Stop The Bleed Class
2017-05-20 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Vancouver) | Harborview, 300 Ninth Ave, Seattle, WA, 98104, United States
Will you be ready?
A person who is bleeding can die from blood loss within five minutes. Emergency responders will arrive as quickly as possible, but bystanders are almost always there first. In the case of disaster and high casualty incidents, emergency services are often spread thin.
Stop the Bleed!
Blood loss is the leading cause of preventable death in multiple casualty events, like mass shootings, terrorist attacks and earthquakes. Significant external bleeding can also result from everyday events such as a motorcycle crash, or industrial accident. Rapid control of bleeding at the scene of the event can be life-saving. That’s why we’re teaming up with Harborview Medical Center, the American College of Surgeons Washington State Committee on Trauma, and Seattle and King County EMS to ensure that:

Bystanders have skills and knowledge to provide immediate bleeding control to victims at the scene of an event.
Bleeding control supplies are located in all public gathering locations next to Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs).
Bleeding control education is incorporated into our schools and workplace.
People know what to do in an active shooter situation

Disaster Book Club "World War Z"
2017-07-12 18:00 - 19:30 | Southwest Branch Library, 9010 35th Ave. S.W, Seattle, WA, 98126, United States
You are invited to join the Office of Emergency Management for June’s Disaster Book Club event. June’s pick is “World War Z,” by Max Brooks. You can pick up a copy at your local Seattle Public Library branch. We will also be joined by officials from Public Health Seattle-King County, who will provide an overview of pandemic planning and how a pandemic outbreak could affect Seattle. The event is free.
Please RSVP: http://www.disasterbookclubjune.eventbrite.com

Disaster Book Club - Wave
2017-09-20 18:00 - 19:30 | Broadview Library, 12755 Greenwood Ave N., Seattle, WA, United States
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 and return them to their families.
Warning: The documentary contains graphic content and images and is not suitable for all viewers.
Pick up your copy of Sonali Deraniyagala’s book, “Wave” at your local branch of the Seattle Public Library!

CERT Expo
2017-09-23 09:00 - 15:00 | Renton Technical College, 3000 NE 4th Street, Renton, WA, 98056, United States
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 kind of disastrous event. Each year, with funding from the FEMA Urban Area , Security Initiative accompanied by help from our partners, volunteers and staff, we train hundreds of volunteers on key emergency response skills, preparing them to assist when the need arises in their own communities. Since 2003, over 2,700 people have actively participated in the training and culminating disaster exercise of the Expo.
Cost: $20
Registration:https://www.train.org/washington/course/1072643/conference
deadline for registration is Sep 20
Contact: Paula Towne paula.towne@ofm.wa.gov | 360-725-5290

Earthquake Home Retrofit Class
2017-09-23 10:30 - 12:30 | Rainier Beach Branch Library, 9125 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
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. Retrofitting involves bolting your home to its foundation and providing sheer/pony wall strength.
Learn to become an informed consumer or how to do home retrofit yourself. Retrofit experts will show how to assess your home’s needs and how to use the City of Seattle’s pre-engineered Home Retrofit plans to permit and retrofit your home. No registration required.
No registration is required
Rainier Beach Library, 9125 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118

Stop the Bleed
2017-10-07 09:00 - 12:00 | Harborview, 300 Ninth Ave, Seattle, WA, 98104, United States
This free 2.5 hour course teaches basic life-saving medical interventions, including a brief Active Shooter preparedness presentation and methods to control bleeding. Taught by practicing trauma surgeons, the course was developed in response to the call from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Hartford Consensus to improve survival during active shooter and other mass casualty events. In these circumstances, survival begins with bystanders.
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
Understand the principles of your response during an active shooter event.
Describe the progressive strategy for controlling hemorrhage.
Demonstrate wound packing and learn about topical hemostatic dressings.
Explain the rationale for early use of a tourniquet for life-threatening extremity bleeding.
Demonstrate the appropriate application of a tourniquet to the arm and leg.
Register at: https://depts.washington.edu/hiprc/stop-the-bleed-washington/

