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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
We live in a world that faces a variety of threats – both natural and man-made. Disasters are becoming a more frequent occurrence. Will we have to deal with the potential of floods, severe storms, wildfires, an eruption of Mount Rainier and resulting lahar, earthquake, biological agents, chemicals, suicide bombings, or cyberspace attacks? Not knowing the hows, whens and ifs can keep us on edge, even if it is not something we think about every day.
The City of Bonney Lake has a Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan in place that aims to develop citizen self-sufficiency, develop first responder capabilities, have a plan to guide organizational behavior in an emergency or disaster, and creates an atmosphere of interagency cooperation..
Resources
Use the links and downloadable materials to help you get prepared:
When an emergency has been declared, the Bonney Lake Senior Center is designated as an emergency shelter (read about the Use of the Senior Center for Disaster) for those without other means of shelter.
Online Resources
Federal Emergency Management Agency
The FEMA site offers useful information to assist in planning for all types of emergencies, including fires, floods, volcanos, pandemic flu, storms and more.
www.ready.gov
www.fema.gov/plan/index.shtm
Pierce County Department of Emergency Management
Find up-to-date emergency management information and resources for Pierce County, Washington. The Department of Emergency Management works to create sustainable communities and enhance public safety by empowering all who work, govern, live in and visit Pierce County to prevent, mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from all types of hazards, emergencies and disasters.
www.piercecountywa.org/
American Red Cross – Make a Plan
Disaster can strike quickly and without warning: Make a plan.
www.redcross.org/
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