Tonight at 7pm, LEAP, a grassroots organization started by Laurelhurst residents, to prepare the neighborhood for disaster, is holding a workshop on Earthquake and Emergency Preparedness.
The information says:
Learn some easy steps to take to get everyone thinking about disaster preparedness. At this class you will be informed of the hazards that can impact Seattle and how best to be prepared to deal with them.
Learn how to develop a disaster plan, build a disaster supply kit, and organize with your neighbors. The class is taught by Carl Leon from Seattle Emergency Management and will be held at the Laurelhurst Community Center.
LEAP's mission is to save lives, reduce injuries and strengthen the community’s resilience.
The group is also forming organizing clusters and cluster/block captains, of which over 30%have already signed up. The goal of the captains is to blocks in the neighborhood to be organized in preparation for an earthquake or other catastrophic event, that will help with the neighborhoods' resilience.
LEAP has divided the neighborhood into clusters which roughly align with blocks and consist of about 20 houses each. To find out your cluster information contact lccearthquake@outlook.com.
LEAP Cluster Captains duties include organizing clusters, help with building a family disaster supplies kit and establishing an emergency plan with neighbor, including a designated meeting and distributes LEAP communications to neighbors
John, the founder of LEAP, said:
Working together can be fun, getting to know your neighbors better and all. Where to evacuate to if necessary could be important, too. Neighbors help neighbors. The first days or weeks it will be up to all of us to be prepared. The day after a major earthquake is not the time to try to figure out how to survive in Laurelhurst. Once Laurelhurst is organized it will have less effort to maintain.
LEAP is run by your neighborhood volunteers and we are working towards emergency communications, first responders, setting up triage areas, gathering places, community hubs and so much more. Everyone needs to understand how to organize their own household and where to help and get help when the big one hits.
Support your neighborhood response team, LEAP. Sign up to be a block captain and/or provide vital information to allow LEAP to better support you and family and pets.
Your Laurelhurst Community needs you to be prepared and understand how to get help. We want your families to be safe and ready to help others. Let's hope it never happens, but let's all be prepared if it does.
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