Disaster Preparedness: The Basics
2017-10-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N, Seattle, WA, 98103, United States
This presentation provides an overview of the hazards that can impact Seattle, and steps that individuals and families can take to become more prepared to deal with them. This includes guidance on how to develop a disaster plan, build a disaster supply kit, and organize with your neighbors to become better prepared. The presentation also provides an overview of other OEM efforts including the SNAP program, Community Emergency Hubs, and the City’s new alert and notification system, Alert Seattle.
Call Phinney to Register at 206-783-2244
Phinney Neighborhood Center Room 3
6615 Dayton Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103

Earthquake Home Retrofit Class
2017-10-21 13:00 - 15:00 | Phinney Center (Blue Building), 6532 Phinney Ave. N, Seattle, WA, 98103, United States
Help reduce damage caused during an earthquake. Learn to become an informed consumer or how to do a retrofit yourself. Retrofit experts will show how to assess your home’s needs and how to use City of Seattle’s pre-engineered home retrofit plans to permit and retrofit your home.Register early – class fills quickly!
Register: Phinneycenter.org or call 206-783-2244
Phinney Neighborhood Association, 6532 Phinney Ave North, Seattle, WA 98103

Earthquake Home Retrofit Class
2017-11-18 10:30 - 12:30 | Southwest Branch Library, 9010 35th Ave. S.W, Seattle, WA, 98126, United States
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. Retrofitting involves bolting your home to its foundation and providing sheer/pony wall strength.
Learn to become an informed consumer or how to do home retrofit yourself. Retrofit experts will show how to assess your home’s needs and how to use the City of Seattle’s pre-engineered Home Retrofit plans to permit and retrofit your home. No registration required.

Disaster Skills Workshop
2018-01-17 17:30 - 19:30 | Southwest Branch Library, 9010 35th Ave. S.W, Seattle, WA, 98126, United States
When a large disaster happens, first responders and other city services may be overwhelmed. Transportation may be disrupted and communication may be difficult. It is vital that city residents are prepared to be self- sufficient during these times. Having knowledge of some key disaster skills is a crucial part of that preparedness effort.
This workshop provides training on key skills needed after a disaster and more in depth instruction on key preparedness actions.
This workshop covers the following topics:
*Fire Extinguisher Use
*Utility Control
*Water Storage/Purification and Emergency Sanitation
Register at goo.gl…

Public meeting on earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, and preparedness
2018-01-31 18:30 - 21:30 | Agora Conference Center, 1551 Eastlake Avenue E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Learn the latest from Bill Steele of UW’s Pacific NW Seismic Network about earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes; and from Cindi Barker of Seattle Emergency Communications Hubs on how to organize a neighborhood for whatever disaster is to come. Click for background from the Pacific NW Seismic Network, Seattle Emergency Hubs, and Eastlake Community Council. This meeting is sponsored by the Eastlake Community Council.

Resiliency Skills Fair - Sustainable NE Seattle Annual "Hands On"
2018-02-10 10:00 - 17:00 | Meadowbrook Community Center, 10517 35th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, 98125, United States
Sustainable NE Seattle and the Meadowbrook Community Center are hosting their 8th Annual Skills Fair and the Hubs been invited to share our Resiliency Skills with the community! This event draws a fairly large crowd (~150) as many different classes are offered – and lunch is free!

