Nearly four years ago, the Oso Mudslide caught nearly everyone by surprise.
Everyone, that is, outside Snohomish County.
Since then, landslide reporting has become a major issue here in Washington State.
Last month, I was on duty when a representative from Yakima County's Department of Emergency Management called to warn us about the unstable condition of Rattlesnake Ridge.
It's now speculated that the potential landslide could be worse than officials expect.
Back in 2014, I came on duty three full days after the Oso Mudlside occurred. Our agency, WA State Department of Emergency Management, was fully activated and our Emergency Operations Center was still frantically busy. If I recall correctly, we remained activated until nearly June of that year.
None of us at our agency want to go through that again.
And more importantly, the residents living near Rattlesnake Ridge don't want to experience a landslide first-hand.
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