Hi everyone, I recently moved to Bremerton from California. I have prepped for a few years now, so I already have some extra energy, food, water, protection, and so on.

But I am looking to pick ya'lls brains about how to deal with the possibility of collapsed bridges i.e. Tacoma Narrows or the ones throughout Bremerton. Like, what if I was in Tacoma while there was an earthquake and needed to get back to Kitsap county? I've thought about keeping an inflatable raft or kayak in the car, but from my curosry research it seems like the risks of varying conditions in the Sound might make that an unsafe idea.

Thanks everyone!

I'm fairly new to prepping and have a few basics in the event there's no power or access to the internet/phone, but not much else (yet). I live in an apartment complex that has a generator for the whole building, and my general location kept the bulk of the "bomb cyclone" from affecting me. I'm one of the few lucky ones (my lights barely even flickered) and I know that, but for the rest of you - did the storm change your prepping style or supply? Is anyone going to start stocking up differently or less... or more?

Are there any Mutual Assistance Groups that meet up in the BC Lower Mainland? I would love to meet with some like minded people and develop new friendships.

Or is there any interest in starting one? I understand that some people may be worried about opsec and are unsure about speaking up but how else can we find each other?

Is this a completely no go zone when it comes to preparing for the big one?

Amidst all of the scare going around about the “big one” creeping around the corner, it has me thinking of some loved ones I have living on Whidbey Island. I’ve that Seattle would fall, and coastal cities would drown. Coastal cities would need to seek high ground immediately to prepare for the aftershock tsunami. What does that say about the islands in the Puget Sound? Are they protected or will they completely be wiped? I can’t seem to find much about this online.

The rumblings about Mt Adams earthquakes are reminding me that while we all mostly focus on “the big one”, regional ashfall from a large volcanic eruption is a serious possibility. I’m a prepping newbie and wasn’t alive for St Helens. What would be useful for a blanket of ash?

Here’s what I thought of so far: -water: how many days worth? I don’t know how much or for how long municipal water systems might be contaminated by significant ashfall. -car: try to get it under cover in garage before the ash falls if possible. Spare air filter on hand + knowledge to install. -masks: couple extra N95s on hand for our household of 2 -home: anything to have on hand to seal doorways, vents, etc? Admittedly I don’t really understand how “open” homes are to this kind of particulate.

I am new to the area and unfortunately I've recently learned about "the big one" and it's living rent free in my head. I've always had intense anxiety about natural disasters and although it's a hot topic in therapy, it's really hard to shake the thoughts. I know the statistics and that it's more likely to not happen. my brain doesn't care about that logic.I hate living my life in fear and usually I'm able to release anxieties and move on with life. I keep seeing people talk daily about the sulfur smell and smaller quakes popping up and it's back to square one. Caught in between "stop looking for issues" and wanting to be mentally prepared if it does happen.

I'm from the east coast, so I have quite a bit of experience with hurricanes, but not so much earthquakes or tsunamis. I live on base in Silverdale and we are 2 miles from the water and only 16 feet above sea level. Aside from having my emergency supply ready (even though it'll likely wash away in the tsunami) is there even any chance that I'm making it out of this or do I just accept my fate? We'd absolutely be battered by the tsunami and I'm not sure if it's even survivable.

Greetings! I hope everyone is enjoying these early days of fall. I’m a researcher beginning long-term work on independence movements in the Pacific Northwest, and as part of this research am also hoping to connect with local prepping communities. I've reached out to a few directly, but thought I might also post a message on this sub to see if anyone might be open to a casual conversation (via Reddit, phone, Zoom, or any other platform), to talk about how you approach prepping personally, and the broader preparedness scene in Cascadia, as I work to develop this project. Thanks so much for your time and consideration!

Hello everyone. I will be hiking the coastal Juan De Fuca trail this year but i'm pretty spooked about the big one. I read in some articles like the one linked below that there are two to three weeks of tremors every 14-16 ish months that build pressure on the plates and that these brief events present a more likely time that the megaquake could occur. I'd like to know when this event last took place. Would anyone happen to know, or know where I could find this information and how to read the data? I was looking at the pnsn website and couldn't really make sense of it/what to look for.

https://www.washington.edu/news/2009/12/15/tremors-between-slip-events-more-evidence-of-great-quake-danger-to-seattle/

I know the odds say it probably won't hapen in any of our lifetimes, but I like to be safe. What have you done to prepare in case it does happen? I've been watching a lot of videos of the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami and I can't help but think that might happen here in my lifetime

Just heard about this, not sure if it's been shared yet, but scientists have finally mapped the Cascadian fault line.

