The commission will operate independently, and it will not determine liability, cause or fault, or act as a substitute for the courts in any way. It may also propose changes to policy or operational procedures that would improve planning and response for similar events. The commission will look to identify information gaps, lessons learned and technical needs. That may include the initial emergency search and rescue and recovery of victims, community efforts, and coordination among local, county, state, tribal and federal governments. The commission is also charged with reviewing the emergency response to the slide. The SR 530 Landslide Commission will review the incident and establish a timeline of events to better understand the collective response and guide policymakers. The commission will focus its work on identifying the most important recommendations that, if implemented today, would make all of us safer tomorrow,” Lovick said.

“One of government’s preeminent roles is to promote public safety. “Through this effort, we will act on what we learn and support the healing process of this community.' “Today we begin a new effort to understand the SR 530 landslide,” Inslee said. Jay Inslee and Snohomish County Executive John Lovick today announced a joint commission to review the incident and the collective response, and to provide recommendations to help plan and respond to similar events. In response to the landslide that took the lives of 43 people on March 22, Gov.

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