InFocus - September 2010 - Who Depends on You?


 

September Links: 

Drop, Cover & Hold Drill
NOAA Weather Radio

Tsunami Siren Drill
72-Hour Comfort Kit

Kidz Site

Additional Resources

Who Depends on You:

At school? At work? At home?



Preparedness Month Events Around Washington



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Month of September
    NOAA Weather Radio Awareness Month

NOAA Weather Radio Information:

Weather Radio Information


Children practicing Drop, Cover, Hold Drill

September 15, 2010 at 10:15 a.m.
    Earthquake Drill for Schools and Higher Education

Memo for Teachers:


D,C,H Poster 1:

D,C,H Poster 2: English:
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Vietnamese:


Higher Education Flyer:

Public Alert Radio for Schools:

More Information:

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PAR Website

School Preparedness

Businesses

September 15, 2010 at 10:15 a.m.
    Earthquake Drill and Business Preparedness
    Information and Events

Business Flyer in

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Korean:
Vietnamese:

More Information:


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Business Preparedness

Drawing of house, family showing earthquake fault

September 15, 2010 at 10:15 a.m.
    Earthquake Drill for Home

Home Flyer in

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- Prepare in a Year

- Getting Ready - Home
- Preparedness Videos

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September 15, 2010 at 10:15 a.m.
    Tsunami Communications Drill

Flyer:

Postcard:

AHAB Siren:

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More about AHAB Sirens

 

72-hour Comfort Kit

Month of September
    72-hour Comfort Kit

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Korean:
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Chinese:
Cambodian:

72-hour Comfort Kit Flyer:

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Kidz Site

Kidz Site
    It's New!

Check it out!

New to our web site - a section just for Kidz!  Learn about earthquakes, volcanoes, lahars, tsunamis, and severe weather.  Then have fun and play some games!

EMD Kidz!

Teachers - you can find curriculum and activities to use in the classroom that go along with our web site. 

For Teachers

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Coming in October:

Preparing for the storms


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Prepare in a Year
Don't forget...Choose one hour each month to complete the designated activity and write it on your planning calendar.
 Month #1 Activity:
  Develop an Action Plan
 Month #2 Activity:
  Out of Area Contact Card
 Month #3 Activity:
  Storing Water
 Month #4 Activity:
  72-hour Comfort Kit
 Month #5 Activity:
  Important Documents 
 Month #6 Activity:
 
Extended Events 
 Month #7 Activity:
 
Under the Bed Items 
 Month #8 Activity:
 
Utility Safety 
 Month #9 Activity:
 
Drop, Cover, Hold 
 
   

Additional Preparedness Resources:

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Prepare In a Year

Getting Ready - Home Preparedness

 

Washington State Disaster Preparedness Month

  • Earthquake preparedness materials and activities
  • Drop, Cover, Hold Drill for home, school, and business
  • Prepare your 72-hour comfort kit
 

A Safer Summer

  • Hot weather safety
  • West Nile Virus
  • Grilling safety
  • Lightning safety
  • Rip currents

Spring and Early Summer Hazards

  • Hypothermia danger in the Spring
  • Spring flooding

Convective Weather Safety

  • Thunderstorms and lightning
  • Tornado safety
  • Floods and flash floods
  • Windstorms

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