Flooding not as troubling as Earthquake or Fire to Everett residents

With the 10th Anniversary of the 6.8 Nisqually Earthquake coming up next month (Feb. 28th), I thought I’d take a peek into Everett’s emergency prepardness. First thing I found interesting is that in the City of Everett’s Hazard Mitigation Plan. (287 pages of very interesting information) the public perceived the largest dangers to be Earthquake, followed by Fire then Flooding, Hazardous Materials, Landslides, Severe Weather, Tsunami and then Volcano. Meanwhile the experts say Landslides and Severe Weather are the top two, followed by Flooding, Fire, Earthquake, Hazardous Materials, Tsunami and Volcano.

The report also says that Everett has five Multi-Hazard Zones which are areas of the city that are susceptible to hazard combinations that increase the risk of isolation or secondary hazards. Those zones are the West Mukilteo Boulevard Corridor, Southeast Everett Ridge, Everett Waterfront, Central Everett and Delta Northeast.

Everett has some great tools for getting your family prepared for an emergency including a Family Prepardness Plan, a Family Communications Plan and What to put into a 72 Hour survival kit. If you’re interested in how well prepared the City of Everett is when it comes to all types of emergency planning, Click Here to see Everett’s Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan.