What a year it was – 2016 in review
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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 busy year ahead.
Major Accomplishments
- Worked with Office of Emergency Management and Dept of Neighborhoods to establish an award process for the “Hub in a Box” funds. $18,000 from City Council to purchase equipment for new hubs in 2016. 11 Hubs awarded funds.
- New hubs added at. Beacon United Methodist Church, West Edge, Ethiopian Community in Seattle (Rainier Valley), Victory Heights, Eastlake, Ravenna Bryant, University Heights, Ross Playground (Fremont), South Park, Powell Barnett Park (Central District)
- Hubs revitalized in Green Lake, Wallingford, West QA Bowl
- Neighborhoods exploring hubs in: Belltown South Lake Union, Capital Hill, Meadowbrook, Pinehurst, Sand Point/Magnuson Park, Mt Baker, and Roosevelt.
- New video created showing the hubs and importance of being prepared https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTg2plSt1NY&feature=youtu.be=
- With University College, London, created an app that can map resources and hazards in Seattle neighborhoods and then be used during disaster response.
- Conducted a Leadership Retreat to create next 2 year plan of objectives and to review City’s new 5 year Strategic Plan for the Office of Emergency Management.
- Established Google Drive as common work platform to aid in information and best practices sharing.
Drills and Training Exercises (all Hubs)
June – Cascadia Rising city wide Hubs drill, and 6 Hub Captains observed Seattle Department during the official Cascadia Rising drill.
Workshops, mini-drills, skill building and classroom training
Jill Watson (Human Services Dept) continued the Sheltering 101 discussion and we reviewed our Tip Sheet we had prepared for in-the-field response, Jan
Phinney Hub neighborhood capacity building, Jan
Participated in Kirkland OEM scenario writing workshop, Jan
Phinney Hub radio practice drill, Feb
Wedgwood hubs practice session, April, June
Hubs 101 networking session held for new hubs, Aug
Sheltering workshop with Westside Interfaith Network churches, Sept
Disaster Relief Trials – Cargo Bikes practice event, Sept
Hub Simplification Workshop, Oct
Eich Eichhorn (SDOT) covered SDOT use of community volunteers in a disaster response, Oct
Outreach tables:
Lake City Community Conversations event, Jan
Fauntleroy Community Association Annual meeting, Mar
High Point Bee Festival, May
Morgan Junction Community Festival, June
West Seattle Summer Fest, July
Ballard Seafood Fest, July
Victory Heights Potluck and Social, July
Rainier Beach Arts and Music Fest, July
Night Out, Aug 2, Hub Members attended a variety of Night Out Events, providing emergency preparedness information, including Alert Seattle information
Magnolia Summerfest Aug
South Lake Union Block Party Aug
Delridge Days Aug
Beacon Hill Health Fair Aug
Sustainable Ballard Festival Aug
Sunset Heights Community annual block party, Sept
Downtown Residents Council meeting, Sept
Delridge Projects Workshop and Community Resource Fair Oct
“Big Shaker” Earthquake event, Westlake Park, Oct
Starbucks Employees Preparedness Fair Oct
Presentations
Queen Anne SNAP and Hub Preparedness Information Session, Jan
North Delridge Neighborhood Council, Feb
North Beacon Hill Meaningful Movies “Cascadia: The Hidden Fire”, Feb
Everett and Port Gardener Communities Association, Mar
Junction 47 Apartments Residents Council, Mar
Wedgwood Meaningful Movies “Cascadia: The Hidden Fire”, April
MIQA at Blaine PTA Emergency Preparedness Parent Education Seminar, May
West Seattle Rotary, May
Belltown Community Council, July
Eastlake Disaster Prep “Are You Ready for Zombies”, Oct
Vancouver BC Dunbar Earthquake and Emergency Preparedness Council, Oct
Organizing work & Partnerships
Regular subgroup meetings of Ballard, Lake City, Rainier Beach, West Seattle hubs, QA Bowl and West Seattle hubs
South Lake Union group sponsored 3 city led workshops on Disaster Preparedness skill, Sept, Oct, Nov
Briefed SPD Assistant Chief Perry Tarrant, Deputy Mayor Kate Joncas about the Hubs Feb and May
Magnolia-Interbay-Queen Anne (MIQA)worked with 7th Grade Launguage Arts students in the classroom to understand Emergency Preparedness activities in Magnolia as background research for their disaster-survival fiction stories. The students expanded the project and actively investigated Emergency Preparedness at Blaine, working with Staff and Administration to improve training and awareness of the School’s Disaster Response Plan.
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Training attended and shared with Hub Captains Network (by various Hub Captains)
ICS 300 & ICS 400
Engaging Ethnic Media workshop
State level Cascadia Rising planning workshops
Cascadia Rising Media workshop
Accessible Disaster Communications in this Digital Age
Securing the Supply Chain conference
First To See demonstration
Safety in the Arts – Emergency Action Plans
Building Resilience to Disasters: A Community-wide Strategy – A UASI Vulnerable Populations Disaster Planning Conference
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Thank you everyone for your exceptional service to our community!