For those who missed the most recent intro to Vashon preparedness, the videos of those sessions from March 31 are now online for you to watch from the comfort of your own home. Thanks to Voice of Vashon - KVSH 101.9 FM for production and hosting! View the videos at http://www.voiceofvashon.org/community
I happened to be out taking pics of the 
new 350 kW generator from Franciscan Health System on 3 Mar - when who should show up but Brett, hauling the other new 110(?) kW generator from King County OEM! Here’s a photo of him firing it up for the first time. Having both generators will *really* help local preparedness efforts as multiple shelters may be needed or other community facilities may also need a boost during extended outages.
FEMA.gov has lots of info, and I came across their Data Visualization page, and found their summary of fire reporting for the state of Washington was interesting:
On January 26, 1700 an estimated M9 earthquake unzipped the 700+ mile Cascadia Subduction Zone fault from northern California, USA to southern British Columbia, Canada, much like recent events in 2011 in Japan and 2010 in Chile. The newly released “Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquakes: A Magnitude 9.0 Earthquake Scenario” examines how the Pacific Northwest may fare after the next great ‘megathrust’ earthquake and tsunami. “The new report conveys the most current scientific and emergency planning information accessible to a wide variety of audiences.” said Tamra Biasco of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, one of the lead authors.