Insights

New Tukwila Radio Club Forms–to work with the Tukwila Office of Emergency Management

• John Cornelison
• 10/15/11

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  Arrl , Regional , Ares

A posting to the northwest DStar email list reports that a new Amateur Radio organization is being formed in Tukwila that will help to foster volunteerism, offer radio and emergency management training and build a sense of community.

Business NERO Jumps into Action

• John Cornelison
• 10/13/11

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  Bnero , Pi , Business continuity , Preparedness , Cert , Vashon , Nero , Training , Vashon be prepared , Vifr

Over the last year Debi Richards, the Vashon Chamber of Commerce’s Executive Director has been thinking about how to encourage businesses to get better prepared.

First National Preparedness Goal Announced

• John Cornelison
• 10/13/11

The following is from FEMA:

King County Executive Dow Constantine Recognizes Vashon with Inaugural Community Preparedness Award

• John Cornelison
• 10/12/11

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  Vifr , Vmirc , Vashon be prepared , Kcoem , Volunteers , Nero , Cert , Regional , Vepc , Ares , Citizen corps , Mrc , Pi , Press , Pse

The residents of Vashon and all the volunteers and organizations under the VashonBePrepared banner were honored Friday, September 30th by King County Executive Dow Constantine and King County Councilmember Joe McDermott - the final day of National Preparedness Month. As described by the actual 2011 King County Executive Award for Community Preparedness, and by the official King County press release, the award was to the entire community and emphasized the many contributors to Vashon’s preparedness. The Carnation-Duvall Citizen Corps Council was likewise lauded with a similar award.

You may have a home fire escape/disaster plan–but do you practice it?!

• John Cornelison
• 10/12/11

According to 1st Alert, 79% of families have a fire escape plan, but 51% have never practiced it, and 29% have only done so once.

Seattle Red Cross Sponsors Amateur Radio General Class Course

• John Cornelison
• 10/11/11

Seattle Chapter, American Red Cross, is Sponsoring an Amateur Radio General Class Licensing Course

La Nina–AGAIN!

• John Cornelison
• 10/8/11

While last winter didn’t seem that cold (skiing was NOT as epic as I had hoped or the dramatic forecasts had predicted), it did have lots of rain and this year is likely to be colder and wetter than average also. According to the national Climate Prediction Center’s announcement yesterday, it looks like a wetter, but not necessarily colder winter than average. Their analysis balances a variety of models, each with a differing assessment, complicating the prediction. My personal advice: expect rain and look out the window for the latest weather update.

Upgrades to North End Voice of Vashon Standing By Alert Sign

• John Cornelison
• 10/7/11

Thanks to Steve Allen for installing a new automatically activated alert system this afternoon at the North End Fire Station. The system has been improved gradually overtime and no longer relies on monthly volunteers swapping out manually charged batteries for instance. The new system is actually located inside the fire station and so has a trickle charger that will keep the batteries topped off.

King County Executive Dow Constantine’s 2011 Award for Community Preparedness to VashonBePrepared

• John Cornelison
• 10/7/11

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  Vo v , W7 vmi , Mrc , Ares , Vepc , Cert , Vashon , Nero , Volunteers , Eoc , Vashon be prepared , Vmirc , Vifr

On September 30th, King County Executive Dow Constantine presented the citizens of Vashon and the organizations that comprise VashonBePrepared with his 2011 Award for Community Preparedness as noted in the King County press release and my comments on the award. The actual text of the award follows:

VashonBePrepared and Carnation-Duvall Citizen Corps Council recognized for preparedness and response efforts

• John Cornelison
• 10/7/11

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  Vifr , Vmirc , Kcoem , Vashon be prepared , Volunteers , Nero , Cert , Vepc , Ares , Pi , Pse

Washington Coast Gets New Glasses, errrr Doppler Radar

• John Cornelison
• 9/30/11

After years of championing the cause, Atmospheric Scientist Cliff Mass, should certainly be happy as Washington’s first coastal Doppler radar site opened yesterday. The new site at Langley Hill is already operational and photos can be viewed on this site.

Seattle’s Complex Sedimentary Basin Complicates Seismic Predictions

• John Cornelison
• 9/30/11

UPI reports that the Seismological Society of America said yesterday that the 2 mile complex sedimentary basin underlying Seattle can amplify earthquake shaking in a way not well modeled. Existing models assume more uniform rock substrates – ours will take more study to properly model.