PET PREPAREDNESS
All responsible pet owners need to think about how they will take care of their animals when disaster strikes. The same advice for human preparedness goes for preparing for your pets. Be prepared to take care of yourself, your family (including pets) and your neighbors for a minimum of three days without any help from
the City resources.
For health and space reasons, pets are not allowed in public emergency shelters. However, in most states, trained guide dogs for persons with disabilities will be allowed to stay in emergency shelters with their owners.
PETS ARE FAMILY TOO!
Make arrangements for your pets as part of your household disaster planning. If you must evacuate your home, it’s always best to take your pets with you. If, as a last resort, you have to leave your pets behind, make sure you have a plan to ensure their care.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Preparedness for Pet Owners
Seattle has perhaps more pets per capita than a lot of other cities. I know many folk who are very devoted to their household pets. Have we thought to include them in our emergency plans? What if you're at work when disaster strikes? Can a neighbor get into your house and take care of them? It's the same principles which work for helping out your neighbors. Seattle Office of Emergency Management has published a leaflet "Disaster Preparedness for Pet Owners" which you might want to pick up to learn more. Below is a short section from the leaflet.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Seattle Public Library Urban Self Reliance Workshops
The Seattle Public Library is sponsoring a series of workshops on Urban Self-Reliance in October. Of particular interest is the one on Creating a Community Disaster Hub held at the Northgate Library on October 20th from 1-3 PM.
No registration is required. Just show up!
This workshop will discuss what neighborhoods just like yours are doing to build their hubs and a safety net that can be used in the event of any emergency -- whether it is a Cascadia quake or a winter storm.We are in the process of creating six hubs for Ballard and Crown Hill. This is the perfect opportunity to learn what a hub is and how it can help you and your neighbors, as well as how you can help.
No registration is required. Just show up!
Monday, August 20, 2012
CERT Training - Update - already full!
The following training filled up in 4 hours!
Seattle's first public offering of CERT training has officially opened. As many of you know The Seattle Office of Emergency Management as piloted two CERT trainings over the last year and are proud to offer up their first “official” CERT training for the City of Seattle. The following is the schedule of Fall class:
CERT Training Schedule
Fall 2012
Thursday, October 4, 2012 Introduction and Disaster Preparedness
6:00-9:00 PM Seattle Office of Emergency Management
105 5th Ave S., Seattle
Saturday, October 6, 2012 Utility Control and Fire Suppression
9:00-11:00 AM Southwest Community Center,
2800 SW Thistle
Thursday, October 11, 2012 CERT Organization & Incident Command
6:00 – 9:00 PM Seattle Office of Emergency Management
105 5th Ave S., Seattle
Saturday, October 20, 2012 Light Search and Rescue
8:30 – 3:00 PM Southwest Community Center
2800 SW Thistle
Thursday, October 25, 2012 Terrorism & Disaster Psychology
6:00 – 9:00 PM Seattle Office of Emergency Management
105 5th Ave S., Seattle
Saturday, October 27, 2012 Disaster First Aid
8:30-5:00 PM Southwest Community Center
2800 SW Thistle
Thursday, November 1, 2012 Review & Final
5:30 – 9:00 PM Seattle Office of Emergency Management
105 5th Ave S., Seattle
A few things to keep in mind as you consider this opportunity:
· You must complete all classes and pass the final to receive your CERT certificate. If you know that you will be unable to attend a class we would ask that you hold off registering until you can make all classes. The only exception to this is if you have taken one of our skills classes in the last year, you may choose to not take it again.
· You may only register for yourself
· Registration is on a first come/first serve basis and space is limited.
To register please go to SNAP@seattle.gov , We will have a wait list for the class in case of last minute cancellations, but that list WILL NOT be maintained after the class has started. We will be offering CERT training again in the Spring of 2013.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Exploring the role of seaplanes in disaster response
Prompted by a July 18th King 5 report that the Washington Seaplane Pilots Association is working with emergency responders and Whatcom County residents to see what role seaplanes could have in removing injured residents from remote or cut off areas, the Ballard HubCaps reached out to the Seattle EOC managers and our advisory committee and asked "What role might seaplanes have for areas that become isolated in Ballard and the rest of Seattle?"
We have started a fascinating discussion about this - stay tuned!
We have started a fascinating discussion about this - stay tuned!
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Central Ballard Resident's Association hosting emergency preparedness meeting
Join CBRA representatives from 11am- 1pm on Saturday July 28th in the conference room of the Neighborhood Service Center located at 5604 22nd NW- next door to the Ballard Library. Stop by to learn more about emergency preparedness!
West Seattle Emergency Preparedness Marches in Parade
The West Seattle team marched in their local parade raising awareness for their community.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Great to see so many of you at SeaFoodFest!
We had a great team of volunteers join us a SeaFoodFest.
14 volunteers handed out 150 copies of the Pet Emergency Preparation materials, 425 of our Preparedness Promise handouts, and lots of other materials. We had great conversations with our neighbors about things they do to be prepared. Some are individualists, some have teamed together with neighbors and taken SNAP to a whole new level! We got some great new ideas, we got 60 people interested in being volunteers for the emergency communications hubs, and 3 people new to Seattle learned that yes indeed, we have earthquakes here and that they should drop, cover and hold!
What is an emergency communications hub? Hubs are volunteer run in our communities, and they communicate through the HAM network, to the Seattle Emergency Operations Center.
A picture is worth a thousand words, and in this case we have some videos:
14 volunteers handed out 150 copies of the Pet Emergency Preparation materials, 425 of our Preparedness Promise handouts, and lots of other materials. We had great conversations with our neighbors about things they do to be prepared. Some are individualists, some have teamed together with neighbors and taken SNAP to a whole new level! We got some great new ideas, we got 60 people interested in being volunteers for the emergency communications hubs, and 3 people new to Seattle learned that yes indeed, we have earthquakes here and that they should drop, cover and hold!
What is an emergency communications hub? Hubs are volunteer run in our communities, and they communicate through the HAM network, to the Seattle Emergency Operations Center.
A picture is worth a thousand words, and in this case we have some videos:
Link to Zander Beaumont award for his work in the Queen Anne Hubs
A view from inside the Emergency Operations Center
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