Seattle Emergency Hubs

NE Hubs at Thornton Creek "Influence of the Confluence" Fair
2019-06-09 14:00 - 18:00 (America/Vancouver) | Meadowbrook Pond, Just east of Meadowbrook Community Center, Seattle, WA, 98125, United States
Visit the Lake City and Meadowbrook Hubs emergency preparedness table at the “Influence of the Confluence” fair, just west of the Meadowbrook Pond. They will have information about the hubs in the NE part of Seattle and preparedness tips and materials.
(Meadowbrook Pond is across the street from the Meadowbrook Community Center)

GMRS radio network check in
2019-06-10 20:00 - 20:30, 2019-06-17 20:00 - 20:30, 2019-06-24 20:00 - 20:30, 2019-07-01 20:00 - 20:30, 2019-07-08 20:00 - 20:30, 2019-07-15 20:00 - 20:30, 2019-07-22 20:00 - 20:30, 2019-07-29 20:00 - 20:30 and 1 more date | WA
1st Monday of the month – Channel 1
2nd Monday of the month – Channel 2
3rd Monday of the month – Channel 4
4th Monday of the month – Channel 6
5th Monday of the month – no test
This is a weekly on-air talk around to test our radios and antennas. There will not be a formal net, please come up on the weekly designated channel and connect with other GMRS hub radio operators. Share announcements, compare radios signal strength, meet new operators; this is to encourage participation and ensure our equipment is always in working order

Disaster Basic Aid
2019-06-18 17:30 - 19:30 | Beacon Hill Library, 2821 Beacon Avenue South, WA, 98144, United States
Register at www.eventbrite.com…
Learn how to care for and respond to injuries after a major disaster when 9-1-1 is overwhelmed or unavailable. This session provides practice on how to recognize and treat life-threatening conditions, how to conduct a patient assessment and how to creatively use household items as first aid materials. *First Aid certification is not given for completion of this class

Smoke Ready Communities Day
2019-06-19 12:00 - 14:00 | Rainier Beach Community Center, 8825 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Smoke from wildfires is a growing public health concern in Seattle. Join the City of Seattle for a free resource fair to find out how the City and our regional public health partners are ensuring our region is prepared for wildfire smoke this summer
Attending will be the American Lung Association, the Pacific Science Center, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, Seattle/King County Public Health, Seattle Dept of Neighborhoods, Seattle Office of Emergency Management, Seattle Parks and Recreation and others.
For more info, please contact Arielle.Wesley-Washington@seattle.gov

Stop the Bleed
2019-06-20 08:00 - 17:00, 2019-07-20 18:00 - 19:30 | Douglas-Truth Library, 2300 E Yesler Way, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Please RSVP via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com… 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.

HAM radio Field Day (Sat- Sun) & Mini Urban Survival Skills Fair (Sat 11 -3)
2019-06-22 - 2019-06-23 | South Seattle College, 6000 16th Ave SW, Seattle , WA, 98106, United States
ARRL Field Day is the most popular amateur radio event held annually in the US and Canada. On the fourth weekend of June, more than 35,000 radio amateurs gather with their clubs, groups or simply with friends to operate from remote locations. Operations include HF SSB phone and CW; VHF-UHF; digital; a GOTA station (Get On The Air) to allow non-licensed visitors to transmit. This year, the Seattle Hubs will join them to host a mini Urban Survival Skills Fair, where we will provide information and training to get you better prepared for disasters.
The Seattle Field Day is jointly sponsored by the Puget Sound Repeater Group (PSRG), the Seattle Auxiliary Communication Service (ACS) and the West Seattle Amateur Radio Club (WSARC).

Home Retrofit
2019-06-22 10:30 - 12:30 | West Seattle Library, 2306 42nd Ave SW, Seattle, WA, 98116, United States
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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.
Learn more about the retrofit process and the city plan set at the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections website www.seattle.gov…(a-z)/earthquake-home-retrofit-permit

Disaster Skills Workshop
2019-06-26 17:30 - 19:30 | Columbia Branch Library, 4721 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Register at: www.eventbrite.com…
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

NE Seattle Hubs meeting
2019-06-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Cascade Bicycle Club, 7787 62nd Ave NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join the Hub Captains in the NE sector of Seattle to discuss common planning, outreach in NE Seattle and share news on what each hub is doing.

Meadowbrook Hub Field Exercise
2019-06-29 09:00 - 12:00 | Meadowbrook Hub, 10005 32nd Ave NE, Seattle, WA, 98125, United States
The Meadowbrook Hub will be holding a practice of their hub operations on this day, and will practice as they are responding to a Seattle Fault earthquake. Volunteers welcome and “community actors” are needed, please stop by and lend a hand!

