WE'VE MOVED!!

On Monday April 16, 2012, Thurston County Emergency Management moved into a new building. Our new contact information is:

Thurston County Emergency Management
9521 Tilley Rd. SW
Olympia, WA 98512

Main phone number: 360-867-2800
Main fax number: 360-867-2811 

Please be sure to update your emergency plans with our new contact information!

Faith Communities Disaster Preparedness

Local faith organizations meet quarterly to discuss disaster planning for their organizations and for the community.  The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 30th, 2012 from 7-9:00 p.m. at the new Emergency Coordination Center at:

Thurston County Emergency Management
9521 Tilley Rd SW
Olympia WA 98512
Phone: (390) 867-2800

For more information, contact easonv@co.thurston.wa.us

"Make it Through" Emergency Preparedness Campaign

Make a plan, build a kit and help each other.  Those are the three most important actions people can take to prepare for a catastrophe.  That message and other preparedness tips will be broadcast through a variety of media.

For more information, visit makeitthrough.org.

QuakeSmart Tool Kit

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently produced a QuakeSmart Toolkit for businesses. The kit provides guidance on things you can do to help mitigate the damage an earthquake can do to your personnel, property, and to help lessen any financial losses that might be incurred.

For more information and to access the QuakeSmart Earthquake Mitigation Toolkit for Businesses, click here.

Washington State's Great Shakeout October Earthquake Drill

The Great Shakeout Earthquake Drill is scheduled for Oct. 18 at 10:18 a.m.

Washington State officials hope to register more than 1 million state participants on the exercise website which opened this week.

To register and be counted, visit www.shakeout.org/washington.

 Information about the Federal Disaster Declaration

Thurston County government is included in the recent federal disaster declaration for the January 2012 winter storm. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe winter storm. This declaration does not include assistance to individual homeowners and businesses, as the amount of state- and community-wide private damages not covered by insurance did not meet thresholds for a federal declaration. More information is available for private nonprofit organizations to help you determine whether your organization may be eligible for assistance.

Neighborhood Preparedness Training

Thurston County Emergency Management offers Map Your Neighborhood (MYN) train-the-trainer courses for residents who want to organize their neighborhoods for emergency preparedness.  The next Class is scheduled to be offered on May 22 at the Thurston County Emergency Management office, 9521 Tilley Road SW, Olympia.   

For more information, contact easonv@co.thurston.wa.us or call 867-2825.

Thurston County Flood Resources and Information

• The Thurston County Flood Bulletin 2011 is available online.

• Thurston County maintains a Telephone Alert System for Flooding Notifications.  Follow the link for more information or to subscribe to the telephone notification system.

• Sandbags are available for flood protection.  Click this text for sandbagging Information for locations.

• See the Rivers and Flooding section on the left margin of this page for more information, including links to river gage information on the Black, Chehalis, Deschutes, Nisqually and Skookumchuck rivers.

Preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps

Preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRMs) are available for review.

These maps show the current level of flood risk on properties throughout the county.  For more information, click here For a link to the preliminary maps, click here.

Red Cross Ready Rating Program

Did you know that 93 percent of parents agree it's important for their child's school emergency preparedness efforts to be recognized by the American Red Cross?  The American Red Cross Ready Rating^TM Program is a free, self-paced program designed to help businesses, organizations and schools become better prepared for emergencies. For more information, click here.

Check Out the EMD Kidz Disaster Web Site

The Washington State Emergency Management Division has a KIDZ Disaster web site which offers puzzles, games and other interesting educational information. Check it out!

Are You Ready?

The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security has a citizen preparedness website called Ready.gov that includes a variety of disaster preparedness information.   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.