Bending the Arc tells the story of the founding of Partners in Health (PIH) and its successful Community Health Worker program. The award-winning film is being hosted at Lynwood Theatre by the Bainbridge Youth Partners in Health Team. Their goal is to raise money for tuberculosis prevention and detection.

The Washington Emergency Management Division recently completed a Tsunami Maritime Response and Mitigation Strategy for the City of Bainbridge Island’s Eagle Harbor. This report is the first to take a look at potential impacts from an earthquake on the nearby Seattle Fault.

Radon is sneaky. It’s odorless and colorless. It results from the decay of uranium in rocks and soil, so you’re most likely to find it lurking in basements and crawl spaces. You probably didn’t even know that January is National Radon Action Month. That’s just how under the radar radon is.

Preparing for emergencies is not about fear. To the contrary, it’s a reflection of a healthy attitude of resilience. When you prepare for emergencies, you show your children, family, friends, and neighbors that you’re not in denial and that, reassuringly, you are taking care of things.

There’s nothing we like better than helping our community prepare. So we’re getting ready for our second Prepare in a Year, the 2025 version, and its monthly focus topics and activities.

The December 5 earthquake in Northern California and resulting quake and tsunami warnings, combined with a recent change in COBI’s Nixle alert procedures, have raised some questions from local residents about alerts. Hopefully this explainer will provide some clarity.

The strain on medical resources has led to difficulty getting appointments for child vaccinations. The difficulty is even greater for uninsured children and children without a primary care doctor or clinic. To address this problem KHD is offering a free vaccination clinic for kids.

We at Bainbridge Prepares—a community-based, volunteer-staffed program—know it’s important for the Bainbridge Island community to understand how we are using novel drone technology. We’re committed to providing an update on our flight operations at least once a year.  

December is a good time to review everything you’ve done on this 12-month journey to prepare—and feel good about all that hard work. It’s also the time to make sure you haven’t missed anything. Examine any possible hazards: water heater, furniture and appliances, toxic chemicals, and exterior hazards.

The City of Bainbridge Island Emergency Managament Coordinator (EMC) Anne LeSage was just awarded a Regional Citation by the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) Region 10.

This fall, the National Weather Service warned city emergency managers across the region, including Bainbridge City Emergency Coordinator Anne LeSage, that we should be expecting a colder, wetter winter. That experience may be starting today.

The City of Bainbridge Island’s emergency and news alert system, Everbridge Nixle, went through a change at the end of October. The City had been using Nixle to let people know about major events and scheduled road work as well as emergencies.

The task for November is to prepare for sheltering in place. Sheltering in place is not something we have much reason to do in western Washington. But when we do, it is of utmost importance to do it right. Almost always, the occasion will be a chemical, biological, or radiological event.

Bainbridge Prepares Founder Scott James and Kari Seybolt-Murphy, Team Lead for our Child Safety and Reunification Team, will be the guests of the next Peacock Family Services’ Partners for Early Learning Workshop Series. James, Seybolt-Murphy, and other BP team members will address the topic of how to prepare families and child caregivers and teachers for large-scale emergencies.

On October 17, join FEMA and millions of people worldwide in the annual ShakeOut earthquake drill. Designed to promote earthquake preparedness and safety, this international event takes place at 10:17 a.m. local time,

I recently spoke to a neighbor who said that she had been planning to do Prepare in a Year and had saved the information from our series of monthly articles but that she had so far not done any of the preparation activities. I told her it didn’t matter that it was October; she could still start now. Doing anything, I said, is better than doing nothing.

It’s October and that means it’s time to shake it. The Great ShakeOut happens October 17 at 10:17 a.m. Atr that time, everybody who’s smart about earthquake preparedness is going to drop to the floor, seek cover under a large piece of furniture, and hold on.

The task for October is to prepare for earthquakes by gathering supplies, readying your household, and practicing what to do when the shaking starts.

It’s time to get another supply of free COVID-19 test kits. Residential households are now eligible to receive free at-home tests from USPS.com.