CANCELLED - Home Retrofit
2020-03-21 11:30 - 13:30 (America/Vancouver) | Northgate Branch Library, 10548 5th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, 98125, United States
Learn how to assess your home to determine if it needs a structural seismic retrofit, and learn about the retrofit process.
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.
RSVP at http://www.seattle.gov/emergency-management–/about-us/event-calendar

Radio Messaging Workshop, GMRS clinic - will be virtual
2020-03-28 09:00 - 12:45 | Emergency Operation Center, 105 5th Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98104, United States
Link to Video of this class
https://zoom.us/rec/share/2p1zEan80DNJb9Li4mbHAYUOQdq1T6a80SNL_KIInhxiBV36b5Ghsfr6eyC3Oa2X
Handouts available at
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1hwe5oJMHL8OhqKCjoHiuJfmSGT61WNSY
This hands-on practice workshop will help us hone our message creation and passing skills. It’s important to make sure that our communications are captured and passed accurately and efficiently and the focus will be the techniques to make that happen. Hands on practice will focus on creating and passing message traffic where we will use messages simulating city generated information as well as craft coherent communications from disjointed bits of information. The workshop will not be a radio-operations class.
There will be an optional session afterwards that covers Ground Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) information; what it is, how it’s used and equipment and repeater information.

Suggest logging on up to 15 minutes early.
Workshop 9:00 am – 11:30 am
GMRS clinic 11:30am – 12:45 pm
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Disaster Preparedness: The Basics
2020-04-02 18:00 - 19:00 | Ballard Library, 5614 22nd Ave NW, Seattle , WA, 98107, 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.
Registration is suggested but not required. Registration helps us estimate attendance and ensure adequate space http://www.seattle.gov/emergency-management–/about-us/event-calendar

CANCELLED Home Retrofit
2020-04-11 10:30 - 12:30 | Lake City Branch Library, 12501 28th Ave. N.E., Seattle , WA, 98125, United States
Learn how to assess your home to determine if it needs a structural seismic retrofit, and learn about the retrofit process.
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
RSVP at http://www.seattle.gov/emergency-management–/about-us/event-calendar

CANCELLED Disaster Preparedness: The Basics
2020-04-13 18:00 - 19:00 | Douglas-Truth Library, 2300 E Yesler Way, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States

CANCELLED Stop the Bleed
2020-04-14 18:00 - 19:30 | University Branch Library, 5009 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Mass casualty events can happen at anytime and anywhere. At your workplace, at the game, during your commute, or even at your house. This free Stop the Bleed training will equip participants with the knowledge to save lives.
Upon completion, participants will be able to:

Describe the progressive strategy for controlling hemorrhage.
•Demonstrate wound packing and learn about topical 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.

Registration is suggested but not required. Registration helps us estimate attendance and ensure adequate space. We cannot guarantee space without registration.
http://www.seattle.gov/emergency-management–/about-us/event-calendar
This event is NOT sponsored by The Seattle Public Library
If you require any special accommodation to participate in this training, please contact the Office of Emergency Management at (206) 233-5076 or oem@seattle.gov. For interpretation assistance, at least 5 days advance…

CANCELLED Disaster Preparedness: The Basics
2020-04-28 18:00 - 19:00 | Green Lake Branch Library, 7364 E. Green Lake Drive North, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States

CANCELLED Stop the Bleed
2020-04-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Douglas-Truth Library, 2300 E Yesler Way, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States

CANCELLED Stop the Bleed
2020-05-19 18:00 - 19:30 | Columbia Branch Library, 4721 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98118, United States

WEBINAR: City of Seattle Earthquake Response: Overview of Response Priorities and Coordination
2021-05-27 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual Meeting, WA
The Hubs strongly encourage people to attend this seminar (and subsequent sessions) to learn about Seattle’s planned response to an earthquake!
Description: Seattle Office of Emergency Management staff will provide an overview of our region’s earthquake risk, likely earthquake impacts, and describe what a local government response to a catastrophic earthquake looks like. This will include an overview of citywide response priorities and coordination, how the city communicates emergency information to the public, and key preparedness actions the public can take before an earthquake happens.
Link to Join: http://bit.ly/SeattleEQResponseWebinar
Future webinars in this series will provide more detail on specific areas of response, including firefighting, search and rescue, utility restoration, transportation restoration, and emergency shelter and feeding
Captioning available in Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese.

WEBINAR: City of Seattle Earthquake Response: Firefighting, Search and Rescue, and Hazardous Materials Response
2021-06-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual Meeting, WA
The Hubs strongly encourage people to attend this seminar (and subsequent sessions) to learn about Seattle’s planned response to an earthquake!
Link to Join: http://bit.ly/SeattleEQ-FireResponseWebinar
Description: Staff from the Seattle Fire Department will provide an overview of how the City directs life safety response operations after a major earthquake This will include information on how they prioritize their response efforts with limited resources, how they begin requesting outside assistance, and what the public can do to prepare.
Captioning available in Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese.

