Saint Benedict Episcopal Church

Are You Prepared?

As we have recently seen, the weather can cause havoc on our everyday lives. Are you and your family prepared for a power outage, a flood or even an earthquake? The St. Benedict's Disaster Preparedness Committee would like your answer to be a confident, "Yes!" Please tke a look at our page and speak with one of our disater team members at St. Benedict and learn what you can do to be prepared, what resources are available and who to turn to for help if a disaster strikes. The following sites are a great place to help you gain your confidence. Please visit them and check back to see when the next Disaster Preparedness meeting will be!

This page is constantly being updated, so please come back and visit often!

 Notable Individual Preparedness Websites

~ One-stop access to U.S. Government avian and pandemic flu information. Managed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

~ WA State Dept. of Health Pandemic Flu site

~ Educational video on the proper way to cough & sneeze to prevent the spread of virus causing germs. Once at the site, click “Watch Video”.

~ Preparedness Information, Checklists, & Downloads.

~ Embrace the personal responsibility to be prepared with the Citizen Corp.

~ American Red Cross Ready-to-Go Emergency Preparedness Kit.

~ American Red Cross Disaster Preparedness Information

~ Empower neighborhoods with the “Everyone Prepared Pass It On” campaign.

~ EMD/DOH Disaster Preparedness Handbook

~ “Everyone Can Help Prevent the Flu” includes a useful Pandemic Flu Resource Center

~ Seattle Project Impact - Greater Seattle Disasters and You

~ King County Office of Emergency Management

~ Award-winning Are You Prepared? site

~ "3 Days, 3 Ways, Are You Ready?" - A public motivation campaign

~ Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for an Influenza Pandemic – U.S. Dept. of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration

WA State Agency Contacts

 WA Emergency Management Division (EMD)

    Public Education Coordinator:  Rosanne Garrand

    Federal Programs Plan Coordinator:  Jeanette Lomax

WA Dept. of Health 

    Public Health Rick Manager: Dennis Anderson or  Ken Back

    Pandemic Flu Coordinator:  Madeline Beery 

Supplies Vendors for Disaster Preparedness

* This is not considered a complete list or an endorsement. Consider a web search for “disaster preparedness kits” for more suppliers.

~ American Preparedness, Des Moines, WA (888) 431-4511

~ American Red Cross, Seattle,WA (206) 726-3530

~ EmergencyPreparedness Service, Seattle, WA (206) 762-0889

~ Emergency Supply Center, Olympia, WA (360) 866-0366

~ Flu Armor™, Maple Shade, NJ (856) 234-6950

~ PrepareSmart, LLC, Redmond, WA (425) 881-5354

~ Simpler Life Emergency Provisions, Inc., Redlands, CA (800) 266-7737