Practice Earthquake Drills with the Great ShakeOut
Earthquakes can occur anytime and anywhere without warning. Now is a perfect time to practice earthquake safety. To help you prepare, one easy and safe step is to participate in the Great ShakeOut earthquake drill on October 15, 2020. Each year, on the third Thursday of October, millions of people participate to learn how to stay safe during earthquakes. Register here to join the event!
While learning to stay safe and prepare for earthquakes amid COVID-19, please follow the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Below are steps to help you prepare for earthquakes while staying safe during COVID-19:
While learning to stay safe and prepare for earthquakes amid COVID-19, please follow the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Below are steps to help you prepare for earthquakes while staying safe during COVID-19:
- Practice the drop, cover, and hold on steps with your family and coworkers.
- Ensure items such as televisions and objects that hang on the walls are secured and store heavy and breakable objects on low shelves.
- Create an emergency plan with the whole family and practice it regularly. This should include what is needed to protect you and your family from an earthquake and other disasters, including COVID-19.
- Build an emergency kit that includes essential items such as water, non-perishable food, and prescription medicines for at least three days for the whole family, including pets; and a flashlight, a fire extinguisher, and a whistle.
- Consider obtaining an earthquake insurance policy. A standard homeowner’s insurance policy does not cover earthquake damage.
- Consider fixing structural issues that could cause your building to collapse during an earthquake.
Are You Prepared for a Wildfire?
Emergency plans are vital to ensuring your health and safety in wildfire areas. Only 29% of people living in wildfire areas have emergency plans that include how to evacuate. While we are enduring the COVID-19 pandemic, the most important protective action for a wildfire is evacuation. When planning, review multiple evacuation routes from locations you and your family frequent as this can be an important factor in surviving a wildfire. Due to COVID-19, public evacuation shelters may not be the safest choice for you and your family. Have you made plans to shelter with friends or family? Emergency plans should include locations for you and your family to shelter and stay safe.
The pandemic has caused serious supply shortages across the country, including N-95 masks. This means that people living in wildfire risk areas should make plans to protect themselves and limit smoke exposure by evacuating early. If you do need to evacuate, having supplies already packed and ready to go can help you evacuate more quickly. Only 52% of those living in wildfire areas have supplies already packed and ready to go. Are you prepared to evacuate?
Learn more about wildfire preparedness at and how the public is preparing for disasters by checking out the following resources:
The pandemic has caused serious supply shortages across the country, including N-95 masks. This means that people living in wildfire risk areas should make plans to protect themselves and limit smoke exposure by evacuating early. If you do need to evacuate, having supplies already packed and ready to go can help you evacuate more quickly. Only 52% of those living in wildfire areas have supplies already packed and ready to go. Are you prepared to evacuate?
Learn more about wildfire preparedness at and how the public is preparing for disasters by checking out the following resources:
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