Message to All City Employees
Sound Shake

To All City Employees:

The Seattle Office of Emergency Management will be sponsoring a disaster exercise in the new City Emergency Operations Center all day on Wednesday, March 5th called Sound Shake 2008. The exercise will focus on the response to a catastrophic earthquake and is based on seismic research conducted in this area a few years ago.

This exercise should serve to remind all of us to be prepared for disaster. Have a minimum of three days supplies, medicines and other essential items for you and your family. Make sure you have developed a family disaster plan. Carry a disaster kit in your car. Be ready.

The ability of our city to effectively respond to a disaster depends directly on the level of preparedness of each employee. A short family preparedness video is available online for your viewing. This video is located at www.seattle.gov/emergency. Also, disaster kits are available for city employees to purchase at: http://www.emprep.com/. For more information please contact Linda Holten, Seattle Office of Emergency Management, at 233-7123.

I encourage all of you to review your preparations and take the steps necessary to provide for you and your family in an emergency.

Sincerely,

Greg Nickels
Mayor of Seattle

Chief R. Gil Kerlikowske
Seattle Police Department

Director Barb Graff
Office of Emergency Management

Posted: March 3, 2008