Emergency Operations | Preparedness is a function of Executive Services.
Our goal is to ensure the Squaxin Island Tribe is prepared when an emergency strikes.
Disasters happen – are you ready?
When disaster strikes, first responders may not be able to reach you. That’s why it’s critical to prepare in advance and build relationships with your neighbors so you can support each other until help arrives. To prepare for emergencies that could affect us wherever we live, work, or play:
- Have food, water, first aid, and other essential supplies in your home and vehicle.
- Create a family and workplace communications plan and know your evacuation routes.
- Learn lifesaving skills – such as CPR and first aid – and how and when to shut off water and gas lines to your home or business.
- Check your insurance policies and coverage for the hazards you may face.
Preparedness is the foundation for building resilient communities. While Squaxin Island Tribe Emergency Preparedness focuses on preparing our whole community for disasters, you also have a role to play in emergency preparedness. By planning ahead, you can increase your ability to survive and thrive in the face of disaster, everything from an earthquake to a major winter storm.
Squaxin Island Tribe Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
Build Better. Rebuild Best.
Understand how the Tribe is working on reducing our impacts from natural disasters and be a part of the process.
Stay up to date on the development of this plan and how you can contribute here.
Squaxin Island Tribe’s Emergency Notification System
Click on the link below for all the details:
How to Stay in the Know
Prepare in a Year (smaller version)
Build a Kit
What should be in a preparedness kit? Most of the items you can find around your home or can acquire over time for little cost. Check out the list on the link below to help start your home scavenger hunt for your preparedness kit items!
For more information visit: https://mil.wa.gov/kits