@WAStateEMA

Washington State Emergency Management Association

 Washington
wsema.com
Joined September 2011
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FEMA
@fema14 Feb 2020
📢@DHSgov just announced Fiscal Year 2020 preparedness grant program funding opportunities! These grants support mission areas needed to prepare for threats and risks to the nation’s security. Learn more ⬇
FEMA Grants@FEMAGrants14 Feb 2020
FY 2020 Notices of Funding Opportunity for $1.78 billion in 8 DHS preparedness grant programs announced. Our #grants fund state, local, tribal, territorial governments, plus transportation authorities, nonprofit organizations, & the private sector! dhs.gov/news/2020/02/14/dhs-…
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WAStateEMA retweeted
WAStateEMA@WAStateEMA19 Sep 2019
Marcus Austin & Reid Wolcott from the National Weather Service @WAStateEMA. NWS has Fed. updates for the future to focus on reaching high risk populations, preparedness involvement, & hazard language simplification. Messaging is crucial to early warnings that save lives. #WSEMA19
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WAStateEMA@WAStateEMA17 Sep 2019
Great work by Janeen Olson, Dr. Pattijean Hooper, and the @RedmondReady team on building an innovative and truly inclusive #CERT Program! #WSEMA19
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WAStateEMA retweeted
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@fema26 Feb 2019
🎥 Our latest #PrepTalks video discusses the critical actions that citizens, responders & officials can take after a nuclear detonation. Hear about the work done by researchers to guide these life-saving decisions: fema.gov/preptalks/buddemeie…
A man in a suit and tie stands on a stage wearing a microphone. He is giving a talk in front of the Georg Washington University logo and a lower third graphic identifies him as Brooke Buddemeier, Certified Health Physicist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

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Our thanks to @GlennFarleyK5 for helping to get the word out about #ShakeOut! This week! 10:18 a.m. on Oct. 18. If you're busy at that time, practice your drop, cover & hold on skills in the afternoon. It's just important that you practice. shakeout.org/washington
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Happening tomorrow!
Washington ShakeOut@waShakeOut5 Oct 2018
Join @waEMD @waDNR @PNSN1 @FEMARegion10 & @strongtie for a @reddit Ask Me Anything! Learn about earthquakes and tsunamis! 11 a.m. Pacific Time, Oct. 11. reddit.com/r/iama/ Then, on Oct. 18, join us to drop, cover & hold on for the nationwide @ShakeOut drill #ShakeOut
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Aquatic Invasive Species. Sounds exciting, huh? Well, not as initially scary as, say, "Swamp Thing" or "Creature from the Black Lagoon"... but those smaller alien critters can still destroy an ecosystem and the economy. #wsema18
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Core actions to provide on disaster/psychological first aid: 1) Contact and engagement 2) Safety and comfort 3) Stabilization 4) Information gathering 5) Practical assistance 6) Connection with social support 7) Information on coping. #wsema18
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5 principles for early intervention in disaster psychological first aid: Safety, Calming, Connectedness, Self and Community Efficacy, Hope. Presented by bolante.net at #wsema18
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On October 3, 2018 at appx 2:20 EDT @FEMA will issue a Nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts to test national warning capabilities. The test message will be sent to all radio, TV, and compatible cell phones.
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If you’re an emergency manager or first responder at the @WAStateEMA conference and haven’t registered yourself or your organization for #ShakeOut, what are you waiting for? Drop, cover & hold on Oct. 18 shakeout.org/Washington #WSEMA18
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The way unreinforced masonry buildings are constructed, gravity holds them up on a daily basis. But gravity is no match for an #earthquake. Or Godzilla. No building is a match for Godzilla. But we CAN do better in seismic retrofitting our URMs. #wsema18
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The good-idea fairy often comes to visit during disasters. Guess what? If you’ve never tested that “good idea", you are wasting your time and resources when it doesn’t work. ~Laura Goudreau @FEMAregion10 #WSEMA18
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Laura Goudreau with @FEMAregion10 hammers the point home about why we need to care about ESF 2 #Communications: Try putting your cell phone away for half an hour. Wait. Try that for a MONTH. #wsema18
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Replying to @ElizabethKingEM
@ElizabethKingEM advocating for the use of #VOST virtual teams to support your local #EM efforts. Used in Amtrak derailment last year, and this year's Special Olympics to monitor social media for better coordination. #wsema18
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Having common standards in #humanitarian response answers, "How do we treat people with dignity?" "What are the living conditions that are associated with human dignity?" #wsema18 @mercycorps
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Notice how the images show people as survivors, not as victims. This is an important reframe. #WSEMA18
WAStateEMA@WAStateEMA18 Sep 2018
Thank you to Susan Romanski with @mercycorps for sharing some of the lessons learned from humanitarian response all around the world. #WSEMA18
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WA St Emerg Mgmt Assn Conf update: Ernie Schnabler...of Cowlitz Co talks about drone use in Emerg Mgmt. #wsema17
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All of us need to work better on making sure passwords are protected, virus software is updated & kept up to speed on latest hacks #wsema17 xitter.cf/WAStateEMA/status/9109…
WAStateEMA@WAStateEMA21 Sep 2017
"Cyber security is a team sport. It's not just for the IT people". Rob Lang Cybersecurity Manager for @waEMD speaking now. #WSEMA17
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Brian Terbush @waEMD: When it comes to volcanoes, "History is not always the educator it should be.” ( & repeats itself tragically).#wsema17
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