March 25, 2017, 8 - 10 am ()
Event Location:
Belmont Veterans’ Memorial Pier (LBC)
25 39th Pl
Long Beach, CA 90803 (Map)
Event Contact:
Jason Ballmann, Southern California Earthquake Center, ballmann@usc.edu, 213.740.1560
Summary:
Save the date! Join us in kicking off California’s Tsunami Preparedness Week with a community tsunami evacuation walk from the shore to the heights!
Full Description:
An excellent opportunity to strengthen our community's level of preparedness, while getting in some great exercise and mingling with fellow neighbors. Along the tsunami evacuation walk route, we will talk with local earthquake and tsunami experts from Long Beach Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Communications and the Southern California Earthquake Center.
Route: We’ll meet at the Belmont Veterans’ Memorial Pier and walk to Temple Israel (3rd and Loma). Overall, this is 1.6 mile walk round trip: http://www.bit.ly/TsunamiWalk
Schedule:
8:00 AM: Welcome from District 3 Councilwoman Suzie Price and Director of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Communications, Reggie Harrison
8:15 AM: Educational tsunami evacuation walk from Belmont Pier to Temple Israel
9:00 AM: Presentation/Q&A with Jason Ballmann, Southern California Earthquake Center, and Yvette LaDuke, Cal OES, at Temple Israel foyer
9:15 AM: Walk back to Belmont Pier
10:00 AM: Arrive back at Belmont Pier and Adjourn