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County of Los AngeLes
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As a residet o oe o the may uicorporated
areas o Los Ageles Couty, you are a importat
part o emergecy plaig ad preparedess.
Uicorporated areas are ot part o ay city ad are
govered by the ve-member Board o Supervisors
o the Couty o Los Ageles. The Board acts as
your city coucil ad is resposible or establishig
policies ad regulatios that aect you ad your
eighborhood. The Board also govers the CoutyDepartmets that provide services i your area icludi
recreatio, solid waste, plaig, law eorcemet,
re ghtig, ad social programs. The Couty is
your rst respoder to disasters such as food, re,
earthquake, civil urest, tsuami, ad terrorist attacks.
This Guide will help you to better prepare or, respod
to ad recover rom disasters that ace Los Ageles
Couty. Our goal is to provide tips that assist you to besel-suciet ater a disaster. I additio to this Guide,
we recommed that you icrease your awareess o
emergecy situatios ad the skills you eed to prepare
your amily, eighbors ad your commuity. Become
Commuity Emergecy Respose Team (CERT) qualie
ad joi a local CERT Disaster Respose Team. CERT
Teams stregthe the ability o our commuities to
quickly recover ater major disasters.
This guide is a startig poit. For more iormatio o
preparig or disasters, please visit the website
or the Coutys Emergecy Survival Program (ESP)
at www.ss.g or call the ESP Hotlie
at (213) 974-1166 to receive ree iormatio o how
to be prepared or emergecies ad disasters.
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Field OFFices
el MOnte
3400 Aerojet Aveue, Suite 240
El Mote, Calioria 91731
Phoe: (626) 350-4500
Fax: (626) 448-1573
east lOs angeles
4801 East Third Street
Los Ageles, Calioria 90022
Phoe: (323) 881-4601
Fax: (323) 887-7286
Gloria MolinaFIRST DISTRICT
856 Keeth Hah Hall o Admiistratio
500 West Temple Street
Los Ageles, Calioria 90012
Phoe: (213) 974-4111
Fax: (213) 613-1739
Email: molia@bos.lacouty.gov
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Mark ridley-ThoMaSSECOnD DISTRICT
866 Keeth Hah Hall o Admiistratio
500 West Temple Street
Los Ageles, Calioria 90012
Phoe: (213) 974-2222
Fax: (213) 680-3283
Email: secoddistrict@bos.lacouty.gov
Field OFFices
expOsitiOn park
Admiistrative Oces East
700 Expositio Park Drive
Los Ageles, CA 90037
FlOrence-FirestOne7901 South Compto Aveue
Los Ageles, CA 90001
Phoe: (323) 586-6523
Fax: (323) 277-9824
ingleWOOd cOUrtHOUse
1 Reget Street, Room 620
Iglewood, CA 90301
Phoe: (213) 974-1028
Fax: (310) 674-6134
WillOWBrOOk
12915 S. Jarvis Aveue
Los Ageles, CA 90061
Phoe: (310) 217-7339
Fax: (310) 808-1184
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Zev yaroSlavSkyTHIRD DISTRICT
821 Keeth Hah Hall o Admiistratio
500 West Temple Street
Los Ageles, CA 90012
Phoe: (213) 974-3333
Fax: (213) 625-7360
Email: zev@bos.lacouty.gov
Field OFFices
Van nUys district OFFice
14340 Sylva Street
Va nuys, CA 91401
Phoe: (818) 901-3831
Fax: (818) 997-8196
calaBasas district OFFice
26600 Agoura Road, #100
Calabasas, CA 91302
Phoe: (818) 880-9416
Fax: (818) 880-9346
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don knabeFOURTH DISTRICT
822 Keeth Hah Hall o Admiistratio
500 West Temple Street
Los Ageles, CA 90012
Phoe: (213) 974-4444
Fax: (213) 626-6941
Email: do@lacbos.org
Field OFFices
BellFlOWer
100205 E. Flower Street
Bellfower 90706
Phoe: (562) 804-8208
Fax: (562) 804-2746
signal Hill
1401 E. Willow Street
Sigal Hill 90755
Phoe: (562) 256-1920
Fax: (562) 490-0549
rOWland HeigHts
1199 S. Fairway Dr., Suite 111
Walut, CA 91789
Phoe: (909) 594-6561Fax: (909) 594-1621
tOrrance
825 Maple Aveue, Room 150
Torrace, CA 90503
Phoe: (310) 222-3015
Fax: (310) 300-4058
dOWney
7500 E.Imperial Hwy., Rm 105
Dowey, CA 90242Phoe: (562) 803-7087
Fax: (562) 803-0613
nOrWalk
12720 norwalk Blvd., 7th Flr
norwalk, CA 90650
Phoe: (562) 806-7350
Fax: (562) 929-9051
san pedrO
505 S. Cetre StreetSa Pedro, CA 90731
Phoe: (310) 519-6021
Fax: (310) 732-7927
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Michael d. anTonovichFIFTH DISTRICT
869 Keeth Hah Hall o Admiistratio
500 West Temple Street
Los Ageles, CA 90012
Phoe: (213) 974-5555
Fax: (213) 974-1010
Email: thdistrict@lacbos.org
Field OFFices
antelOpe Valley
1113 W. Aveue M-4 Suite A
Palmdale, CA 93551
Phoe: (661) 726-3600
Fax: (661) 942-5069
san gaBriel Valley
615 East Foothill Blvd. Suite A
Sa Dimas, CA 91773
Phoe: (909) 394-2264
Fax: (909) 592-0751
san FernandO Valley
21943 Plummer Street
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Phoe: (818) 993-5170Fax: (818) 993-5764
pasadena
215 n. Marego Ave. Suite 120
Pasadea, CA 91101
Phoe: (626) 356-5407
Fax: (626) 568-0159
santa clarita Valley
23920 Valecia Blvd. Suite 265
Sata Clarita, CA 91355
Phoe: (661) 287-3657
Fax: (661) 254-4453
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The Los Ageles regio is subject to variousdestructive emergecies icludig earthquakes,
food, ladslides, wild res, toradoes, urba res,
tsuamis, hazardous material releases, terrorism,
ad civil urest. Major earthquakes have occurred i
Souther Calioria causig damage to the Couty
i 1933, 1971, 1987 ad 1994. A recet report by a
workig group o respected scietists estimates a
86% probability o a magitude 7.0 or greater
earthquake i souther Calioria over the ext 30 years.
Emergecy situatios become disasters whe
they overwhelm the resources here to protect our
commuity. I a disaster, Couty departmets will
do everythig possible to provide assistace to
residets. However, large disasters may completely
overwhelm our respoders with multiple icidets ad
competig public saety eeds. First respoders will
eed to ocus their eorts i the areas where they
ca do the most good - helpig severely edageredpeople ad heavily impacted areas rst. It is possible,
eve likely, that some areas may ot get proessioal
assistace or days ater a disaster has occurred.
A major disaster ca leave hudreds, possibly
thousads, o people homeless ad strai
ood, water ad shelter resources or all
emergecy respose ad support agecies.
This Guide is iteded to help you ad your amilysurvive ad recover ater a major disaster. Become
amiliar with the tips ad the resources provided i
this Guide ad take steps to keep your amily sae.
