Mount Rainier danger looms over Orting and Seattle area
In the shadow of Mount Rainier residents face a looming volcanic threat with possible evacuation in under 45 minutes for 4,400 people in Orting and wide risk to the Seattle Tacoma Bellevue region. Scientists mark Rainier as among the most dangerous volcanoes due to explosive potential and population exposure nearby.
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Mount Rainier threat spurs local evacuation planning
Residents like Dawn moved to better schools and calmer towns while preparing escape routes to high ground. Officials and citizens convened a disaster drill at Fort Lewis as Rainier risks rise, with school evacuations and bridge projects championed by community leaders like Chuck Morrison to ease student s transfer to a bluff nearby.
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