MadValleyHUB
Newsletter of the Madison Valley Emergency Hub
VOL. 2, ISSUE 1 March 2024
COMING UP: Epiphany/Madrona Hub Info Meeting
Saturday, March 9, 2024 from 10-11:30am
The new Epiphany/Madrona Hub will be hosting its first informational meeting in the Great Hall at Epiphany Episcopal Church at 3615 E Denny Way, Seattle, WA 98122. This hub covers the area just to the Southeast of our hub catchment zone, but it is still in its early stages of development. Please come and support our neighbors and/or if you want to find out more about Seattle Emergency Hubs in general, this is a great opportunity!
COMING UP: Tabletop 301 Drill
Monday, March 18, 2024 from 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Our neighbors at the Madison Park Hub will be practicing Advanced Hub Roles. If you have already attended a TableTop 201 drill, this drill is for you! This will be held at the Parkshore Senior Living Community, 1630 43rd Ave E, Seattle, WA and include hearty appetizers and beverages.
Find out more, including how to register at https://seattleemergencyhubs.org/madisonpark/
HUB looking for Volunteers!
Help us get more neighbors involved. Assist in planning training sessions. Help spread information about our HUB and how people can be prepared! Do you have special skills? Do you want to meet more folks in the community? Pop us an email at madvalleyhub@gmail.com
Prepare in a Year!
We get it. Putting together a household plan for an emergency may not be a complete oxymoron, but it sounds like a lot of work. It can, however, be broken down into steps. Our friends at the Washington State Emergency Management Division (https://mil.wa.gov/personal) have a Prepare in a Year Plan that walks you through what you can do, one bite-size piece at a time. We’ll give you a preview of some of these little chunks, once an issue. Don’t forget to visit the URL above for the full Prepare in a Year program!
This issue: Communications Plan
- Write down phone numbers and email addresses for everyone in your household. Having this important information written down will help you reconnect with others in case you don’t have your mobile device or computer with you or if the battery runs down.
- Identify someone outside of your community or State who can act as a central point of contact to help your household reconnect. In a disaster, it may be easier to make a long-distance phone call than to call across town because local phone lines can be jammed.
- Make copies of your Communication Plan for each member of the household to carry in his or her wallet, backpack, or purse. Post a copy in a central place at home. Regularly check to make sure your household members are carrying their plan with them.
- Practice calling and sending text messages to your family contacts and your out-of-town contact.
- Discuss what information you need to send. Communication should be in short bursts: “I’m OK. At the library.”
- Find out more at https://mil.wa.gov/personal
Have a question about the Madison Valley Emergency Communication Hub? Email us at madvalleyhub@gmail.com
Coordination Team: Steve Smith · Peter Haughney · Frank Lawler
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