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Survival Guide ........................................................................................1
Respodig to Disasters i Los Ageles Couty ......................................7
Table o Cotets ...................................................................................8
Four STepS To preparedneSS ...................................................... 11
1. have a plan.................................................................................. 12
Family Emergecy Pla ........................................................................ 12
Te Essetial Actios ....................................................................... 12
Household Commuicatio Pla ...........................................................13
Household Emergecy Cotact Iormatio.......................................13
Emergecy Iormatio ....................................................................14
Out-o-State Emergecy Cotact Iormatio ...................................14
Fire Escape Pla ..................................................................................15
Idividuals i need o Special Assistace ............................................. 18
Evacuatios .........................................................................................19
Shelter-i-Place . .................................................................................19
Evacuatio Checklist .........................................................................20
Te Essetial Items ...........................................................................20
School Saety .......................................................................................21
School Closures ...................................................................................22
Busiess Preparedess ........................................................................23
Preparig Your Cogregatio or Disaster .............................................24Plaig or Water ...............................................................................25
Utilities ................................................................................................26
Gas Shut O ........................................................................................26
Electricity Shut O ...............................................................................27
Water Shut O .....................................................................................27
Aimal Preparedess ...........................................................................30
Dogs, Cats ad Other Small Aimals ....................................................30
Horses ad Large Aimals....................................................................31
Aimal Evacuatio Pla ........................................................................31
Large Aimal Shelter-i-Place ..............................................................33
2. keep SupplieS .............................................................................. 36
Disaster Supply Kits .............................................................................36
Te Essetial Emergecy Supplies ........................................................37
Food Supplies ......................................................................................39
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keep SupplieS (COnTInUED)
Basic First Aid Kit .................................................................................39
Sources o Drikig Water ....................................................................40
Ratios or Puriyig Water with Bleach ..................................................40
Pet Disaster Supply Kit Checklist ..........................................................41
Horse ad Large Aimal Disaster Supply Kit Checklist ..........................42
3. STay inForMed............................................................................. 43
4. GeT involved ................................................................................ 46
neighborhood networks ......................................................................46
Commuity Emergecy Respose Teams - CERT .................................47
! When diSaSTer STrikeS ............................................................ 49
Assess ............................................................................................50
Fid Shelter ....................................................................................51
Be Sae ...........................................................................................52
Get Help.......................................................................................... 55
Begi Recovery ...............................................................................58
! haZardS....................................................................................... 61
Wildlad Fire ...................................................................................61Storms, Floods & Mudslides ............................................................66
Hazardous & Chemical Materials .....................................................70
Earthquakes ...................................................................................73
Pademic Flu ..................................................................................77
Terrorism ........................................................................................80
Extreme Weather ............................................................................82
Tsuamis ........................................................................................83
! baSic FirST aid............................................................................ 86
Chokig ..........................................................................................87
Head, Back ad/or neck Ijuries .....................................................87
Shock & Cotrollig Bleedig ..........................................................88
Applyig a Slig to a Arm or Shoulder ............................................89
GloSSary .......................................................................................... 90
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You may be the rst perso to spot a emergecy
ad be i a positio to otiy authorities. This is
best doe through the 911 system, preerably usig
a ladlie (such as a home or oce telephoe)
so your locatio is accurately recorded.
never assume that someoe else has called 911
whe you see a emergecy. I act, the morepeople who call 911 to report a emergecy,
the better. Each call received may provide
more iormatio tha the previous call.
I a emergecy large umbers o 911 calls
rom cellular telephoes may cause sigicat
delays whe tryig to reach a 911 operator.
Cellular calls do ot always capture your locatio.
Whe reportig a emergecy o a cellular telephoe:
Give your cellular telephoe umber
to the 911 operator immediately i
case the call is dropped or lost.
Whe asked or your locatio, report the
locatio where the icidet occurred.
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four sTeps To preparedness
2. keep SupplieSbgg pg 36
3. STay
inForMedbgg pg 434. GeT
involvedbgg pg 46
1. have a
planbgg pg 12
Are you prepared to survive a major earthquake,
tsuami, re, food, act o terrorism or other disasters?
The time to start thikig about what to do i aemergecy is beore it happes. By ollowig some
simple guidelies you ca help prepare your amily,
eighborhood, busiess or school to be better
prepared ad sel-suciet ater the ext disaster.
The Couty o Los Ageles ad each City i the Couty
maitai ormal disaster plas desiged to coordiate
emergecy services provided by couty, state, ederalad voluteer agecies. Every eort will be made
to preserve basic services to uicorporated area
residets o the Couty, but survival durig a disaster
depeds o idividual ad amily preparedess.
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FaMily eMerGency plan
A good place to begi emergecy preparedess
is by writig a Family Emergecy Pla. Your
Pla should iclude every member o
your household icludig pets!
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Lear the threats i your area
Idetiy meetig places Outside your home
Outside your eighborhood
Select your out-o-state cotact
Kow your evacuatio routes Exits ad alterate ways to leave home
Kow the locatio o utility shut-os Water
Gas
Electricity
Kow the emergecy policies o schoolsad adult-care ceters Emergecy shelter/supplies
Trasportatio
Idetiy sae spots i each room to takecover, i eeded Uder sturdy tables ad desks
Agaist iterior walls
Extra medicatios
Make special provisios or Childre
Seiors
Pets
People with disabilities
no-Eglish speakig
Schedule aual disaster drills
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houSehold coMMunicaTion plan
Take time to record importat cotact
iormatio or members o your household
ad your out-o-state cotacts.
houSehold eMerGency conTacT inForMaTion
name Locatio Phoe Email
TipTo use a web-based tool for creating
an emergency plan for your family.
Go to www.Ready.gov
and go toMake a plan
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eMerGency inForMaTion
Cotacts name Phoe number
Local persoal emergecy cotact
Hospitals ear: Work
School
Home
Family physicia(s )
Employer cotact ad emergecy iormatio
School cotact ad emergecy iormatio
Religious/spiritual orgaizatio
ouT-oF-STaTe eMerGency conTacT inForMaTion
Primary Cotact Secodary Cotact
name name
Address Address
Busiess Phoe Busiess Phoe
Home Phoe Home Phoe
Cell Phoe Cell Phoe
Email Address Email Address
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fire esCape
plan1. Sit dow with your amily ad make a step-by-step
pla or escapig rom your home durig a re.Draw a diagram o your home.
2. Pla two ways out o every room, especially the
bedrooms.
3. Make sure everyoe ca ulock all locks ad ope
all widows ad doors quickly.
4. Esure that saety bars cotai the proper device so
that i a emergecy, they may be easily ulocked.
5. I you must escape rom a secod-story widow, be
sure you have a sae way to reach the groud. Make
special arragemets or small childre ad people
with disabilities.
LFor more iormatio o buildig emergecy plas
visit www..t.g/Stpss
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diaGraM eScape rouTeS FroM your hoMe
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individualS in need oF SpecialaSSiSTance
Be sure that your Family Emergecy Pla
icludes the eeds o all members o your
household. Cosider ormig a eighborhood
etwork to assist i times o emergecy.
Idividuals i eed o special support may iclude:
Elderly
Casual workers
Pregat wome or parets with ewbors
Homeboud idividuals
no-Eglish-speakig idividuals
Post-surgery patiets People with physical or emotioal hadicaps
Idividuals with o access to trasport
People with special dietary eeds
All idividuals i eed o special support should iterpret
a Evacuatio Warig as a Evacuatio Order ad make
arragemets to leave the impacted area immediately.
