Will Seattle retrofit (URM) buildings to make them safer in earthquakes?

Dan Say was interviewed by KOMO TV for this informational update pertaining to the City of Seattle’s pending URM Policy. The Department of Construction and Inspections says there is a high likelihood that Seattle will experience another quake similar to the 2001 Nisqually event which damaged a large number of the city’s unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings.

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