Emergency Management

Background and Project Purpose
Skagit County, through its Department of Emergency Management, is seeking consultant services to conduct a comprehensive facility needs assessment and feasibility study for the development and operations of a Regional Public Safety Campus (RPSC). The RPSC would include the co-location and daily operations for the Skagit County Department of Emergency Management with a co-located Emergency Operations Center, daily operations for Skagit 911, and a state-of-the-art facility that provides a space for different disciplines of public safety to work and train together in simulated real-life emergency situations, including fire, law enforcement, emergency communications, and emergency management.

Request for Public Safety Facility Consultant

Hazard Mitigation Plan

Skagit County is dedicated to involving the public directly in the review and updates of the Hazard Mitigation Plan. The public will continue to be updated on progress made through the county’s website and annual progress reports. Comments regarding the plan may be submitted to DEM by emailing comments to: DEM@co.skagit.wa.us.

2020 HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
The hazard mitigation plan identifies resources, information, and strategies for reducing risk from natural hazards. Elements and strategies in the plan were selected because they meet a program requirement and because they best meet the needs of the planning partners and their citizens. One of the benefits of multi-jurisdictional planning is the ability to pool resources and eliminate redundant activities within a planning area that has uniform risk exposure and vulnerabilities.

Part 1 is the Base Document and Part 2 is the annexes that contain the specific partner to this plans information, such as municipalities, tribes, and special taxing districts.

• 2020 Hazard Mitigation Plan: Part 1: Base Plan | Part 2: Partner Plans

Emergency Information Posters

Tsunami Evacuation Walk Time Maps Published

The Washington Geological Survey (WGS) has published tsunami evacuation walk time maps for the City of  Anacortes and the Samish/Bow/Edison areas of unincorporated Skagit County. The maps show the amount of time it would take to evacuate from within the modeled inundation zone of a Cascadia-sourced subduction zone earthquake. The maps show the extent of the tsunami inundation zone and the paths of tsunami evacuation routes. Colors indicate how many minutes it would take to get to safety from any given location within the inundation zone.

The walk time maps can be downloaded using the following link:

• Anacortes

The maps are also available through an interactive map on the WGS website.

The interactive map also provides access to tsunami evacuation brochures for areas that do not have walk time maps yet.

BE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES
Catastrophes can happen at any time. Preparing for three days will help you make it through many of the disasters you’ll face in the Puget Sound region—including major storms and even small earthquakes.
However, to make it through a major catastrophe—like Hurricane Katrina or the earthquake and tsunami in Japan—you’ll need to be prepared for longer—at least 7 to 10 days.
Local agencies across Puget Sound are teaming up to share information and encourage residents to prepare for catastrophic events with a regional campaign, What to do to make it through.

Are you prepared for an eruption?

Mission Statement:

The Skagit County Department of Emergency Management (DEM) provides emergency management services to Anacortes, Burlington, Concrete, Hamilton, La Conner, Lyman, Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley and the unincorporated areas of Skagit County.

Julie de Losada
Chief of Emergency Management

To Be Announced
Emergency Management Coordinator

Brian Geer
Disaster Mitigation and Recovery Supervisor

Kevin Jackman
Emergency Management Coordinator

Joan Cromley
Emergency Management Coordinator

Vanesa Ochoa
Volunteer Programs Coordinator

Vacant
Emergency Management Coordinator