Does any one know how i could find infomation on a plane how to evaculate if a mountain blows

Question

i live in Puyallup Washington USA right by Mount Rainer does any one live by that area to and do you have a plane for what your going to do if Mountain blew.is there a phone number to call lets say you got people ederly people and there would be no way we could get them in a car and were would we go

Answer 1

If Mt. Rainer blew up, you will not have time to do anything but, remember Mt. St. Helen? There were rumblings for a few days.

When you hear tremors, either start packing your car or start praying.

Make sure you keep your car near full and carry five gallon containers for additional fuel and extra water. Keep an emergency package in your car and make sure the food is not outdated. Rancid jerky tastes awful!

Don't forget a portable radio tuned to listen to Emergency advise and keep fresh batteries in the car. Store them in a way that will prevent discharging and store them in a container with date of purchase. Use old ones first(?)

Answer 2

Well, most volcanoes that have recently been a problem in the past decades in America have been smokers. We haven't had the large lava flows that you see in Hawii or other past volcanoe's where flow's were running down the streets of the city.

So, in planning anything, the immediate area looks like a bomb had gone off. Ground zero is wiped out, tree's flattened, etc so...if you live too close...you do'nt have any chance unless you want to run off every time you feel a rumbling.

If you actually are far enough to overlook the mount. Then you do have a chance but need to plan wisely. I use to live in tacoma, work in Bremerton and been around the area but can't recall how close Puyallup is to Mt. Raineir. So the only advice i can give is to be practical.

You can't pile in the car and escape because that's what everyone else will be doing. If too close to the volcanoe, alot of cars will stall as the ash clogs the air filters. Your best chance is to just survive it.

Chances are the volcanoe will be a smoker. The ash is anything but. If you look at volcanic ash under the microscope, it looks like jagged glass. So if your not perched on the mount in a gully sitting in the path of lava flow...if there is much. I'd say prepare your house to filter the air. Since there's elderly there and you wouldn't be able to make a hasty escape, I'd label where the A/C breakers are so you know or anyone else can figure it out. Seal the large air leaks in the house, make sure you have a good filter on your ductwork in case you have to run air intakes. A house is designed with a certain ability to "breath" and by code, built to have a certain amount of air change. This would be minimized when the ash starts covering everything thing. You might want to stock up an emergency pantry, have some sort of breathing filters for personal use, and any means you can think of to prevent the ash from getting into your house.

Bathroom vents generally expell air, but alot of these ducts don't have a flap to prevent intake when the fan isn't running. Maybe have multiple inlets with higher efficiency filters on your A/C or air handler ducts. Even if the filter works at first, it will get clogged, and you'd have to shut it down. Having multilple inlet options gives you a chance to keep fresh air flowing into the house without introducting much ash.

maybe have spare oxygen tanks available.

After you wait it out and the ash settles, i'm sure emergency services will get around to the neighborhoods to help people. You might want to invest in one of the flashing porch lights so you can signal people outside without having to open the doors and break your ash seal.

Answer 3

If Rainer blew, I doubt you'd have time to get on a plane to escape. I wouldn't want to be flying, anyway, what with all the c**p that's gonna be in the air.

Answer 4

How do you "evaculate" in the first place?

Answer 5

Your county and Washington state governments have plans in place. Call your local Emergency Management agency. Look in the phone book's "Government" section