VashonBePrepared Weekly Newsletter

Newsletter #161 Friday, December 6, 2024: (full newsletter)

  • Respiratory Virus Season: Just Around the Corner
  • First Defense: Vaccination
  • Deploy Layers of Protection
     
  • Temporada de Virus Respiratorios: A la Vuelta de la Esquina
  • Primera Línea de Defensa: Vacunación
  • Implemente Capas de Protección

GetPrepared
COVID Vaccine

Learn about the many ways you can prepare for disasters at home or at your business.

Get Alerts
...

Sign up for Voice of Vashon's emergency alerts, VashonBePrepared's weekly newsletter, and other regional alerts.

About Us
...

VashonBePrepared is a coalition of some 10 disaster preparedness organizations on Vashon-Maury Island in Washington's Puget Sound region. We work closely with local and county organizations.

I Want to Help Out

VashonBePrepared provides training and educational opportunities to keep the island community prepared for the next emergency.

Latest Updates

Many Landslides Accidentally Caused by Human Activity

May 11

Written by:
5/11/2014 8:25 PM  RssIcon

KingCountyLandslideRiskAreas-1980According to this recent KOMO News piece, Seattle is warning residents to not inadvertently cause landslides.

"Eighty-four percent of the landslides that have happened in Seattle have, to some minor or major degree, human activity involved," according to Seattle Office of Emergency Management Director Barb Graff.

Big factors cited in the KOMO piece were:

  • People removing soil from the slope’s base ("toe")
  • Modifying (removing) hillside vegetation
  • Introducing water (rain or other runoff) onto/into a slope

Trackback Print
Tags:
Categories:
Location: Blogs Parent Separator John's Blog
bflix