Private pilots will provide a lifeline to the North Olympic Peninsula after a catastrophic earthquake destroys the region’s bridges and highways, emergency planners say.
Clallam County has become the first county in the state to gear up for the big one by adding a disaster airlift response plan to its comprehensive emergency management plan, officials said.
The legislative move will save lives by streamlining the general aviation response to a natural disaster, emergency planners said.
“This is a huge game-changer,” said Sky Terry, western regional director of the Emergency Volunteer Air Corps, in a Friday interview.