Tag: Emergency Preparedness
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Prepare – The Power of Neighborhoods
Community Members Engaged and Prepared Seattle neighborhoods continue to explore ways to get their community members engaged and prepared for disaster. Recently, the Eastlake Community Council packed their meeting room to hear how to work together as a community and also in smaller teams, called Seattle Neighborhoods Actively Prepare (SNAP). Q13 Fox News was…
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Free Customized Alert Service
AlertSeattle The City of Seattle is providing a free service that allows online sign up to receive customized alerts via text message, email, voice message, as well as social media (Facebook and Twitter). This service is provided at no cost; however, message and data rates may apply. Users can opt to receive customized community…
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Disaster Planning Presentation in Seattle
Disaster Planning in Seattle Oct 22 On October 22, 7:00 pm, Eich Eichhorne, the Seattle Dept. of Transportation Emergency Manager, will give a presentation about SDOT’s preparedness and response plans. They have an All-Hazards approach to planning for a disaster, so you will learn about they plan to respond to everything from severe winter storms…
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Thoughts on the SR 530 Landslide Presentation by Tom Richardson.
We are so appreciative of Chief Richardson coming out to talk to us about the SR 530 landslide response. This was a personal recap of his time as a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Washington State Task Force working at the landslide. The presentation he gave contained much of the same material he presents to…
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Natural Disasters – PNW Region Fire Awareness & Containment
PNW Region Fire Zones & Safety Codes In a really serious emergency, a basic rule of thumb is for people to be able to take care of each other for 3 to 7 days before help arrives. At a minimum, that’s just three days—think of it as a long weekend—or nine meals. That would be…
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Prepare for a tsunami in the event of a major PNW earthquake!
Tsunami Preparedness in the PNW and Seattle A tsunami (pronounced tsoo-nah-mee) is a series of waves, generated in a body of water by a disturbance that moves the whole water column. A tsunami can be caused by many climatic events; earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, explosions, and even the impact of cosmic bodies, such as meteorites.…
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Taking Action Now!
A magnitude 9.0 earthquake in Seattle? The recent New Yorker article The Really Big One, about a magnitude 9.0 earthquake in Seattle has sparked a lot of interest in emergency preparedness. You should take time now to build a kit, make a plan and take one more important step of meeting your neighbors in advance…
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Queen Anne Neighborhood
Emergency Hub Seattle Neighborhoods Actively Prepare (SNAP) program. For more information about SNAP or to schedule a SNAP meeting, call 206-233-5076 or email us at SNAP@seattle.gov.
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Broadview – Prepare Your Household
Make an emergency survival kit Take the First Steps to Get Prepared: Having enough supplies ready in your home will make surviving a disaster much easier, and may even save your life! Take these first easy steps to get your home and your family prepared. Store enough supplies for at least 3 days for…