"Everything We Do is a Disaster"

UW Emergency Management (UWEM) is the smallest of the seven Facilities Services departments. We are responsible for developing and implementing institution-wide programs and projects that promote disaster planning, training, mitigation, response, prevention and recovery for all-hazards. For detailed information on UW programs see our our mission, vision, values and 5-year strategic plan. Included in this site are guidelines for what to do in case of various emergencies or disasters.

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The kinds of emergencies that can happen on our campus include:

Earthquakes & Tsunamis

In addition to the emergency preparedness information contained on this web site, you will find links to many other web sites pertaining to emergency preparedness.

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In accordance with Federal, State, local and UW Administrative Policy Statements 13.1 and 13.2, the University of Washington has established a comprehensive emergency and disaster preparedness program to protect its people, resources and environment

What’s New

UW to Participate in Evergreeen Quake 2012 on June 5th

May 25, 2012

As part of its annual campuswide disaster drill, the UW will participate in the statewide earthquake disaster drill on Tuesday June 5, 2012. The UW, including its senior leadership, will test our collective response to a massive regional earthquake. While the exercise will be simulated, we will be testing various systems and plans and expect to develop improved response capabilities. More information can be found here

A Fun Doomsday Website Just Published

May 04, 2012

The Doomsday Preppers are ready for a variety of cataclysmic disasters that could mean the end of the world as we know it. But which end-of-the-world scenario are we all really worried about? Using Twitter, this website is mining the chatter to see what is at the forefront of the public’s collective consciousness. Will it be a megaquake, economic collapse, global pandemic, a 2012 cataclysm, nuclear war, solar-flare-induced power failures, or an extreme oil crisis that leads to the unraveling of society? Check back to see what the masses are saying, and see which catastrophe is on top of the Doomsday Dashboard. Click here

La Nina Quietly (and Finally) Is Over

May 03, 2012

Who would have guessed that our past Winter (and early) Spring would have been so wet, long and cold? Well, the good news is that is “officially” over. Click here for more information and all the details!