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Wind Advisory in effect from 2 AM to 5 PM PDT Wednesday
What: Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.
Where: North Coast and Central Coast.
When: From 2 AM to 5 PM PDT Wednesday.
Impacts: Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Precautionary/Prepardness Actions: Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
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Air quality information can be found on: AirNow
Wildfire locations can be found on: PNW Smoke Map
Additional fire information can be found on: InciWeb
Emergency Management's role in Grays Harbor county
Emergency Management is responsible for developing and maintaining a Countywide infrastructure for emergency/disaster preparedness, response, mitigation and recovery.
This is accomplished by means of a cooperative, multi-jurisdictional organization which includes the Cities of Aberdeen, Cosmopolis, Elma, Hoquiam, McCleary, Montesano, Oakville, Ocean Shores, Westport, the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, the Quinault Indian Nation, all 15 County Fire Districts and every Grays Harbor County Department.
Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
Emergency Management is responsible for maintaining the EOC in a constant state of readiness. During a countywide disaster, the EOC becomes the hub of information gathering and dissemination, strategic decision making, resource allocation and incident coordination. Representatives from law enforcement, fire services and public health, environmental health, EMS, as well as other organizations from throughout the county work together to coordinate the response.
Emergency management Functions
Emergency Management actively prepares for and participates in the following functions:
- Disaster Planning
- Disaster/Emergency Response Planning
- Disaster/Emergency Recovery Planning
- Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
- Emergency Preparedness
- Exercises for Disaster & Emergency Response
- Hazardous Materials Response Planning
- Public Education & Outreach
- Responder Training
- StormReady
- TsunamiReady
StormReady
The StormReady program helps community leaders prepare their communities for severe weather. Severe weather includes thunderstorms, flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes, high heat, high winds, and extreme cold weather. Although no community is storm proof, StormReady communities are better prepared to save lives through planning, education, and awareness.
TsunamiReady helps community leaders and emergency managers strengthen their local operations by being sufficiently prepared to save lives in the event of a Tsunami through better planning, education and awareness. Although no community is tsunami proof, being TsunamiReady can help minimize loss to our community.
Grays Harbor County continues to hold both designations of StormReady and TsunamiReady.