VashonBePrepared Weekly Newsletter

Friday, March 24, 2023: (web link | newsletter version) 

 

  • We Remember: Three Years Ago
  • “Congratulations and Thank You Vashon”
  • You Can Help Study Long COVID
  • Prep Tip: Could Turkey Quake Happen Here?
  • COVID Risk Level: Holding at Basic
     
  • Nosotros Recordamos: Hace Tres Años
  • “Enhorabuena y Gracias Vashon”
  • Usted puede Ayudar en un Estudio sobre el COVID a Largo Plazo
  • Consejos para estar Preparado: ¿Podría un Temblor como el de Turquía Suceder aquí?
  • Nivel de Riesgo de COVID: Nos Mantenemos a Nivel Básico 

I Need a Vaccination
COVID Vaccine

COVID-19 vaccinations are available free on the island at Vashon Pharmacy and Sea Mar at Sunrise Ridge, as well as other locations off-island.

I Need a COVID Test
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COVID-19 testing is available on and off of Vashon for people with symptoms or exposures, or if testing is needed for jobs or travel.

I Need Information

Current information about the pandemic, what to do if you have COVID, data dashboards, vaccine resources, and much more, is available here via links to the King and Pierce Counties and Washington State public health departments, the CDC website and more.

I Need Help
Resources Available

Resources are available for the Vashon community and businesses still affected by the pandemic. Several local organizations and the Chamber of Commerce can help.

What Happened

View every Situation Report from the COVID-19 emergency activation, along with images, an archive history timeline and some writings inspired by the moment.

Get Alerts
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Sign up for a variety of alert services, including Voice Of Vashon's, and other sources of reliable information.

Get Prepared

Does your family & business have a communications plan? That is just one of a number of easy steps to enhance your safety & preparedness for any incident. Learn more by looking at our preparation information.

About Us
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VashonBePrepared is a coalition of some 10 disaster preparedness organizations on Vashon-Maury Island in Washington's Puget Sound region. Incorporated in 2007 we now work closely under Vashon Fire, King County of Emergency Management and support our partners' nearly 400 active volunteers.

I Want to Help Out

VashonBePrepared provides training and educational opportunities to keep the island community prepared for the next emergency. See opportunities to get involved or donate.

 

Latest Updates

NWS Web Site Changing For The Better – March 7th

Feb 24

Written by:
2/24/2017 11:37 AM  RssIcon

Your Bookmarks Will Need To Change Too!

The National Weather Service’s primary web site www.weather.gov plans to implement an upgrade. The improvement will involve the point ‘n click site specific forecasts and zone forecasts.

Once these changes occur on March 7, all your current forecast.weather.gov bookmarks will change. Links to a specific forecast page will display an error message that includes a URL to the new web site location. That is your opportunity to update your bookmarks to provide access to NWS forecasts quickly after the upgrade.

The primary focus of the upgrade is to make the forecast pages more reliable during weather events, but there are some benefits of new forecast pages as well that include:

· Addition of 7-day hourly forecast information to the point forecast page

· A new mobile-friendly landing and graphical/tabular forecast page

· Low-bandwidth optimization for all pages, on a partial roll-out at launch

· Option to automatically detect your location on a mobile device

· A new widget mode that allows you to customize the information on the point forecast

The overhauled architecture of the application platform will provide a more stable and consistent service to meet weather information demand, particularly during severe weather events. The updated web site will provide a complete mobile-friendly experience with optimizations for low bandwidth and customized weather widgets.

There are now two new data centers located in College Park, MD, and Boulder, CO, to provide 100% backup capability for operational data used within the forecast process. 

We look forward to providing you with useful and timely information using the improved connectivity and new design. Any questions can be sent to kolly.mars@noaa.gov

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