Two students at Liberty Ridge Elementary in Sumner recently were awarded $500 for their school’s disaster-preparedness efforts.
Two students at Liberty Ridge Elementary in Sumner recently were awarded $500 for their school’s disaster-preparedness efforts.
They took part in a disasters and catastrophes preparedness competition sponsored by Puget Sound Energy. The contest theme, “What to do to make it through,” was based on a new public education campaign developed by emergency management agencies across the region.
The Puyallup Tribe has awarded the EMPACT Northwest Urban Search and Rescue/Medical Disaster Team a $20,000 grant.
PROSSER -- The Prosser School District is one of 35 school districts working with state education officials todetermine how schools and districts respond to natural disasters.
The state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction received a two-year, $1.1 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to identify risks and develop a mitigation plan for natural disasters, according to a news release.
District and state education officials have already developed an online survey seeking input from parents, teachers, school boards, state organizations and the general public on how natural disasters affect schools.
Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central.
Top lawmakers and officials said Tuesday that the federal government has plenty of money on hand to pay for recovery efforts in the wake of the devastating tornado that struck Oklahoma.
President Barack Obama will be meeting with his disaster response team, including Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, on Tuesday before delivering a statement on the devastating tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday.
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