WEBINAR: City of Seattle Earthquake Response: Emergency Shelter and Feeding
2021-07-20 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual Meeting, WA
The Hubs strongly encourage people to attend this seminar (and subsequent sessions) to learn about Seattle’s planned response to an earthquake!
Link to Join: http://bit.ly/SeattleEQ-Food-Shelter
Description: Staff from the Seattle Human Services will provide an overview of how the City will coordinate with regional partners to stand up shelter and feeding operations after a major earthquake, and the implications for personal preparedness.
Captioning available in Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese.

WEBINAR: City of Seattle Earthquake Response: Utility Restoration
2021-08-04 17:30 - 19:30 | Virtual Meeting, WA
The Hubs strongly encourage people to attend this seminar (and subsequent sessions) to learn about Seattle’s planned response to an earthquake!
Link to Join: http://bit.ly/SeattleEQ-UtilityRestorationWebinar
Description: Staff from Seattle City Light and Seattle Public Utilities will provide an overview of plans for restoring utility service after a major earthquake. This will include information on how damage to utilities is assessed, how restoration is prioritized, where your personal preparedness fits with utility response, and how utility providers coordinate with other City departments and with regional partners.
Captioning available in Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese.

Hubs at Age Friendly Seattle "Close To Home" coffee hour (virtual)
2021-08-05 10:30 - 11:30 | Virtual Meeting, WA
Join Ann Forest as she talks to the Close To Home seniors community. Learn how Hubs fit into Seattle’s overall recovery plan after a
large disaster and where you can see a Hub in action. Ann will also discuss changes to Washington’s Good Samaritan Law and speak to older adult resiliency over the past year-and-a-half. More details on the Age Friendly flyer
Join at bit.ly/AgeFriendlyLive
Use link above to join, get instructions and learn more!
(Or, by phone: 206-207-1700, then enter: 146 123 2689)

WEBINAR: City of Seattle Earthquake Response – Transportation Restoration
2021-09-14 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual Meeting, WA
The Hubs strongly encourage people to attend this seminar (and subsequent sessions) to learn about Seattle’s planned response to an earthquake!
Link to Join: http://bit.ly/SeattleEQ-TransportRestorationWebinar
Description: Staff from the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will provide an overview of plans for restoring transportation after a major earthquake. This will include information on how the restoration of roadways and bridges is prioritized, and how SDOT coordinates with other City departments and with regional transportation agencies.
Captioning available in Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese.

Earthquake Home Retrofit - Seattle OEM
2023-04-29 13:30 - 15:30 | Rainier Beach Community Center, 8825 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Introductory class provides information for do-it-yourselfers or those who want to become educated consumers on how to seismically secure your home (especially if built before 1980) to its foundation. Experienced home retrofit instructors share their insight on tools needed, building techniques, the city’s free plan set and the permit process.
For accessibility accommodations, please e-mail or text OEM@seattle.gov or 206-233-5076.
Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/earthquake-home-retrofit-tickets-506871896487

Field Day Hub Info Pod
2023-06-25 11:00 - 17:00 | South Seattle College, 6000 16th Ave SW, Seattle , WA, 98106, United States
At the yearly Ham Radio Field Day event this year, the Hubs will be hosting a pod of tables with information and activities:
• “I Am Safe” Winlink station, demonstrating and allow people to send “I Am Safe” messages to themselves
• A station where people can bring their own Winlink set up and see if they can pass emergency traffic
• Off the Grid tech tools, featuring solar and other options to have power during disasters.
• Communications Tools, both for part of your Family Plan and apps you can download in advance to have information when all communications are down.
The event will be located in the North parking lot of South Seattle College.

Seattle Home Fair /Earthquake Retrofit virtual lecture
2023-10-14 11:00 - 13:00 | Virtual Meeting, WA
This date will be a Virtual Home Fair:
Once again, the Seattle Department of Constructions and Inspections is hosting the Seattle Home Fair. While the main focus is to answer questions about applying for construction permits for your renovation projects, one of the six virtual lectures will be focused on Earthquake Retrofit, from 11 am to 1 pm.
Recordings of these virtual lectures will be available on the SDCI website a few weeks after the Home Fair. RSVPs are encouraged. To get to the page to sign up, visit this page for lecture details and sign up links.

