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News from Emergency Management

September 18, 2024




Start a conversation about preparing for emergencies

Ready.gov National Preparedness Month 2024 [ [link removed] ]

[ [link removed] ]September is National Preparedness Month [ [link removed] ]. The annual observance is a great time to consider the natural and human-caused hazards that go along with living in Snohomish County, and to take steps that can help make you and the people you care about more resilient.
This year’s National Preparedness Month theme focuses on starting conversations about emergencies. The Ready.Gov [ [link removed] ] website offers online toolkits [ [link removed] ] to assist in sparking those conversations. Materials are available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Tagalog, Traditional Chinese, and Vietnamese.



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Disaster Preparedness Guide 2024

2024 Disaster Preparedness Guide [ [link removed] ]

This year we’ve again teamed up with The Daily Herald in Everett and other partners to assemble a disaster preparedness guide filled with information, tips and ideas to help residents stay safe in Snohomish County. A digital version [ [link removed] ] of the guide is available on our website.



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Bolt Creek taught hard lessons

Two years ago this month, the Bolt Creek Fire [ [link removed] ] began burning in the mountains along U.S. 2 that straddle the boundary between Snohomish and King counties. The fire started Sept. 10, 2022. It burned hot for six weeks and scorched nearly 15,000 acres. The myriad challenges posed by the blaze added urgency to improving the community’s ability to respond to wildfires. A team at Emergency Management is now engaged in a two-year planning effort to comprehensively examine protection needs and strategies. The result will be the first countywide Community Wildfire Protection Plan [ [link removed] ]. Key partners include area firefighters, state and federal agencies, local tribes, nonprofits, residents and landowners. If you live in Snohomish County and haven’t already, please take a few minutes to complete our online survey: *www.bit.ly/snoco_wildfire_survey [ [link removed] ]*

Bolt Creek Fire aftermath. [ [link removed] ]

Photo courtesy Bolt Creek Fire Joint Information Center.

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Here's why it pays to be ready

There’s a big reason we urge Snohomish County residents to try to become disaster ready for two weeks or longer. This is earthquake country [ [link removed] ]. Experts say major earthquakes have cut loose in our region before and will do so again. Computer modeling suggests a megaquake – like the one anticipated again some day along the Cascadia Subduction Zone [ [link removed] ] – would cause serious damage to the region’s roads and bridges. Snohomish County likely would be broken into what planners call population islands, and it would take some time before supply chains could be reestablished. We’ve built an interactive map, available in English and Spanish, that helps explain what could happen and where relief efforts may be staged during such a disaster: *[link removed] [ [link removed] ]*
During National Preparedness Month, we recommend you start building up a two-week supply of food, water, and medication for you and your pets, and round that out with a first aid kit and other supplies. By preparing for the worst, you are better positioned for lesser hazards. Tips here: *[link removed] [ [link removed] ]*

Snohomish County Population Islands [ [link removed] ]

Potential population islands in Snohomish County.

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Preparing on a budget

What does it mean to get two weeks prepared? How do you start? What if you’re on a budget? In this video [ [link removed] ], Sammie Keller, community outreach program coordinator at Snohomish County Emergency Management, explains how a visit to a thrift store can help in building out an emergency kit.

Sammie Keller discusses preparedness on a budget. [ [link removed] ]

Sammie Keller discusses disaster preparedness on a budget.

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Drop, cover and hold on Oct. 17

On Oct. 17 at 10:17 a.m.,* Drop, Cover, and Hold On* [ [link removed] ] to practice staying safe when the ground shakes. Register for the Great Washington ShakeOut [ [link removed] ] drill to learn more.

ShakeOut_2024 [ [link removed] ]

Click the image above to sign up for the ShakeOut.

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Take a class to improve your skills

Do you know what to do when the going gets tough?
Take action by signing up now for a great Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service - TEEX course [ [link removed] ].This year we're working with partners to host sessions in Marysville and Snohomish. These FREE 1.5-day weekend trainings help people ages 14+ prepare to help themselves, their families and others during disasters. The Marysville training, offered in coordination with the City of Marysville [ [link removed] ] and the Center for Independence [ [link removed] ], is geared toward students with disabilities or access and functional needs, their families and caregivers.
Register and learn more at the links:
*Marysville – Sept. 28-29, 2024 – [link removed] [ [link removed] ]*
*Snohomish – Oct. 5-6, 2024 – [link removed] [ [link removed] ]*

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

Student breaks through a wall using an improvised tool.

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Stay safe, 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. The signup process also allows you to create an online Smart911 profile associated with your phone numbers that can help first responders better assist you during emergencies.

Are you signed up for SnoCoAlerts? [ [link removed] ]


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