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Snohomish, King counties train together for region's next disaster
EVERETT — In 2014, first responders from all around the Pacific Northwest converged on Snohomish County for weeks when a major mudslide hit the rural community of Oso, killing 43 people.
“There weren’t any signs of a home left. I couldn’t believe it,” said Bill Quistorf, chief pilot for the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.
On Tuesday, the Northwest Aviation Consortium coordinated a disaster response to prepare for the next disaster on the same scale, if not bigger.
“We know from disasters like (the) Oso Slide how critical this training is,” Arlington city spokesperson Mandy Kruger said in an email.
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/snohomish-king-counties-train-together-for-regions-next-disaster/