Santa Barbara County alerts citizens for Tsunami Preparedness Week

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – March 24-30 is Tsunami Preparedness Week and the County of Santa Barbara wants citizens to be aware of their dangerous effects.

The county's 110-shoreline makes it open to tsunamis as beaches, inland areas and all coastal areas have high flood chances should threats continue.

Community members should know tsunami hazard zones in and around their area, notice emergency signs for when a tsunami could emerge, practice identifying and walking evacuation routes and register for emergency alerts from local public safety officials.

Tsunami watches, tsunami advisories and tsunami warnings are all issued by the Tsunami Warning Centers during earthquakes and all should know the differences between the three.

Citizens should stay out and away from water should they receive notifications about such events until safety officials deem the environment safe to return.

For more information on tsunami safety and other steps, visit the Ready SBC website.