Emergency Response

What to Do Before a Dam is in Distress

• Make a list of those who need to know.
• Take preventative action.
• Write an Emergency Action Plan (EAP)
• Know your resources.

What to Do in a Disaster

• Follow your EAP (Emergency Action Plan)
• Contact Populations at Risk
• Identify and Assess Emergency Conditions.
• Contact WMD (Washington Military Department / Emergency Management Division)
• Contact your County Emergency Management Agencies
• Contact Ecology's Dam Safety Office, Doug Johnson

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Develop An Emergency Action Plan (EAP) for a Dam

Guidelines for Developing an Emergency Action Plan Document - 45 pages (PDF)

• Overview
• Introduction
• Notification Flowcharts
• Inundation Maps
• Possible Emergency Conditions
• Preventative Actions to be Taken
• Supplies and Resources
• Appendices
• Example Emergency Action Plan (EAP)
• References

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Follow Emergency Procedures

The Dam Safety Office has identified procedures to be implemented by Water Resources Program, Dam Safety Office professional engineers in the event of an emergency condition at a dam where lives, property or the environment could be at risk in the downstream valley.

You can request a copy of this internal document by emailing Doug Johnson and requesting "The Dam Safety Office Emergency Procedures Manual".

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Involve Emergency Response Partners

• EMD - Washington Military Department
• FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
• US Army Corps of Engineers - Seattle District
• USACE - Reservoir Control Center
• City of Seattle - All-Hazards Mitigation Plan
• City of Seattle - Disaster Readiness & Response Plan
• City of Seattle - Hazard Identification and Vulnerability Analysis

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Find Washington Emergency Management Help

• WA Emergency Management - Agencies by County
• WA Emergency Management - Coordinates Grants
  • From Homeland Security ($1.6 Billion)
  • For Hazard Mitigation Projects
  • For Disaster Assistance
• WA Emergency Management - How to Prepare for Disasters