This year's drill allowed anyone to participate, not just on the actual date of Oct. 15, but days before that or even after. The point, says earthquake programs manager John Schelling, is just to get the public to participate. read more

As we hit 1 million ShakeOut participants, join us for an online Q&A read more

Tsunami warning sirens on coastal Washington will be activated October 15 in a special test that is part of the statewide Great Washington ShakeOut earthquake drill read more

The State Emergency Operations Center remains at a Level 3 Activation to support local jurisdictions battling multiple wildfires burning across our state. read more

The disaster response policy seminar and tabletop exercise looked at the state-level public health and safety, environmental, social, economic and governmental impacts that a crude oil train disaster would create. read more