FEMA EAS Test Failures Points Out Much Room for Improvement
November 10, 2011
There were serious issues that presented the first nationwide emergency alert from working uniformly across the county. Some folks reported 30 seconds of dead air, others garbled audio. Some folks instead heard Lady Gaga’s ‘Paparazzi’!
It is good we had this test as it points out that there is lots of work to be done – likely in various state’s infrastructures.
8 Facts about Earthquake Insurance
November 8, 2011CBS recently listed a number of sobering facts about earthquake insurance that anyone from a scesmicly active area - like those of us from the Salish Sea would do well to be familiar with. Most know it isn’t included in standard homeowner’s policies, but even with it beware of the large number of restrictions in comparison to fire or other policies.
Read MoreAdjust your clock for Daylight Savings Time? Then its also time to check your Emergency Stockpile!
November 8, 2011
Get Ready: Set Your Clocks, Check Your Stocks is the name of a new biannual campaign to encourage checking on your emergency preparedness kit of food, water, first-aid supplies, medications and food for pets. Do it when you set your clock forward or backward an hour. American Public Health Association is leading (or at least championing) this effort, as noted in this article: http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2011/11/07/Twice-a-year-Check-emergency-stockpile/UPI-85881320643709 The campaign web site has a number of helpful suggestions and guidelines.
VIFR sponsors November Community Dinner at VHS
November 3, 2011
The Fire District is sponsoring the community dinner at Vashon High School tonight. The school district puts on these dinners once a month to raise funds for the school’s lunch program. A suggested donation is $10 per person, but come by, enjoy a dinner and support this wonderful program.
FEMA’s Community Preparedness Webinar-- Introduction to the National Disaster Recovery Framework
November 3, 2011
Join FEMA Tuesday, November 8th to learn how the recently released National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) provides a more inclusive, collaborative and comprehensive approach to addressing disaster recovery issues and challenges. The NDRF defines how we will work together as a nation to best meet the disaster recovery needs of individuals, families, communities, and states.
The NDRF is based on the principle that all emergency management partners, including the private sector, non-profit organizations, faith-based organizations, and individual citizens, as well as local, state, tribal and federal government agencies, have a role to play in the recovery process. In catastrophic scenarios, leveraging Whole Community resources to meet the needs of disaster impacted communities is essential. If you have a role in disaster recovery operations, you don’t want to miss this!
To join this free webinar on Tuesday November 8th at 10:50 a.m. PST, click here. We ask that you register fifteen minutes prior to the start time.