4 Wednesday, January 29, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Ski team earns second-place finish Sisters Fire District planning for earthquake By Rongi Yost Correspondent In addition to responding to fire and medical emergen- cies, staff with the Sisters- Camp Sherman Fire District are dedicating time this win- ter to ensure the agency and community are prepared for the next Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. The Cascadia Subduction Zone Fault runs 600 miles from California to British Columbia. The fault lies about 70-100 miles off the Oregon Coast and is responsible for several 9.0 and above earth- quakes. The last Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake occurred on January 26, 1700. Governor Brown is declar- ing the week of January 26 through February 1 Cascadia Earthquake Preparedness Week. Residents are encouraged to have a plan for an extended disaster, and to have supplies on hand to last two weeks. Oregon Office of Emergency Management has information about how to be