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• Upon Receiving Notice of a Tsunami

  • Disseminate notification and evacuate to your Places of Refuge in high ground.
  • If you determine that you do not have time to react appropriately, immediately follow Shelter in Place protocols adjusting as needed to be as high and far from the shoreline as possible
  • If you see a wave, Shelter in Place immediately in the highest floor.
  • As soon as you are able, begin documenting all events. Eventually, move all documentation to the Tracking Log created by Reliant and shared with you in the one-drive team crisis management plan folder. The Tracking log will allow you to continue to document details and will also serve as a way to communicate those new updates to all parties involved
  • Determine the location and status of all personnel that might be affected by the tsunami
  • Determine accurate information regarding weather patterns and predicted outcomes
  • Contact Reliant to report the incident: Crisis Reporting for International Incident
  • Reliant will reach out to receive more details and complete an initial Crisis Report
  • If the phones are unusable, attempt an alternative communication with personnel such as a satellite phone or emergency communication device
  • Check updated status of personnel and Tsunami hourly and contact International Crisis Manager if there are changes
  • Check with the nearest Embassy and Consulate Assistance for updated information

  After the Tsunami

  • Check with local officials before venturing out from a Places of Refuge
  • Establish consistent lines of communication for all personnel involved or gather all personnel to a central location for assessment
  • Record any injuries using the Victim Information Form and if necessary follow the Contingency Planning: Medical Emergency
  • Record physical damage, basic utilities, and local conditions
  • If you have the ability, coordinate with the CMT ICMT to decide the best follow-up course of action
  • If there are any missing persons, contact local law enforcement to report them and simultaneously follow the Contingency Planning: Missing Person