Category Archives: Earthquake Preparedness

Who’s shakin’ on October 17th?

Posted on October 11, 2019 by karenberge

Me! You! Everyone! Mark your calendars for 10/17 at 10:17 AM for the 2019 Great Washington Shake Out. Over a million Washingtonians have already registered to participate! This annual earthquake preparedness exercise offers an easy opportunity for hands-on practice of … Continue reading →

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Volunteer opportunities!

Posted on October 10, 2019 by karenberge

The Seattle Office of emergency Management (OEM) is looking for community members within each of the seven Seattle Council Districts to serve as Emergency Preparedness Educators. Full Volunteer Position Description: https://www.seattle.gov/Documents/Volunteering/20190930_PubEd_CouncilDistrictPD.pdf Volunteer Services Application: https://www.seattle.gov/Documents/Volunteering/Volunteer-Application-Current_Fillable.pdf For more information, contact Carrie … Continue reading →

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Two more opportunities to learn Urban Survival Skills (and have fun)!

Posted on June 12, 2019 by karenberge

Have you glanced at our calendar lately? We’ve recently added two more Urban Survival Skills Fair sessions! The first, a Mini-Urban Survival Skills Fair at Field Day will be on Saturday, June 22nd from 11 until 3. Visit 5+ stations to learn skills related … Continue reading →

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Seattle’s Fault – field exercise follow-up

Posted on June 2, 2019 by karenberge

Thanks to all who stopped by or participated in yesterday’s Seattle’s Fault citywide field exercise! Two of our hubs, Morgan Junction Park and Hiawatha Playfield, activated for this event. West Seattle Blog and King5 each stopped by the Morgan Junction hub: West Seattle Blog’s coverage … Continue reading →

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Seattle’s Fault!

Posted on May 31, 2019 by karenberge

Join us on Saturday, June 1st, from 9 AM to noon, for the Seattle’s Fault field exercise! Two of our West Seattle emergency communication hubs will participate in this citywide event! Come to either Morgan Junction Park or Hiawatha Playfield to watch or volunteer. … Continue reading →

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Plan to join us for two spring preparedness events in West Seattle!

Posted on April 13, 2019 by karenberge

Do you want to (or feel you should) build your disaster resilience, skills, and knowledge?  Join us for an Urban Survival Skills Fair on Saturday, May 18th, between 10 and 2 PM in High Point Commons Park. It’s part of this year’s West Seattle … Continue reading →

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Is West Seattle Prepared? Watch video and see coverage from our two fall preparedness sessions!

Posted on March 2, 2019 by karenberge

We hope you had an opportunity to attend one of our “Is West Seattle Prepared?” sessions last fall. If you missed them or would like to see the presentations again, we’ve included them below. We begin with the keynote presentations from … Continue reading →

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More seats available for our event on November 3rd!

Posted on October 23, 2018 by karenberge

Update 10/23/18: As we noted earlier, our two “Is West Seattle Prepared (for the Big One?” sessions filled up very quickly. We’ve recently had a few cancellations so there are now some open seats for the November 3rd session. If our … Continue reading →

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Almost full!

Posted on September 30, 2018 by karenberge

Don’t miss out if you plan to attend one of our “Is West Seattle Prepared?” workshops. Both sessions are nearly at room capacity. Register ASAP to reserve a seat: https://bit.ly/2PcsqEQ. You can find more details here, as well as printable copies … Continue reading →

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Register now for our fall preparedness events!

Posted on September 15, 2018 by karenberge

Update 10/10/18: As of early October, both sessions were full / sold out. If you signed up and can not attend the November 3rd session, please cancel your registration. As openings become available, the Sign-up Genius tool will allow others … Continue reading →

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