Welcome 4 new hubs on our map! Ethiopian Community Center Hub Victory Heights Hub Ravenna Bryant Hub Eastlake Hub New Hub Captains! Ethiopian Community Center Hub, Hub Captain: Kassa Kabiso Victory Heights Hub, Hub Captain: Ann Forrest Ravenna Bryant Hub, Hub Captain: David Ward Eastlake Hub, Hub Captain: Amy O’Donnell If you would like to […]
Read More »Thanks to the Seattle City Council and with the advocacy of the Seattle Office of Emergency Management and the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, The Hub in a Box application has been finalized and the application period is open now until Oct 28. It is now posted on the OEM website: http://www.seattle.gov/emergency-management/working-together/community-emergency-hubs This is a new program that will […]
Read More »Three Festival Outreach Outreach in the summer months really picks up. Our first foray onto the streets was at the Morgan Community Festival, which was one week after the Cascadia Rising drill. We gave away half of our inventory of “how to build a Kit” brochures! That high interest continued at the West Seattle Summer […]
Read More »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 volunteers acting as injured and those in search of help and assistance. It’s easy to forget that we live in an area that is predicted […]
Read More »Seattle Emergency Hubs June 11 Cascadia Rising Drills There are 12 locations throughout the Seattle area taking part in the Cascade Rising response drill. You can find the location nearest you on the Seattle NeighborLink Map. Q 13 Fox did a wonderful video –Preparing for the big one why you should care about the Cascade […]
Read More »Seattle’s Auxiliary Communications Services (ACS) When a natural disaster hits, communications as we know it in the PNW region could be compromised and unavailable. Cell phones and internet service may be out! So how do we connect with emergency personnel and get help? We may be required to rely on each other…members of our local […]
Read More »New app helps remind you to take steps to prepare for diasters The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has just released a new application for your smartphone which sends you reminders to help keep your emergency kit and plan in top shape. If you have taken the time to build your own kit and have […]
Read More »Natural Gas Shut Off Disaster Preparedness Today we saw the devastation that can happen with a natural gas line explosion in a neighborhood. Imagine that you smell gas after an earthquake…..do you know where to shut off the natural gas to your home, business or condominium? Luckily, Seattle city government and groups of concerned […]
Read More »King County offers Faith Based Emergency Preparedness Planning As Hub Captains, we’ve been talking about how to engage our local churches, temples, and mosques in thinking about community sheltering needs in the event of a major disaster. This is for the short term, while the official government response is being put into place. One step […]
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