Archived News Releases

September is National Preparedness Month in Washington State (49.94 KB)
Emergency Management Staffing for Temporary Layoff Day, Friday, Aug. 6 (38.49 KB)
WebEOC on the Move Newsletter, June 2010 (1.78 MB)
City of Kent Offers Ways to Reuse Sand and Get Rid of Sandbags (73.87 KB)

Since March 30 marks the official end of the 2009-2010 flood season, the city of Kent offers ways to resuse sand and get rid of the sandbags.
USACE Begins Annual Spring Fill of Howard Hansen Dam Reservoir (354.4 KB)
Special NWS Seattle Tsunami Advisory Statement No. 2 Feb. 27, 2010 (71.94 KB)
Gov. Gregoire's Statement on Chilean Earthquake and Coastal Tsunami Advisory (160.07 KB)
Special NWS Seattle Tsunami Advisory Statement Feb. 27, 2010 (44.43 KB)

A special statement from the National Weather Service Seattle says that a tsunami advisory remains in effect for the central and northern Washington coast. There is no tsunami watch or warning in effect for the Washington coast. The statement was issued at 9:18 a.m. PST Feb. 27, 2010. The full statement can be accessed through the attached link. Rob Harper, WEMD PIO
WSDOT Roads and Traffic Information for Olympics-Bound Travelers (18.12 KB)
Multi-Agency Logistics Exercise Attains Goals (57.42 KB)