageddonready4071]

Instead of building the same old crappy houses, maybe it’s time for a house that can survive, so it’s occupants can also survive? For the cost of a new house, you would think it was a spacecraft

[@raywaldrop643]

Hey Brian do you remember the blind guy that warned you about the coronavirus do you remember that Brian

[@eewilson9835]

Brian, remember all that from WA gov proper that you found unfit to publish? Speak with state employees, they are trained to care, and they smile at anyone asking them about it, because no one cares. Go straight to the top, the underlings do not care, the public runs at the mention, remember your fine reporting chasing down the one guy in town that cared, Huh, Brian? Did ya score that report with the Chief? Skip the uni, wake up Brian. No one will run to the College University, its the police dept Brian, Duh Brian.

[@user-gj8mn4ce8d]

Sarcasm , eh ? Public transit should do wonders for you when this strikes

[@eewilson9835]

@@user-gj8mn4ce8d I'm at the height of Snoqualmie, GTA makes my day.

[@eewilson9835]

@@user-gj8mn4ce8d special needs huh? then you can go help the quads and paras that live there leave before it strikes. I tried, but they think its not a big deal. forboding.

[@mwhitelaw8569]

It would suck for all those waterfront homes out there .....wouldn't it!?!?

[@robstimson4234]

This really seems like bureaucratic nit-picking about a reality that folks out there are already quite aware of. Cascadia, Yellowstone, New Madrid. Anybody's guess!

[@wtfdoino605]

When this happens Ocean Shores will be 300 feet west and 50 feet lower than it is now. These towns will not survive this. Bond measure sounds like a scam.

[@Pipsqwak]

Not to mention all the towns on the Long Beach peninsula, along Willapa Bay, Gray's Harbor, and towns at the mouth of the Columbia River like Ilwaco in Washington and Astoria in Oregon. At least in Ilwaco you might have time to run up the hill toward the Cape Disappointment lighthouse or even North Head lighthouse, but the people in Long Beach and Oceanside, Klipsan Beach, Ocean Park, and even Oysterville and Nahcotta are all toast. Too flat and too far away from any hope of a hill, with only one main road off the Peninsula. During the summer Kite Festival, the population of these areas probably triples, too. Even if the locals have some sort of plan and know what to do, you can bet the tourists will panic at the earthquake and even more so when they hear the tsunami sirens go off.

[@ericmaclaurin8525]

That's why nothing happens. ProTip for Republicans. You are the government. You have to hire the scientists, order the studies, make the decisions and vote to do something. Attacking politicians, government workers and smart people while voting against solutions means you get exactly what you allow. Nothing. Own it instead of blaming every who tries for not figuring out a way to save you for free without asking.

[@jokerace8227]

Incompetency is Unkle Samantha's middle name.

[@TheFatblob25]

Yet no one wants to pay taxes to fund it better. Its a Catch-22

[@ericmaclaurin8525]

That creamy filling is red state brain matter.

[@XBOXShawn12thman]

I'm glad I live up high by Martha Lake/Bothell ... Im far enogh away from the coast and Mount Rainier 😁

[@rachaelvandermolen8936]

Do not let Worry and fear take from the blessings of today. “Who is this, that even the wind and sea obey him?” Reflect on Mark 4:35-41

[@keezjordan1619]

I live clearwater fl. I think I won't be able to run in 1 day. Roads would jam and bridges close.

[@gdmofo]

Move Seattle to Aberdeen

[@ernestomondragonromero3024]

In japan only the the 5 stories high reinforced concrete-metal buildings survived the tsunami of 2011 and people on rooftops lower than that didn’t make it

[@JFrazer4303]

In many places, 5 story buildings were inundated and stripped and left standing as skeletons. 20+ meter inundation and 40+ meter run-up in several places. Less than 20 minutes warning.

[@kenji-xj2ft]

I live 1500feet above elevation, 32 acres to myself, and two homes on the property. Fortunate to work from home and have starlink to keep me updated. I have a back up propane generator and solar batteries/solar panels as a way to help accomodate for any blackouts. My electric bill is about $67 a month. I dont mind the snow as I have a track loader to plow thru snow and glad I'm away from any major disasters.

[@jessekendall4658]

You looking to adopt a 35 year old? haha

[@unamium495]

The DOD is acutely aware of the danger the CSZ poses

[@user-kg9zi4zh3g]

❤ Wa is my home😊 born 1950 in Spokane and live now some 80 miles north..in the mts.. and have know about this issue for years..its not if its when 🤔 even here I heard we could become beach ftont property😳😬🙄 thank you for the better to be aware snd prepared than trade water..I dont swim well😬. ❤❤

[@patrickbertlein4626]

Oh shutup better chance of your house burning down out there largely thanks to all the logging you idiots won't admit is a problem this shit will mostly impact the COAST and a bit on the North part of the peninsula. Unless you are in an immediate flooding zone there's almost no chance of that being the issue you need to worry about. This is going nowhere near Spokane and that general area.

[@redjetsen1002]

So eventually the government will condemn entire towns based on a wave that never comes. Insurance rates will skyrocket on the chicken little projections.

[@xx5zi]

Your's is a chicken little projection in and of itself. There was absolutely no indication that anyone is about to condemn all structures. Like, none.