For more iormatio o buildig emergecy
plas visit www.ss.g to see the
ESP publicatio Ts p wt
dsts Mt lmtts.
Whe cosiderig how to prepare
or emergecies, thik about the
people i your eighborhood ad how
you ca work together. The rst people
to assist i a emergecy are ote your
eighbors, rieds ad co-workers.
nEIGHBORS,ot proessioal rst respoders,
typically perorm 70% o all
rescues i major disasters.
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FlaSh FloodS
A fash food WaTch meas fash
foodig is possible i your area.
A fash food WarninG meas afash food is occurrig or will occur
very soo.
evacuaTionS
A et Wgor Volutary Evacuatio, meas that it is time to
prepare to leave your home ad the area. Gather your
amily, pets, basic eeds ad importat paperwork
ad liste or istructios rom emergecy respoders.
I you have special medical eeds or have limited
mobility, you should prepare to leave the area whe
a Evacuatio Warig is issued. Those with horses
or large aimals should also begi to evacuate.
A et oor Madatory Evacuatio, is a directive rom
the Departmets o Sheri or Fire to leave your
home or busiess immediately. Failure to ollow
a Evacuatio Order may result i edagermet
to the lives o others, persoal ijury, or death.
Oce you have let the area you will ot be able
to retur util the Order has bee lited.
A et Stmay be set up by the Red Cross at the request o the
Couty i a area must be evacuated or a exteded
amout o time. The locatio or a evacuatioshelter will be aouced by local ocials, oce a
saety assessmet is complete ad the shelter is
ready to accept those aected by the evacuatio.
St--pmeas the best place to be sae is idoors. I
authorities advise you to shelter-i-place you
should tur o air-coditioer ad a uits, seal
the gaps aroud widows ad doors ad liste tothe radio or authorities to aouce the threat has
passed. Do ot veture out o your shelter area
util you are istructed that it is sae to do so.
I you evacuate, remember to leave iormatio
iside your home so others kow where
you are plaig to go. Be sure to iclude
your out-o-area cotact iormatio.
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evacuaTion checkliST
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Toothbrush & Toothpaste
Shampoo & Soap
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Kleeex ad Toilet Tissue
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Ideticatio
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Carrier or Cage
Muzzle ad Leash
Food & Water
S ns itms
Wheelchair, Caes
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Medicatios
Hearig Aids(& extra batteries)
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Social Security card
Drivers Licese
Passport
Medical card ad records
Isurace iormatiob itms
Diapers
Formula
Food
Chage o clothig
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YES nO
q q Will my child be sheltered i place durig
a wildlad re or other emergecy?
q q I so, do I kow what precautios
my school has take to esure
my childs saety?
q q Does the school maitai a paret-
provided disaster supply kit or my child?
q q I so, have I recetly updated
it so it is curret?
q q Does the school have adequate emergecy
supplies o had to care or my child?
q q Will I be able to pick up my child, or sed
someoe else to pick up my child?
q q Will my child be evacuated?q q I so, do I kow to what locatio
my child might be evacuated?
q q I my child eeds special medicatios,
ca a short-term supply o these
medicatios be kept at the school urses
oce or use durig ay emergecy?
q q Is your childs emergecy cotact
school iormatio up-to-date?
sChoolsafeTy
I you have childre attedig school i Los Ageles
Couty it is importat or you to obtai a copy othe schools disaster pla ad iclude it i your
Family Emergecy Pla. The schools disaster
pla should aswer the ollowig questios:
Who Should i callTo keep updaTed on
The STaTuS oFMy child?
name ___________________________________
Phoe ___________________________________
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public School cloSureS
b S hs bg t dI oe or all schools caot ope due to usae
road coditios or other reasos, district
superitedets will declare a school closure
ad the school will otiy local radio statios to
aouce plaed closures. I coditios allow,district persoel icludig custodias, maiteace,
ad oce sta will report to work as usual.
o S hs bgOce school has started or the day, studets will
remai util the regular dismissal hour or util
studets are checked-out by a adult listed o their
emergecy card. Durig bad weather, pricipals or
other school represetatives will remai o campus
util all studets have bee picked up rom school.
Trasport coordiators or the school will otiy the
pricipal ad superitedet i road coditios i
the area mea that studets caot saely leave. I
a earthquake or other disaster prevets parets
or guardias rom pickig up studets whe school
is over, studets will be sheltered at the school.
Schools pla or exteded stays by keepig ood
ad other supplies or studets ad sta osite.
S etI a idividual school must be evacuated due to
foodig, re, or destructio o acilities, studets
will be evacuated by school bus or other meas
to aother district school site. Parets ad
guardias will be otied through local radio
statio aoucemets about evacuatios ad
traser sites where they ca pick up studets.
Tip
I a emergecy, do ot call the school directly.
School lies are used by sta call or emergecy help
ad coordiate evacuatios. Visit the Los Ageles
Couty Oce o Educatios website at www.lacoe.
edu ad liste to KAVL 610 AM, FM, KFI 640 AM OR
KHTS 1220 AM or iormatio o public schools.
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sTeps for a
WorkplaCe examplesRecogize potetial hazards
ad how they ca impactyour busiess operatios.
Earthquake
Fire Power Outage
Flood Water Damage Thet
Security Risk
Begi to prepare a disaster
ad cotiuity pla.
Emergecy Cotact list Key Cotacts
Vital Records Critical equipmet
Idetiy alterate work locatios
Stockpile supplies, ecourage
employees to keep emergecy
supplies at work.
First Aid
Food Water
Lightig Commuicatios
Tools Hygiee & Saitatio
Idetiy steps you ca
take to mitigate potetial
buildig damage.
Talk to buildig ower
Request saety ispectios Cosult Fire Marshal
Practice Drop, Cover
ad Hold O!
Uder desk
Uder a table Away rom widows
Stay low Cover eck ad head
Oce the dager has passed
rst check or ijured
people the look or seriousdamages to your buildig.
Address lie saety issues Address outer buildig saety Address iteral buildig saety
Perorm more detailed buildig assessmet Have a meetig place
Use your pla to resume
busiess operatios.
Complete a detailed assessmet o your vulerability to hazards
Commuicate with employees ad customers about your pla Fid the resources you eed to recover i your commuity Ree your Disaster Pla with Best Practices
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The iormatio o this page is based o "The Seve Steps to a Ear thquake Resiliet Busiess" booklet.
Visit www.ear thquakecoutr y.org or the complete Guide.
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Esure your place o worship has a updated emergecy
pla. Decide how your place o worship will respod i
a major disaster ad provide traiig to your worship
commuity to help you carry out your plas.
Idetiy potetial hazards ad threats
Prepare your buildigs or a disaster
Pla or buildig evacuatios
Trai sta i disaster readiess ad respose
Prepare to help your cogregatio ater a disaster
Prepare to help other members o your commuity
Set up telephoe callig trees
Appoit leaders to groups o members to keep
the place o worship iormed o eeds
preparing your CongregaTion for disasTer
For more iormatio o preparedess ad a
template disaster pla or aith-based orgaizatios
please visit the website or Emergecy
network Los Ageles: www..g.F
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planninG For WaTer
To prepare saest ad most reliable emergecy supply
o water, it is recommeded you purchase commercially
bottled water. Keep bottled water i its origial
cotaier ad do ot ope it util you eed to use it.
Be sure to otice the expiratio or use by date.
