⚠️⚠️PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT⚠️⚠️![]()
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This Saturday October 19th from 9:30a - 1p there will be several other departments along with the US Coast Guard in town. The Coast Guard helicopter will be landing at our station in the back grass in the morning, after we do a briefing with them we all will be moving over to the open water/dam area to do training. ![]()
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We ask that you please avoid the back lot behind the station in the morning hours on Saturday so the helicopter can land and take off. Also we ask that if you come to watch please be aware of our safety perimeter and to give us space.
This year's Great #ShakeOut is TOMORROW! ![]()
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Get ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On at 10:17 AM and help build community resilience against earthquakes. ![]()
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Register at ShakeOut.org/register to join millions across the world in our annual #earthquake and #tsunami drill. Together, we can create a stronger, safer community for ourselves and our loved ones.
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Frost Likely Again Tonight and a Freeze Possible. Temperatures will be in the low to mid 30s.
This year's International ShakeOut Day is in 2 days on October 17th. This is the largest earthquake drill in the world and occurs annually. ![]()
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At 10:17 am (local time) on 10/17, you should DROP, COVER, and HOLD ON while you join more than 2 million people across the Central U.S. (AL, AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, NE, OH, OK, TN) practicing earthquake safety. www.shakeout.org/centralus/![]()
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Although not considered a major risk hazard in Ohio, earthquakes have and do occur in the Buckeye State. According to the Ohio Seismic Network and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Geological Survey, Ohio experienced three small-magnitude earthquakes in March of this year; four small earthquakes in 2012; and a total of 17 earthquakes in 2011, including the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Virginia on Aug. 23.![]()
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Ohio is on the periphery of the New Madrid Seismic Zone, an area in Missouri and adjacent states that was the site of the largest earthquake sequence to occur in U.S. history. Four great quakes were part of a series at New Madrid in 1811 and 1812. These events were felt throughout the eastern part of the country and were strong enough to topple chimneys in Cincinnati. In March of 1937, western Ohio experienced a 5.4-magnitude quake that knocked down or damaged every chimney in Anna (Shelby County). So much damage was caused to the local school that it had to be torn down.![]()
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In January 1986, a 5.0-magnitude earthquake took place in Lake County, impacting most of northeastern Ohio. This was the first Ohio quake that caused injuries and to occur near a U.S. nuclear power plant. The 1986 quake ranks the third largest in the state.![]()
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Other significant earthquakes that impacted Ohio:![]()
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1980 - Kentucky had a 5.3 magnitude quake that was felt throughout Ohio and caused moderate damage in communities near the Ohio River in southwestern Ohio.![]()
1998 - A 5.2-magnitude earthquake occurred in western Pennsylvania, just east of Ohio, and caused some damage in the epicentral area.![]()
The causes of Ohio’s earthquakes, as with those throughout the eastern U.S. are poorly understood at this time. Those in Ohio appear to be associated with ancient zones of weakness in the Earth’s crust that formed during continental rifting and collision events about a billion years ago. These zones are characterized by deeply buried and poorly known faults, some of which serve as the sites for periodic release of strain that is constantly building up in the North American continental plate due to continuous movement of the tectonic plates that make up the Earth’s crust.![]()
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Seismic risk in Ohio is difficult to evaluate because earthquakes are generally infrequent in comparison to plate-margin areas like California. Nevertheless, earthquake preparedness is important. Taking simple precautions before an earthquake or any disaster occurs can help prevent injury or loss of life or damage to property.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LINKS
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Ohio Emergency Management Agency
www.ema.ohio.gov
Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Awareness
www.weathersafety.ohio.gov
Federal Emergency Management Agency
www.fema.gov
www.ready.gov
www.floodsmart.gov
American Red Cross
www.redcross.org
Wood County Health District
www.woodcountyhealth.org
LOCAL LINKS OF INTEREST
Wood County
www.co.wood.oh.us
Wood County Sheriff’s Office
www.woodcountysheriff.com
Northwestern Ohio Volunteer Fireman’s Association (NOVFA)
www.novfa.net
