Insights

FEMA Guidelines for Flooded Homes

• John Cornelison
• 10/14/16

Most homes on Vashon are well built against the seasonal rains and water we face. Still, if a drain clogs, or the incoming rain is heavier than the system can take you may still wind up with a flooded basement or other area of your home.

STORM PREPARATION

• John Cornelison
• 10/14/16

Seattle OEM Produces a Humorous Earthquake Preparedness Video–Starring Sasquatch!

• John Cornelison
• 9/27/16

Watch it on Vimeo.

ICS 100, 200 and 700 Courses offered for free–October 13th in Seattle

• John Cornelison
• 9/27/16

Seattle Colleges has generously offered to host an Incident Command System 100/200/700 Combination Course at no charge.

Mayor Murray proclaims October as Emergency Preparedness Month

• John Cornelison
• 9/27/16

In an effort to prepare Seattle communities for ‘The Big One’ and other disasters Seattle may face, Mayor Murray has proclaimed October 2016 as Emergency Preparedness Month.

Congratulations!

• John Cornelison
• 6/11/16

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  Acs , Mert , Voiceofvashon , Kcso , Earthquake , Mrc , Ares , Kcoem , Exercise , Vifr , Cert , Nero , Eoc

Thanks to All Who Participated

What a team! How is it possible that so many people can work together for four days and achieve so much?

Major Earthquake Exercise Will Examine Vashon's Readiness

• John Cornelison
• 5/21/16

Download a PDF version of this brochure (with better layout!) by clicking here.

ALERT King County To Replace Regional Public Information Network (RPIN)

• John Cornelison
• 5/5/16

King County is investing in a new regional public emergency alert and notification system which features a public alert service - ALERT King County - to keep residents informed about significant events or emergency situations.

VAA Science lecture 11/8 features noted earthquake expert John Vidale

• unknown
• 9/14/15

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I'm excited to share about a lecture in VAA's upcoming Science series, featuring Professor John Vidale from the University of Washington.  Vidale is our state seismologist, and in his role as director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, he's also leading in the creation of the new Cascadia earthquake early warning system. We're very lucky to have this seismology rockstar coming to Vashon!

Spend much time in Seattle? Stay Informed with AlertSeattle!

• John Cornelison
• 9/8/15

Stay informed when you are roaming the urban lands: Consider subscribing to AlertSeattle – the City’s new, real-time emergency alert and notification system.

Don't wait - communicate! September is National Preparedness Month

• unknown
• 9/1/15

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  Earthquake , 2015th , Big one , Voiceofvashon , Island crossroads , New yorker

September is here, it's back to school time, the leaves are turning.. we've even had a bit of rain! The summer is drawing to a close, and I'm quietly glad, because I prefer the cool of autumn. As we shift our routines to the new season, it's a great time for procrastinators (we know who we are) to take those first steps toward household and neighborhood preparedness.

Nepal earthquake-- many similarities and one big difference

• 6/3/15

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I’ve waited weeks to write this post because the news reports have been quite disturbing. It’s been over a month now since the April 25th earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck northwest of Kathmandu, Nepal, killing over 8,000 people and injuring many thousands. The local, regional and national governments of Nepal are overwhelmed, and leaders have called for international aid, which usually takes weeks to arrive. Conditions there are still very grim, people are not yet safe from further harm, and recovery will likely take many years.