A ormally active perso eeds to drik at least two
quarts o water each day. Childre, ursig mothers,
ad others may eed more.
Very hot temperatures ca double the amout o
water eeded.
Store at least oe gallo per perso per day, or
drikig ad cookig.
Store water i thoroughly washed plastic, glass, or
eamel-lied metal cotaiers.
Recycle sel-stored water every six moths.
Recycle commercially bottled water every 12 moths.
W A R n I n GThe water stored i water
heaters isVERY HOT. Take
precautios to avoid ijury!
More iormatio o storig water
ad ood is available ree o charge
i the ESP publicatio Family Steps
to Survival at www.ss.g
or by callig (213) 974-1166.X
TipYour hot water heater ca be a source o water.
Tur o the power that heats the tak ad let it cool.
Whe you wat water, place a cotaier udereath
ad ope the drai valve o the bottom o the tak.
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T SaFeTy t t ss.Walk careully aroud your property; look or
dowed power wires, water ad gas leaks
ad damage to the structure(s). Do ot
eter severely damaged buildigs, especially
aloe. Wait or help ad use saety gear.
GaS ShuT oFFLear the locatio o your gas meter ad how to
shut o the supply valve. Do ot shut o the gas
supply valve uless you smell or hear gas leakig.I you have natural Gas (a lie rom the street)
the mai shut-o valve is located ext to your meter
o the ilet pipe. Use a wrech ad careully give
it a quarter tur i either directio so that the bar
rus crosswise o the pipe. The lie is ow closed.
Shut o valves covered with pait should be tapped
getly to break the seal; orcig the valve ca
break it. I you have propae (gas i a tak), tur
o the mai gas supply valve i it is sae to do so.
To close the valve tur it to the right (clockwise).
uTiliTies
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Remember - do ot operate ay electrical switches i a
gas leak is suspected. To shut o the electricity to your
home, tur o idividual breakers rst, the the mai
switch. To tur back o, tur o the mai switch rst,
the idividual breakers.
elecTriciTy ShuT oFFEvery resposible member o your household should
kow where your electrical switch box is ad which
switch cotrols power to your home. This switch may be
oud o the circuit breaker pael or it may be separately
located ear the meter.
WaTer ShuT oFFThe water shut o valve is oud where the water supply
eters the house. Check with your water compay to
determie i a special tool is eeded to tur the valve.
Cosider istallig a tur o valve ear your home to
help with leaks or burst pipes iside. Water is essetial
or survival but i a emergecy, may be limited or
uavailable. Properly stored water is the most importat
part o your emergecy pla.
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diaGraM The locaTion oF your uTiliTy ShuT-oFFvalveS; include WaTer, elecTrical and GaS.
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Be sure all dogs ad cats are wearig collars
with securely asteed curret ideticatio.
Attach the telephoe phoe umber ad
address o your temporary shelter to their collar.
I you have ot idetied a temporary shelter,
iclude the ame ad umbers o a riedor relative well outside the impacted area.
Ideticatio microchips are highly
recommeded or all pets - ad required or
dogs i uicorporated areas o Los Ageles
Couty. Cotact Aimal Care & Cotrol at
(562) 728-4882 or your vet or more iormatio.
animalpreparednessdgs, cts ot Sm ams
Whether you are away rom home or a day or aweek, youll eed essetial supplies or your pets.
Keep items i a accessible place ad store them i
sturdy cotaiers that ca be carried easily (duel
bags, covered trash cotaiers, etc.). Keep o-
expired medicatios ad ood ready at all times.
Be Sure All Your Pets are Clearly Idetied
Tip
Register your pets microchip ad keep
the phoe umber o the data carrier
with your importat evacuatio papers.0
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horSeS and larGe aniMalS
Emergecy preparedess is importat or all aimals,
but preparedess or horses ad large aimals is
especially importat because o their size ad special
trasportatio eeds.
Horses should be evacuated as soo as a EVACUATIOn
WARnInG is issued. Do ot wait or the EVACUATIOn
ORDER. I you are uprepared or wait util the last
miute, you may eed to leave your aimals behid.
Cosider these tips as you prepare your evacuatio pla:
aniMal evacuaTion plan Beore the emergecy, make arragemets to shelter
your aimals at two dieret locatios ar apart rom
each other.
I you have large aimals, evacuate whe you hear
the EVACUATIOn WARnInG.
Trai horses to lead ad trailer so that they become
comortable with the process.
Keep your truck ad trailer i sae, workig coditio
(gas tak ull). I you dot have a truck ad trailer,
make arragemets i advace to have someoe
evacuate your aimals.
Kow who is evacuatig your aimals. Be sure to
exchage phoe umbers, Calioria Drivers Licese
umbers ad other relevat iormatio with the
perso evacuatig your horse. Kow where your
aimals will be take.
network with your eighbors prior to a emergecy.
Work together to help horse/pet owers o your
street who do ot have horse trailers or who are ot
home durig a emergecy.
The Couty o Los Ageles
Departmet o Aimal Care
& Cotrol has a Emergecy
Respose Program that icludes
aimal cotrol ocers ad
voluteers traied to deal with
small ad large aimals durig
a emergecy. The Emergecy
Respose Program has specially
traied ad equipped teams
icludig the Aimal RescueField Support, Equie Respose
Team (ERT), ad Departmet
Aimal Rescue Team (DART).
For more iormatio
visit their website:
www.aimalcare.lacouty.gov
Tip
Mout re extiguishers ear bar etraces
ad aroud stables or easy access i the
evet o a bar re. Store hay outside the
bar i a dry covered area whe possible.
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riSkS To aniMalS aFTer ThediSaSTer
Risks to aimals ater a re iclude bured or cut paws,
eatig or ihalig toxic substaces or residues, escapig
because o dowed eces or other damage, loss o
shelter ad shade, ad a lack o water supply, powersupply, ad other services. Similar risks will be preset
ater a earthquake or other disaster.
Ater the crisis has passed, it may be some time beore
you ca retur to your home. Eve i your house is itact
ad you are allowed to retur, the area may ot be
sae or your pets. Aticipate visits rom ispectors ad
workers ad make arragemets to provide your pet
with a secure place where they will be sae ad out o
harms way.
Keep i mid that whe aimals retur to a chaged
ladscape, they will be upset, disorieted, ad easily
stressed. Try to be calm ad ollow ormal routies
wheever possible.
The ESP Bulleti oPET PREPAREDnESSis available ree olie at
www.ss.g
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larGe aniMal ShelTer-in-place
Shelter-i-place meas providig optimum shelter o
your property or your horses/livestock i you caot
evacuate. We do ot edorse the Shelter-i-Place
strategy or large aimals.
I you MUST shelter i place:
DO nOT TURn HORSES LOOSE they may retur
home to a burig bar. Loose horses also cause
serious problems or rst respoders.
Maitai adequate clearace the Couty Fire
Departmet ow recommeds 200 t. clearace
aroud your property. Tur horses ito area with suciet brush ad tree
clearace Your horse corral should be made with
metal pipes, ot PVC or wood.
Cosider havig the ollowig items ear the horse
corral:
Fire hose(s)
Geerator
Multiple shovels placed strategically aroud property
axe, hoe, rake, broom, etc.
Multiple ladders exteded ad placed at both eds o
house ad ready or use ear the bar
Portable AM/FM radio with spare batteries
Had-held FRS radios (walkie-talkies) ad had held
scaer with spare batteries
Masks, goggles, heavy workig gloves ad badaas
Use leather halters ot ylo
Tip
Post importat addresses & telephoe
umbers by your telephoes i
the house ad i the bar.
