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Welcome to the Office of Emergency Management website! We partner with the community to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. For our most popular pages and documents, look at the links below. For a schedule of classes and other preparedness activities, see our calendar. We want to hear your comments, complaints, and any commendations so we can make this a better site. Quick Information Alert: Swine Flu Outbreak Information
The Seattle Office of Emergency Management is working closely with Public Health - Seattle & King County (Public Health) to monitor the situation. For information on Swine Flu, please see the linked Fact Sheet (PDF) or go to the Seattle/King Count Public Health website: http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health.aspx Also see Public Health's Swine Flu page for additional resources. Resource: City of Seattle Pandemic Influenza Plan
2008 Winter Storm After Action and Corrective Action Plan released
Skills Training Available
December 2008 Snow
Personal and Family PREPAREDNESS Video in Many Languages Video on preparing for disasters available in English, Amharic, Cambodian Cantonese, Oromo, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tigrinya,and Vietnamese. Note: You need Realplayer. Click here to download. New Version of the
Seattle Disaster Readiness and Response Plan (PDF - 50MB) Released
To comply, the city has just updated its plan that on May 9, 2008 was formally certified by the Washington State Emergency Management Director. This latest update, which represents change 4 to the plan, was recognized by the state as the first plan in Washington to either "meet or exceed" all of the new standards instituted by the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Framework (NRF), as well as continue to fully conform with the guidelines set out in RCW 38.52.70 and WAC 118-30-060. While the former version was judged to be the fifth best plan in the country by the Department of Homeland Security in their National Plan Review, this iteration is intended to surpass that standard and to further the Mayor's mantra of making Seattle the most prepared city in the country. ***UPDATE*** Volume Two of the plan (PDF - 22MB) is now on line as well. This document contains more detail on individual elements. It is very long, but we have created bookmarks to help you navigate. Seattle Hazard
Identification and Vulnerability Analysis (pdf 10 MB) Seattle
All-Hazards Mitigation Plan (pdf 9 MB) Is Your Home Protected (pdf) Trained Home
Earthquake Retrofit Contractors Classes We offer a variety of classes covering disaster preparedness including: community organizing, light search and rescue, first aid and using a fire extinguisher. We also sponsor classes in home earthquake retrofit. See our calendar for details. Preparing for an Emergency Car
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