Snoqualmie Tribe Medical Reserve Corps

What is the Snoqualmie Tribe MRC?

The Snoqualmie Tribe is a partnership with the King County Public Health Reserve Corps

The Snoqualmie Tribe MRC unit is community-based and functions to locally organize and utilize volunteers.  When a public health emergency occurs, the need for volunteers will be tremendous.  Snoqualmie Tribe MRC will be used to supplement existing emergency services when a disaster is of a magnitude that overwhelms those existing resources.  Further, Snoqualmie Tribe volunteers can provide relief for overworked workers in the event of an emergency. 

What is the purpose of a MRC?

· Recruits health professionals and non medical people into volunteer service

· Train and educate members

· Assist with surge personnel needs

· Participate in non-emergency    essential public health services, such as health education and community outreach

· Integrates volunteers and first responders for emergency response

 

 What do I gain from volunteering?

As a volunteer, you will gain personal satisfaction, a chance to make a difference in your community, an opportunity to network in your community, and knowledge that you are part of a community-wide emergency response effort. 

 

 

 

Animal I.D. Information

· Register (license) your pet with the appropriate Animal Control Agency and keep licenses current.

· Tattoos and microchips are a permanent form of identification.  Check with your local animal shelter or veterinarian for information on tattooing and microchipping.

· Livestock should have some type of identification.

· A current photograph of each animal with a matching identification number should be available.  Include a close-up of any special identifying marks.  Also include yourself in some of the photos as proof of ownership.

 

 

Snoqualmie Tribe

Department of Emergency management

8130 Railroad Ave

Snoqualmie, WA  98065

Phone: 425-281-5379/206-390-4136

Fax: 425-888-6727

E-mail: Fuzzy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can we count on you?

As a volunteer, your community may need your skills when:

· Local resources are stretched by an epidemic or infectious disease that requires mass vaccination or medication dispensing

· Education and preventative measures are needed

· Other emergencies occur, such as severe weather or other natural disasters

· Large numbers of people are sick or injured

Why join today?

In a disaster, everyone wants to help.  Lessons learned from 9/11 and severe weather show that many volunteers who show up to help cannot be used.  The pre-registering and pre-credentialing of volunteers allows the Snoqualmie Tribe MRC to match the skills of the volunteers to the needs of the region. This increases the efficiency of volunteer assignments and reduces the work of processing volunteers during an emergency.

 

ANIMAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

63% of U.S. households have pets. In the event of an Emergency, their survival is ultimately your responsibility.

In Case You Are Not Home

· Make arrangements well in advance for a trusted neighbor to take your pets and meet you at a specified location. Be sure the person is comfortable with your pets and your pets are familiar with them.  The neighbor will need a key to your home.

· Make sure the neighbor knows your pets' whereabouts and habits, so they will not have to waste precious time trying to find or catch them.

· Create a pet emergency/disaster kit and place it in a prominent place where your neighbor can find it.

· If the emergency involves evacuation, make sure the neighbor would be willing to take your pets and has access to the appropriate carriers and leashes. Plan to meet at a prearranged location.

 

If You Decide To Stay Home

· Remain calm and speak to your animals regularly in a calm, reassuring voice.

· Bring animals indoors well ahead of a pending disaster.

· Do not leave domestic pets outside or tied up.

· Prepare an area for your companion animals to use inside the house away from the windows.  Pets will be most comfortable and secure in pet carriers.

· Let haltered livestock roam in large, (not barbed wire) fenced pastures away from possible flying debris.  (Tin roofs for instance can be lethal.)  There should be no overhead power lines.

· Difficult, dangerous animals should be placed in special carriers to reduce the possibility of escape.

· Do not allow animals to consume food or water which may have become contaminated.

· Walk your animals on a leash or lead until they become re-oriented to their home.

· Do not allow animals to roam freely.