Here's one of a few articles written about it: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/earthquake-tsunami-threat-west-coast-underwater-fault-map-rcna156023

I'm not sure if I'm relieved or even more wary now that they know that portions of the fault line could release independent of each other. Can you image one portion going off, causing so much damage that it costs billions to rebuild, to have it go off again in another 50, 100 years?

Seismology is so cool, but dang if it doesn't put the fear of your own mortality into you.

My get home bag is aging. Been carrying it around for years. The only thing I have ever found useful was the medical supplies, and now that my kids are grown and I am disabled I don’t get much use of that ether. Has anyone ever needed their get home bag or go bag ? What was your circumstances?

In particular, those of us who live in and around Portland. None of the bridges over the Willamette River are fully rated to survive a 9.0 earthquake. Yes, I know about the new Selwood bridge and the Tilikum Crossing. But only their main spans are rated to survive, the approach ramps are not.

So imagine the Willamette River blocked by fallen bridges. And think of the cleanup effort it will require.

I guess what I'm saying is that, in Baltimore, there is an ongoing example of what it takes to clean up a fallen bridge and the impacts it causes. It's a situation worth monitoring.

I love canning and preserving, but I worry that it will all be wasted if the earthquake just rattles all the jars to pieces. Have any of you come up with a good solution?

I live in Seattle proper and don’t have a ton of extra space, but years ago I had some extra space in my garage so I got a 275 Gallon IBC tote to store water in case of earthquake.

Now I want to move my water heater out of another room into this space and will need to forgo the IBC tote, which raises the question of how to store emergency water.

Two ideas would be to:

• get a taller narrower tank like this that can go next to my water heater: https://www.watersupplytanks.com/products/260-gallon-water-storage-tank-by-surewater-emergency-water-tank-with-spigot-for-emergency-disaster-preparedness
• get a second water heater and use it both as additional hot water capacity as well as another tank of potable water that could be utilized in case of emergency.

What are the cons of using a hot water tank as emergency water storage?

I've heard winter will be pretty gross this year. I'm getting ready by having my chimney swept and inspected, stocking up on non-perishable foods and putting away money for a new generator.

In the video, they mention it at about at the two-minute mark.

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/08/16/mourning-thousands-miles-away-family-remembers-beloved-sister-killed-lahaina-fire/

Thinking on camping around Kalaloch, but I've been reading about the tsunami stuff and it's been making me feel pretty concerned in the event of a megaquake.

I've looked at the evacuation routes, for the most part it looks like you'd just be running into the woods and uphill. It's really been making me anxious before my trip to the point of me considering not going. What should I do?

Also, how much time do you get before the waves hit in the event of an M9? And how long would it feasibly take to get to somewhere safe around Kalaloch?

Do folks here camp out on the coast? Not sure if I'm just being paranoid.

I’m very sorry for posting an anxiety post here when it’s probably not a good use of this space.

Don’t get me wrong, I have been doing prepping. Doing everything I should have done long ago and making sure I know what to do in the case of the big one. I also plan to be more involved with the shakeout this Oct.

The thing is I can’t relax at all, and prepping is honestly overwhelming. I know what I need and I’m slowly gathering supplies by following the prep in a year guide. But the apartment I live in is not modern (1900, with an overhang with two thin wooden pillars holding the backside) and I can’t afford to move to a new building; my wife is not on board with my prepping; and I don’t have space for all the food and water we need if/when it happens. We also walk everywhere (no car) and live in downtown Tacoma, WA.

I know I can’t ask for reassurances because that’s hiding from facts (though yes, I’m talking to a specialist about my anxiety now), yet is there anything that can help me relax? I know chances are unlikely (but possible) but it really feels like any second now to me and I know very well I can’t live in fear.

I should trust my instincts because I did the right thing without thinking back in 2001. I think a lack of trust in this building is part of it?