Mailing Address:
2703-B Pacific Ave. SE
Olympia, WA 98501
Contact:
Phone: (360) 754-3360
Fax: (360) 704-2775
Updated: January 31, 2012 07:56 AM
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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.
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Winter Storm Damage Reporting
Residents who received damages to their homes or businesses in Thurston County due to the winter storm beginning January 13, 2012 are encouraged to report their damages to Emergency Management. This information helps in the overall damage assessment and is used to justify a request for federal assistance programs to support disaster recovery. Damage reports can be phoned in to (360) 754-3360 during business hours from 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or click the appropriate link below for a web form that can be completed by the resident:
Residential Damage Form Business Damage Form
If the
state is able to certify sufficient damages, the governor will request
an authorization of federal assistance program.
Emergency Preparedness Roundtable
On Friday, February 10, 2012, an Emergency Preparedness Roundtable will be held from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the New Science Center at the Centralia College, 600 Centralia College Blvd in Centralia, WA. The public is welcome! This will be an opportunity for the community to identify gaps in emergency preparedness and actions that can be taken to be better prepared and more disaster resilient. Click this text to view flyer.
Immediately following the roundtable, from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., you have the option of attending the 3c2p Training, which covers family and personal emergency preparedness.
FREE LUNCH if you register by Feb 1, 2012 to Linda Crerar lcrerar@pierce.ctc.edu or (253) 912-3689.
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 course is scheduled for Wednesday, February 1, 2012 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., at Thurston County Emergency Management, 2703 Pacific Ave SE, Olympia WA 98502. For more information, contact easonv@co.thurston.wa.us or click this text.
Faith Communities Disaster Preparedness Web Page
Local faith organizations meet quarterly to discuss disaster planning for their organizations and for the community. The next meeting date, time, and location will be posted here when scheduled.
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 RatingTM 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
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.
See our LINKS - an internet library of emergency management and preparedness information, organized by topic:
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Personal, Family & Neighborhood Preparedness |
Homeland Security & Domestic Preparedness |
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Biological, Chemical & Environmental Hazards |
Landslide & Soil Liquifaction |
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Disaster Recovery |
Road & Highway Information/Closures |
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Drought |
Terrorism |
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Earthquake |
Volcano |
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Emergency Alert System |
Weather and NOAA Weather Radio |
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Fire |
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Flooding & River Information |
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Gas Pipeline Information |
