2018 Plans
We had a great Hub Leadership Retreat in early Feb and have confirmed what our plans are for 2018. We will be holding our Hub Captain Meetings every other … Read more
Community Resilience
KING 5 focus on disaster preparedness
KING 5 has been interviewing people throughout Seattle on the topic of how well people and government agencies are prepared for a major disaster. Advertising has been that they will … Read more
Report from Radio Practice Joint Session – Hubs and ACS
The June 2017 Hub Captains meeting became a hands on, joint training session with our Auxiliary Communications Services (ACS) partners. Experienced HAM and GMRS radio operators, newly licensed HAMs and … Read more
Universal Communications Card Tabletop
In our first “professional” table top exercise, hub volunteers gathered to test out a Universal Communications Graphic Card. This is a tool being designed to help hub volunteers with communication … Read more
Beacon Hill Community Preparedness Event
Beacon Emergency Awareness Network (BEAN) hosts Preparedness Fair. If you live in Beacon Hill, you know that most of the ways to get on and off the hill are by … Read more
First Table Top scheduled for April 29
We will be holding a table top exercise on Saturday, April 29, from 9:00 am to noon. The purpose of the exercise is to test run new Universal Communications Cards … Read more
What a year it was – 2016 in review
Seattle Emergency Communications Hubs Activity Report 2016 Our Hub Captains and the Hubs were very busy in 2016. Here is our year end summary as we get ready for another … Read more
Hub Roles Table Top Exercise snapshot
On Oct 1, nearly 40 people gathered to improve some aspects of how hubs can best carry out their mission, should Seattle experience a devastating disaster. We are compiling the … Read more
2016 Cascadia Rising Seattle Emergency Hub Drills
Cascadia Rising – Community Drills for Safety As part of the Cascadia Rising exercise Saturday, June 11, the Seattle Emergency Hubs held drills across the city at various locations, with … Read more
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 … Read more