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In the News Today, Feb 28, 2016
15th Anniversary of Nisqually Earthquake Looking Back and Looking Forward Today, Feb 28, marks 15 years since the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that shook up Seattle. There was lots of media coverage marking the event. While some stories revisited those scary moments, others looked ahead to what’s in work to be better prepared for the next…
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Updates from Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods Moving Forward On Emergency Preparedness Over the last few weeks, 2016 has started out with a bang for emergency preparedness events. Here are a couple which just happened, take a look at our calendar for events coming up. Phinney Hub Radio Net Drill Phinney Ridge Emergency Hub has been busy! They recently held a…
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Interactive Earthquake Hazards Map
Seattle Top Disaster Hazards The Seattle Office of Emergency Management website now features a series of interactive maps that highlight some of the city’s top hazards in the event of an earthquake. Check out the Seattle Natural Hazard Explorer Map and learn more about the hazards that impact Seattle. You can zoom in on…
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Earthquake Experts Intensify Planning
Getting Ready for the ‘Really Big One’ Earthquake experts say there’s a 7 to 14 percent chance that the Cascadia fault could set off a catastrophic magnitude-8 to 9 quake sometime in the next 50 years. The Pacific Northwest risk came into the spotlight last July when The New Yorker published a scary article…
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ACS – Behind the Scenes
Auxiliary Communication Service Hams operate 2nd location in north Seattle ACS, the Ham radio volunteer response team of the city’s Emergency Response Center (EOC) used their newest location in the January “Fifth Saturday” drill. The drill is an event when cities and other emergency response organizations practice sending messages to the Washington State EOC. The drill…
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PhinneyWood Hubs organize neighborhood approach
PhinneyWood builds on collaborative neighborhood work. The PhinneyWood Hubs held an organizing meeting Jan 25, exploring how to link households, blocks and the Hubs into a coordinated, resilient network for responding in a disaster. Over 40 people turned out to share their thoughts and what they’ve done so far to organize. A block leader talked…
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Great work by Lake City Hub!
Mayor Murray stops by Lake City Hub Table Lake City community groups held a big open house on Jan. 27 to showcase the work of the neighborhood groups and associations. Sandy Motzer and Susanna Cunningham were there to talk to people about emergency preparedness and the Lake City Hub at the Fred Meyer parking lot. …
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Community Disaster Skills Workshop
Key Training Skills This workshop provides training on key skills needed after a disaster and more in depth instruction on key preparedness actions. Participants will rotate through four stations, with each lasting 30 minutes. This Workshop covers the following topics: -Fire Extinguisher Use -Utility Control -Building a Kit -Water Storage and Purification Date: …
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City of Seattle 2015 Activities
Important Emergency Planning documents The end of 2015 was a busy time for the City of Seattle Office of Emergency Management. The OEM Director, Barb Graff, gave a briefing to the City Council on Oct 26, several pieces of important Emergency Planning documents were updated by legislative action and they produced their year end report.…
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Seattle Dept of Transportation Disaster Planning
Winter Weather is Coming! If you were unable to attend the SDOT presentation in October 2015, please take a look at this detailed presentation to view how the Seattle Department of Transportation will respond in the event of bad weather affecting road conditions. For those of you unable to attend the below session,…