For the USC and Exposition Park neighborhoods in Los Angeles
April is National Earthquake Preparedness Month (just in case March didn't scare you into action), according to Orli at Rancho Park Online.
Do your best to get you and your family as ready as you can be.
The Los Angeles Emergency Management Department maintains a comprehensive site at Ready LA with good links and lists for what to do in all sorts of disasters. Here is a link to their earthquake page which has info on how to prepare (keep shoes and a flashlight by your bed), what to do in case of an earthquake (stop,drop and hold on) and what to doif you are trapped (tap but shout only as a last resort). Click on the links above for their complete lists.
Ready LA also has separate pages on how to put together emergency supply kits and a household disaster plan. There are also preparedness videos and a searchable-by-zipcode list of emergency services. Here is thelink for 90089.
Disaster Kits
These can be ordered online (the Red Cross has an online store) , put togther yourself (Ace, Home Depot and Osh has most of what you need) or purchased.
Here's some things you should have
FOOD FOR 3 DAYS FOR 2 PEOPLE
WATER FOR 3 DAYS FOR 2 PEOPLE
1 LED FLASHLIGHT ( No Batteries needed)
1 WHISTLE
1 UTILITY KNIFE
2 PACKS OF KLEENEX
2 PAIRS OF HEAVY DUTY GLOVES
3 LIGHT STICKS
1 ROLL OF DUCT TAPE
1 WATER/GAS SHUT OFF TOOL
1ST AID KIT
1 BOTTLE OF GERMICIDAL TABLET
Kits sell for about $75.
The Red Cross also has great information. Their tips are below and more can be found on their site. Print all this (along with phone numbers of all key family and friends) because your computer won't work and you'll be looking for all the useful info posted here!
At www.redcross.org, the Red Cross offers important steps that people can take before an earthquake occurs:
If you are inside when the shaking starts:
If you are outside when the shaking starts:
Steps you can take after an earthquake include:
Are you ready? Any tips or info I've forgetten? Please let me know.
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