The Disaster Preparedness & Response (DP&R) Committee informs and coordinates design professionals' action in preparing for and responding to disaster conditions. Activities have included offering seminars and workshops to prepare design profesionals for work of this kind to serve communities and clients, and organizing relief efforts.

Who we are
Volunteer architects, engineers, facilities managers, and other design professionals, typically with training in ATC 20-21 Post-Earthquake Safety Evaluation of Buildings.

What we do
1. Prepare for emergencies: training, seminars, information resources
2. Respond to an event with volunteers able to perform building damage assessments.

Where we volunteer
City of Seattle and other municipalities in King County, the Puget Sound Region, and beyond

Experience
In 2007, members assisted the City of Centralia by performing building damage assessments for flooded homes.  In 2005, in the wake of hurricane Katrina, the Committee mounted the Mississippi Mission, sending damage assessment teams of knowledgeable design professional volunteers.  in 2001 the Committee helped guide response to the Nisqually Earthquake affecting the Puget Sound region, resulting in recognition by the AIA Seattle 2001 Community Service Award.