Before Emergency
WHAT TO DO BEFORE AN EARTHQUAKE OR OTHER EMERGENCY
Planning & Preparation
- Take an Emergency Response Class
(Contact your fire department or an organization through one of these LINKS) - Take a First Aid Class
- Take a CPR Class
- Make a list of Emergency Contacts such as
- heMarin Emergency Contacts List
- Write up a Family Emergency Plan together
- Put together 3 Emergency Supply Kits(for
- ome, vehicle, and workplace)
- Put together a First Aid Kit
Safety Survey: identify and fix hazardous conditions around your home and workplace.
Emergency Response Team students learning Search & Rescue skills
Safety Survey
Think:
if a disaster (say a major earthquake) hit right now, what would injure me? Prevent items from moving:
- install inexpensive childproof latcheson cabinets doors
- attach industrial strength velcro to bottom of heavy objects
(TV, stereo, PC)
- attach putty to bottom of vases and other items on tables and shelves
- Fasten shelves securely to walls
- Place large or heavy objects on lower shelves
Place flashlight & sturdy shoes next to everyone's bed
Store chemicals on bottom shelf in closed original labelled containers
Locate and learn to operate utility shutoffs (gas, electrical, water)
Have a spare non-cordless telephone for making calls with no electricity
Properly dispose of any hazardous materials not needed anymore
DO NOT
If possible, do not place a bed directly under a window
(glass may shatter)