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uSe TheSe paGeS To plan rouTeS aWay FroMhaZardS and ouT oF your neiGhborhood.
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disasTersupply kiTs
A Disaster Supply Kit is ay pre-assembled group o
items that will improve the health ad saety o your
amily durig a disaster. Kits ca be purchased or be
homemade i a variety o styles ad sizes. They ca be
as small as a shavig kit or your glove compartmet
or as big as a 50-gallo drum or your busiess. I
geeral, kits should be easy to carry ad as lightweight
as possible. You ca have may kits, each suited to a
dieret purpose.
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Purchase a nOAA Weather Radio or All Hazards, set it
up ad lear how to use it. Determie i advace how
you will stay iormed about the latest food ad fash
food watches, warigs, ad weather advisories.
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Whe purchasig a re extiguisher the
best type is ABC, which covers combustible,
liquids ad electrical res. Be sure to check
the expiratio date o your extiguisher.
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perSonaliZe iT!
Iclude items i your disaster kit that will help your
amily be comortable ad sel-suciet ater a disaster,
cosider addig:
Campig stove, uel, pots ad pas, alumium oil,
paper cups, plates & plastic utesils
Emergecy blakets or sleepig bags
Pet carriers ad supplies
Extra set o car, home, ad sae deposit box keys
List o emergecy telephoe umbers
Portable toilet, toilet paper ad plastic bags or
huma waste
Compass
Pes, pecils, paper tablet
Toys, crayos ad books to keep childre busy
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foodsupplies
basiCfirsT aid kiT
Select oods that require o rerigeratio
ad ca be prepared with little or
o water. Select ood items that are
compact ad lightweight icludig a
selectio o the ollowig oods:
Ready-to-eat caed meats,
ruits ad vegetables
Caed juices, milk, soup (i
powdered, store extra water)
Staples-sugar, salt, pepper
High-eergy oods such as peaut butter,
jelly, crackers, graola bars, trail mix
Food or iats, elderly persos,
or persos o special diets
Comort/stress oods i small amouts
such as cookies, hard cady, sweeteedcereals, lollipops, istat coee, tea bags
Maual ca opeer
All-purpose kie
Household liquid bleach to treat drikig water
Plastic wrap
Re-sealig plastic bags
Be sure to iclude persoal items
that you rely o daily. A basic
rst aid kit should iclude:
Disposable/sterile bur blakets
Adhesive tapes
Hydroge peroxide, Betadie
4x4 gauze pads (sterile ad
o sterile), roller gauze
Bad-Aids (assortmet)
Ice packs
Triagular badages, ace badages
Eye pads
Scissors
Cotto balls/Q-tips/cotto
applicators (12 cout)
Tweezers
Pelight
Thermometer
Saety pis ad sewig eedles/thread
Optioal: over-the-couter pai
medicatio ad digestive aid
Ati-bacterial towelettes
Blood-stopper compresses
Bur oitmet
CPR shield
Tri-biotic oitmet
Earplugs
Over the couter medicatios
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raTioS For puriFyinG WaTer
WiTh bleach
Most utilities are oly resposible or repairs to their
meters. They will ot be able to repair damages
to your pipes or electrical wirig. However, repairs
may be required beore utility coectio ca be
restored. Be patiet ad wait or the proper clearaces
rom utility compaies ad health ocials.
sourCes of
drinking WaTerI a emergecy you ca use water already i your
water heater tak, plumbig, ad i ice cubes. Do
ot use water rom the reservoir tak o your toilet.
Access reserves i the water heater by opeig the
spigot at the bottom o the tak, attach a garde
hose ad strai the water through a coee lter or
clea cloth.
Beore you access the water i your plumbig, locate
the water ilet/shuto valve or house, codomiium
or apartmet ad tur o the water.
Pools, spas, waterbeds ad similar sources o water
ca be used or saitary purposes oly. Do ot drik
the water rom these sources.
WaTer QuanTiTy bleach added
1 Quart
1 Gallo
5 Gallos
4 Drops
16 Drops
1 Teaspoo
Ater addig bleach, shake or stir the water
cotaier. Let stad 30 miutes beore drikig.
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peT diSaSTer Supply kiT checkliST
qname tags ad phoe umbers
or collars ad haresses
qLeashes, haresses, gloves ad carriers
to trasport pets saely ad securely
qWater ad ood or 3-10 days.
qSupplies like bowls, cat litter ad pas, maual
ca opeer, oil or plastic lids or cas
q3-10 day supply o medicatios. Medical
records stored i a waterproo cotaier
qCurret photos o your pets i case they get lost
qIormatio o eedig schedules, medical
coditios, behavior problems, ad the ame adumber o your veteriaria i case you have to
board your pets. Dot orget pet beds ad toys!
qFirst Aid kit ( icludig large/small badages with
elastic tape, scissors, tweezers, Q-tips, atibiotic
oitmet, salie eyewash, & hydroge peroxide)
Dot orget to iclude
idetiicatio tags ocarriers, haresses
ad leashes
Tip
Whe you get a Evacuatio Warig
gather up small aimals ad coe
them so they ca be crated quickly.
Trasport cats i a plastic or wire carrier
oly; do ot carry i your arms. Cover
the carrier with a light cloth, which will
help keep cats quiet. Remember that
aimals may be axious i a emergecy
ad be sure to iclude saety items like
sturdy gloves i your emergecy kit.
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horSe and larGe aniMaldiSaSTer Supply kiT checkliST
qHalters with ideticatio tags ad
lead ropes or each horse.
qVacciatio ad ideticatio
orms with curret photos.
qFood, eed buckets, ad ay
medicatios or 710 days.
qIormatio o eedig schedules, medical
coditios, behavior problems, ad the
ame ad umber o your veteriaria icase you have to board your horse(s) .
qFirst Aid Kit with wraps.
qDuct tape to write ideticatio o horse halters.
qHeadlamp light (much better tha fashlight
whe workig with large aimals).
TipHave your horsesmicro-chipped.
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TipRemember that your car radio
might be the easiest way to liste
to emergecy broadcasts.
LA County
Alert.lacounty.gov
3. coMMercial MediaListe to emergecy broadcast statios or regioal
emergecy alert iormatio i the Los Ageles Couty
area. Because power ailures are likely i a emergecy,
keep at least oe battery-powered radio i your
household.
4. aMaTeur radioLos Ageles Couty Disaster Commuicatios Service
(DCS) works with ham operators throughout the Couty
to provide reliable emergecy commuicatios. To d
out more about DCS, cotact your local Sheri Statio.
5. WebSiTeSWebsites like the natioal Weather Service,
www.ws..g, allow you to sig up or webeeds that are set directly to your computer. For Couty
updates ater a disaster, go to www.t.. The
LA Couty website will list shelter locatios ad other
essetial survival iormatio.
1. eaS (eMerGency alerT SySTeM)Emergecy iormatio is broadcasted directly by the
Los Ageles Couty Sheris Departmet.
For emergecy evets ad coditios o widespread
cocer, a broadcast message will be dissemiated to
the public via radio ad televisio statios. You may have
already see these messages which are voice messages
with text scrollig o the televisio scree.
