• Learn the terminology (watch vs warning)
  
• Plan for evacuation.
  
• Consider purchasing flood insurance.
  
• Flood-proof your home.
  
• Develop a flood emergency plan
  
• Keep insurance policies and household inventory in a safe place, with a copy in a second location.
  

Flood Survival

• When local authorities issue a flood watch, prepare to evacuate.
  
• Secure your home.
  
• Turn off utilities at the main switches or valves.
  
• Sterilize the bathtub and fill it with water in case water becomes contaminated or services are cut off.
  
• Stay away from flood waters.
  
• Before deep flooding, permit the flood waters to flow freely into your basement to avoid structural damage
  
• Stay away from flood waters.
  
• Stay away from moving water.
  
• Stay away from disaster areas.
  
• Listen to the radio for emergency information.
  
• Wash your hands frequently with soap and clean water if you come in contact with flood waters.
  
• Throw away food that has come in contact with flood water.
  
• Do not drink well water

After the Flood

• Avoid and report downed power lines.
  
• Avoid disaster areas.
  
• Listen to the radio for emergency information.
  
• Wash your hands frequently with soap and clean water if you come in contact with flood waters.
  
• Throw away food that has come in contact with flood waters.
  
• Take photos of or videotape your belongings and your home's damage.

Flood Links we recommend

• AllState Flood Preparation and Survival
  
• FEMA Flood Map Service Center also flood maps, terms, before during and after
  
• Red Cross "Prepare"
  
• Ready.gov: Floods
  
• National Weather Service's Floods
  
• OSHA: Flood
  

• Most are not felt
  
• Caused by faults
  
• Less than 15 miles deep
  
• random and unpredictable
  
• Magnitude 1 to 5

Deep Earthquakes ("Intra Plate" quakes)

• 40 Miles deep
  
• 6.0 to 8.0 magnitude
  
• Every 20 to 30 years
  
• Occurs between the subducting oceanic plate as it bends beneath the continental plate

Subduction Earthquakes

• Every 100-1,000 years
  
• Huge quakes resulting when oceanic and continental plates rupture
  
• 8.0+ Magnitude
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  What to do during an Earthquake
  
  • Drop to the floor or ground
    
  • Find cover
    
  • Hold until the shaking stops
  
  
  Indoors
  
  • Drop, cover and hold. Stay inside. The best protection is to get under heavy furniture (desk, table, bench) and hold onto it. If in the kitchen move away from overhead cabinets and large appliances
    
  • In a high-rise—Drop, cover and hold; if you're not near a desk or table move against an interior wall away from windows and protect your head with your arms. Stay on the same floor; and don't use the elevators. Stay away from shelves
  
  
  Outdoors
  
  • Find an open area. Move away from buildings, streetlights, and utility wires
    
  • In a car pull over out of traffic, stop, stay in car until shaking stops. Avoid overpasses.
  
  
  Survival Afterward
  
  • Check for injuries.
    
  • Help the injured and trapped
    
  • Give First Aid
    
  • Check for fire
    
  • Protect water source
    
  • Dress appropriately
    
  • Check neighborhood (for emergencies, etc)
    
  • Only phone/radio in case of emergency
    
  • Listen to disaster/emergency public stations for evacuation directions
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  Earthquake Links we recommend
  
  • Earthquake Preparedness
    
  • Fema Checklist
    
  • Fema: Are You Ready?
    
  • America Preparathon
    
  • ShakeOut Earthquake Drills
    
  • Latest Earthquakes
    
  • Fema Protect Your Property from an Earthquake.
    
  
  Fire
  
  • Follow your Fire Emergency Evacuation Plan
    
  • Contact Fire Department. Follow their instructions
    
  • Listen to disaster/emergency public stations for evacuation directions of wildfire areas
    
  • Inform police of evacuation
  • Obey Fire Department guidelines regarding building safety
    
  • Inventory damage
    
  
  
  Fire Links we recommend
  

  • Does Homeowners Insurance Cover Wildfires
    
  • US Fire Administration
    
  • Home Safety Checklist
    
  • Fema: How to prepare for a wildfire
    
  • Ready.Gov Wildfires
    
  • Fire Prevention
    
  • Checklist
    
  • NFPA Fire Escape Planning
    
  • Fire Safety
    
    

  
  Wind Damage
  
  • Implement your Emergency plan. Wait out the storm in a safe place.
  
  
• Turn off computers and unplug equipment
  
• Listen to the radio for updates and official instructions.
  
• Stay inside. Stay away from glass windows, doors.
  
• Administer First Aid if necessary
  
• Use the telephone for emergency calls only.
  
• Keep a watch on potential threats such as unstable trees and structures

• Be alert and aware of the surrounding area.
  
• Take precautions when traveling.
  
• Be aware of conspicuous or unusual behavior.
  
• Do not accept packages from strangers.
  
• Do not leave luggage unattended.
  
• Learn where emergency exits are located.
  
• Think ahead about how to evacuate a building
  
• Learn where staircases are located.
  
• Be aware of packages, backpacks, and any unusual containers in areas of suspect.
  
• Report them to building security or authorities.