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Family Disaster Plan & Family Disaster Plan &

Personal Survival Guide Personal Survival Guide
Preparation During an Earthquake
 Know how and where to shut off utilities.  If you are indoors…
 Draw a floor plan of your home showing location of exit doors and windows, utilities shutoffs, STAY THERE. Move away from windows, book cases, and tall shelves. Get under a table or
first aid kit, and emergency supplies. Ensure that everyone is familiar with it. desk and hold on to it. Be prepared to move with it and hold that position until the shaking
 Establish two reunion locations where your family can meet following an emergency. One stops. If there is no desk or table to get under, brace yourself in an interior corner. Watch for
just outside your home and another site away from home. falling, flying, and sliding objects.

 Establish an out of area contact person for family members to call  If you are in a mobile home resting on A-frame supports…
and report their location and condition. Everyone should memorize Get on top of a bed or sofa and cover your head and face. If the mobile home slips off the
this number. supports they may penetrate the flooring and cause injuries.
 Ask about your children’s schools’ disaster policies and make sure  If you are outdoors…
any medical consent forms are complete and current. Move to an open area away from buildings, trees, power poles, brick or
block walls and other objects that could fall.
Before a Disaster
 If you are in an automobile…
 Inspect your home. Identify potential  Remove or isolate and secure flammable
hazards and evacuation routes. materials. Stop and stay in it until the shaking ends. Avoid stopping near trees and
power lines or on or under overpasses or bridges.
 Secure water heater and tall or heavy  Learn how to protect yourself from falling If You Evacuate
furniture to wall sides. objects, smoke, fire, toxic fumes, etc.  If you are in a high-rise building…
Get under a desk and hold on, or crouch next to an  Prominently post a message
 Install clips, latches and other locking  Learn First Aid & CPR. Keep a list of who in indicating where you can be
devices on cabinet doors. your family is trained, and their training interior wall until the shaking stops. DO NOT USE
THE ELEVATOR TO EVACUATE. Use the stairs. found and the date and time
 Provide strong support and flexible expiration dates. you left.
connections on gas appliances.  Contact Salvation Army Emergency  If you are in a store…
 Take with you: medicines, first
Move heavy items to lower shelves. Disaster Services for information on free Get under a table or any sturdy object. Avoid stop-
 aide kit, flashlight, radio, batter-
First Aid & CPR training. Call (619) 231- ping under anything that could fall. DO NOT RUN
 Review and practice your emergency plan. ies, important papers and cash,
6000. FOR THE EXIT. Choose your exit carefully and follow food, blankets, and extra clothes.
instructions of store personnel.
Home Emergency Supplies  Make arrangements for pets.
 Your emergency supplies should be enough to sustain you, your family and pets for a mini- After a Disaster
mum of 72 hours. A two week supply of medicines and prescription drugs is recommended.
 Basic: water (1 gal/person/day), first aid kit & book, manual can opener, battery operated  Put on heavy shoes immediately to avoid  Check house, roof, and chimney for
watch or clock, blankets/sleeping bags for each family member, portable battery operated injury from stepping on glass. damage.
radio, flashlight (spare bulbs & batteries), fire extinguisher, food (canned or dehydrated, pre  Locate a light source, such as a flashlight, if  Do not use the phone except in emergen-
-cooked and/or requiring minimum heat or water) necessary. cies. Only call 911 for life threatening emer-
 Sanitation: large plastic trash bags, pre-moistened towelettes, newspapers, handsoap, liquid  Check for injuries and administer first aid. gencies.
detergent, shampoo, toothpaste & brush, dentures, feminine supplies, infant supplies, toilet  Check for fires an fire hazards.  For general and updated disaster informa-
paper, paper towels, powdered chlorinated lime (add to sewage to deodorize/disinfect) tion, call 211 (858-300-1211 from a cell
 Check on your neighbors.
 Safety: heavy shoes, heavy gloves, candles, waterproof matches, garden hose, knife/razor phone).
blades, clothes  Listen for advisories using a battery pow-
ered radio. The primary Emergency Alert  Do NOT go sightseeing!
 Cooking: plastic bags (various sizes, sealable), paper plates, plastic utensils, paper towels, System station for San Diego County is
pots (at least two), barbeque or gas grill, charcoal and lighter or propane, Sterno stove  Be prepared for aftershocks.
KOGO AM 600. The secondary station is
 Water: To purify drinking water use one of the following methods—boil for one full minute KLSD AM 1360.  Open and close cupboards carefully.
(let cool completely before use); or add 8 drops (1/4/ tsp) of household bleach per gallon  Do not touch downed power lines or objects
clear water, 16 drops for cloudy water, mix well and let stand for 30 minutes; water  Cooperate with public safety officials.
touching downed wires. Do not stand in
purification tablets. Adapted from materials distributed by San Diego Co. Office of Emergency Services
water near downed power lines.  Be prepared to evacuate when/if necessary.
http://sdcounty.ca.gov/oes