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January 13, 2016
Join us at the first annual UW Safety, Sustainability and Preparedness Expo Feb. 10th
…in the HUB Ballroom from 10 am till 2 pm. Food, fun, and educational activities! Open to all UW staff, faculty, researchers and students. FREE!! What more could you ask for. Click here for more details.
December 18, 2015
In case you missed it…
One of our own was recently quoted in a front page article of the student-run newspaper, The Daily. The article features one of the many ground-breaking organizations here on the UW Seattle campus, The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, and speaks to the funding issues related to the potentially life-saving Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) System. Check…
November 25, 2015
Online video training now available
Don’t have time to attend training in person…we are now offering The Earthquake Awareness & Personal Preparedness course in an online video format. Use your UW netid to sign in and enjoy!
November 18, 2015
Did you know?
November is… Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month! Critical infrastructure is the physical or virtual assets, systems, and networks that are vital to the security, national economic security, and national public health and safety of the United States. If you’re interested, The Department of Homeland Security has ways you can get involved throughout the month…
November 12, 2015
Preparedness as a Family Affair
UW Emergency Management staff passed out preparedness information, story books for early readers, coloring/activity books, stickers, and more at the UW Childcare Resource Fair on November 4th. We hope these materials will help parents talk to their age-appropriate children about disaster preparedness in a positive way! Experienced, brand new, and up-and-coming parents alike came to…
November 4, 2015
Emergency Management meets Sustainability!
UW Emergency Management tabled an event at the UW Sustainability Exhibitors Fair in Red Square on October 28th. Students, faculty, and staff were able to spin our Wheel of Misfortune to get asked an emergency-related question. Categories include pop culture, first aid, and this-or-that to both encourage awareness and have a little FUN! Everyone gets…
October 6, 2015
Shake Out. Don’t Freak Out.
The annual Great Shakeout event is quickly approaching! October 15th, 2015 at precisely 10:15 am, the University of Washington will join organizations around the world in practicing the “Drop, Cover, Hold” earthquake safety mantra. Participating is a great way to be prepared to survive and recover quickly from a real earthquake. Departmental participation at the…
August 31, 2015
UW Responds to Historic Summer Storm
On August 29, 2015, due to what weather experts have now classified as “the strongest summer storm in Northwest history” the UW’s emergency response and recovery system went into action. The UWEM team, and scores of other dedicated staff from UW Police, IT, Facilities, Housing and Food Services, UW Medicine, and campus media and web…
July 28, 2015
Earthquake Preparedness Training
In the wake of the recent New Yorker article about the large mega-quake off our coast that has caused panic in some, UW Emergency Management is offering a FREE Earthquake Awareness and Personal Preparedness training. This 1-hour class will provide attendees more knowledge about the earthquake threats in the Pacific Northwest and how they can…
July 21, 2015
September 17th EMPC Meeting Cancelled
In lieu of a full meeting of the UW’s Emergency Management Planning Committee (EMPC), a working sub-group will convene on 9/17/15 to develop a new DRAFT committee charter and other governance documents. All members of the EMPC and UW community are invited to attend this meeting (1:30 – 3:30 pm). Contact UWEM at 206-897-8000 for…
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