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WASHINGTON STATE
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS OFFICER
MONTHLY REPORT
January 2010
CATEGORY YTD YTD
2010 2009 10 09
CSEPP INCIDENTS 4 3 4 3
DOE INCIDENTS 0 0 0 0
FIRE 4 3 4 3
HAZMAT 203 252 203 252
OTHER 59 57 59 57
911 OUTAGES 0 1 0 1
SAR 46 62 46 62
TERRORIST 1 0 1 0
WEATHER 6 4 6 4
CGS INCIDENTS 0 0 0 0
ESAR (NOT INCL IN TOTAL) (3) (1) (3) (1)
TOTAL 323 382 323 382
LEGEND
CSEPP Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program
DOE Department of Energy, Hanford Site
SAR Search and Rescue Missions
HAZMAT Hazardous Materials Incidents
WEATHER Weather Incidents (throughout state, i.e., Flood, High Winds, and
Snow)
CGS Columbia Generating Station
FIRE Forest Fire Incidents
OTHER This category includes a wide variety of incidents, i.e., Tsunami,
Earthquake, Critical Incident Stress Debriefings, Bomb Threat,
etc…
911 911 Service Outages
ESAR Evidence Search Mission (not included in total numbers)
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
On January 1, the National Weather Service issued a Flood Watch for the
Skokomish River in Mason County. The river was expected to rise above flood
stage of 16.5 feet around 9 p.m. on January 1st and crest at that level around 10
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EMERGENCY OPERATIONS OFFICER
MONTHLY REPORT
January 2010
p.m., however the rain did not materialize and the Flood Watch was cancelled
the morning of January 4th.
On January 3, Whatcom County commenced a rescue operation for an injured
snowmobiler on Easton Glacier on the south side of Mt Baker. Snohomish
County Sheriff’s helicopter extracted the subject and transported him to a local
area hospital in stable condition.
On January 4, the National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning for
Chelan, Okanogan, Douglas and Ferry Counties with 3-5 inches of snow
expected in the lowlands and 5-8 inches in the mountains. The Winter Storm
Warning was cancelled for Chelan, Okanogan & Douglas Counties at 1915 hours
the same day and continued for Stevens, Pend Oreille and Spokane Counties.
The last of the warnings closed out the morning of January 5th.
On January 10, a new approaching storm front prompted the National Weather
Service to commence issuing a series of High Wind Watches and Warnings,
Marine Storm Warnings, Gale Warnings, Flood Watches and Warnings for many
Western Washington Counties. The storm impacted the Washington Coastal
Counties on January 11 and moved inland; bring heavy rains to the Olympic
Mountains and north into Whatcom County. No major flooding resulted from this
system.
On January 14, a new weather system prompted the National Weather Service to
issue a Flood Watch for King, Thurston, Pierce, Lewis, Clallam, Jefferson, Grays
Harbor, Mason, Whatcom, Skagit, and Snohomish Counties. Six to eight inches
of rain was forecast for the south facing slopes of the Olympic Mountains, with
three to five inches possible on the southwest facing slopes of the Cascades. In
addition, areas of Pend Oreille and Stevens Counties were under a Flood Watch
for potentially heavy rainfall. As the weather system moved on shore early on
January 15th, a High Wind Warning was issued for the entire Washington Coast.
On January 16 the NWS lowered the Flood Warning for the Skokomish River and
issued a High Wind Watch for the coast for Sunday evening to Monday morning.
The Watch became a High Wind Warning for the South Coast along with a High
Surf Advisory.
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EMERGENCY OPERATIONS OFFICER
MONTHLY REPORT
January 2010
On January 16, a fourth round of storms from a weather system coming from the
southwest through California and Oregon to Washington State caused heavy rain
and high winds throughout Western Washington. The storms passed without
causing significant impact to the state.
On January 22, news media reported Great Britain raised their terror alert level
from “Substantial” to “Severe” due to chatter from numerous intelligence sources
indicating an attack from Al Qaeda is “highly likely”. There appeared to be no
direct threat to the United States.
On January 24, the NWS issued a high surf advisory for the southwest
Washington coast in Pacific & Wahkiakum counties for the 25th. The advisory
expired uneventfully.
On January 27, the Umatilla Chemical Depot reported a routine leaker of mustard
gas in Igloo K1863. There was no release to the environment.
On January 27, Yakima opened a search for a missing snowmobiler near
Rimrock Lake. Snowmobilers search and rescue volunteers from Kittitas
County assisted in the search. The subject was located on January 28 in good
condition.
On January 29, Whatcom County commenced a recovery operation for a missing
boater in Lake Patton in Bellingham. Additional resources were coordinated from
Skagit and San Juan Counties. The body was recovered on January 30.
On January 30, Pasco Police in conjunction with Washington State Patrol issued
an Amber Alert for a 5 year-old boy that was taken by his father who reportedly
threatened to kill the child. Allen Luan, was last seen at an apartment complex in
Pasco during the early morning hours. The child was safely recovered at 9th
Ave/Court St in Pasco, WA. The alert was cancelled at 0654 hours January 30,
2010.
For the month of January 2010 the SEOO’s:
Issued 119 warnings to jurisdictions for imminent or occurring emergencies
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EMERGENCY OPERATIONS OFFICER
MONTHLY REPORT
January 2010
Issued 79 warnings to tribal nations for imminent or occurring emergencies
Conducted 889 notifications to state agency liaisons for imminent or occurring
emergencies
Coordinated 51 resources for search, rescue, recovery and response operations
Participated in 12 exercises of which 7 were vessel spill drills
Made 1390 and answered 1831 telephone calls
Conducted 2014 National Warning System Tests, conducted 260 Comprehensive
Emergency Management Network (CEMNET) radio tests. (connects all counties and
many cities via Zetron Radio Console)
Conducted 60 dedicated line tests with the Chemical Stockpile Emergency
Preparedness Program (CSEPP)
Conducted 7 dedicated line tests with the Department of Energy, Hanford Site
(DOE)
Conducted 12 dedicated line tests with the Columbia Generating Station
(CGS)
Conducted 3 Emergency Alert System (EAS) tests. Broadcasts emergency
information to the public via television and radio mediums.
Conducted 33 All Hazards Alert Broadcast System (AHAB) Daily Function Tests.
Tests functional capability of all coastal and Puget Sound AHAB siren systems.
Conducted 1 All Hazards Alert Broadcast System (AHAB) Siren Tests. Activates
coastal and Puget Sound voice and tone sirens during tsunami and other hazardous
incidents.
Conducted 27 Olympic Peninsula Public Safety Alliance Network (OPSCAN).
Connects public safety organizations throughout the Olympic Peninsula.
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EMERGENCY OPERATIONS OFFICER
MONTHLY REPORT
January 2010
Conducted 1 State Agency Emergency Network (STAEN). Connects state agencies
via an 800 mhz radio system.
Conducted 3 King County 800 mhz Radio System. Connects the Alert and Warning
Center with King County key emergency management and response organizations.
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