Emergency Management Exercises Records
Scope and Contents note
Evaluation reports, correspondence, administrative documents and 1.44 MB hard disks recording the exercises. The files date from 1991 to 2000. Subjects include Soundshake 95 (a county-wide earthquake drill), Seattle Disaster Aid and Response Teams neighborhood drills from 1996, and 1998 and 2000 Weapons of Mass Destruction response drills.
Dates
- Creation: 1991-2000
Creator
- Seattle (Wash.). Office of Emergency Management (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Records are open to the public.
Historical Note
In the late 1980s, the Mayor's Office began to emphasize the importance of emergency management, resulting in the establishment of the Office of Emergency Services. Created as part of the Seattle Fire Department, the renamed Office of Emergency Management (OEM) transferred to the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) in 1991. When DAS was absorbed into other city departments, OEM moved to the Seattle Police Department, where it remains today. OEMâs purpose is "to establish a disaster preparedness program for the City; to coordinate all city agencies and other jurisdictions in response to catastrophic events; and to recover from and mitigate loss of properties and lives of citizens."
Full Extent
1 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement note
Chronologically
Location of Records
SMA
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to the Emergency Management Exercises Records 1991-2000
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Seattle Municipal Archives Repository