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Preparedness Expo ready for anything, including zombies

Would you be ready if a major disaster hit Puget Sound? Could you handle an earthquake, tsunami, lahar - or zombie apocalypse? While the last one isn’t likely it is the tongue-in-cheek theme of Saturday’s Tacoma Zombie Festerval and Preparedness Expo.

Published: Sept. 28, 2012 at 2:20 p.m. PDTUpdated: Sept. 28, 2012 at 2:21 p.m. PDT
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Forget the traffic back-up, a light-hearted advisory warning of 'zombies' greeted drivers on Hoffman Dr. Sunday morning as they approached the ongoing road work zone on Fones Road in Olympia. (STEVE BLOOM/The Olympian)

Would you be ready if a major disaster hit Puget Sound? Could you handle an earthquake, tsunami, lahar - or zombie apocalypse? While the last one isn’t likely it is the tongue-in-cheek theme of Saturday’s Tacoma Zombie Festerval and Preparedness Expo.

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