Strengthening Your House

There is a new tool available to look at how to enhance your house’s chance of surviving future earthquakes, winter storms, and flooding.

GET READY TO SHAKEOUT!

This year’s International ShakeOut Day is October 20, when millions of people worldwide will participate in earthquake drills at work, school, or home!

Heat Wave Tips

Now that the National Weather Service Excessive Heat Warning has been extended through Saturday, the heat safety tips are even more important. The following tips have been compiled from multiple sources by the Vashon Emergency Operations Center and VashonBePrepared, in collaboration with Vashon Island Fire & Rescue.

Warning/Cooling Centers

The Excessive Heat Warning issued by the National Weather Service has been extended one more day through Saturday evening. High temperatures over the next several days are forecast in the range of 90 to 94 degrees. There will be relief overnight as temperatures fall into the low sixties.

2022 Northwest Citizen Corps Expo

September 17-18 at Yakima Valley Community College

Save the date!

Willie Nunn Sworn-In as FEMA Region 10 Administrator

BOTHELL, Wash.  -  FEMA Region 10 welcomed its new Regional Administrator, Willie G. Nunn, following his appointment by President Joe Biden. Mr. Nunn was sworn in by FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell at the regional office this morning.

Regional Citizen Corps Unite!

Hina Kilioni and I just had a great chat on a whole range of topics, but most significantly on his desire to facilitate communications among regional disaster organizations.

Research and Information Needs to Improve Healthcare Access in Disasters

We are writing to invite you to share your input and expertise in a virtual forum hosted by the Cascadia Coastlines and People Research Coordination Network (Cascadia CoPe RCN) on “Research and Information Needs to Improve Healthcare Access in Disasters.” This event is part of a broader effort to advance research on coastal hazards and resilience that will be useful to coastal communities in the Pacific Northwest, coordinated by the Cascadia Coastlines and Peoples Hub (Cascadia CoPes Hub). You can learn more about our work here.

Protecting Wood Framed Homes from Earthquakes

MyBuildingPermit and Simpson Strong-tie have partnered to provide a series of free home retrofit classes for homeowners and contractors.