How to prep for the next big storm
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🗓️ 25 November 2024
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Last week’s back-to-back wind storms are a reminder that bad weather around here can sometimes mean days without power, or snow and ice that traps people in their homes and upends supply chains.
It pays to be prepared. A lot of us are not.
Susanna Trimarco, the Public Outreach and Education Coordinator for King County’s office of Emergency Management, is here to help us get started.
Emergency preparedness resources:
Watch Governor Inslee's press conference on changes to the juvenile rehabilitation system.
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| 0:00.0 | These days, there's so much news. |
| 0:01.8 | It can be hard to keep up with what it all means for you, your family, and your community. |
| 0:06.4 | The Consider This Podcast from NPR features our award-winning journalism. |
| 0:10.7 | Six days a week, we bring you a deep dive on a news story and provide the context and analysis that helps you make sense of the news. |
| 0:17.5 | We get behind the headlines. |
| 0:19.4 | We get to the truth. |
| 0:22.8 | Listen to the Consider This podcast from NPR. Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Monday. This is Seattle now. How's your |
| 0:32.5 | emergency kit looking? With winter storms picking up, it's a great time of year to refresh plans for emergencies |
| 0:39.7 | or to get started for the first time. Susanna Tremarko from the King County Office of Emergency |
| 0:45.4 | Management is here to help. But first, here's what's coming up this week. |
| 0:54.0 | Lots of people are getting ready to head out of town for the upcoming holiday weekend. |
| 0:58.5 | CETAC Airport is preparing for one and a half million passengers to come through their doors. |
| 1:03.8 | Officials say the busiest days will be tomorrow, Wednesday, and Saturday. |
| 1:08.4 | Meanwhile, Washington State Ferries is expecting 300,000 passengers with big crowds Wednesday and Saturday. Meanwhile, Washington State Ferries is expecting 300,000 passengers with big crowds, |
| 1:14.4 | Wednesday and Thursday as folks head to the islands, and again on Friday and Saturday as people |
| 1:19.6 | travel eastbound. The agency suggests taking early morning or late night sailings to avoid long waits. |
| 1:27.2 | Also today, Governor Jay Inslee has some ideas |
| 1:30.4 | to ease overcrowding in Washington's juvenile detention facilities. It's a big deal. State officials |
| 1:36.0 | say there's been a 60% population increase since 2023. Inslee will speak at Greenhill School in |
| 1:42.6 | Chihalas at 145 this afternoon. |
| 1:45.1 | You can watch that live on TVW and we'll drop a link in the show notes. |
| 1:49.7 | That's it for now. |
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