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Special Needs Survey - Posted at: 12/3/2009 10:00:59 AM
Do you have Special Needs during an Emergency? Would you require assistance during an Evacuation?
Please take a moment to fill out our survey and return to Lewis County Emergency Management by either mailing or faxing to the following:
Mailing Address:
Lewis County Emergency Management
345 West Main Street
Chehalis, WA 98532
Fax:
(360) 740-1471
If you have any questions regarding this survey, please call Emergency Management at:
360-740-1151
DRAFT #2: Lewis County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan - Posted at: 11/4/2009 4:55:14 PM
Comments or suggests on the draft plan can be made to Emil Pierson.
Download the Draft of the Mitigation Plan Here.
[Updated to draft #2 on 11/25/2009]
Business Disaster Resiliency Program - Posted at: 3/3/2010 2:39:54 PM
The Cowlitz – Lewis Economic Development District (CLEDD) has teamed up with a Federal Way emergency management consulting firm, Pearce Global Partners, to help Cowlitz and Lewis County businesses better prepare themselves for disasters.
The success of this project depends upon the input of business owners and professionals like yourselves. We encourage you to contact us, Jennifer Keene (360) 577-3041 or Ines Pearce (877) 898-9747, if you are willing to participate in a very short interview. You can also participate by completing an anonymous online survey available by accessing:
Emergency Responder Training - Posted at: 2/17/2010 2:19:32 PM
Puget Sound energy hosting a live demonstration for emergency responder training
Puget Sound Energy (PSE) offers a course for firefighters, police and other emergency response personnel on how to identify and manage potential hazards when confronted with an incident involving natural gas or high-voltage power-lines. The half-day training session will provide an overview of the properties, equipment and emergency procedures necessary to assess and reduce the risk to people and property.
Program format will include classroom instruction using energized high-voltage equipment and video re-enactments of natural gas incidents and response scenarios.
Training held at PSE's Seattle or Tacoma Operation Base will include a "live-gas" simulation providing a hands-in review of various natural gas emergency situations.
Contact Information:
For more information about course content or to make alternative training arrangements contact: Dennis Smedsrud (425) 462-3324 or E-mail Dennis at: dennis.smedsrud@pse.com
Dennis Smedsrud
Safety and Health Work Practices Consultant
Puget Sound Energy
(425) 462-3324 www.pse.com
Live Demonstrations will be held in Tacoma and Seattle on various dates. For more information on dates and times please open this information flyer: PSE flier
A Coordinated Response to Food Emergencies: Practice and Execution - Posted at: 2/1/2010 8:21:50 AM
This is a free course. With prior approval, lodging may be reimbursed for those participants who must travel 50 miles or more to attend.
The event will be held at these times:
- May 4-5, 2010 (Yakima County)
- May 20-21, 2010 (Thurston County)
- June 29-30, 2010 (King County)
Download the Flier for more information.
Winter Storms and Power Outages - Posted at: 11/24/2009 8:35:55 AM
Winter Storms and Power Outages are typical this time of year. The following are some tips for preparing your home and business:
“High Winds – Power Outages”
Lewis County has a long history of sever windstorms having experienced 10 major storms since 1958, 5 of those in the past decade. The most recent windstorm event that included one death and $2.7 million in preliminary damages occurred on Hanukkah Eve, December 14, 2006. The storm with 40 MPH winds and gust up to 70 mph lasted 12 ½ hours. Every home in Lewis County was without power for a least some time and 500 homes were still without power 6 days after the storm.
Knowing the following information before and during a power outage can help citizens be prepared and less stressed when power outages do occur.
Before a power outage:
- Check or create an emergency supply kit, with a battery-operated NOAA weather radio
- Have an out-of-state contact for family members to notify when local communications are overloaded
- Register life sustaining and medical equipment with your utility company
- Have an alternative heat source
- Consider buying a generator
- Have a corded telephone available
During a power outage:
- Turn off lights and electrical appliances
- Unplug computers and other sensitive equipment to protect from a power surge when power is restored
- Leave one lamp on
- Conserve water
- Keep doors to refrigerators and freezers closed
Additional Preparedness tips can be found at the http://lewiscountywa.gov/em or www.ready.gov
New- River Readings - Posted at: 10/16/2009 9:34:14 AM
check out the new river readings web page!
The following improvements have been made:
- 7 tributaries have been added
- Ability to "click" on only those rivers that you want to track
- Color coded river phases
- Print options by a date range or number of hours
- The USGS gage numbers are "linked" individually and open a new window showing graphs or tables for that river
