may 2015 sr530 mudslide and flooding event. at 10:37am on 3/22/14, a landslide occurred near oso,...
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May 2015
SR530 Mudslide and Flooding Event
Snohomish Health District 2
At 10:37AM on 3/22/14, a landslide occurred near Oso, WA. The mile-long slide completely stopped the flow on the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River, covered a section of SR 530, and cut off access to Darrington, WA.
Saturday, March 22, 2014
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Aerial View of the Slide
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Public Health and ESF 8 (Health and Medical)
Response
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How big is the slide? How many people were in the slide area?How many are hurt? Missing? Potential for fatalities?What hospitals were the injured taken to?What hospital surge and coordination is needed?
Initial Questions
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• Activated DMCC – 2PM• MRC activation to support Emergency
Operations Call Center• Deactivated DMCC – 8PM• ESF8 - informal activation
Initial Actions – Saturday 3/22
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• 54 unaccounted for and growing• No communications service north of
the slide– Were individuals missing or unreachable?
• Casualty status:– 7 confirmed dead– 8 reported injured
Sunday 3/23/14
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Missing Persons
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ASPR equipment – hospital tent
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Tent set up for use by Medical Examiner’s Office
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• Public announcement to open 2 FACs• Medical Examiner responsibility• Snohomish Health District assumed
responsibility– PHSKC planning assistance provided
through Public Health Mutual Aid Agreement
• End of day – SHD informed no FAC to open
Family Assistance Center
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Requests for Environmental Health staff– Food inspections– Septic issues– Hazardous material questions
Public Health
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•Food donations•Food vendors
Public Health
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• Flooded houses• Possible mold issues• Proper cleaning
• Damaged septic systems•Chemical and hazard exposures
Public Health
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Photo from Seattle Times
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• Represented in debris removal task force• Technical assistance for personal
property cleaning
Public Health
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Caring for Responders