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News from Emergency Management

April 4, 2024




We've got some stories to share

Our 2023 annual report has some good stories to share about how we are using innovation, technology and training to help our community become more resilient and better prepared for emergencies. The report this year is offered as an online story map, including video and other features: [link removed] [ [link removed] ]

Emergency Management 2023 Annual Report [ [link removed] ]
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Remembering the Oso slide

Oso Slide Memorial sculpture detail

[ [link removed] ]Snohomish County will never forget March 22, 2014, and the 43 lives lost to the slide that buried the Steelhead Haven neighborhood and the highway between Oso and Darrington. This department had a role in the emergency response and the recovery. We were honored to participate last month in the 10-year remembrance ceremony [ [link removed] ] and to be present for the dedication of the deeply moving memorial [ [link removed] ] to lives forever changed when the hill fell. The Snohomish County Department of Conservation and Natural Resources [ [link removed] ] worked with the community to develop the memorial and to host the remembrance ceremony. If you were unable to attend, you can view a video from the livestream on YouTube [ [link removed] ].

Monitoring slide risks is a part of living in a damp, hilly place like Snohomish County. Since the Oso slide, experts have mapped known active slide zones. Using lidar imaging, they also have found evidence of numerous past slides, some even larger than the one that delivered such heartbreak here a decade ago. Visit the mass earth movement section [ [link removed] ] of the Snohomish County Hazard Viewer [ [link removed] ] to search by address an interactive map of local potential slide hazard areas.


An aerial view of the SR 530 Slide Memorial with the landslide scar in the background. [ [link removed] ]

Aerial view of the Oso slide and the new memorial captured by a Snohomish County Emergency Management drone.

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It pays to know Ready, Set, Go!

With flood season on the wane, now is a good time to think about wildfire. Around here, the risk increases during drier weather, and especially when winds come down out of the Cascade Range from the east.
In 2023, we joined emergency managers across much of the Puget Sound region in adopting *Ready, Set, Go!* alerts. These clear, straightforward messages are intended to save lives when people may need to evacuate areas at risk of wildfires or other emergencies.
The graphic below describes the recommended steps during each *Ready, Set, Go!* alert phase. It is available for viewing on the wildfire pages on the Snohomish County Public Safety Hub [ [link removed] ] in English [ [link removed] ] and Spanish [ [link removed] ].

Ready, Set, Go! flier (English) with guidance for each step. Click image for access. [ [link removed] ]
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Get prepared for emergencies

Want to become more confident that you are ready for natural and human-caused emergencies? Consider signing up for *When Disaster Strikes: Prepare, Act, Survive*, a great hands-on training opportunity.

This year we are again working with Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service [ [link removed] ] and community partners to host sessions of this FREE 1.5 day weekend course. It is designed to better prepare people ages 14+ to help themselves, their families and others during disasters. As was the case last year, the Marysville training is geared toward students with disabilities or access and functional needs, their families and caregivers.

Use the links below to learn more and to register:
Everett – Sept. 21-22 [ [link removed] ]
Marysville – Sept. 28-29 [ [link removed] ]
Snohomish – Oct. 5-6 [ [link removed] ]

Prepare, Act, Survive training [ [link removed] ]

A class attendee practices using an improvised tool to break through a wall.

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Take action to stay informed

Make sure you can access critical information during emergencies. Sign up for SnoCoAlerts [ [link removed] ] to receive emergency messages on your phone when it matters most.

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