Hawaii emergency forces are developing an emergency plan educating residents on what to do in the event of the North Korea missile attack, media announced.
Hawaii is introducing an emergency response plan for residents to prepare them for a possible North Korean missile strike, according to state officials.
Hawaii’s Emergency Management Agency said Thursday it will launch a public information and education campaign to ensure that islanders know what to do in the event that North Korea fires a long-range missile, one potentially armed with a nuclear warhead, at the Aloha state, the Honolulu Star Adviser reported .
“We do not want to cause any undue stress for the public; however, we have a responsibility to plan for all hazards, ” Vern T. Miyagi, Hawaii’s Emergency Management Agency administrator, said in a statement. “We don’ t know the exact capabilities or intentions of the North Korean government, but there is clear evidence that it is trying to develop ballistic missiles that could conceivably one day reach our state.”
The response plan, which the agency began developing in December last year, outlines what residents should do and where they should go when they hear the warning sirens, as well as how people can communicate with family members in the event of an attack.
North Korea shocked the world earlier this month when it tested an intercontinental ballistic missile with an estimated range that potentially puts Alaska, Hawaii, and parts of the West Coast within striking distance.