2. alerT la counTyAlert LA Couty is a Commuity Mass noticatio
System that will be used i emergecies to cotact
Couty residets ad busiesses by recorded phoe
messages, text messages ad e-mail. To register your
cell phoe, voice over IP phoe umber ad e-mail
address go to www.lacouty.gov ad click o the lik toAlert LA Couty.
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Broadcasters, icludig televisio, radio, cable operators,satellite televisio ad satellite broadcast radio will
trasmit emergecy alert messages.
Area radio statios moitor emergecy broadcasts rom
a variety o sources icludig the L.A. Couty Emergecy
Alert System, nOAA Weather Radio, Calioria Law
Eorcemet Radio ad Federal Emergecy Maagemet
Agecy (FEMA) Radio.
kFi 640 AM Los Ageles
knX 1070 AM Los Ageles
kFWb 980 AM Los Ageles
kroQ 106.7 FM Los Ageles
khTS 1220 AM Sata Clarita
krla 870 AM Los Ageles
kcbS 93.1 FM Los Ageles
kabc 790 AM Los Ageles
kavl 610 AM Atelope Valley
Go to commuity meetigs.Talk to your eighbors about
their plas ad ecourage
them to pla with you. Agree
to help each other prepare
to leave whe authorities
aouce plas to evacuate
edagered residets.
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uSe ThiS paGe To record The locaTionS oF coMMuniTyinForMaTion in your neiGhborhood. be Sure To includeThe locaTion oF The neareST counTy public librarieS.
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Tip
neighborhood networks should meet
at least oce a year to update rosters,
iclude ew residets ad update plas or
workig with those with mobility issues.
neighborhood
neTWorksSettig up eighborhood etworks like neighborhood
Watch beore a disaster ca help you get good adreliable iormatio ater a disaster. Orgaize ad
prepare your eighborhood to:
Care or childre ad the elderly.
Care or people with mobility problems or disabilities.
Rescue household pets.
Activate phoe trees.
Tur o utilities whe a eighbor is abset.
Take Commuity Emergecy Respose Team (CERT)
traiig.
Lear First Aid ad CPR.
Become a HAM Radio Operator
Lear about the resources already i your
eighborhood.
For more iormatio o eighborhood
preparedess dowload the ESP
AWARE Pla or Commuities at
www.ss.g.A
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coMMuniTy eMerGencyreSponSe TeaMS - cerT
The Commuity Emergecy Respose Team (CERT)
Program trais residets o disaster preparedess
ad hazards that may impact their area. You will lear
basic disaster respose skills, such as re saety, lightsearch ad rescue, team orgaizatio, ad disaster
medical operatios. Usig classroom traiig ad
practical exercises, CERT members will lear to assist
their eighbors ad co-workers ater a disaster whe
proessioal respoders are ot immediately available
to help. CERT members are ecouraged to support
rst respoders by becomig leaders i emergecy
preparedess i their commuity
The Fire ad Sheris Departmets provide CERT
traiig, but it is importat to kow that CERT voluteers
do ot work or Los Ageles Couty. Ocial voluteers
are registered with Couty departmets, cities, local law
eorcemet, commuity based orgaizatios or other
govermet agecies. I a disaster, CERT voluteers
ca have the skills ad tools ecessary to take care o
themselves, their amilies, their eighbors ad coworkersad reduce depedece o rst respoders.
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it cts:Artesia, Agoura Hills, Bell Gardes, Bradbury, Calabasas,
Carso, Cerritos, Claremot, Commerce, Diamod Bar,
El Mote, Gardea, Hawthore, Hidde Hills, Iglewood,
La Caada/Flitridge, La Habra, Lakewood, La Mirada,
Lacaster, La Puete, Lawdale, Lomita, Lywood,
Malibu, Maywood, norwalk, Palmdale, Palos VerdesEstates, Paramout, Pico Rivera, Pomoa, Racho Palos
Verdes, Rollig Hills, Rollig Hills Estates, Sata Clarita,
Sigal ill, So. El Mote, South Gate, Temple City, West
Hollywood, Westlake Village.
CERT traiig is oered ree o charge ad participats
have o obligatio or commitmet to respod or act i
the evet o a disaster. I the Los Ageles Couty Fire
Departmet service area, CERT traiig parterships
have delivered traiig to the ollowig parts o Los
Ageles Couty.
ut as:Acto, Baldwi Hills, Castaic, City Terrace, E.
Los Ageles, Florece-Firestoe, Hacieda
Heights, Harbor City, Kagel Cayo, Ladera
Heights, La Cresceta/Motrose, Leoa Valley,
Rowlad Heights, Topaga, Whittier.
local cerT TeaMS
Locatio Cotact name Phoe/Email Address
NFor more iormatio o CERT traiig
ad a schedule o classes please visit
www..t.g or (888) cerT-939.
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WhendisasTer
sTrikesWhe disaster strikes you ad your amily maybe aected i several ways. This may rage
rom ijuries, physical or emotioal, to damage
or the loss o property. Remember ot to paic
ad help those who eed extra assistace.
aSSeSSLocate ad otiy amily members
o your circumstaces.
Find ShelTerFid a sae have i your home,
with amily or at a shelter.
be SaFeProceed cautiously ad ollow
local saety istructios.
GeT helpGet local service availability iormatio
or call 2-1-1 or services.
beGin recoveryCotact isurace providers, FEMA
ad secure documetatio.
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assess
TipProgram your local Sheri Statio
ad Fire Statio umbers ito your
cellular phoe so you are able to call
umbers directly whe ecessary.
0
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find
shelTerFid a sae have i your home,
with amily or at a shelter.
W et o s
ss
Gather your amily, pets, ad disaster
supply kit ito your car ad prepare to leave
your home or busiess immediately.
Follow the istructios ad directios rom
Sheri ad Fire Departmets persoel.
Drive careully ad at a ormal speed
with your headlights o.
Keep your car widows rolled up ad
tur air vets to re-circulate.
etg y pts
Choose evacuatio locatios ahead o time;
you should have at least two optios.
Prepare a list o boardig acilities ad
veteriarias who ca shelter your pets i a
emergecy (iclude 24-hour umbers).
Cotact hotels ad motels outside your immediate
area to check policies o acceptig pets ad
restrictios o umber, size, ad species.
Ask rieds, relatives ad others outside the aected
area i they ca shelter your aimals.The Red Cross does ot house pets iside shelters.
I you have more tha oe pet they may be
more comortable i kept together, but be
prepared to house them separately.
TipEveryoe who eeds additioal or special assistac
should iterpret a Evacuatio Warig as a
Evacuatio Order ad make arragemets to leave
their residece or place o busiess immediately.
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be safeIspectig your home ater a disaster
nt I you smell gas or hear a hissig or blowig soud,
ope a widow ad leave immediately. Tur o the
mai gas valve rom the outside, i you ca. Call the
gas compay rom a eighbors residece. I you shut
o the gas supply at the mai valve, you will eed
a proessioal to tur it back o. Do ot smoke or
use oil, gas laters, cadles, or torches or lightig
iside a damaged home util you are sure there is o
leakig gas or other fammable materials preset.
s, wCheck the electrical system, do ot check it i you
are wet, stadig i water, or usure o your saety.
I possible, tur o the electricity at the mai use
box or circuit breaker. I the situatio is usae, leave
the buildig ad call or help. Do ot tur o the
lights util you are sure theyre sae to use. You maywat to have a electricia ispect your wirig.
r, t, c ccI it looks like the buildig may
collapse, leave immediately.
