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“Be Prepared” – A Compendium of Earthquake Preparedness Resources
It has now been 317 years + 1 day since the last Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake. We live in earthquake country – this January we had earthquakes in Sudden Valley, Birch Bay, and Ferndale.Those...
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U.S.-Canada to Test Cross-border Communication for Disaster Response Here In...
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and Canada Department of National Defence’s Centre for Security Science will conduct the fifth Canada-U.S....
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“Night With The Sheriff” – Sheriff Elfo Meets With Community Emergency...
CERT Coordinator Greg Hope receives Volunteer of the Year Award from Sheriff Bill Elfo Sheriff Bill Elfo recognized Greg Hope as volunteer of the year for his work managing the Whatcom County Sheriff’s...
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Joint Wide Area Search Training For Whatcom County Search & Rescue and...
On March 9 through 11, thirty-nine volunteer responders from Whatcom County CERT and Whatcom County Search & Rescue Council completed 24 hours of training in Wide Area Search (PER-213). This...
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Living With Our Active Volcano Public Seminars
Register Here For The Mount Baker Volcano Seminar While there has been much attention on Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano these last few weeks, Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Division of Emergency Management...
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Winter Weather To Continue. Public Urged to Stay Home Unless Needed
Winter weather conditions are continuing throughout Whatcom County. These conditions are likely to worsen over the next 24 hours; we are urging the community to stay home unless absolutely necessary....
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May is Volcano Preparedness Month!
How can you prepare for a volcanic eruption? The active Cascade volcanoes, including our own Mount Baker, that make our state so beautiful could erupt sometime in the future. How can you prepare for a...
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“Be Prepared” – Earthquake Preparedness Resources
The small 4.6 earthquake Friday morning (July 12) in Snohomish County is a gentle reminder that we live in earthquake country – Since June 14th, we had 9 earthquakes in Sudden Valley, Friday Harbor,...
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ShakeAlert® System Activation For Lake Whatcom Water and Sewer District
On July 22, Lake Whatcom Water and Sewer District activated a pilot-scale earthquake early warning system, known as ShakeAlert®, at one of its water reservoirs. With its activation, the District is...
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Certificate of Appreciation Presented to Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office By...
Pictured left to right – Jonathon Holmes, Chalice Dew-Johnson, John Gargett, Alysha Kaplan, Frances Burkhart, Wallace Kost The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Division of Emergency Management was...
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