Earthquake Preparedness
Why bother preparing for an earthquake?
it will not be for a long time …
it will not be epicentered here…
it will not be that bad here…
I have so much else to do that is more pressing…
it is too much work . . .
http://marydonahue.org/its-too-much-work
The earthquake preparedness class at De Anza College is included in the Red Cross first aid class.
Main sections (see links below) include:
an Earthquake Home Hazards Survey (As a part of preparing for the next earthquake, do a what if? survey of your home.)
a Disaster Plan for a family / roommates (and babysitters, caregivers, overnight guests)
Information is at:
http://marydonahue.org/health-57a
The page includes the homework assignments (some of the reading is also listed at this webpage), map to find the classroom, course syllabus (green sheet), and a link to a free download of the text book.
Try an edit-find function (hold down Ctrl, then type the letter F) on your computer to ‘search’ this page.
http://marydonahue.org/disaster-planning is a family (and babysitters, caregivers, overnight guests) Disaster Plan
As a part of preparing for the next earthquake, do a what if? survey of your home.http://marydonahue.org/earthquake-home-hazards-survey
You can find detailed maps (with zoom in capability) of potential road closures, risk of liquefaction and flooding,
at the ABAG link at: http://marydonahue.org/earthquake-information-sources
http://marydonahue.org/earthquake-and-pets-advice (Consider having the vet ‘microchip’ your pets, and more…
… Wouldn’t it be easier to transport your cat in a real carrier s/he is used to than in a pillowcase?)
Helping children cope with disaster
http://marydonahue.org/helping-children-cope-with-disaster
store water for after an earthquake
http://marydonahue.org/store-water-for-after-an-earthquake
hazardous household chemical mixtures (Many people know that ammonia mixed with bleach creates a toxic gas. Therefore we should not only not mix them to clean, we should store them apart from each other to they can’t spill and mix during the shaking of an earthquake.)
http://marydonahue.org/hazardous-household-chemical-mixtures
disaster supplies http://marydonahue.org/disaster-supplies
babysitter consent and contact form
http://marydonahue.org/babysitter-consent-and-contact-form
emergency information form
http://marydonahue.org/emergency-information-form
blood donation FAQs