TipAter a earthquake, beprepared or atershocks.
disasterstrikes
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y bsmtI your basemet has fooded, pump it out gradually
(about oe third o the water per day) to avoid
damage. The walls may collapse ad the foor
may buckle i the basemet is pumped out while
the surroudig groud is still waterlogged.
asI appliaces are wet, tur o the electricity atthe mai use box or circuit breaker. The, uplug
appliaces ad let them dry out. Have appliaces
checked by a proessioal beore usig them agai.
Also, have the electrical system checked by a
electricia beore turig the power back o.
Wt Swg SstmsI pipes are damaged, tur o the mai water valve.
Check with local authorities beore usig ay water; thewater could be cotamiated. Pump out wells ad have
the water tested by authorities beore drikig. Do ot
fush toilets util you kow that sewage lies are itact.
F ot SsThrow out all ood ad other supplies that
you suspect may have become cotamiated
or come i to cotact with foodwater.
o ctsBe alert or objects that may all.
c hs cm SsDisiect items that may have bee
cotamiated by raw sewage, bacteria, or
chemicals. Also clea salvageable items.
c y is agtTake pictures o damages. Keep good
records o repair ad cleaig costs
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disasterstrikes
Talk with someoe about your eeligs
- ager, sorrow, ad other emotios
- eve though it may be dicult.
Seek help rom proessioal couselors
who deal with post-disaster stress.
Do ot hold yoursel resposible or the disastrous
evet or be rustrated because you eel you
caot help directly i the rescue work.
Take steps to promote your ow physical ad
emotioal healig by healthy eatig, rest,
exercise, relaxatio, ad meditatio.
Maitai a ormal amily ad daily routie,
limitig demadig resposibilities
o yoursel ad your amily.
Sped time with amily ad rieds.
Use existig support groups o amily,
rieds, ad religious istitutios.
Esure you are ready or uture evets by
restockig your disaster supplies kits ad
updatig your amily disaster pla. Doig
these positive actios ca be comortig.
Coping WiThdisasTer-relaTed
sTresscoMMon reacTionS To diSaSTerS
Irritability ad ager Fatigue
Loss o appetite Iability to sleep
nightmares Sadess
Headaches nausea
Hyperactivity Lack o cocetratio
Hyper-alertess Icrease i alcohol or drug cosumptio
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geT help
isssp ags
rsstsrsts & bssss
it
l & st
Food ad Shelter
People ad petreuicatios
Public ad private
services Collectio
Esure trasportatio
routes are operatioal
Implemet public saety
measures
Dial 9-1-1 or
emergecies
Use CERT skills
st T
C & st
Restoratio o Utilities
Crisis couselig
Temporary housig
Rebuildig irastructure
Loose or wild aimals
Issue iormatio o
available resources ad
service locatios
Issue health alerts &
warigs
Mitigate secodary
damages ad eects
Coordiate provisio o
basic services
Some residets i shelters
May busiesses re-
opeig o limited basis
Commuicatios limited
but uctioal
Trasportatio dicult i
may locatios
Assistace rom huma
services orgaizatios
Red Cross, Salvatio Army,
etc. may be available.
l T
rt& r
Job losses ad
uemploymet
Displaced households
Loss o housig stock
Trasportatio issues
Log-term ecoomic
impacts
Commuity idetity
Copig with physical ad
emotioal loss
Issue permits or
rebuildig
Issue iormatio o
available emotioal,
acial, ad physical
assistace
Streamlie permit ad
licesig processes
to accommodate high
volume requests
Covee public orums
ad task orces targetig
specic areas o eed
Re-establishig with
suppliers ad customer
base
Restoratio o pre-disaster
employmet umbers
Rebuildig homes adbusiesses
Potetial assistace rom
govermet agecies
icludig Small Busiess
Admiistratio ad the
Federal Emergecy
Maagemet Agecy
(FEMA)
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geT help
Here are some o the agecies that ca make
a dierece i your emergecy plas ad
preparedess i Los Ageles Couty. Please take
the time to add iormatio or orgaizatios that
serve i your eighborhood ad commuity.
W i mt t ag ctt imt
em omo o lo a cou?
LA Couty Chie Executive Oce, Oceo Emergecy Maagemet - Emergecy
Survival Program (ESP)
213-974-1166www.espocus.org
commu em rotm (cert) ?
LA Couty Fire Departmet CommuityEmergecy Respose Teams (CERT)
1-323-890-4132www.re.lacouty.gov
F dm qumo m uu?
LA Couty Fire Departmet1-323-881-2481
www.re.lacouty.gov
commu ooo u?
LA Couty Sheri DepartmetEmergecy 911
Geeral Iormatio 1-323-526-5541www.lasd.org
ro ou oo lo a cou?
LA Couty Departmet o Public Works1-800-675 HELP (4357)
www.ladpw.org
c o coum o b?
LA Couty Departmet o Public WorksRoad Maiteace
1-800-675 HELP (4357)www.ladpw.org
Bu o m?LA Couty Departmet o Public Works
Buildig & Saety Divisio1-800-675 HELP (4357)
www.ladpw.org
Foo oo u?LA Couty Departmet o Public Works
Flood Cotrol1-800-675 HELP (4357)
www.ladpw.org
ro ou ooo s Hhw?
Caltras213-897-0383
www.dot.ca.gov
cou-ov m ov u cWOrk, Foo sm,M-c, g r om?
LA Couty Departmet o Public SocialServices
1-866-613-3777www.ladpss.org
M Hh v o vm?
LA Couty Departmet o Metal Health1-800-854-7771
www.dmh.lacouty.gov
commub oo, vvhh mu, omooo hh o.
LA Couty Departmet o Public Health800-427-8700www.labt.org
disasterstrikes
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W i mt t ag ctt imt
a wh ju m omo o m b ?
LA Couty Aimal Care ad Cotrol1-562-940-6898
www.aimalcare.lacouty.gov
shoo hoo h cou?
LA Couty Oce o Educatio www.lacoe.edu
su o lo a Ushoo d hoo?
Los Ageles Uied School District213 241-4500
www.lausd.k12.ca.us
Ozo h ovo ov h v o ?
211 LA Couty211
www.211lacouty.org
Quo o o bou ou?Souther Calioria Ediso
800-684-8123www.sce.com
Souther Calioria Gas Compay800-655-4555
www.socalgas.com
iomo o ouo o ub?
Poiso Cotrol Ceter1-800-222-1222
www.aapcc.org/Dnn
em F F a k? Operatio Hope www.operatiohope.org
d o omo? U.S. Small Busiess Admiistratio800-659-2955www.sba.gov
p o ? U.S. Departmet o Homelad Security www.ready.gov
iomo v o vu,m bu
ov ?
