The Natural Disaster Report

Greetings from Japan, where we have been in operation at the Regional Tracking Center here for Sector 1 for over a month now.

Things are going well but it is an interesting period in Japan. There have been a number of earthquakes and now we’re under storm watch.

Natural disasters can and do happen in many parts of the world. They come in different forms. Every sector has some sort of natural disaster taking place right now.

What do we do in the event of a natural disaster that affects us or that we think might affect Santa?

If we can safely do so we report it via the Natural Disaster Report.

It is one of those reports we only use rarely and, frankly, it is a report we don’t ever really want to use.

Recently I have reviewed this report with the entire team at the Regional Tracking Center here in Otaru. We have had to train on how to receive and process such reports as well as learn to send them ourselves.

I think it would be wise for each of you to review it.

You never know when it might be needed.

About this Elf: Elf Randi Hume

Ms. Hume has worked for many years at the North Pole as a senior flight planner and associate test pilot. She brings many years of flight experience. Elf Randi will be supported by a staff of elves charged with tracking Santa and aiding in logistics of freight and reindeer movement in the assigned sector.