Welcome to the Seattle Office of Emergency Management!
The Seattle Office of Emergency Management partners with the community to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. Explore our Preparedness, Recovery, Programs & Services, and Hazards sections for up-to-date information and news. For a schedule of classes and other preparedness activities, see our event calendar.
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- After our recent snow and ice storm, it is helpful to review what can help you and your family get ready for the next big winter storm. The Take Winter By Storm site shows you how to get more prepared.
- Help Us Plan for Disaster
We are in the process of updating Seattle’s Disaster Plan, also known as the Seattle Disaster Readiness and Response Plan.
Sign up for next week’s meeting to talk with OEM staff about how we plan WITH the community, not just for the community.
If you would like to attend, please RSVP at: Seattle-DisasterPlan@seattle.gov.
• MEETING RESCHEDULED: Due to the ice and snow in January, we had to cancel the original meeting date. We are pleased to announce the new meeting will be:
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
High Point Community Center
6920 34th Ave SW
6:30 – 8:30 PM
If you know someone who would like to attend, but needs interpretation services, please invite them and let us know when you RSVP. Use this same email address if you would like to provide us with your thoughts and ideas outside of the meetings or survey.
- Evergreen Earthquake Exercise Seminar, December 22, 2011
Following a large and damaging earthquake, Seattle and the region will be faced with large numbers of injuries, fatalities and an overwhelmed medical system.
Learn more about the plans and strategies Public Health – Seattle & King County has in place when the need for medical surge capacity arises and what resources and operational support are available at the federal level.
Strategies for Medical Surge Capacity in King County, Michael Loehr, Preparedness Director, Public Health – Seattle & King County
Federal Strategies and Resources for Medical Surge Capacity, David Kerschner, Regional Emergency Coordinator, U.S. Health & Human Services, Region X
- Disaster Survivors: Tell Us Your Story, Teach Others
Remember living through the power outages, winter storms, excessive heat and flooding events in our area over the past few years? Perhaps you or a family member survived Hurricane Katrina, the tsunami in Japan, or catastrophe in another part of the world. If so, the lessons you learned may help teach and inspire others.
- Check On Our Progress at Making Seattle Better Prepared Ten Years After the Nisqually Earthquake (PDF 1.2MB).
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