Kirkland Emergency Management Update
City of Kirkland Washington sent this bulletin at 07/12/2021 03:54 PM PDT![]() |
A Message from OEMWe have certainly been feeling grateful for slightly cooler weather over the last couple of weeks after that historic heat wave. Hopefully the rest of the summer won't be quite so hot, but we thought this would be a good time to brush up on some hot weather safety. Many of our community members love using beautiful Lake Washington to cool off in the summer, but if swimmers and boaters aren't careful it can get dangerous, even deadly. Here are some safe swimming and boating tips to help you beat the heat and stay safe this summer:
For more information on hot weather safety, visit Kirkland's Extreme Heat Preparedness webpage. City Hall is Re-OpeningNeedless to say, it's been one strange and difficult year. It's been very quiet at the OEM office at City Hall, with many City staff working from home and the building closed to the public. However, Kirkland City Hall will resume in-person services on Monday, August 2, 2021. Many services will still be available via phone, email, and online. Learn more here. Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
If you feel like you may need a refresher on your CERT skills, you're in luck! OEM is planning a CERT rodeo coming in the Fall of 2021! Stay tuned for a date, time, and details. If you haven't taken CERT, we are planning a full re-launch of the training begnning in the Spring of 2022. Our hope is to offer classes in multiple formats so more community members can make time for this awesome training opportunity! As always, we will share our full schedule and registration details via this newsletter, and you can always check out the Kirkland CERT website! Emergency CommunicationsKirkland Emergency Communications Team (KECT) If you're interested in amateur radio and emergency communications, now is a great time to get involved with the KECT! OEM is planning an exciting exercise for the Team this Fall, and KECT will also be involved in the Cascadia Rising Earthquake Exercise coming up in June of 2022. You can learn more on the KECT website. Puget Sound Emergency Radio Network (PSERN) The PSERN project is hiring temporary positions to test the new public safety radio network! PSERN is seeking Audio Quality Testers and Drivers to travel throughout King County to conduct testing. These positions are available immediately (July) - October 2021 and operate Monday – Friday in 8-hour shifts (morning/6:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. OR evening/3:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.). The hourly rate is approximately $20/hour.
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To apply, please contact the AppleOne Hiring Managers: Bob Morris, 206-441-3837/ bmorris@appleone.com OR Paul Gasser, 206-441-3837/pgasser@appleone.com. National Weather Service Messaging SurveyNot sure what the difference is between a weather condition "watch" versus an "advisory" or "warning"? You're not alone. The National Weather Service (NWS) currently uses these terms in its headlines when threatenining weather may occur, but they are looking to update their language to be easier to understand. That's where you come in! Please take this short NWS Plain Language Messaging Survey to provide feedback on how the NWS should structure their updated weather headlines. |
Quote of the Quarter“Remember; when disaster strikes, the time to prepare has passed. - Steven Cyros |
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