Some links to useful emergency information:
Puget Sound Energy video – safety around downed power line on car
PC Magazine – How to Add an Emergency Contact to Your Phone’s Lock Screen
Walnut Creek Emergency Preparedness – includes lists for emergency kits
Walnut Creek CERT – link to training classes and preparedness information
Contra Costa County Emergency Services – links to Family preparedness resource guide as well as other useful links
San Francisco – 72-hour emergency kit
Red Cross – Disaster Safety Library
Site provides checklists for emergency preparedness kits for people & pets and checklists for
CDC – Surviving an earthquake and reducing its health impact requires preparation, planning, and practice.
Be Ready! Earthquakes – This infographic includes important tips on being ready before and during an earthquake.
USGS – Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country – Your Handbook for the San Francisco Bay Region
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/2005/
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/2005/
“You’ve learned your earthquake hazards, now follow these seven steps. . .
BEFORE A QUAKE:
STEP 1. Identify potential hazards in your home and begin to fix them (go to step 1)
STEP 2. Create a disaster-preparedness plan (go to step 2).
STEP 3. Create disaster kits (go to step 3).
STEP 4. Identify your building’s potential weaknesses and begin to fix them (go to step 4).
DURING A QUAKE:
STEP 5. Protect yourself during earthquake shaking (go to step 5).
AFTER A QUAKE:
STEP 6. After the quake, check for injuries and damage (go to step 6).
STEP 7. When safe, continue to follow your disaster-preparedness plan (go to step 7).”
BEFORE A QUAKE:
STEP 1. Identify potential hazards in your home and begin to fix them (go to step 1)
STEP 2. Create a disaster-preparedness plan (go to step 2).
STEP 3. Create disaster kits (go to step 3).
STEP 4. Identify your building’s potential weaknesses and begin to fix them (go to step 4).
DURING A QUAKE:
STEP 5. Protect yourself during earthquake shaking (go to step 5).
AFTER A QUAKE:
STEP 6. After the quake, check for injuries and damage (go to step 6).
STEP 7. When safe, continue to follow your disaster-preparedness plan (go to step 7).”
US Insurance Agents – Home Preparedness – What to do in an Earthquake
ARRL – Example personal medical info USB flash drive
It is important to maintain proper sanitation and clean water are important after a disaster. Chlorine bleach is recommended for water purification and alcohol-based hand sanitizer is recommended for cleaning hands when soap and water are not available. Note that hand sanitizer expires in 3 years as the alcohol evaporates. Bleach also loses effectiveness over time as well; see the manufacturer’s web site for more information.
FEMA – Be Safe: Drink Clean Water
CDC – Hand Sanitizer Alert
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/
“To reduce infections in healthcare settings, alcohol-based hand sanitizers are recommended as a component of hand hygiene (4). For alcohol-based hand sanitizers, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (5) recommends a concentration of 60% to 95% ethanol or isopropanol, the concentration range of greatest germicidal efficacy. While nonhealthcare groups also recommend alcohol-based hand sanitizers, they usually do not specify an appropriate concentration of alcohol.”
“To reduce infections in healthcare settings, alcohol-based hand sanitizers are recommended as a component of hand hygiene (4). For alcohol-based hand sanitizers, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (5) recommends a concentration of 60% to 95% ethanol or isopropanol, the concentration range of greatest germicidal efficacy. While nonhealthcare groups also recommend alcohol-based hand sanitizers, they usually do not specify an appropriate concentration of alcohol.”
PG&E presentation – electrical safety
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
PG&E presentation – natural gas safety
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
PG&E presentation – natural gas safety
https://www.youtube.com/watch?