The Washington State Military Department (WSMD) has created a simple one-year guide—Prepare in a Year—to help people tackle one task per month. We will follow it here to help you prepare in one category every thirty days so that you will make progress monthly and feel ready by the end of the year. If you … More Prepare in a Year Month 3: Build a Water Supply
Every year, there are about 358,000 home fires in the United States. Seven hundred of these involve people with physical disabilities, and 1,700 of them involve people with mental disabilities. Although those aren’t huge percentages, remember that, for someone with a disability, escaping a fire can be much more challenging. If you are living with … More Fire Safety for People with Disabilities
The anniversary of the biggest Washington State earthquake in the last two decades came and went peacefully on February 28. In 2001, the 6.8-magnitude, 30–40 second Nisqually earthquake with an epicenter 30 miles below the Olympia area resulted in 400 injuries and more than $4 billion in damages. To mark the anniversary, Brian Terbush, Washington Emergency … More Reflecting on 22-Year Anniversary of the Nisqually Earthquake
I recently read through the Uvalde Texas Robb Elementary school shooting after-action review and watched the documentary Uvalde 365 Presents: Crisis of Command (on Hulu). I’ll start by summarizing the incident specifics and then offer commentary about them. Summary The first on scene—who automatically becomes the Incident Commander per the universally recognized FEMA Incident Command … More Emergency Response Lessons from the Uvalde School Shooting
Veg Club, a joint venture of Bainbridge Prepares and the Bainbridge Island Public Library, is devoting its March session to extending the growing season and yield. The Zoom presentation will show you how to Grow earlier, better, and longer with easy-to-make and easy-to-move enclosures that protect early season plants, make heat lovers more productive, and … More Veg Club Helps Extend Your Vegetable Garden Season and Yield
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