by admin | Dec 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
“RiskMAP and CRS Synergy” is a recorded, one-hour webinar that introduces FEMA’s Community Rating System and Risk MAP initiative and shows how communities can use both to improve their floodplain management programs. Class materials, including the handouts, the...
by admin | Apr 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
The City of Seattle is looking for public input on their Hazards Mitigation Plan by April 23.From the City: “The City of Seattle is looking for your input on what hazards worry you most. Earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, snow and ice storms, terrorism are just...
by admin | Sep 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) just launched a new crowdsourcing, citizen science application called “iCoast – Did the Coast Change?” that asks users to identify changes to the coast by comparing and tagging aerial photographs taken before and after storms. Your...
by admin | Dec 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
In April 2014, the Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources (DGER) received the 2014 Western States Seismic Policy Council Award in Excellence for Response Plans/Materials. Stephen Slaughter, a hazards geologist and member of the Washington Coastal Hazards...