Support Japan
April 9, 2011
After lunch today I caught this poignant reminder of the recent Japanize triple disaster – and the world-wide support for the Japanese.
Seattle’s Community Preparedness Summit
April 9, 2011
Curious how Seattle handles citizen preparedness education and communication flows, I’m at the most recent Community Preparedness Summit, hosted by Seattle OEM’s Mark Howard and Barb Graff this morning. In addition to making lots of contacts from VashonBePrepared’s sister organizations on this side of the ocean, I was especially interested to learn more about how Seattle encourages and teaches their citizens to prepare for whatever events lie ahead.
Sister Neighborhood Disaster Preparedness Groups in Seattle
April 9, 2011
A host of sister neighborhood preparedness groups in Seattle exist, all working under the City of Seattle OEM:
West Seattle Be Prepared (that apparently partially chose their name based on VashonBePrepared!) Magnolia | Queen Anne | Interbay Capital Hill Preparedness people See Seattle Community Network for additional resources and organizations
Seattle to start up CERT classes this summer
April 9, 2011Cathy Wenderoth works for the Seattle Police Department as the Seattle OEM’s Volunteer Coordinator. She is now organizing Seattle’s first CERT classes.
Read MoreRegional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP)
April 9, 2011
Here’s another funding source we’ve yet to consider on Vashon, but that is likely available.
Obama signs rare Presidential Policy Directive (PPD-8) calling for National Preparedness Goal & System
April 9, 2011_-_National_Preparedness_3.jpg "Presidential Policy Directive (PPD-8) - National Preparedness")
On March 30th, President Obama signed a Presidential Direction on the subject of “National Preparedness”, reflecting upon H1N1, Deepwater Horizon Christchurch and Sendai events - and lessons learned since the previous December 2003, Bush-era policy.