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Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World The county’s annual emergency preparedness expo is this Saturday.

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Always ready: Emergency Preparedness Expo runs Saturday

The expo will showcase many ways to protect yourself and those around you

Public safety organizations, disaster relief groups and more took part in the county’s Emergency Preparedness Expo on July 22. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Staying alive: Harbor comes out for Emergency Preparedness Expo

Hundreds of guests and dozens of organizations turned up

The Aberdeen Fire Department demonstrated spraying down a target at Badges and Brews, hosted at Starbucks on Sept. 22, 2022. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World File)

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Fire and police to hold summer Badges and Brews event

The event will focus on summer safety

The Copalis Ghost Forest remains from the last major earthquake and subsequent tsunami to hit the coast, back on January 26, 1700. (Kelly Calhoune / North Beach Museum)

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Plan the flight, fly the plan: tsunami specialists urge preparedness

A major tsunami could occur with mere minutes of notice

Ocean Shores Elementary School teacher Haley Stoney holds the inundation map of Ocean Shores during a school board meeting on March 21. The construction of a tsunami tower for the low-lying school has proved contentious with the public. (Michael S. Lockett / The Daily World)

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Ocean Shores, state work to move forward on tsunami tower

The tower remains fiercely contested in the public, with supporters and detractors speaking passionately

Courtesy photos / South Beach Regional Fire Authority Students take part in a previous fire academy held in Grays Harbor by local fire departments.

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New year, new skills: EMT/Fire academies prepare to kick off

The academies are essential for preparing volunteers across the county.

Clayton Franke | The Daily World Liz Newman (left), fifth grade teacher at Pacific Beach Elementary, watches over her students as they participate in the “shelter in place” portion of Thursday’s earthquake and tsunami preparedness drill.

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Hiking to high ground

Pacific Beach Elementary students practice tsunami preparedness in “Great Shakeout” drill

The county will take place in the Great Shake Out, a tsunami drill, on Thursday morning. (Courtesy photo / Grays Harbor Emergency Management Division)

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Grays Harbor readies for tsunami drill

The concern is real; a tsunami advisory was issued months ago.