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ALT Graphic shows icons representing different ways you can get help. Text says, 'Did You Have Losses in the December Flooding? FEMA Assistance May Help Pay for: Immediate needs such as water, food, first aid, prescriptions and other needs. Temporary housing. Hotel stays. Basic home repairs.Medical and dental expenses. Vehicle repair. Moving or storage costs. Wells and septic tank.s Privately owned road or bridge. Apply to FEMA Online DisasterAssistance.com Download and use the FEMA app. Call toll-free 1-800-621-3362. The deadline to apply for FEMA assistance iĹź June 10, 2026. FEMA'
ALT Infographic about the 1965 Puget Sound Earthquake. On April 29th, the 1965 Puget Sound Earthquake struck. Image below shows the ground outside Union Station in Seattle, WA with a large crack in the sidewalk. A map of Washington shows the epicenter in Des Moines and notes that the shaking extended over 190k square miles, impacting Washington, NW Oregon, North Idaho, and SW British Columbia. Facts are listed below the images, including: the earthquake took place on Thursday, April 29, 1965 at 8:29 a.m. with a magnitude of 6.7 and 45 seconds of shaking. The earthquake caused 7 deaths and damages cost about $130 million in 2026 USD.
ALT A high school science classroom, with a few rows of students sitting in desks facing the front. At the front, a member of the CCASE team points towards a TV showing seismic activity at Lumen Field during a Seahawks game. Two other team members stand nearby watching.
ALT Six people stand at the side of a forested road smiling and holding garden tools, next to a tsunami evacuation route sign that points towards a trail going into the forest. One man in the foreground stands in a running pose, pretending to run up the trail.
ALT A close up shot of a few students' hands while they work on building structures out of plastic toy building materials. The structures sit on top of a wooden board that is designed to imitate an earthquake when manually shook.
ALT Four people stand around a large map laid out on a school desk in a high school classroom. It is a topographical map of Neah Bay, with tsunami evacuation routes, evacuation time estimates, and tsunami inundation zones outlined.
ALT A person under a table holding on to his head with an emergency kit next to him. Drop, cover and hold on is a safety action you can take during earthquakes.
