Thanks for your post Zeke.  Our government cannot be trusted to help us with this.  This state and county are woefully unprepared.  They are using antiquated equipment, even in their readiness exercises.  They have stalled most of the money needed to assist in making buildings/roads/bridges ready and have allowed business/apartment managers to stall as well.  We need to help each other here.  The Red Cross and other organizations will help, and many offer FREE information and ways to prepare.  

Lane County can't even handle minor windstorms without chaos, let's work to change that.  You don't need to be a survivalist to realize that preparedness is necessary here.  

Let's learn from Katrina, Sandy, and most importantly, the October 17, 1989, Loma Prieta Earthquake in California.  They were as unprepared as we are now and it turned out badly for all.