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 […]
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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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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. […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »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 […]
Read More »Volunteer Management Table Top After Action Review
Volunteer Management Training This Table Top exercise, held Nov 14, 2015, was intended to simulate volunteers showing up at the hub and to see how the groups assigned the […]
Read More »Establishing Additional Neighborhood Hubs
Community Preparedness by Neighborhood Seattle has many active and engaged neighborhood groups that work together for outreach, common causes and community betterment. The Seattle Emergency Communication Hubs organization was created […]
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