Where will you be when "The Big One" hits?

Thursday November 17th at 7 p.m. at the Orcas Senior Center

From The SJC Department of Emergency Management

The SJC Department of Emergency Management is hosting two lectures by Tim Walsh, State Geologist for WA State Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Topic will be “The Big One: Tsunami and Quake Impacts of a 9.0 Cascadia Quake“.

Lectures will be on Wednesday November 16th at 7 p.m. at the Friday Harbor Grange and on Thursday November 17th at 7 p.m. at the Orcas Senior Center. Attendance is free. Early arrival is encouraged to ensure a seat.

Tim Walsh is a licensed engineering geologist and Geologic Hazards Program manager for the Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources of the Department of Natural Resources. He has practiced geology in Washington for more than 30 years and taught at South Puget Sound Community College for 25 years. Tim has done extensive geologic mapping in all parts of the state and has done tsunami hazard mapping, active fault characterization, landslide, and abandoned coal mine hazard assessments. He has also directed and participated in a broad range of  geologic hazard assessments and maps for land use and emergency management planning. Tim received Bachelor’s and Masters degrees in geology from UCLA.

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