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Emergency officials to talk about disaster book

The Columbian
Published: June 16, 2010, 12:00am

Officials with the county’s emergency services agency plan a lunchtime book club to focus on “The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes — And Why.”

Beginning on July 12 and continuing on the next seven Mondays, from noon to 1 p.m., readers can discuss the book on the sixth floor of the Public Services Center at 1300 Franklin St., near the Clark County Courthouse.

The book’s author is Amanda Ripley, a longtime Time Magazine writer who “has traveled the world studying disasters, natural and man-made,” according to a publicist’s statement.

Facilitating the discussions will be Cheryl Bledsoe and Beth Vaughn, emergency managers for Clark County and Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency, which operates the 911 center.

People can register online by July 1st at http://www.cresa911.org/emergency/training-register.php, or call 360-992-6270.

Participants are expected to bring their own new or used copies of the book, which is widely available for as little as $8, according to a CRESA bulletin.

Only 25 members will be accepted, but there also is an option to take part in the discussions via Twitter.

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