The Oregon Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is bringing trainings for Tsunami Safe: Hospitality Begins with Safety, a free program that focuses on tsunami awareness in the hospitality industry for communities along the Oregon coast. Tsunami Safe is designed to increase tsunami awareness by educating all levels of employees in the hospitality industry, informing overnight visitors to the Oregon Coast of the risk, and increasing disaster preparedness throughout the hospitality industry along the coast, said OEM Geologic Hazards Awareness Coordinator Karen Parmelee. “Facilities that participate in the program will be at the forefront of providing safety for their guests,” said Parmelee. This round of trainings will offer two components on each date. The first component is introductory training for facilities that have not already received that training. The second component is a new disaster planning training for hospitality industry management. Facilities are encouraged to attend both components. Trainings will be offered on the following dates at these locations: * Seaside, Ore. – Monday, Feb. 22, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Clatsop Community College South County Center — Room 2-3, 1455 N Roosevelt Dr., Seaside
* Rockaway Beach, Ore. – Tuesday, Feb. 23, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Rockaway Beach Civic Facility, 276 Highway 101 South, Rockaway Beach; * Florence, Ore. – Wednesday, Feb. 24, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Siuslaw Valley Fire & Rescue, 2625 Highway 101, Florence; * Reedsport, Ore. – Thursday, Feb. 25, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Port of Umpqua Annex, 1841 Winchester Ave., Reedsport; * Coos Bay-North Bend, Ore. – Friday, Feb. 26, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Coos Bay Fire Station #1, 450 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay; * Gold Beach, Ore. – Wednesday, March 16, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Gold Beach Fire Hall Meeting Room, 29592 Ellensburg Ave., Gold Beach; * Newport, Ore. – Thursday, March 17, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Newport Chamber of Commerce, 555 SW Coast Highway, Newport. Hospitality industry businesses interested in participating can sign up for the program at www.tsunamisafe.info.
