Presentation to the great people at the Bellevue Chapter of the National Active & Retired Federal Employees

1. Ready for Everything
Carol Dunn
City of Bellevue
Emergency Preparedness
Division

2. Before
talking
disasters
Have to talk
about how
we think
about
disasters

3. “C’est la vie”
“What will be will be”
"You just take the good with the bad.
You got to go somehow...
So why not under six feet of mud?“*
“Have faith, Opi! God is good!”**
*Seattle Times: Orting Resident on risk from volcano
**NY Times: “The Day of the Tsunami” 9/30/09

4. Our systems block out future risk
Photo by bitboy

5. We are so lucky to live in the
Pacific Northwest
Beautiful mountains

6. Water

7. Gorgeous trees

8. Fires

9. Disasters are inevitable

10. Biggest Risk in King County

11. = 3,970 fires
1 Year = 11 fatalities
= $59,850,565.00

12. = 897
2007
= $160,516

15. Early 911 Response Critical!
9-1-1!

16. Smoke detectors & hearing
Studies have shown that
tone is not optimal, and
flashing lights don’t
always wake people up.

17. Disasters are inevitable

20. University of Washington Neptune Project

25. Bellevue

26. Best thing about earthquakes:
We have a say about almost everything.
Except when it will happen.
Every problem has a solution

27. We can avoid
injuries
• Heavy objects
placed high
become
projectiles
during
earthquakes

28. We need to Realize
Most fixes pretty easy

29. Bad for Quakes: Soft Structures

31. Unreinforced Masonry

32. Be prepared for disruption

33. Disaster Supplies
How to
start?
Where
to put
them?

34. • Life
• Liberty
• Pursuit of Happiness

35. Ready for Disruption: Water
Save at least 3 gallons of
water per person:
1 gallon of water per
person per day for at least
3 days
Boil water for at least 1
minute to kill bacteria

36. Back up food
Best:
Non Perishable
No need for heating
Limited water

37. No need to: heat, refrigerate
or add water

38. Stay Healthy
Stay healthy

39. Control Germs

40. Safe ways to keep warm

41. Liberty: Freedom of movement

42. Get through debris

43. Communication
Out of Area Contact
• Use this contact to relay
information with people in the
affected area.
Texting – texting can be a great way
to communicate in times of
disaster.
Email/Internet sometimes works when
phones don’t
211—Language Support

44. Realize, sometimes technology will
totally fail
•Meeting Places
•Pre-agreed plans with members of the
community to check up and help each other

45. AM 1000 TV: Channel 7
English

46. Calling Card

47. Questions?
• Carol Dunn
– carold@bellevuewa.gov
– 425-452-7923