“If Washington has the will, we certainly have the means to make our state safer and better before the next time an earthquake strikes.” Read this op-ed from PNSN director @haroldtobin@bsky.social in today’s Seattle Times about how we can #FixtheBricks: www.seattletimes.com/opinion/befo...
Today marks the anniversary of the 1700 Magnitude 9 Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake, reminding us to be prepared for strong shaking in the PNW. URMs are particularly vulnerable, but retrofitting can mitigate the risk. #FixTheBricks www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5wa...
Poster for Museum of History and Industry event titled "The Nisqually Quake and Fixing the Bricks", held on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 from 6:30pm to 8pm at the Microsoft Lakefront Pavilion. There is a sliding scale cost for entry from free up to a $50 donation. The poster is accompanied with a photo of a man walking past a building severely damaged in an earthquake.
Join us on Wednesday evening at @MOHAI for a special event about the 2001 Nisqually earthquake. PNSN Director Harold Tobin and other excellent panelists will speak about how we can be prepared for the next one. Let's #FixTheBricks!
FIX THE BRICKS with a damaged car underneath a rubble of bricks. A brick wall is in the background.
🧱Retrofitting buildings in preparation for our region’s next big earthquake will save lives!🧱
Learn more about the #FixtheBricks campaign and Washington House Bill 1810 to support statewide retrofitting of Unreinforced Masonry (URM) buildings: aiawa.org/wp-content/u....
Today, state building experts are drawing attention to the importance of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings, located all over our state. URM buildings have the most potential to experience collapse and damage during an earthquake.
They created this 3-min video.
#FixTheBricks
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