Monthly Archives: April 2012

Delridge “Unsung Heroes” include two from our group!

Posted on April 25, 2012 by karenberge

On April 20th, two emergency communication hub captains from West Seattle Be Prepared were honored, Ben Canfield and Dave Brown. Ben is the hub captain for the hub in North Delridge; Dave is the hub captain for our Highland Park hub. The following … Continue reading →

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Saturday’s ‘Gathering of Neighbors’ focuses on preparedness!

Posted on April 19, 2012 by karenberge

West Seattle Blog has just posted the schedule for Gathering of Neighbors, which is this coming Saturday, April 21st.  Did we mention that this year it has a strong focus on West Seattle emergency preparedness? FYI, we’ll be there between … Continue reading →

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Invitation to public forum about earthquakes on April 25th!

Posted on April 15, 2012 by karenberge

Here’s a great opportunity to learn more about the recent findings related to our local earthquake risks. Please join the Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup, along with the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, for a public forum on April 25, 2012 at … Continue reading →

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Mark Howard retires from the Office of Emergency Management

Posted on April 10, 2012 by karenberge

Mark Howard, retired early this month after 37 years with the city. He has been our group’s primary liason with the Seattle Office of Emergency Management for the past 5+ years. Moreso, he’s been a great mentor to our citywide Hub Captains (“Hub Caps”) … Continue reading →

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A few photos from the Formidable Footprint exercise

Posted on April 10, 2012 by karenberge

We had a great turnout for the Formidable Footprint exercise on March 31st at the Seattle EOC. This citywide event had participants from many Seattle neighborhoods; we were happy to see that West Seattle was especially well-represented! We’ll be incorporating things that … Continue reading →

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Upcoming dates for your calendars!

Posted on April 10, 2012 by karenberge

4/21 (Saturday): Gathering of Neighbors We’ll have an informational table at the Resource Fair from 11 to 1; that’s followed by music and entertainment until 3 PM. This year’s Gathering of Neighbors event will focus emergency preparedness; it will be … Continue reading →

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West Seattle Be Prepared on the news; USGS briefs Seattle City Council

Posted on April 9, 2012 by karenberge

KOMO TV reporter, Tricia Manning-Smith interviewed Deborah Greer and me today regarding our local preparedness efforts with West Seattle Be Prepared. This is integrated with their coverage of new info about Seattle’s earthquake risks that was presented this morning to the Seattle City … Continue reading →

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