Local News
American Red Cross Sites their Stocked Emergency Trailer in Point Roberts
"Efforts of the committee are showing considerable results. Whatcom County Mt. Baker branch of the American Red Cross has sited a trailer stocked with emergency supplies. PREP committee members joined Red Cross volunteers from around Whatcom County to assist in outfitting our trailer and trailers for other communities.
Bomb Squad Arrives Six Hours Later
A bomb that wasn’t a bomb has Whatcom County Sheriff Bill Elfo worried that in a real emergency when seconds count, Point Roberts won’t get the help it needs when it needs it.
More: http://www.allpointbulletin.com/archives/2007/apb_august07/front_page3.html
Disaster response body inadequate: Auditor General
National Post - Nov 3, 2009
She noted, however, that the department has spent only one-third of its annual $58.5-million budget for emergency preparedness in the last two years. ...
Frigid 2010 Forecast: How Cold will the Winter Weather Be?
See what the 2010 Farmer's Almanac says about this winter's weather....
Point Roberts Volunteer Firefighters Fire Tactics Training
View the Gallery - When I returned home from the mildly contentious garbage meeting with representatives of the county I had barely gotten in my door when fire trucks began making their way up my road. They whirled their sirens briefly and as I and the dogs ventured out to see what was the danger we saw a plume of smoke exiting the mobile home closest to my house.
Preparing an emergency kit can be a fun exercise in preparedness
Oct 30,2008. Our daughter Emma's fourth-grade class has been discussing emergency preparedness lately, and Emma reminded me this week that our family needs to make sure we're ready to ride out a winter storm (or other disaster). She suggested that gathering a home emergency kit should be the focus of this week's activity. Read more: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/entertainmentnews/story/637574.html
Private roads a problem for Point Roberts fire district
A handful of property owners on private roads will be getting notification from the fire department that in the case of an emergency, fire and rescue vehicles may not be able to get to them. More: http://www.allpointbulletin.com/archives/2007/apb_june07/front_page5.html
