Recent News
New Strategy for Responding to Tsunamis in Eagle Harbor
The Washington Emergency Management Division recently completed a Tsunami Maritime Response and Mitigation Strategy for the City of Bainbridge Island’s Eagle Harbor. This report is the first to take a look at potential impacts from an earthquake on the nearby Seattle Fault.
Learn About Tsunamis: Local Presentations and PBS Video
PBS Terra is the branch of PBS Digital Studios that shows science and nature content. Their latest video on tsunamis—What's the ONE THING You Can Do To Survive a Tsunami? Cascadia Subduction Zone—focuses on the threat to our region,
Bainbridge Is Now Tsunami and Storm Ready
The National Weather Service (NWS) just awarded Bainbridge Island with its TsunamiReady® and StormReady® designations. The designations mean the City has followed NWS guidelines for enhancing public safety in face of the likelihood of a post-earthquake tsunami reaching the island’s shores or of storm surges that affect the coastline.