Emergency Evacuation Plan at Yellowstone
This emergency evacuation plan details monitoring activities, criteria for identifying volcanic emergencies, response plans, dissemination of information, vulnerable populations, post-emergency recovery, and consequences of false alarms in the event of a supervolcano eruption at Yellowstone. It covers the equipment needed, personnel training, evacuation options, government resources, information dissemination methods, and assistance for displaced individuals.
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EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN In the event of a supervolcano eruption at Yellowstone Name:
Volcano Monitoring Activity to be monitored Equipment needed Personnel / training required
Criteria for identifying a volcanic emergency How will you know when to put your plan into action? Be specific. What changes or events will tell you an eruption is coming? Try to be quantitative if you can, for example when more than 100 earthquakes are detected in a single day or when >2 magnitude 7 or greater earthquakes are felt in a span of 36 hours
Response Plan Will you evacuate? Recommend that people shelter in place? Perhaps both, depending on where they are? How large of an area will you evacuate? How many people live in this area? What are your evacuation routes? What government resources can be used to assist the evacuation?
Dissemination of Information How will you let people know an evacuation is in progress? What is the fastest way to get information to the largest number of people? Multiple information outlets will be necessary in order to reach everyone
Vulnerable Populations What are the vulnerable populations living in the evacuation area? How will you ensure they get the information they need? What can you assist evacuation of people with limited mobility?
Post-Emergency Recovery What government assistance will be provided to help people who have been displaced? How will you determine whether a home (or town, or city) can be salvaged or whether it must be abandoned? What measures will be taken to ensure the safe re-population of evacuated areas?
Consequences of a False Alarm What if officials call for an evacuation and the supervolcano eruption never happens? What are the financial consequences? What are the psychological consequences? How might a false alarm influence public reaction to future hazard alerts?
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