City of Bonney Lake - Community Section - Public Safety

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

Pierce County Department of Emergency Management

Pierce County ALERT
Receive emergency notifications via e-mail, phone, fax, or text message: www.piercecountywa.org

Pierce County
Emergency Operations Center
Address: 930 Tacoma Avenue S
County-City Building (Room B-36), Tacoma, WA
Contact: (253) 798-7470
Website

Bonney Lake Emergency
Operations Center (EOC)
Address: East Pierce Fire & Rescue
Public Safety Building
18421 Sumner-Buckley Hwy E
Bonney Lake, WA
Contact: (253) 863-1800

H1N1 Flu Information
aka Swine Flu

Health & Human Resources Links:
www.hhs.gov/

Pierce County Health Department
www.tpchd.org/

General Information

We live in a world that faces a variety of threats – both natural and man-made. Will we have to deal with the potential of floods, severe storms, wildfires, an eruption of Mount Rainier, earthquake, biological agents, chemicals, suicide bombings, or cyberspace attacks?

The City of Bonney Lake has a Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan in place to develop citizen self-sufficiency, improve first responder capabilities, guide organizational behavior in an emergency or disaster, and create an atmosphere of interagency cooperation.

Resources
Use the links and downloadable materials to help you get prepared.

Pierce County ALERT
Sign up to receive emergency notifications and community alerts for your area from the County on your land line, cell phone, PDA, pager, e-mail or fax through the Pierce County ALERT system.

Emergency Flood Route Map
View alternative routes in the area for when SR410 and Rhodes Lake Road are closed due to flooding or other issues.
Download from the Maps page

Emergency Shelters
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. Additional Emergency Shelters in the area can be found online throught the Pierce County Department of Emergency Management.

Other Resources:

Downloadable Materials:
¤    Keeping Your Family and Home Safe During an Emergency
¤    Basic Emergency Supply Kit
¤    Disaster Supply Kit
¤    72-Hour Emergency Preparedness Kit
¤    Emergency Preparedness – Power Outages
¤    Disaster Preparation Handbook

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 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. Visit this site to get started on your family's preparedness plan.
www.redcross.org/