How do I create disaster supplies kits?
Everyone should have personal disaster supplies kits. Keep them where you spend most of your time, so they can be reached even if your building is badly damaged. The kits will be useful for many emergencies. Keep one kit in your home, another in your car, and a third kit at work. Backpacks or other small bags are best for your disaster supplies kits so you can take them with you if you evacuate.
- Create Disaster Supplies Kits.
This is a link to Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country. - Emergency Supplies Checklist
A list of supplies you should have ready in case an earthquake strikes. - Your Family Disaster Supplies Kit
This webpage from FEMA contains a list of supplies that are helpful in the case of a disaster.
Following
a major earthquake, fire suppression and rescue resources will be
completely overwhelmed. The correct use of a fire extinguisher in the
early stages of a hostile fire could prevent a total loss. This is true
for any fire, not just those caused by earthquakes
- LAFD Earthquake Handbook: Use the Correct Fire
Extinguisher
Explains fire extinguishers, how to choose them and how to use them (go to page 32).
What are the chances an earthquake could hit your favorite locations? Make a One-Step Earthquake Forecast here.
To see locations of current major earthquakes, go the Hazards Viewer and click on one of the Earth globes on the right hand side.
To see locations of current major earthquakes, go the Hazards Viewer and click on one of the Earth globes on the right hand side.
Poll
MegaCities: Top 10 Most At-Risk Cities
1. | Tokyo | 68 |
2. | Los Angeles | 25 |
3. | Manila | 18 |
4. | Bandung | 17 |
5. | Santiago | 16 |
6. | Nagoya | 9.4 |
7. | Osaka | 9.4 |
8. | Jakarta | 9 |
9. | Lima | 8 |
10. | Chengdu | 7.5 |