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Sumner PD Officers recently attended Emergency Vehicle Operations Course training at Ridge Motorsports Park. This training includes high speed and pursuit driving, pursuit intervention tactics, and vehicle skills/placement. Our goal is to reduce risk to the public & our officers. pic.twitter.com/RjBnCuoita
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Want to learn more about what’s happening with the SR 167 Corridor Improvements Project? #renton #kent #auburn #sumner #puyallup
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Join reps from @wsdot and Northup for an online community meeting from 12-1:00 p.m. on March 20.
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Things will be a little different in Sumner on March 21. In the morning, we’ll be partnering with the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District and a lot of other agencies to conduct a big drill for a lahar evacuation. What’s a lahar? My very non-technical answer is that a lahar happens when Mt. Rainier erupts, bringing a “river” of mud into our valley that will not be pleasant. Now I’m hearing that a lahar can even happen without an eruption. You’ll want the much more technical answer from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Their scientists will be at Puyallup’s Library next Monday, March 18, 5-7 pm, providing that information way better than I ever could.
Back to March 21st: since we know lahars are a risk, we do what we can to prepare. That’s why Pierce County tests their lahar sirens on the first Monday of every month. And that’s why on March 21, we’ll test what it’s like to evacuate every school in the valley. It won’t be easy, and it will affect traffic. In Sumner, the drill will impact our main routes, particularly Valley Avenue, 160th Avenue as well as Main Street and Meade McCumber Road between Valley and 160th. I would avoid those areas that morning, or if you have an appointment or business, plan on being rerouted with delays estimated at about 20 minutes to get to your destination. We know this is an imposition, but we believe it’s worth it every two years to learn what we can about ways to improve getting our students out as fast as possible.
While this drill only involves students, it’s also a good reminder for all of us to think about how prepared we are for a lahar or any emergency within our own home and family. Use the link below to learn more about the drill and tips to prepare for any emergency. I’m thinking it would be just my luck for something that happens once in thousands of years to happen during my term. Then again, I’m sure Mayor Pugh felt that way about a global pandemic, so we continue to drill, prepare and plan! Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
-Mayor Kathy Hayden
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