Hello Mr. Yoder,
Earthquakes are unquestionably a hazard to the City, but I believe the community would be better served by the multi-hazard approach of a program such as CERT or Map Your Neighborhood, rather than such a specific committee. Our Emergency Manager is working with the CERT leads to offer CERT classes in 2023, and some smaller, targeted preparedness sessions. Map Your Neighborhood (Be 2 Ready) has all resources available to communities online now. There are many online earthquake resources for the Great Washington Shake-Out taking place on October 20th. Additionally, our Emergency Management Division was involved in the Washington State Cascadia Rising Exercise Series 2022 earlier this year, which are important multi-jurisdictional drills since an earthquake in the Puget Sound area will affect more than one city in the region.
Thank you for reaching out about this. I hope you find the linked resources helpful.
Mayor Birney
Angela Birney (she/her/hers) Mayor, City of Redmond |
Facebook comment from a highly trained CERT instructor:
ReplyDeleteBob, the classes are a partnership between Redmond Citizen Corps Council volunteers and the City. The volunteers have been challenged as well by the pandemic and other obligations. We're currently working with the City towards a spring class, as the Mayor said. Redmond High School's awesome CERT elective class is underway, taught by
Naomi Elphick. The Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) team is doing well - highly recommend their team and leaders. Getting an amateur radio (ham) license is definitely a way to make new contacts!