Dear fellow King County employee,  

King County cares about your safety and well-being and we want to help you stay safe – and keep your family and community safe – in the event of an emergency.  

September is National Preparedness Month and I want to encourage you to take steps to prepare for a natural disaster or emergency. Our own Office of Emergency Management has training and resources that make preparing easy. Here are three steps you can take to be more prepared: 

• Prepare for an emergency: You can find more information about how to prepare yourself and your household on our Personal and family preparedness webpage, as well as at MakeItThrough.org. 

• Attend a training: I encourage you to attend OEM’s King County Employee Disaster Skills Webinar on Wednesday, Sept. 11, from 2 – 3 p.m. Register here.  

• Stay informed: You can sign up for two free emergency notification systems offered by King County – KCInform and ALERT King County.  
  • KCInform: Add your personal email, home phone number, and work email and phone number to KCInform, King County’s employee alert and warning system to stay informed about county emergencies affecting employees. Find out more. 
  • ALERT King County is a regional public information and notification service that helps you stay informed about potential hazards and threats that impact your area. Learn more. 

We know that as public servants we need to keep our services going even during an emergency. We also want to support you, your family, and our community to be safe in an emergency. By being prepared individually and in our homes, we are better able to continue to provide essential services to our communities while ensuring our families are safe and free from harm. This makes our region safer and more resilient and helps us do the work that moves us closer to our True North: Making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive, even in an emergency. 

Thank you for taking action to be prepared.

Sincerely,

Whitney Abrams (she, her, hers)
Chief People Officer