Join the Seattle Office of Emergency Management for this September Disaster Book Club event! This month, we are reading Sonali Deraniyagala's powerful memoir about her experience in the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami in South Asia. We will be featuring the documentary, "After the Wave" which explores the lives of survivors and the desperate attempt to identify victims […]
Saturday, September 23, 2017 Time All Day Subject Citizen Corps Expo Location (3000 NE Fourth St, Renton, Washington) Citizen Corps Expo The annual Northwest Citizen Corps Expo hosted by Washington State Citizen Corps Programs, in partnership with Renton Technical College, gives disaster response volunteers the tools and training they’ll need to react to any […]
Prior to 1980, building codes did not require builders to secure houses to their foundations. This does not mean that every house built before 1980 is "unsecured", only that it was not a requirement. If your home is not properly secured, it may be at increased risk of "slipping" off the foundation during an earthquake. […]
