Monthly Archives: April 2011

Emergency preparedness “Pop Quiz” – what do you know?

Posted on April 26, 2011 by karenberge

In the event of a major disaster, we could each find ourselves in a situation armed only with our knowledge/skills/resourcefulness. What if you couldn’t look it up on the internet? Do you know how to shut off a gas meter? … Continue reading →

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Video coverage of the preparedness training on 4/18

Posted on April 19, 2011 by karenberge

If you missed Debbie Goetz’ preparedness training on Monday, 4/18, you have another opportunity to see it!  Here’s West Seattle Blog’s video coverage of the event.  Updated, 4/20: And, here’s coverage from the West Seattle Herald. Thanks to all of you who attended & … Continue reading →

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Letter from Japan details some lessons learned

Posted on April 17, 2011 by karenberge

The following letter from Japan is one of the printed handouts from our recent Community Preparedness Summit. It was written approximately 2 weeks after the major earthquake & tsunami ravaged the country.  

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E-Prep training is tomorrow, April 18th!

Posted on April 17, 2011 by karenberge

Since Mondays can be hard for some of us (or so I’ve heard)…here’s a final reminder about the emergency preparedness training tomorrow evening; Monday, April 18th, 6 PM.  Hope to see you there!

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Reminder: training session on Monday, April 18th!

Posted on April 12, 2011 by karenberge

Lest it get buried too far down the page & off the radar, here’s a reminder about the SNAP neighborhood emergency preparedness training next Monday, April 18th! It’s from 6 to 7:30 PM at the Southwest Police Precinct (2300 SW … Continue reading →

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Slides, handouts & coverage from Red Cross presentations are posted!

Posted on April 10, 2011 by karenberge

As noted earlier, we had a great turnout for the kickoff to our Training & Education series last Thursday, April 7th! It was an informative evening with presentations by Deb Ticknor and David Shannon, and first aid demos by Sarah Rothman from King County … Continue reading →

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Overview of Community Preparedness Summit on April 9th

Posted on April 10, 2011 by karenberge

Over 50 attendees filled the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at the Office of Emergency Management for a 3-hour Community Preparedness Summit on Saturday, April 9th. It was an information-packed event with participants from West Seattle and many different Seattle neighborhoods, … Continue reading →

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Preparedness events this week!

Posted on April 8, 2011 by karenberge

Don’t miss two more upcoming events this week! Tonight’s the night for Meaningful Movies in Wallingford. Tomorrow forenoon is the Community Preparedness Summit. We hope to see you there! We had a great turnout for kickoff to our Training & Education series last night; … Continue reading →

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Our Training & Education series begins tonight!

Posted on April 7, 2011 by karenberge
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Meaningful movies!

Posted on April 7, 2011 by karenberge

Two  events coming up that are outside of West Seattle, but well worth the trek: Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies presents: “Cascadia: the Hidden Fire.”  Friday, April 8, 6:30 p.m., Keystone Congregational Church, 5019 Keystone Place N., Seattle.   In … Continue reading →

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