2019-02-01 (click for minutes)

SHERN met at the Seattle Municipal Archives on February 1, 2019.

• Member Introductions
• Special guests from the Washington State Archives discussed their involvement in the Aberdeen Museum fire in June of 2018.
• Acceptance of minutes from the December 10, 2018 meeting were approved with 2 changes.
• Treasurer’s report
• Container/JoBox Supply Lists and Directions
  • Inventory and directions for JoBoxes were updated and posted to SHERN website.
  • Directions to Container also updated and posted to SHERN website.
• SHERN PReP Plan updated and posted to SHERN website.
• Discussed and decided to pursue establishing SHERN listserv hosted by UW.
• Future Meetings and Future Topics

Meeting adjourned and group was given a tour of the disaster planning efforts by the Seattle Municipal Archives/City Records Management Program.

2019-04-05

SHERN met at the Northwest Kidney Centers on April 5, 2019.

• Member Introductions
• Treasurer’s report
• Minutes of the February 01, 2019 meetingwere approved with 2 changes.
• Tabletop exercise, “Flooding Scenario at the Azalea Historical Society,” adapted from Seattle Heritage Responders was led by Stephanie Lamson.

Archivist Jonathan King, gave a tour and overview of the NW Kidney Centers archives and museum.

2019-06-07

SHERN met at the Seattle Opera on June 7, 2019.

• Member Introductions
• Special guest Tom Richardson, Battalion Chief, Seattle Fire Department provided a brief presentation followed by discussion.
• Acceptance of minutes from the April 5, 2018 meeting were approved with 1 change.
• Updates:
  • SHERN email list hosted by UW working well.
  • New Alliance for Response webpage: https://www.culturalheritage.org/resources/emergencies/alliance-for-response-home
  • The recordings of the Emergency response kit tour recordings provided by AFR in honor of May Day are on the FAIC Connecting to Collections Care Facebook page: www.facebook.com/C2Ccommunity
  • SHERN responded to several inquiries by other organizations this month.
  • Updates from members on disaster response/recovery events and Washington State Resource Recovery Support Network.

Meeting adjourned and group was given a tour of the Seattle Opera by Emily Cabaniss.

2019-08-02

SHERN met at the Seattle Art Museum on August 2, 2019.

• Member Introductions
• Acceptance of minutes from the June 7, 2019 meeting were approved with 1 change.
• Updates:
  • Dues reminder and SHERN PReP plan updates.
  • Stephanie and Cory updated SHERN on their meeting with CARP (CERF+Artist Readiness Project)
  • NOAA Seal Lever Rise Viewer and tutorial: https://coast.noaa.gov/slr/
  • Red Cross Earthquake app: https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/mobile-apps.html
  • Asked for volunteers for SHERN Nominating Committee: slate of candidates should be presented at October meeting for vote at December meeting.
  • SHERN subcommittee reviewing SHERN Initial response/incident forms.

Meeting adjourned and group was given a tour of the Seattle Art Museum.

2019-10-04

SHERN met at the UW Libraries, October 4, 2019.

• Member Introductions
• Acceptance of minutes from the August 2, 2019 meeting were approved.
• Updates:
  • Nominations for the SHERN Board for 2020-2021 were announced. Per the By-Laws the election will take place by in-person voting at the December meeting.
  • Reviewed process for respirator fit testing, kinds of respirators, options for next steps.
  • Reviewed the following resources:
    • WA DNR Tsunami simulations: https://www.dnr.wa.gov/news/new-videos-show-tsunami-impacts-washington
    • Seattle Emergency Management on Tsunamis & Seiches:
      https://www.seattle.gov/emergency-management/hazards/tsunamis-and-seiches
    • https://www.seattle.gov/Documents/Departments/Emergency/PlansOEM/SHIVA/SHIVAv7.0-Tsunami.pdf
  • Discussed a tabletop disaster scenario and used the scenario to review the draft SHERN initial response/incident forms
  • Member updates

Meeting was adjourned.

2019-12-06