Emergency Services Coordinating Agency
2901 228th St SW, Ste A, Brier, Washington 98036
Phone (425)776-3722 Fax (425)775-7153
"Who depends on you?" campaign concept by Everett Department of Emergency Management.
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About ESCAESCA Emergency Contact InformationDuring normal business hours:The Emergency Services Coordinating Agency may be reached at 425-776-3722. After normal business hours:ESCA may be contacted by for emergencies by using the all staff pager at phone number 425-438-5729. Using a touchtone phone enter your area code and phone number. Once the page has been sent stand by until the on call ESCA staffer returns your call. ESCA Information and HistoryThe Emergency Services Coordinating Agency (ESCA) was created by interlocal agreement between its member’s cities. The agency currently serves the cities of Brier, Edmonds, Kenmore, Lake Forest Park, Lynnwood, Mill Creek, Mountlake Terrace, Mukilteo and Woodway. ESCA is funded on a per capita basis through the city’s regular budgets with approximately 18% of the funding provided through federal grants. ESCA serves as the emergency management agency for each of its member cities. In cooperation with each city’s disaster coordinator, ESCA staff provides direction and coordination in the development and maintenance of these cities emergency operations plans and provide for coordination with outside agencies and organizations involved in emergency planning. ESCA also develops and maintains its own emergency procedures, works with outside agencies such as 911 dispatch centers, American Red Cross, hospitals, schools and public utilities to coordinate emergency response and provides public education classes. The agency manages a variety of emergency management related tasks including state and federal mandates. These include programs such as SARA Title III, which includes the administration of federal hazardous materials planning and community right to know requirements, maintaining critical communication links such as the Emergency Alert Systems and CEMNET and development of emergency back up communication systems to support the overall disaster response efforts at the local level. During times of emergency ESCA staff manage the ESCA Emergency Operations Center in order to provide a coordination point between local, state and federal agencies for support to ESCA cities. ESCA coordinates resources utilized between member cities and provides resource acquisition and deployment from outside sources based on the needs of each individual city. The agency also coordinates emergency back-up communications and develops and releases emergency public information. ESCA has direct access to emergency support agencies such as Washington State Emergency Management, state agencies, National Guard, public and private utilities, Red Cross, Salvation Army and other volunteer emergency service organizations who provide support activities during major emergencies and disasters. During the recovery period immediately following a disaster the ESCA Director will provide assistance to member cities with disaster recovery paperwork, mitigation grants and coordinate the establishment of Disaster Assistance Centers to support individual citizen and overall community recovery efforts.
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