Home Retrofit
2019-07-13 10:30 - 12:30 | Broadview Library, 12755 Greenwood Ave N., Seattle, WA, United States

Basic Aid
2019-07-16 17:30 - 19:30 | Rainier Beach Branch Library, 9125 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Register at: www.eventbrite.com…
Learn how to care for and respond to injuries after a major disaster when 9-1-1 is overwhelmed or unavailable. This session provides practice on how to recognize and treat life-threatening conditions, how to conduct a patient assessment and how to creatively use household items as first aid materials. *First Aid certification is not given for completion of this class.

Stop the Bleed
2019-07-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N, Seattle, WA, 98103, United States
Please register via Eventbrite:www.eventbrite.com…
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.
Phinney Center Room #7

"All Things Earthquake" class
2019-07-20 09:00 - 13:00 | North Seattle College – College Center bldg, 9600 College Way N, Seattle, WA 98103, Seattle, WA, 98103, United States
Want to learn more about the science of earthquakes? Looking for tips on how to be more prepared for one? This class is for you! Join Hub Captain Ann Forrest as she shares learning from her time teaching preparedness for the City of Seattle and interest in helping people learn more about earthquakes.
This class has a fee of $25.00 payable to North Seattle College for facility rental. Please register and pay at this link https://continuinged.northseattle.edu/courses/earthquake-preparedness
The class will be held in the North Seattle College Center Bldg, Room 3345

Hub training - South Park & Georgetown
2019-07-24 12:00 - 14:00 | South Park Neighborhood Center, 8201 10th Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98128, United States
Basic training about what hubs are and how they work. The training will be primarily in Spanish but all are welcome to attend.

Disaster Skills Workshop
2019-07-24 17:30 - 19:30 | Greenwood Library, 8016 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA, 98103, United States
Register at: www.eventbrite.com…
This workshop provides training on key skills needed after a disaster and more in depth instruction on key preparedness actions. The workshop covers the following topics: (1) Fire Extinguisher Use, (2) Utility Control, (3) Water Storage and Purification and (4) Emergency Sanitation. Registration is required for this session.

Hub Captains Network Bi-Monthly Meeting
2019-07-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Discovery Park Environmental Learning Center, 3801 Discovery Park Blvd, , Seattle, WA, 98199, United States
Doors open at 6:30 for visiting and light snacks, meeting starts at 7:00. This is our regular meeting to share information about citywide activities and what each hub is doing.
If Zoom conference is added for this meeting, details will come out in the agenda.

NW Citizen Corps / CERT Expo
2019-07-26 - 2019-07-27 | Renton Technical College, 3000 NE 4th Street, Renton, WA, 98056, United States
Join CERT trained people and teams from across the region in this Expo of learning, training and networking. Class sessions & agenda are now published, more info and request forms at https://servewashington.wa.gov/registration-open-2019-nw-citizen-corps-expo
Training topics this year include: Communication Hubs, Using Drones for Search/Rescue and Damage Assessment, A.C.T. to Save a Life, Stop the Bleed, Cultural Competency – Responding to Tribal Communities, Moulage Tips and Tricks, American Sign Language in Emergencies, CERT skills refreshers, Communicating in Emergencies with People with Disabilities and more. See here for schedule details
There is a $30 cost which covers both days and lunch on Saturday

Shift Happens -The Science of Seattle’s Earthquakes - First Free Thursday at MOHAI
2019-08-01 10:00 - 20:00 | Museum of History and Industry, 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA, 98109, United States
The Museum of History and Industry offers a day focused on Seattle Earthquakes; drop in to learn about the history and science of Seattle’s earthquakes, what the City is doing to reduce damages, and how you can make your home and family safer.
Register your own earthquake on a real seismometer and speak with regional earthquake experts from FEMA Region 10, the City of Seattle, and the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.
Come early for earthquake story time, and stay late to learn how indigenous legends and stories have helped in preparing for disasters.

Urban Survival Skills Fair at Delridge Days
2019-08-10 11:00 - 15:00 | Delridge Community Center, 4501 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA , 98106, United States
An Urban Skills Fair is an event where you can visit multiple skill and information teaching booths, designed to help you be prepared for emergencies and learn skills that you can use in any situation where normal life is interrupted.
Join the volunteers from the West Seattle Emergency Communications Hubs to learn how to get clean drinking water, making an emergency toilet, emergency tech hacks, operating an automated, how to stop life-threatening bleeding, making a “get home” bag, as well as “build a kit’ basics.
We’ll be a part of the larger Delridge Days festival, so there will be lots of things to do!
