Earthquake Preparation Tips

9/18/2019 (Permalink)

• Encourage your family, friends and co-workers to practice DROP, COVER and HOLD ON or LOCK, COVER and HOLD ON (for wheelchair or walker users) drills at home and at work.
• Create a family and a workplace emergency plan that includes how they will contact or reconnect with you if separated. Make sure that there is also an out-of-state contact too. Click here for more information on making plans for emergencies and disasters.
• Remind your family, friends and co-workers to be prepared by knowing their evacuation routes.
• Make a disaster supply kit that includes enough food, water and medications that could last for at least 10 days. Click here for more information on keeping supplies for emergencies and disasters.
• Secure televisions, monitors, bookcases or other items that hang on walls. Store heavy and breakable items on low shelves.
• Inspect the inside and outside of your home, dwelling or property for items that could be damaged or fall and cause injury. Secure these identified items with braces, bolts, straps and other materials available at disaster preparedness outlets.
• Get involved – enroll in First Aid, CPR and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) trainings in your community. Click here for more information on how to get involved
• If you own a home, consider obtaining an earthquake insurance policy. Standard homeowner’s insurance does not cover earthquake damage.
• If you are a property owner, consider a retrofit of your building to correct structural issues that make it vulnerable to collapse during an earthquake.