Category Archives: Radio Drills & Field Exercises

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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Wondering how Seattle fared with “No Power, No Bars?”

Posted on April 28, 2018 by karenberge

Thanks to those of you who showed up today to participate in, or watch, our field exercises this morning! We activated three of our West Seattle emergency communication hubs as part of this citywide communication exercise. While this exercise took place … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Our Field Exercise is this Saturday, April 28th!

Posted on April 24, 2018 by karenberge

Please join us — as a volunteer or as an observer — to see the emergency communication hubs in action! Three of our West Seattle hubs will activate for this exercise: Pigeon Point, High Point, and Fauntleroy. This drill simulates … Continue reading →

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More on the April 28th field exercise!

Posted on April 5, 2018 by karenberge

From Cindi Barker: Does your stress level rise when your cell phone power bars shrink?  Can you imagine living without power for an extended period of time – how would we move information in this age of connective-ness? We want to … Continue reading →

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Can you envision a widespread total power outage in our area?

Posted on March 28, 2018 by karenberge

That will be the scenario for a citywide field exercise exactly one month from today. On April 28th, from 9 AM until 1 PM, you’ll have an opportunity to observe or participate as Emergency Communication Hubs from West Seattle and … Continue reading →

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Changes to our radio check-in schedule

Posted on March 4, 2018 by karenberge

Our West Seattle emergency communication hubs are part of a citywide GMRS radio network that will be activated during a disaster. On Monday evenings at 8 PM, we typically test our GMRS radios and systems. Our check-in day and time … Continue reading →

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Follow-up from the citywide emergency preparedness drill

Posted on September 4, 2017 by karenberge

Though the citywide hub communication exercise on July 29th now seems so very long ago, we wanted to follow-up with some details. First, you’ll find an overview of the exercise, dubbed Cascadia Rising II – Hubs and Spokes, on the … Continue reading →

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Citywide Hub exercise is one week from today!

Posted on July 22, 2017 by karenberge

Next Saturday morning, July 29th, from 9 AM until noon, three of the West Seattle emergency communication hubs will participate in another citywide exercise, Cascadia Rising II. This exercise is based on a Cascadia Rising Subduction Zone Earthquake scenario set 6-days after … Continue reading →

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