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Welcome to our nascent website, eoc.online. A long-planned dream, my goal is to streamline the creation and operation of smaller EOC’s around the country and globe, highlighting outstanding resources that exist but which may not be so obvious to those new to the emergency management field.
Read MoreWireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) service starting this month
May 14, 2012
As part of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) program, the Wireless Emergency WEA) service is starting up this month. Consumers do not sign up for the free, location-based 90 character text messaging service - but if they wish can opt out of weather and AMBER alerts – but not presidential alerts. Alerts will be issued for tsunamis, extreme winds, ice storms, blizzards, and other life-threatening events – i.e., weather warnings – but not less severe weather watches.
Introductory HAZUS Webinars Available
October 21, 2011
Hazus is a nationally applicable standardized methodology that contains models for estimating potential losses from earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes. Hazus uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology to estimate physical, economic, and social impacts of disasters.
FEMA computer predicts massive damage from Seattle quake
August 13, 2011
The Associated Press came to this week’s 5th Annual Hazus conference held at the federal building and wrote up a nice piece citing (yet again) that we are not ready for the huge quakes possible from any number of faults, but especially the Seattle and Cascadia faults:
5th Annual National HAZUS Conference set for Seattle, August 10-12
June 7, 2011
Mark your calendars! The Annual Hazus Conference will be held in Seattle, Washington, August 10 – 12, 2011, at the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building.
Pacific Northwest Geodetic Array Quantifies Earthquakes
May 31, 2011Scientists now can track the minuscule motions of shifting plates as they happen, thanks to an expanded network of GPS sensors that covers the region like a blanket and beams back data almost instantly.
Read MoreEnhanced Alerting on the Way
May 26, 2011Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN) is a new public safety system, announced May 10th, to send free text alerts to cell phones. Geographically-targeted Presidential, emergency and AMBER alerts will use unique vibrations and tones to send alerts of imminent threats to safety. PLAN complements the existing Emergency Alert System (prior to 1998 known as the Emergency Broadcast System) and will be implemented by the FCC and FEMA. While the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) Is apparently voluntary, the Warning, Alert and Response Network (WARN) Act requires those wireless carriers to activate PLAN technology by April 2012. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon have pledged earlier support.
Read MoreBusiness Continuity-- Free Technical Disaster Recovery Videos
May 20, 2011A few handy videos are available on this topic courtesy of TechSoup. While oriented to nonprofits, many of the lessons also apply to small businesses:
Read MoreARRL’s Western Washington Section Website Refreshed
May 5, 2011
Glenn Thomas WB6W has refreshed the website of the Western Washington Section of the Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL). Check it out at: http://wwa.arrl.org
Pacific NW Explores virtual USA for Situational Awareness and Continuity of Operations
February 10, 2011The Pacific Northwest is exploring solutions that can provide officials an overview of a regional event.
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New Courses for FEMA Independent Study Program (ISP)
December 8, 2010FEMA offers a great set of coursework you can take over the Internet. Now they’ve announced some new courses:
The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) offers self-paced courses designed for people who have emergency management responsibilities and the general public. All are offered free-of-charge to those who qualify for enrollment. To get a complete listing of courses, click on Course List link above.
Read MoreWSEMA Conference Wrap-up
September 26, 2010
The WA State Emergency Managers Association annual conference was held this last week and some of the materials from that are now available online for any of us who were unable to make the conference.
File Hosting Websites
September 11, 2010If you want to disaster proof yourself, consider putting your critical (but non-private) files on a server. Unless you are the trusting type, use this as a backup – or keep a backup on a hard drive that you control. I’ve used www.DropBox.com, but here is a listing of many more options:
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