[@mrsentinel4911]

Agenda 21 Action Plan

[@redjetsen1002]

It's been the King TV Mantra for years@@xx5zi

[@user-fb6qz4ew5k]

Well, it is an act of "god" so..... However it will happen one day and fearing it is ridiculous. Be as prepared as you feel the need and move on.

[@xx5zi]

@@user-fb6qz4ew5k It's actually an act of nature, and a result of geo-physics. And most of the time, the commenters on the YT channels for the Seattle news outlets get really offended when they are confronted by science. Here's the funny thing- science just does not care if you believe in it or not. It's just gonna keep being science.

[@jayc9184]

Since I hate my Mother and she lives in Hoquiam, I can't wait!

[@1topbaron559]

Posting that warning index would probably lead to a mass selloff of coastal homes.

[@TheHandyHam73]

I live in a Tsunami inundation zone along the Oregon Coast and I live in fear of a Tsunami here. I pray it does not happen in my lifetime.

[@kendavid4386]

People living on or near water should expect the worst if they don't they are fools.

[@S.E.C-R]

Bryan, I’m a terrible viewer!! I had no idea you went up to Seattle. It is nice to see that you’re still somewhat local though!!

[@awkward_and_existing]

It's a double edged sword; if they raise the risk level, it's likely that home insurance agencies will either refuse to cover those homes, or the price of insurance would be catastrophic to Americans. Failing to structure the risk keeps insurance cost low. There is no winning.

[@williammekhjian1637]

The director warned about it long time ago to be prepared for anything.

[@njcanuck]

Lots of stairs. Should have ramps. Better accessibility. Less chance of tripping/stampeding.

[@analienfromouterspace]

Oh good, was tempted to buy a house near that coastline...oh well time to find another place.

[@hypsyzygy506]

Yellowstone's nice this time of year.

[@wendellbell6164]

Bridge damage may be a serious proablem and there are alot of bridges where I live and travel. s

[@Notyourgirl253]

It’s fine, we’re just sitting on a fault line about to pop and a few active volcanoes…. Don’t worry about us.

[@who2u333]

Increasing FEMA's risk rating will certainly not affect insurance rates.

[@KayKay14m]

I really hope the people that live in that area are educated on how to prepare and what to do in the event that a tsunami occurs. I would keep a bug-out-bag that could allow me to survive 3 days and have a place I know I could walk to that would eventually get me the help that I needed. Chances are, you are not driving to safety. You'll have far more flexibility to get to safety on foot.

[@globaldeception7414]

Im sure Fema has a room for all of us to Keep us super Safe from all the fear and terror.. They love our humans

[@frygyz]

I'm getting my surfboard and heading to the beach

[@MINISTRYOFTRUTH-wy8ci]

Don't worry it's for your safety

[@jdek613]

😅😅😆Exactly!

[@Deborah-by7uq2lz7c]

Saving lives is not in the US playbook.

[@2FRESH-4U]

I try to remind people all the time we’re just waiting for the big one

[@user-ve3qn3jj7o]

People pay big money to live there, they can pay big money to rebuild

[@Killin_365]

I have to worry in Jefferson County, Wisconsin? I tall will that 50 ft wave be when it gets here? 😂

[@bsteadfast]

The Great Lakes region will be destroyed when the New Madrid, and Chicago have huge earthquakes. Many have had dreams of this happening at the signing of a Two state solution for the Palestinians and at the division of Jerusalem. I hope you're not close to water. I'm only 20 miles from Lake Michigan and I recently found out that there is a Rift that runs up lake MI. I'm looking into leaving soon. Watch the news! Pray for guidance 🙏

[@southwestsearch]

Stairs?! Escalators would be better as they would keep moving when, not if, foot traffic came to a standstill.

[@rayc.1396]

You want to get stuff done with FEMA, move their families into high risk areas. Years back I watched a video done about tsunamis done i the Puget sound that was scary for those people, they talked about a 50' wall of water washing into Sedro Wooley. You might see if you can locate it.

[@eewilson9835]

Wa commisioned a Chicago survey company its all free and available online, says what roads are washed out, and how long till they get repaired, state of the art maps, no mystery. Praise the scientists, they know that up thru the middle of the state, river beds will fall6' and stay that low forever, imagine the effects felt up thru idaho. Brian, helooooo, are you listening?

[@rayc.1396]

@@eewilson9835Problem is, you don't live there, never visited their, have no idea about where you might escape to. If you are within 5 miles of the coast line you will probably end up fish food. That 50' or more wall of water washes further when it collides with the shelf off shore and gets way taller,have heard it could possibly get to Portland.

[@eewilson9835]

@@rayc.1396 I looked at it on a map, that makes me an expert cartologist online, sir.

[@Madronaxyz]

​@@eewilson9835link for the survey would be greatly appreciated.

[@DirtyDuramax]

Follow the science they say

[@krakatoainc2809]

How is it that Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell allowed this injustice?

[@patricialongo5870]

They're pro war, too. Socialism is the enemy, right?

[@bthemedia]

Lol, they are more concerned about perceived racial injustice.

[@truthprevails7085]

@@bthemedianailed it.

[@andyevans2336]

Seems both Ladies we’re not in positions of any consequence when the settlers decided to establish residency on the Western portion of the state….. but feel free to whine and bitch, it’s the American way!

[@robwastman4993]

I guess we have to have something to worry about.

[@ericmaclaurin8525]

If you live on the waterfront and can process risk you definately think about it. Just like you think about bears, cougars and rattle snakes when you live in the woods. Risk exists everywhere.