THURSTON COUNTY
 
Emergency Management
 

Homeland Security National

Threat Advisory (11/20/09, 5:00 pm)

 

 

LOCAL INCIDENT UPDATES
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Public Outreach & Education:

Map Your Neighborhood (MYN)

Community Emergency Response

   Team (CERT)

Personal Preparedness Training

Faith Communities Disaster

    Preparedness

Hazards & Preparedness Library

 

Rivers and Flooding:

Chehalis River

Deschutes River

Nisqually River

Skookumchuck River

 

Telephone Alert System

Sandbagging Information

Flood Insurance & Programs

Fall 2009 Thurston County Flood Bulletin*

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Plans and Reports:
Comprehensive Emergency
    Management Plan
Hazard Identification &
    Vulnerability Analysis
Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan

Organizations:
Emergency Management Council
Disaster Assistance Council

Local Emergency Planning

    Committee (LEPC)

Thurston County Search & Rescue

American Red Cross

Crisis Clinic Resource Network

Thurston County Public Health

The Volunteer Center

Miscellaneous:
RCW 38.52 - Emergency Management
(Via Washington State Office of the Code Reviser)

Request for Proposals (RFP's)
No RFP's at this time

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Thurston County Flood Bulletin

The Thurston County Flood Bulletin provides information about protecting your home against damage, the county's telephone-based flood alert system and more.

Flood Insurance:  Purchase Now, 30-Day Wait Period 

The National Flood Insurance Program is the only dependable form of financial protection against flood damage.  Flood insurance is available for renters as well as owners.  There is a 30-day waiting period after the first payment is made before the policy is effective.  For more information, click here. 

H1N1 Influenza Updates and Information

Current, local information on H1N1 influenza (swine flu) is available at Thurston County Public Health's website at www.co.thurston.wa.us/health/personalhealth/influenza/index.html.  This site also includes links to the Centers for Disease Control and Washington State Department of Health influenza sites, which are updated regularly.

Flood Home Elevation Grant Program 

Residents of the Chehalis and Deschutes River basins in Thurston County affected by flooding in recent years may be eligible for home elevation grants.  Please contact Connie Rivera at 360-709-3065 for more information and to learn whether you may be eligible.

Faith Communities Disaster Preparedness Web Page

Local faith organizations meet quarterly to discuss disaster planning for their organizations and for the community.  For more information, click here.

Homeland Security Advisory System

The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security has a citizen preparedness website - Ready.gov.   You can also request a copy of Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness, a 101-page all-hazards preparedness book by calling 1-800-480-2520.

The American Red Cross provides recommendations for individuals, families, neighborhoods, schools and businesses that correspond to the color coded Homeland Security Advisory System.

 


 


Pandemic Flu Planning

For information about avian influenza and pandemic influenza, see www.pandemicflu.gov.  For information preparing for flu-related disruptions in the work force, see  It's Not Flu As Usual:  What Businesses Need to Know About Pandemic Flu Planning.   This publication was developed and distributed by the Trust for America's Health.  For more information, see www.healthyamericans.org.  

See LINKS to an internet library of emergency management and preparedness information, organized by topic:

Personal, Family & Neighborhood Preparedness

Homeland Security & Domestic Preparedness

Biological, Chemical & Environmental Hazards

Landslide & Soil Liquifaction

Disaster Recovery

Road & Highway Information/Closures

Drought

Terrorism

Earthquake

Volcano

Emergency Alert System

Weather and NOAA Weather Radio

Fire

Emergency Management Organizations

Flooding & River Information

  and more!

  

MISSION

To save lives, prevent injury, and protect property and the environment by taking reasonable and affordable measures to mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters.

 


Thurston County Emergency Management

2703 Pacific Avenue SE, Suite B
Olympia, WA 98501-2036

Phone (360) 754-3360
Fax (360) 704-2775
 

 
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