King County Office of Emergency Management

May is Volcano Awareness Month

Click here to learn about this natural hazard and ways you can prepare for its impacts.
Watch these videos of the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens (may require updating your media/flash player).

USGS scientists recount their experiences before, during and after the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. Video Producer/Videographer: Stephen M. Wessells. Having trouble viewing video? Click here.

Mount St. Helens Erupts. (2012). The History Channel website.
Retrieved 7:57, April 30, 2012. Having trouble viewing video? Click here.

Residents and businesses

Learn more about how you, your family, or your business can prepare, respond,
and recover from disasters here in King County.

Emergency management partners and professionals

Find information on emergency management plans, grants, homeland security, and regional partnership.

A directory of local non-emergency phone numbers	3 Days, 3 Ways: Are You Ready? Make a plan, get a kit, and get involved!