Overview of our Website

Our objectives (which correspond to how our website is organized) 

  • To inform you about the West Seattle Emergency Communication Hubs.

Ø  In the About the Hubs section, you'll find comprehensive information about the West Seattle Emergency Communication Hubs, including maps and a FAQ.

  • To provide a springboard for other emergency preparedness information that can help you plan for a major emergency.

Ø  The Medical & First Aid page provides additional emergency-related details for residents of West Seattle, including links to Google maps of area hospitals and veterinary clinics.

Ø  In our Resources section, we’ve included links to official sources of emergency information, West Seattle news sources and other resources, planning tips and checklists, resources from other communities, training and safety information. There is useful information in this section even for those who don't live in West Seattle!

  • To keep you up-to-date on West Seattle emergency preparedness efforts.

Ø  In our Learn More section you'll find information about our group and details about upcoming events, recent disaster-readiness activities such as cross-neighborhood radio testing and more! We post ongoing activity reports, as well as some video and photos. You'll find background information about the current emergency communication hubs, as well as information about how new ones can be established.

Ø  See the Call to Action page for ways you can help!


Need to find something quickly?

For those who have visited our website previously, you'll find information about our latest updates and changes on the What's New page. Or, see the Site Map for a complete outline of our site. 


Navigational note

Links that take you off our site open in a new window. Links within our site open in the current window, so you'll need to use the back button.


Downloadable files

We've included a downloadable map of the West Seattle emergency communication hubs, as well as other useful documents; you can print them on standard letter (8.5 x 11 inch) paper unless otherwise noted. Most materials on our site are in .jpg or in Adobe Acrobat .pdf file format. You can get a free .pdf reader from Adobe's website if you need one. Note that many of these files are larger than 1 MB, so may take awhile to download depending on your connection speed.