Hub Information Table at Zombie Run
2023-10-21 09:00 - 17:00 | Jefferson Park, 3801 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98108, United States
Check out this creative event involving Zombies and disaster preparedness. The Hubs will have an information table to help you get prepared!
This event spans Saturday and Sunday, but we will only be there on Saturday, located inside the Jefferson Park Community Center.
Sponsored by multiple community and veterans organizations, the event is free and you can get more information here: https://www.winwithwarriors.org/

Disaster Preparedness classes: Seattle's hazards and why we prepare - and - What are the odds of a big earthquake?
2024-01-10 19:00 - 19:30 | Virtual Meeting, WA
Offered by Seattle Prepares, these are concise, practical and free classes to ready your household for any disaster. This is one of a series of 7 classes, you must sign up to get the link, https://signup.com/go/PPUBXVt
If you have to miss a session, no worries. Classes are recorded and a link to the YouTube video is sent out a day or so after class and they are posted at https://www.youtube.com/@SeattlePrepares/playlists

Full list in this series is:
Jan 10 – Seattle’s hazards and why we prepare – and – What are the odds of a big earthquake?
Jan 17 – What to do when the earth shakes – and – Smartphone apps to download now
Jan 24 – Water and what you need to know – and – Power outage lights
Jan 31 – Managing utilities after a disaster – and – Sanitation
Feb 7 – Communicating after a quake – and – Early earthquake warning system
Feb 14 – Making a Plan – and – Building a “Get Home” bag
Feb 21 – Working with Neighbors – and – Organizing with Community

Disaster Preparedness classes: What to do when the earth shakes - and - Smartphone apps to download now
2024-01-17 19:00 - 19:30 | Virtual Meeting, WA

Disaster Preparedness classes: Water and what you need to know - and - Power outage lights
2024-01-24 19:00 - 19:30 | Virtual Meeting, WA

Disaster Preparedness: The Basics
2024-01-25 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-02-15 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-03-06 18:30 - 20:00 | Virtual Meeting, WA
Have you ever wondered what you’ll do should an event disrupt your normal routine? What about your family or friends? Earthquakes, for example, do not happen every day, but that can happen and would be the worst-case scenario for Seattle. This presentation will provide an overview of the hazards that can impact Seattle, and steps community members can take to become prepared for the unexpected. Participants will receive guidance on how to develop a disaster plan, build a disaster supply kit, and organize with your neighbors to become better prepared. You’ll also receive an overview of other OEM efforts including the SNAP program, Community Emergency Hubs, and the City’s new alert and notification system, Alert Seattle.
Intended Audience: This presentation is intended for a broad array of audiences. This could include a business or non-profit organization looking to increase the personal preparedness of its employees. It could also include a community group looking to improve the personal preparedness of the neighborhood or people they serve.
Register at this link
For accessibility accommodations, please e-mail or text OEM@seattle.gov or 206-233-5076.
This will take place via Zoom. You do not need to have a Zoom account in order to attend. Access to the training will be provided after registration has closed. Registration will close two days prior to the class.
Can’t make any of the dates and times offered? No worries! Just click on the Training Request Form at this page: www.seattle.gov… and let us know you would like a training for your community! You can also watch educational videos instructing you on specific skills needed to make it through the worst-case scenario.

Disaster Preparedness classes: Managing utilities after a disaster - and - Sanitation
2024-01-31 19:00 - 19:30 | Virtual Meeting, WA

Disaster Preparedness classes: Communicating after a quake - and - Early earthquake warning system
2024-02-07 19:00 - 19:30 | Virtual Meeting, WA

Disaster Preparedness classes: Making a Plan - and - Building a "Get Home" bag
2024-02-14 19:00 - 19:30 | Virtual Meeting, WA

Disaster Preparedness classes: Working with Neighbors - and - Organizing with Community
2024-02-21 19:00 - 19:30 | Virtual Meeting, WA

"I Am Safe" messaging - Training and Testing Clinic
2024-04-07 13:00 - 16:00 | American Red Cross, 1900 25th Avenue South, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
American Red Cross, 1900 25th Ave S., Seattle, WA 98144
The Seattle Neighborhood Emergency Communication Hubs will hold a clinic to train Hub volunteers and Ham Radio operators in collecting and sending personal messages in the event of a disaster affecting commercial communications services. Personal welfare messages can be passed by radio while not interfering with higher-priority response and recovery traffic.
In the clinic Hub volunteers will learn and practice collecting and reviewing personal messages. Amateur Radio operators will learn and practice how to format and send messages to email addresses, cell phones, landline telephones, and snail mail addresses via Winlink radio email. Hams will practice sending messages collected by the Hub volunteers.
All Hams interested in supporting their neighbors in an emergency are invited to attend, learn, practice, and even just shadow.
1 – 3 pm – Hub Captain training starts at 1, message composition follows.

Hub Captains: Bring the phone numbers or email addresses you want test messages sent to (your own email or pre-notified “loved ones”)

1 – 4 pm – Winlink radio practice, set up and process testing at 1, message passing follows until 4 pm or until all messages sent.

Radio participants should bring :

— portable VHF/UHF gear, batteries, and antennas, if they have them;

— working portable Winlink stations, if they have them, i.e. Mobile Radio, Power Source, Sound Card Device, Windows Laptop, Antenna;

–Those with only a Windows laptop, we will “plug them in” to one of our working stations, and help them get Winlink Express and VARA set up on their computer, with their callsign, so they’re ready to equip their own station later.
