Tag: Earthquake

Earthquake Home Retrofit Class this Saturday

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Reduce the potential for damage to your home on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at PNA’s Earthquake Home Retrofit Class. Local retrofit expert Tony Holder will show you how to assess your home’s needs and how to use City of Seattle’s pre-engineered plans to permit and retrofit your home. Become an informed consumer or learn what you need to do a retrofit yourself. Register for the class at http://pna.nonprofitsoapbox.com/be-prepared/event/171.  

Sustainable NE Seattle Establishing an Emerency Preparedness Guild

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On April 30th from 1:30PM to 3PM, Sustainable NE Seattle is hosting their first Emergency Preparedness Guild meeting at the Ravenna Exckstein Community Center.  Here is a description of the meeting as provided by Sustainable NE Seattle: We will hear from Mark Howard of the Office of Emergency Management on recommended practices and procedures. We will also have a report on what is happening with the NE HUB. This meeting will also give us a chance to meet one another and discuss some next steps. I hope to see you there. If you have not already joined the Emergency Prepare Read More …

Are You Ready for an Earthquake?

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With the heartbreaking news of the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan still pouring in, local media outlets in Seattle have been reporting on what a similar earthquake would look like here.  This begs the question, are you and your home ready for an earthquake?  The City’s Office of Emergency Management has just posted some useful how-to’s on ways to be safe during and earthquake or tsunami.  There’s also several upcoming classes to help you get prepared. One class that I have personally taken is the Earthquake Home Retrofit class and I highly recommend it.  Surprisingly, most houses built before Read More …