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Homeland
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Threat Advisory
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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
Thurston
County Water Resources Monitoring
Telephone Alert System
Sandbagging
Information
Flood
Insurance & Programs
Fall
2009 Thurston County Flood Bulletin*
*Requires Adobe®
Acrobat®
Reader™
Plans and Reports:
Comprehensive
Emergency
Management Plan
Hazard
Identification &
Vulnerability
Analysis
Natural Hazards Mitigation
Plan
Regional Resource Management 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)
Thurston County Declarations List
Request
for Qualifications (RFQ's)
Thurston
County Home Page
Website Use Disclaimer
Updated 09/02/10


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September
- National Preparedness & Weather Radio Awareness Month
September
is National Preparedness Month and Weather Radio Awareness Month. Earthquake
drills, tsunami drills, and coastal tsunami warning tests are scheduled for September 15 at 10:15 am.
For
more information, see Washington State Emergency Management's website at http://www.emd.wa.gov/preparedness/prep_index.shtml

CHECK OUT:
Washington State Emergency Management has a KIDZ
Disaster web site which offers puzzles, games and
other interesting educational information.
The
Weather Radio Awareness Month campaign information is on the state
Emergency Management's website at http://emd.wa.gov.
During the month of September some vendors offer discounts on weather radios. September
is a great time to ensure you have a working weather radio, stock up your
preparedness supplies, and exercise your family's emergency and disaster
plans.
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Thurston
Co. Emergency
Preparedness Expo 2010 - Take Winter by Storm! FREE!!
This
year's Thurston County Emergency Preparedness Expo takes place on October 9, 2010.
The expo will be held at St. Martin's University, Marcus Pavilion &
Worthington Center in Lacey.
Highlights
of the expo include expert speakers, demos, and prizes!! Please click here for more information.
Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.
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Faith
Communities Disaster Preparedness Meeting and Web Page
Local
faith organizations meet quarterly to discuss disaster planning for their
organizations and for the community.
Contact
Vivian Eason at 360-786-5243 or easonv@co.thurston.wa.us
for more information or,
click here.
The next meeting
is scheduled for:
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Faith
Communities Preparedness Workshop
Monday, October 25, 2010 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Location: To Be Announced
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Neighborhood
Preparedness Training
Thurston
County Emergency Management is offering a Map Your
Neighborhood (MYN) train-the-trainer course for residents who want to
organize their neighborhoods for emergency preparedness.
The
MYN program teaches 9 steps to take immediately after a disaster, shows how
to pre-identify skills and equipment available in the neighborhood, and
provides information to help neighbors work together to evaluate their
neighborhood after a disaster and take necessary action. Contact
Vivian Eason at 360-786-5243 or easonv@co.thurston.wa.us
for more information.
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Chehalis Basin Flood Hazard Management Plan
The Chehalis Basin
Flood Authority has drafted a new Chehalis Basin Flood Hazard Management Plan.
The plan and a comment form can be found on the Flood Authority's website
at http://lewiscountywa.gov/community-development/chehalis-river-basin-flood-authority.
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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.
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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.

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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.
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See
our LINKS
- an internet library of emergency management and preparedness information,
organized by topic:
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Personal,
Family & Neighborhood Preparedness
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Homeland Security & Domestic Preparedness
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Biological, Chemical & Environmental Hazards
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Landslide & Soil Liquifaction
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Disaster Recovery
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Road & Highway Information/Closures
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Drought
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Terrorism
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Earthquake
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Volcano
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Emergency Alert System
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Weather
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Fire
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Emergency Management Organizations
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Flooding & River Information
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and more!
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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.
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Thurston County Emergency Management
2703
Pacific Avenue SE, Suite B
Olympia, WA 98501-2036
Phone (360)
754-3360
Fax (360) 704-2775
Questions
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