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City of Seattle
Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor
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NEWS ADVISORY
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| SUBJECT: Mayor Powers Up New Emergency Generators for City Shelters
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
11/3/2005 10:00:00 AM |
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alex Fryer (206) 684-8358
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Mayor Powers Up New Emergency Generators for City Shelters
Series of emergency training session also part of preparing communities for disasters
SEATTLE -Mayor Greg Nickels demonstrated one of six new emergency generators
today that will provide life-saving power to community shelters in the event
of a major disaster, the latest step forward in Seattle’s effort to become
the most prepared city.
The Mayor also announced the first in a series of community workshops that
will give people across the city the tools they need to prepare themselves
to deal with disasters.
“In an emergency, help must begin at home,” Nickels said. “It’s
important to be personally prepared for a major disaster so that we’re
available to help our neighbors in need.”
Community training will take place at two “Meet the Director” workshops
hosted by Emergency Management Director Barb Graff. The hour-long courses will
teach Seattle residents how to be personally prepared to take care of themselves
immediately following a major disaster.
The first workshops are scheduled:
• Saturday, November 19, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. at the auditorium at Ingraham
High School
• Saturday, December 10, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. at Rainier Beach High School
The generator demonstrated today is part of the Emergency Community Shelter
Power Supply Program, which will ensure a reliable supply of power at six emergency
community shelters after an earthquake or other major disaster.
The city is buying six of the trailer-mounted generators to provide emergency
power at designated shelters under the $480,000 program, which is part of the
Fire Facilities and Emergency Response Levy.
The city has six community center shelters in place: the Bitter Lake and Meadowbrook
community centers in North Seattle, the Queen Anne and Garfield community centers
in Central Seattle, and the Delridge and Rainier Beach community centers in
South Seattle.
The Fire Facilities and Emergency Response Levy, passed by 69 percent of the
voters in November of 2003, will enable the city to meet the Mayor’s
goal of making Seattle the most prepared city in America.
The levy provides money to renovate, expand, or rebuild 32 out of 33 neighborhood
fire stations; build two new firefighting vessels and renovate a third; purchase
equipment and supplies that will strengthen the city’s ability to respond
in an emergency; and build a new training facility, fire alarm center and emergency
operations center.
For more information on the Fire Facility and Emergency Response Levy Program,
visit the levy program web site at http://www.cityofseattle.net/fleetsfacilities/firelevy/default.htm
Visit the mayor’s web site at www.seattle.gov/mayor. Get the mayor’s
inside view on initiatives to promote transportation, public safety, economic
opportunity and healthy communities by signing up for The Nickels Newsletter
at www.seattle.gov/mayor/newsletter_signup.htm
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