Saturday, Feb 10
10am – 5pm
Meadowbrook Community Center (10517 35th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98125)

The Hubs present from 10am – 11:30am in a very large classroom; large enough to have multiple stations that the public can rotate through. The emphasis is hands-on education and topics covered will include

Controlling utilities
Sourcing and purifying water (how much water to store, draining a water heater, purifying w/bleach, lifestraws, etc.)
Sanitation needs (emergency toilets and handling waste)
Community resources (HUBs, SNAP groups, HAM radios)
Individual resources (making a home/car/work emergency kit)

Community SNAP Presentation
2018-03-22 18:00 - 19:00 | West Seattle Library, 2306 42nd Ave SW, Seattle, WA, 98116, United States
The City of Seattle has created the Seattle Neighborhoods Actively Prepare (SNAP) program to help your neighborhood get organized. We encourage people to not only prepare themselves and their families, but to talk to their neighbors about how they will work together to make sure everyone in the neighborhood is safe and cared for. There is an online toolkit that provides practical step-by-step instructions on organizing as a neighborhood. The Seattle Office of Emergency Management can facilitate a discussion to help your neighborhood get organized. SNAP is a simple and flexible process that can be customized to meet the needs of your neighborhood

CANTONESE Language Disaster Skills Class
2018-03-25 13:00 - 15:00 | Rainier Beach Branch Library, 9125 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
This class will be conducted in Cantonese.
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 each lasting 30 minutes. The workshop covers the following topics: (1) Fire Extinguisher Use, (2) Utility Control, (3) Water Storage and Purification and (4) Emergency Sanitation.

Disaster Skills Workshop
2018-03-27 17:30 - 19:30 | Van Asselt Elementary School, 8311 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
This workshop provides training on key skills needed after a disaster and more in depth instruction on key preparedness actions.
This Workshop covers the following topics:
-Fire Extinguisher Use
-Utility Control
-Water Storage and Emergency
Sanitation
Registration is required. Register at goo.gl…

Joint Tabletop exercise with PHMRC
2018-03-31 07:30 - 12:00 | American Red Cross, 1900 25th Avenue South, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
The Hub Captains and trained volunteers will join with the King County Public Health Medical Reserve Corps and the Seattle Red Cross to do a joint training exercise. The scenario is a devastating tornado, and we will use the cross country video streaming services of Formidable Footprint to manage the exercise. Registration is limited to 25 slots for Hub people, please contact Cindi Barker for the registration link.

VIETNAMESE Language Disaster Skills
2018-04-07 13:00 - 15:00 | High Point Library, 3411 SW Raymond St, Seattle, WA, 98126, United States
This workshop will be in Vietnamese. 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 each lasting 30 minutes. The workshop covers the following topics: (1) Fire Extinguisher Use, (2) Utility Control, (3) Water Storage and Purification and (4) Emergency Sanitation.

Light Search and Rescue
2018-04-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Van Asselt Elementary School, 8311 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
This training provides an overview of light search and rescue skills and basic rescuer safety. When first responders are overwhelmed, residents may apply some of these techniques to help those around them in need.
This Workshop covers the following topics:
-Rescuer safety
-Basic search techniques
-Basic rescue techniques (lifts, carries,
cribbing).
Registration is required. Register at goo.gl…

Home Retrofit
2018-04-21 11:30 - 13:30 | Fremont Library, 731 N 35th St, Seattle, WA, 98103, United States
Register at goo.gl…
Help reduce damage caused during an earthquake. Learn to become an informed consumer or how to do home retrofit yourself. Retrofit experts will show how to assess your home’s needs and how to use the City of Seattle’s pre-engineered Home Retrofit plans to permit and retrofit your home.
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 a major earthquake. Retrofitting involves bolting your home to its foundation and providing sheer/pony wall strength
Register early space is limited!

Citywide Hub & ACS Drill
2018-04-28 09:00 - 12:00 | Locations to be announced
This year we will be practicing our field drill as a total power outage scenario. You may not think that is a disaster worthy topic, but have you tried to go without your cell phone lately? This scenario will be an unexplained region wide outage with no known recovery date. Stay tuned for more details and our final participating hub locations will be posted by April 7. The activating hubs announced to date are listed on this flyer

Home Retrofit
2018-05-12 11:30 - 13:30 | Southwest Branch Library, 9010 35th Ave. S.W, Seattle, WA, 98126, United States

Light Search and Rescue
2018-05-17 18:00 - 20:00 | West Woodland Elementary School, 5601 4th Ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98107, United States

