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The AFM system was developed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1998 and is now maintained by Pierce County Emergency Management. The purpose of the warning system is to assist in the evacuation of residents in the river valleys around Mount Rainier, a volcano in Washington, in the event of a lahar. Pierce County works in ...
The lahar-warning system at the station at 311 W. Pioneer went off about 10 a.m. The Puyallup Police Department posted on Twitter about 10:30 a.m. that the siren was a false alarm and that it was ...
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Detailed map of Mount Rainier's summit and northeast slope showing upper perimeter of Osceola collapse amphitheater (hachured line) The Osceola Mudflow, also known as the Osceola Lahar, was a debris flow and lahar in the U.S. state of Washington that descended from the summit and northeast slope of Mount Rainier, a volcano in the Cascade Range during a period of eruptions about 5,600 years ago.
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The Puyallup city government and Puyallup School District have also taken part in annual lahar exercises to prepare the community and test warning systems. [22] The 2014 drill included 5,000 students at all schools in the district; Puyallup High School was fully evacuated within four minutes and the first group of students reached a designated ...
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Mount Rainier as seen from the High Cedars Golf Course in Orting, bordering the Puyallup River. The city sits in a fertile valley between two major rivers, the Carbon and Puyallup. It is built entirely on several layers of lahar deposits. Orting is located about 30 mi (48 km) from Mount Rainier.