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Snohomish emergency preparedness event seeks to engage diverse communities

Snohomish emergency preparedness event seeks to engage diverse communities

The day will have two educational tracks: One for community residents to learn more about being prepared for emergencies, and another for emergency responders to learn ways to respond more effectively to a diverse community.

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April 10, 2013 | By | Reply More
Four NYC hospitals still closed by hurricane Sandy

Four NYC hospitals still closed by hurricane Sandy

Three weeks after Hurricane Sandy, four New York City hospitals remain closed for inpatients, leaving thousands of patients scrambling to find other medical centers to treat everything from broken bones to brain cancer.

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November 19, 2012 | By | Reply More
Red Cross releases free First Aid app for iPhone and Android

Red Cross releases free First Aid app for iPhone and Android

The American Red Cross has created a free “First Aid” app that provides instant access to the information you need to know to handle the most common first aid emergencies. App features videos, interactive quizzes and simple step-by-step advice.

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June 15, 2012 | By | Reply More
Disaster preparation expo at Northgate this Saturday

Disaster preparation expo at Northgate this Saturday

Local agencies across Puget Sound are teaming up to share information and encourage residents to prepare for catastrophic events with a regional campaign — “What to do to make it through.” To learn how you and your family can do to make it through the next disaster, go to the campaing’s “What If” expo this weekend.

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June 6, 2012 | By | Reply More
Public Health Reserve Corps looking for volunteers to serve south King County

Public Health Reserve Corps looking for volunteers to serve south King County

Volunteers in the Public Health Reserve Corps provide support during public health emergencies. Recently, PHRC volunteers helped provide medical support in a Red Cross shelter in Federal Way during this year’s winter storms, staffed a flu shot clinic in Tukwila, and are currently helping the fight the county’s whooping cough epidemic.

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May 31, 2012 | By | Reply More
ERs demanding  payment upfront from patients with routine problems

ERs demanding payment upfront from patients with routine problems

Next time you go to an emergency room, be prepared for this: If your problem isn’t urgent, you may have to pay upfront.

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February 19, 2012 | By | Reply More
Keeping food safe during power outages

Keeping food safe during power outages

When it comes to food safety, the general rule is, “If in doubt, throw it out.” Never taste suspicious food. It may look and smell fine, but bacteria that cause foodborne illness may be present and could make you sick.

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January 21, 2012 | By | Reply More
Prepare for wind and rain

Prepare for wind and rain

With high winds, heavy rain and potential flooding predicted this week, the American Red Cross reminds Puget Sound residents to prepare.

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November 21, 2011 | By | Reply More
Get your mobile and other high-tech gear ready for emergencies

Get your mobile and other high-tech gear ready for emergencies

How to set up your mobile and online tools so they can help you stay in touch during an emergency or disaster.

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October 4, 2011 | By | 1 Reply More
Disaster Readiness Fair at Evergreen Hospital – Sat. 24th

Disaster Readiness Fair at Evergreen Hospital – Sat. 24th

Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland will hold its annual Disaster Readiness Fair this Saturday, Sept. 24th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m..

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September 19, 2011 | By | Reply More
Low-flying helicopter will start mapping local radiation levels in Puget Sound next week

Low-flying helicopter will start mapping local radiation levels in Puget Sound next week

The flyovers will start in Seattle and Bellevue before moving to other areas of King and Pierce Counties, including Tacoma.

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July 8, 2011 | By | 1 Reply More
What if? EXPO: Emergency Preparedness Event

What if? EXPO: Emergency Preparedness Event

Learn about emergency preparedness You know you need an emergency preparedness plan; it is on your to-do list. But where do you start? How do you talk to your children about the possibility of disaster and how it will affect your family? Is you business prepared? Join Seattle Red Cross, Seattle Children’s, FEMA and other [...]

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July 7, 2011 | By | Reply More
Preparing for the zombie apocalypse — Tips from CDC

Preparing for the zombie apocalypse — Tips from CDC

Are you ready for the zombie apocalypse? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has some preparedness tips that may prove helpful when the undead begin to stalk the streets.

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May 19, 2011 | By | 1 Reply More
Levels of radioactive iodine from Japan detected here drop

Levels of radioactive iodine from Japan detected here drop

Health officials report that levels of radioactive iodine detected in the Washington state–which they say have never posed a health threat–are now dropping.

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April 9, 2011 | By | Reply More
U.S. health system unprepared for major nuclear emergency

U.S. health system unprepared for major nuclear emergency

U.S. officials say the nation’s health system is ill-prepared to cope with a catastrophic release of radiation, despite years of focus on the possibility of a terrorist “dirty bomb” or an improvised nuclear device attack.

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April 7, 2011 | By | Reply More