Disaster Skills Workshop
2018-05-22 17:30 - 19:30 | WA

Light Search and Rescue
2018-06-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Hamilton International Middle School, 1610 N 41st St, Seattle, WA, 98103, United States

Disaster Skills Workshop
2018-06-14 17:30 - 19:30 | WA
This workshop provides training on key skills needed after a disaster and more in depth instruction on key preparedness actions.
This Workshop covers the following topics:
-Fire Extinguisher Use
-Utility Control
-Water Storage and Emergency
Sanitation
Registration is required. Please register at goo.gl…

NW Citizens Corps / CERT Expo
2018-08-03 - 2018-08-04 | Renton Technical College, 3000 NE 4th Street, Renton, WA, 98056, United States
Since 2008, the Expo has expanded to include Citizen Corps partners and affiliates from across the Northwest: including participants from Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Canada. Each year, with the help of our sponsors, partners, volunteers and staff, we train hundreds of disaster response volunteers on key emergency response skills, preparing them to assist when the need arises in their own communities. By 2010, over 200 people were actively training and participating in the Expo.
The need for emergency preparedness has been front and center in the news with the SR-530 mudslide, wildfires and flooding and the threat of tsunamis and a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. Changing weather patterns increase the risk for extreme weather events and, no matter where we live, natural disasters can strike at any time.
Registration is now open for the 2018 NW Citizen Corps Expo at Renton Technical College

http://nwcitizencorpsexpo.org/
New This Year:
Friday – August 3rd:

New classes including in-depth/hands-on CERT refreshers
Evening networking & vendor reception

Saturday – August 4th:

Emergency Management Keynote Panel
Expanded class offerings

Big Shaker Simulator & Info Fair
2018-09-28 12:00 - 16:00 | Seattle Central Community College, 1701 Broadway, BE 3176, Seattle, WA, 981, United States
Join the City of Seattle Office of Emergency Management for a ride on the “Big Shaker” to see what an earthquake feels like. Get info on how to prepare yourself, your family and your home to be ready for an earthquake, which is one of the hazards know to exist for the Seattle area.

Disaster Trivia
2018-10-11 20:30 - 22:30 | Talarico’s Pizzeria, 4718 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA, 98116, United States
Be Prepared…For Fun! Disaster Trivia in West Seattle
Wednesday, October 10th is “Disaster Trivia Night” at Talarico’s Pizzeria, 4718 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116. Starting at 8:30pm and going until about 10:15, you and your friends can test your knowledge about disaster preparedness and disaster movies.
In addition to the prizes awarded to the top finishers, West Seattle Be Prepared, our local preparedness group, will hold a raffle of disaster supplies as a fund raiser. See how much you know and at the same time you will help out a great organization. $2.00 to play, which becomes the prize money.
See how much you know, learn something you don’t, help out a great organization and do it all with beer and pizza or pasta and wine (are those survival foods?)
It’s best to make a reservation at Talarico’s to ensure your team has a seat! (206) 937-3463. Over 21 only.
Questions? Email info@westseattlebeprepared.org

Urban Survival Skills Fair, concert
2019-01-12 14:00 - 17:00 | University Heights Community Center, 5031 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Join the folks at University Heights Center and Hub for an Urban Survival Skills Fair and a kids concert by Mikey Mike – the Rad Scientist (from 3:00 to 4:00), who has a musical take on earthquake education. The Skills Fair is a whole series of booths that focus on different topics of preparedness, from building your kit, to new technology that can help you, to survival skills for getting home after an earthquake. Learn how to build a pee and poo bucket and to sanitize water with demos.

Hubs at North Seattle Home Fair
2019-01-26 10:00 - 14:00 | Sunset Hill Community Center, 3003 NW 66th Street, Seattle, 98117, United States
The City of Seattle is sponsoring this Home Fair, and the Hubs have been invited to help people learn about the importance of personal and home preparedness. Stop by and see what new information we can share with you. Also at the event will be other information tables and city staff to answer questions about their programs.
