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National Preparedness Month is an observance each September to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time. 2023 Theme: Take Control in 1, 2, 3 The Ready Campaign’s 2023 National… Read More
Sunday, June 11th 1:30pm to 4pm Broadview hub is at Luther Memorial Lutheran Church 13047 Greenwood Ave N. – meet in the parking lot in back of the church Other hub locations see below Find the Hub location… Read More
The Emergency Communication Hubs are practicing our response to a (simulated) citywide power outage. Come to our Broadview Hub to learn. Sunday June 11th, 1:00 to 4:30 PM Luther Memorial Lutheran Church 13047 Greenwood… Read More
Learn how to deal with weather and earthquake emergencies. Attend the Urban Survival Skills Fair in front of Broadview-Thomson K-8 School on Saturday October 15th from 9 am to Noon.
The Seattle Times yesterday had an article describing the two types of earthquakes that will happen in Seattle. A deadly earthquake absolutely, positively will ravage Seattle at some point. Here’s how to survive it. There is also a… Read More
Seattle’s Seismic History On January 26, 1700, an earthquake shook Seattle. The ground shook violently for up to 5 minutes, and the quake triggered a tsunami that caused waves as high as 33 feet in Washington and reached… Read More
The earthquake early warning system known as ShakeAlert will be capable of delivering alerts directly to wireless devices in Oregon on March 11 and to Washington state in May, completing the West Coast rollout, the U.S. Geological Survey… Read More
The Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) is a system that broadcasts public safety messages over the commercial cellular system. Customers with compatible smartphones can receive geographically targeted, text-like messages alerting them to threats to safety in their area. All… Read More
Currently our adverse wet weather conditions have potential to cause an emergency like a landslide. Our more severe emergency potential is for an earthquake that happens without notice. Whatever the event, a recent article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer… Read More