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WE WOULD
WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.
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IN THE MEANTIME, I WILL WALK
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INTRODUCE OUR NEXT GUEST.
>> SEPTEMBER IS BACK-TO-SCHOOL
SEPTEMBER IS ALSO NATIONAL
PREPAREDNESS MONTH.
PREPAREDNESS MONTH. BECAUSE OF A CHANCE TO GET
READY FOR CURVEBALLS LIFE COULD
INEVITABLY THROW AT US.
NOT A FUN TOPIC A GOOD TO BE
PREPARED.
PREPARED.
PREPARED. >> ABSOLUTELY GOOD TO BE
PREPARED.
PREPARED.
PREPARED. WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL GUEST,
YOU HAVE HELPED US WITH
PREPAREDNESS TALK.
PREPAREDNESS TALK. >> YOU CAN SEE THE FANCY
EMBROIDERED PATCH HE IS FROM
FEMA.
FEMA.
FEMA. >>
FEMA. >> TEXTING FOR HAVING ME.
>> THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF
BUSY SEASON.
BUSY SEASON. GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT FOLKS
AT HOME SHOULD NEED TO THINK
ABOUT.
ABOUT.
ABOUT. WE
ABOUT. WE HEAR ABOUT THE BIG ONE, A
LOT OF TALK ABOUT THINGS COMING
THIS WAY SOMETHING
CATASTROPHIC.
CATASTROPHIC. READY TO START?
>> THE BIG ONE THAT KEEPS ME UP
AT NIGHT IS THE CASCADIA
SUBDUCTION ZONE, WE KNOW ALL
THESE THREATS AND HAZARDS IN
OUR BACKYARD VOLCANOES,
FLOODING.
FLOODING.
FLOODING. I HAVE BEEN ON A NUMBER OF
CATASTROPHIC, NATIONAL
CATASTROPHIC, NATIONAL DISASTERS. I
DISASTERS. I SEE A REOCCURRING THEME.
COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS ARE
PREPARED.
PREPARED.
PREPARED. WE HAVE DISASTERS IS ABOUT
FINDING WAYS WE CAN ENGAGE WITH
THE COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUALS.
UP AND PREPARED AND EDUCATED ON
RISKS AND THREATS SO THEY CAN
TAKE ACTION.
TAKE ACTION. >> I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE
STILL DON'T TAKE IT SERIOUSLY.
IN REALITY A DISASTER COULD BE
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A BIG ONE
IT CAN BE A HOUSE FIRE
SOMETHING LIKE A FAMILY
EMERGENCY.
EMERGENCY. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WHAT WE ULTIMATELY ARE LOOKING
FOR TO FIND WAYS WE CAN HAVE
BETTER OUTCOMES WHEN DISASTERS
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. THEY RANGE FROM LOCAL
EMERGENCIES TO A FINANCIAL
SITUATION.
SITUATION. WE LOOK AT THE DATA AND HOW
DISASTERS WENT WE KNOW THERE IS
A LOT OF WORK WE HAVE TO DO.
FIND WAYS TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO
HAVE A FINANCIAL NEST EGG FOR
WHEN THE DAY HAPPENS.
HAVE SUPPLIES.
HAVE SUPPLIES. COMMUNICATION PLAN A HUGE DEAL
FOR US.
FOR US.
FOR US. INC.
INC.
INC. OF
INC. OF THE CATASTROPHIC EARTHQUAKE
SCENARIO MY BIGGEST NIGHTMARE
IS REUNIFICATION WITH MY
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. WE WERE BACK IN SCHOOL.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AN EARTHQUAKE
HAPPENS WE HAVE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. WE ARE SO RELIANT ON THE IPHONE
AND SELF-SERVICE NETWORKS IN
GENERAL THAT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
THAT GOES AWAY?
HOW IS IT WE CAN GET FAMILIES
AND INDIVIDUALS TO SIT DOWN AT
THE TABLE AND HAVE A
CONVERSATION.
CONVERSATION. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WHEN
THIS HAPPENS.
THIS HAPPENS. IT IS A 100% PROBABILITY OF
VOLCANO OR EARTHQUAKE EVENT IS
GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST.
NORTHWEST. >> YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT IS HARD TO FORCE YOURSELF TO
TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY AS WE
SHOULD LIKE A LOT OF THINGS IN
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. DISASTERS HAPPEN TO SOMEONE
ELSE.
ELSE.
ELSE. ALL
ELSE. ALL THOSE POOR PEOPLE FROM THE
HURRICANES, WE WATCHED FROM
AFAR IN HOUSTON A YEAR AGO BUT
THEN THINGS LIKE THE TRAIN
DERAILMENT HAPPEN IN YOUR
BACKYARD. THESE ARE THINGS THAT
ARE SO IMPORTANT TO BE PREPARED
FOR.
FOR.
FOR. OTTAWA COMMUNICATIONS PLAN,
SOMETHING I'M TRYING TO WORK ON
WITH MY GIRLS.
IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN
TODAY I DON'T HAVE A PLAN TO
FIND THEM.
FIND THEM. THERE IS A LOT TO TAKE ON.
WHERE YOU FOCUSING THE MOST
RIGHT NOW?
RIGHT NOW? >> A BIG PORTION WE ARE LOOKING
AT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST IS
YOUTH.
YOUTH.
YOUTH. WE
YOUTH. WE NEED TO BUILD A CULTURE OF
PREPAREDNESS.
PREPAREDNESS. IF YOU LOOK OVER THE LAST 60-70
YEARS WE HAVE TRANSITIONED FROM
FROM INDEPENDENT AND RELIABLE
ON RESOURCES TO ONE THAT FIRST
RESPONDERS DO A GREAT JOB AND
WE RELY ON 911 AND FIRST
RESPONDERS TO HELP US OUT.
THE TRUTH IS REALLY LOOK AT
SOMETHING LIKE THE CASCADIA
SUBDUCTION ZONE IT WILL BE
WEEKS IF NOT MONTHS BEFORE HELP
ARRIVES.
ARRIVES.
ARRIVES. YOU ESSENTIALLY ARE THE HELP
UNTIL HELP ARRIVES.
TO CHANGE THE PARADIGM WE NEED
TO ENGAGE YOUTH.
WE ARE DOING THINGS WITHIN THE
COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO BUILD A
YOUTH PREPAREDNESS COUNCIL.
OFTEN WE TALK AT YOUTH AND
DON'T BRING YOUTH TO THE TABLE.
HOW DO WE HEAR THE WAYS THEY
COMMUNICATE WHETHER THROUGH
SNAPCHAT AND FORM PLATFORMS I
CAN'T RELATE TO.
BRINGING TO THE TABLE, WHAT ARE
THEIR THOUGHTS, HOW DO WE
ENGAGE THEIR PEERS AND KEEP
DIALOGUE GOING.
DIALOGUE GOING. >> WE HAVE TO BRING YOU BACK
FOR THAT.
FOR THAT.
FOR THAT. THIS IS GREAT TOO.
WE WANT TO MENTION TO EVERYONE
TEXT PLAN TO 206-448-4545. I
SHOWCASED A RED CROSS VOLUNTEER
AND HIS DAUGHTER, GOING ON WHAT
YOU SAID ABOUT BRINGING IN USE
IN THE CONVERSATION.
IT ALSO GIVES YOU A LIST OF
WHAT IS IN HIS DISASTER KIT
WHICH IS REALLY COOL.
I HOPE YOU COME BACK SO WE CAN