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The Dalles Chronicle TheDallesChronicle.com Weekend of February 22-23, 2020 A9 OREGON Earthquake readiness focus of proposed OR bill Brown asks legislature to fund $7.5 million in earthquake early warning system build out Sam Stites ■ By Oregon Capital Bureau Subduction Zone that would destroy buildings, roads and more. Some $3 million is being requested by Gov. Kate Brown to fund “Two-week Ready Oregon” within the state Office of Emergency Management. The program would be administered by the Oregon Military Department and aims to give 250,000 Oregon households the supplies and expertise to be self-sufficient for two Oregon would like to pre- weeks following a natural pare 250,000 households to become self-sufficient follow- disaster. That means having ing a catastrophic earthquake enough food, water, first-aid supplies and other emergen- under legislation advancing in Salem. The legislation, cy items to keep a household Senate Bill 1537, also would functioning for two weeks. double the number of mon- The legislation, pending before the Legislature’s bud- itors that would alert public get committee, would build officials to an earthquake. The proposals are the latest out Oregon’s ShakeAlert effort to prepare Oregonians system, a network of seismic for what scientists say is monitoring stations admin- inevitable – a destructive istered by the U.S. Geological earthquake in the Cascadia Survey along the Pacific Coast. The network extends from northern California to British Columbia and feeds into similar programs at CalTech, the University of California, Berkeley, and University of Washington. ShakeAlert monitors seismic activity and allows the Geological Survey to alert counties, cities, utility compa- nies and others before shaking from an earthquake begins. It gives people time to method- ically take shelter rather than scrambling in a panic. It also allows utilities to take precau- tions and shut down critical infrastructure that could be damaged by shaking. A total of $7.5 million would be allocated the network, which currently has around 120 sensors located across the Willamette Valley and Oregon coast. The goal is to set up 250 sensors in Oregon by 2023. A team from the University of Oregon would install and monitor the stations. Eight team members at UO work to install new stations in the field and monitor activity. That includes One of those on the team is Professor Doug Toomey, seismologist, geophysicist and one of the pioneers of in the use of ocean-bottom seismology. “One of the remarkable as- pects about the project is how collaborative and well dis- tributed it has been over its development,” Toomey said. “The University of Oregon actually has one of the stron- ger seismology departments on the West Coast with five active seismologists.” According to Toomey, the benefit of ShakeAlert is its impact on protecting public safety not only in Oregon, but along the entire earthquake zone. “If you think of the impacts we have locally in terms of helping people and helping Prof. Doug Toomey is one of the foremost seismologists on the west coast and oversees the University of Oregon’s ShakeAlert program. Photo courtesy Oregon State University a water utility save water by shutting off valves, that’s multiplied by many hun- dreds along the West Coast,” he said. “Funding from the state is critical not only just for Oregon, but our perfor- mance within ShakeAlert impacts the resiliency of California, Washington and British Columbia.” Also packed within the bill are provisions that would review dam safety across the state and update the state’s resilience plan. Two unrelated deaths at Meadows this week Fitzgerald ■ By The Emily Hood River News Two unrelated deaths were reported from Mt. Hood Meadows over the extended holiday weekend: 45-year-old Ryan Zeitner from Portland, and 47-year-old Tim Bauters from Sunnyvale, Calif. Both deaths occurred near Heather Canyon: A posted double-black diamond, or “extremely difficult,” area. “Our thoughts dwell on the families. These are tragic inci- dents,” said Meadows General Manager Greg Pack. Zeitner suffered a snow- boarding fall in the Heather Canyon area on Feb. 16. Nobody witnessed Zeitner’s initial fall, according to Pack, but eyewitnesses reported seeing Zeitner sliding down the steep terrain, and near- by volunteer patrollers got him out quickly. Zeitner was pronounced dead shortly after medics arrived on the scene and performed life-saving efforts. The Hood River County Sheriff’s Office (HRCSO) was dispatched at 11:17 a.m. At approximately 1:45 p.m. the next day, 47-year-old Tim Bauters from Sunnyvale, Calif., was reported missing. Bauters’ family advised HRCSO that he had been in Oregon for an extended work trip and failed to arrive back in California as planned. Meadows Ski Patrol was notified by a guest on Friday, Feb. 14, that they witnessed an individual (later identi- fied as Bauters) enter into a roped-off closed area in Heather Canyon. Two separate patrollers were dispatched immediately, said Pack, but neither were able to make con- tact, or see any evidence of the witnessed account, according to a Meadows press release. Bauters was believed to be snowboarding alone, was reportedly in good shape, and had gone to Meadows mul- tiple times while on his work trip, according to HRCSO. Meadows security was able to verify that his rental vehicle was still on site, and a record of Bauters’ lift scans narrowed ACUPUNCTURE down a last known time and location. On Monday, HRCSO Search & Rescue aircraft was launched and Meadows Ski Patrol began searching the likely area. At approximately 6:15 p.m., HRCSO received a call from Meadows that Bauters’ body had been locat- ed in the Heather Canyon area. HRCSO has stated that both incidents are under investi- gation, and that no further information is available at this time. 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