Tsunami Safety

A local tsunami can come on-shore within 10-15 minutes or sooner after an earthquake. Ground shaking from the earthquake may be the only warning you get.

If you feel an earthquake...

Move immediately inland to high ground. Do not wait for an official siren.
Go on foot if at all possible.
Do not pack or delay.
Do not return to the beach for at least 12 hours.
Wait for the all clear from an official source.

The City of Bandon tests the distant tsunami alert siren on the first Wednesday of each month.

There are 3 assembly areas in Bandon.

Bandon Community Center located at 11th St. SW (in the City Park)
Bandon High School on 11th St. SW
Jehovah's Witnesses Church on the corner of Hwy 101 and Doberman Lane.

These areas are where you can wait until the all clear signal is given.

May contain: nature, outdoors, sea, water, sea waves, and tsunami

2011 Tsunami Wave

May contain: water, waterfront, harbor, pier, nature, outdoors, and sea

Harbor in Brookings, Oregon after the 2011 Tsunami in Japan

May contain: water, waterfront, transportation, vehicle, yacht, port, and boat

Brookings Harbor Tsunami Damage

May contain: water, waterfront, harbor, pier, transportation, vehicle, yacht, boat, sailboat, marina, and watercraft

Boats in Brookings Harbor after the 2011 Tsunami

May contain: boat, sailboat, transportation, vehicle, yacht, water, and waterfront

Crescent City, California Tsunami Damage

This tsunami evacuation zone was developed by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries in consultation with local officials. It is intended to represent a worst-case scenario for a tsunami caused by an undersea earthquake near the Oregon coast.

Evacuation routes were developed by local officials and reviewed by the Oregon Department of Emergency Management.

Bandon-EvacBrochure_onscreen.pdf

Website Accessibility Statement

Port of Bandon is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Port of Bandon has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (541) 347-3206

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Port of Bandon has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Port of Bandon regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (541) 347-3206.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.