U.S. Departmet o Homelad Security www.disasterhelp.gov
l hqu omo? U.S. Geological Survey www.quake.usgs.gov/recet
l wh omo?natioal Oceaic Atmospheric
Admiistratiowww.oaa.gov
iomo o vom ? U.S. Evirometal Protectio Agecy www.epa.gov/ebtpages/emergecies.html
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disasterstrikes
I LA Couty you ca dial 2-1-1 or visit the website
www.211lact.g or iormatio ad reerrals
to over 28,000 agecies ad orgaizatios that
provide assistace such as ood, water ad shelter
ater disasters. This service is available 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week ad is TTY accessible.
begin reCoveryThe emotioal toll o a disaster rom loss o a
busiess, home, school, job, persoal property
or loved oes ca be devastatig. You may
eed help rom oe o the may huma service
agecies such as the Departmet o Public Social
Services ad the Departmet o Metal Health.
am r cssThe America Red Cross has ie chapters that provide services to LA Couty
nt Wstwww.redcross.org
Red Cross Atelope Valley Chapter Red Cross Arcadia Chapter
(661) 267-0650
http://atelopevalley.redcross.org/
(626) 447-2193
http://www.arcadia-redcross.org/
Red Cross Claremot Chapter Red Cross Gledale Cresceta Valley Chapter
(909) 624-0074
http://www.claremotredcross.org/
(818) 243-3121
http://www.arcgledale.org/
Red Cross Greater Log Beach Chapter Red Cross Greater Los Ageles Chapter
(562) 595-6341
http://www.redcrosslb.org/
(888) 864-3575
http://redcrossla.org/
Red Cross Sa Gabriel Pomoa Valley Chapter Red Cross Rio Hodo Chapter
(626) 799-0841
https://www.sgpvarc.org/
(562) 945-3944
http://www.arcriohodo.org/
Red Cross Sata Moica Chapter
(310) 394-3773
http://www.redcrossosatamoica.org/
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diSaSTer aSSiSTance inForMaTion
Wt s FeMa dsst assst?
Disaster assistace is moey or direct assistace to
idividuals, amilies ad busiesses i a area whose
property has bee damaged or destroyed ad whose
losses are ot covered by isurace. It is meat to
help with critical expeses that caot be covered i
other ways. This assistace is ot iteded to restore
your damaged property to its coditio beore the
disaster. While some housig assistace uds are
available through the FEMA Idividuals ad Households
Program, most disaster assistace rom the Federal
govermet is i the orm o loas admiistered by
the Uited States Small Busiess Admiistratio.
FEMA Disaster Assistace is oly available i
the Presidet sigs a declaratio o disaster
hw i dsst assst?
There are various services ad special programs
that may be available whe the Presidet sigs a
Disaster Declaratio. The phoe umber to apply or
assistace will be advertised widely ollowig the
disaster; otices will be listed o Couty websites,
posted at Couty Libraries ad reported by the ews
media. Special oe-stop ceters may also be set up
to help residets d the assistace they eed.
hw i gt t wt m m?
The America Red Cross maitais a database to help
you d displaced amily members. Phoe umber ad
website iormatio will be widely publicized durig ad
ater a disaster. Cotact the local America Red Cross
chapter where you are stayig or iormatio. Because
Red Cross chapters earest the disaster site will be
copig with emergecy respose operatios, do otcotact the chapter i the disaster area. Also, FEMA has
established the natioal Emergecy Family Registry ad
Locator System (nEFRLS), which has bee developed
to help reuite amilies who are separated durig a
disaster. The nEFRLS system will eable displaced
idividuals the ability to eter persoal iormatio ito a
website database so that they ca be located by others.
You should also have a out-o-area cotact that
your amily kows to call i case o disaster.
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FEMA assistace does ot make you whole agai,
but it ca give you a helpig had to recover.
W i gt wt
wg sst?
Ater a disaster, the America Red Cross ad other
voluteer agecies will provide ood, water ad
clothig to the best o their ability. Liste to yourradio or watch local media or distributio locatios.
Wt i st m t w
s sst?
People who lose their jobs because o a disaster may
apply or Disaster Uemploymet Assistace (DUA).
DUA provides weekly beets to idividuals who are
uemployed ad ot eligible or regular uemploymet
isurace compesatio. Apply by registerig with
FEMA or cotactig your local uemploymet oce.
Wt i t i g ?
Local o-prot orgaizatios ote provide
legal assistace to idividuals who have bee
impacted by disasters. Also, local members o
the America Bar Associatio oer ree legal
couselig to low-icome idividuals. You ca get
more iormatio at a Local Assistace Ceter
or Disaster Recovery Ceter that may be set upater the Presidet declares a major disaster.
disasTer assisTanCeinformaTion
Wt m m s st?
For immediate housig eeds, the America Red
Cross ad other voluteer agecies set up shelters
or people who caot retur to their homes.
Liste to your radio or watch local media or the
locatio o the earest voluteer agecy acility.
For health ad space reasos, pets are ot
permitted i public emergecy shelters. Cotact
the emergecy maagemet oce or your local
aimal shelter or humae society to see i there is
a shelter set-up to take pets i a emergecy.
For those who have loger-term housig eeds,
FEMA oers several types o assistace, icludig
services ad grats to help people repair their
homes ad d replacemet housig.
The America Red Cross ca help you d
immediate shelter. For log-term assistace ater
a Presidetially Declared Disaster, call the FEMA
registratio umber ad apply or FEMA ad Small
Busiess Admiistratio (SBA) assistace programs.
disasterstrikes
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Wildland fire
b t FRed Flag weather coditios mea that humidity is
very low (usually below 15%) ad wids exceed
25 mph. Whe a Red Flag Warig or Alert has bee
issued there is a greater possibility or brushresto spread rapidly. I you live i a urba-iterace
area subject to Red Flag Alerts here are a ew tips:
Park your car headig out ad
keep your car keys hady
Discoect automatic garage door
opeers i case o power ailure
Place your importat records ad
documets iside your car
Keep pet carriers hady
Whe you leave your home:
- Keep drapes ad widow coverigs ope
- Close all iterior doors i your home
- Close all widows
- Keep iterior lights o
- Move combustible uriture away rom widowsad towards the ceter o the room
Los Ageles Couty is well kow as
oe o the worlds great urba ceters,
but the couty is also home to the
650,000-acre Ageles natioal Forest
ad a large portio o the Sata Moica
Moutais natioal Recreatioal
Area. Thousads o homes are
located i oothill commuities ear
these atural areas, creatig uique
challeges or local re agecies.
gFor more iormatio o buildig emergecy
plas visit www..t.g.
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qWithi 200 eet o structures cosider removig
commo garde plats that have prove particularly
fammable due to high brush buildup ad oliage
oils such as Cypress, Foutai Grass, large Juiper,
Eucalyptus, Pies, ad other Coiers. May trees
are distributed to the public by the Couty o
Los Ageles Fire Departmet each year. These
trees are solely iteded or erosio cotrol ad
widbreaks, ad ot or ladscape purposes. It
is recommeded that these trees be plated a
miimum o 200 eet rom ay structure ad o the
bottom two-thirds o ay slope below a structure.
qGive special cosideratio to problem trees such
as Eucalyptus, Palms ad Pies. Remove deadlimbs, litter, dead rods ad loose bark rom the
groud as well as rom the truk o these trees.
qRemove eedles, leaves, or other vegetative
material rom the roo o ay structure.
qRemove or trim all vegetatio a miimum o
te eet rom chimeys or stovepipes.
qKeep ladscape clea, remove litter udertrees ad shrubs, prue out all dead wood.
qRemove dead ad dried portios o
groud covers ad succulets.
qLeave space betwee shrubs ad trees to prevet
re spread. Avoid cotiuous tree or brush caopies.
qSeparate ative shrubs by removig adjacet plats.
qLimit the umber o specime trees ad
shrubs withi 30 eet o ay structure.
qTree crows should ot overhag the
roo ad should be prued high eough
to avoid igitio by a groud re.
Fire haZard reducTion checkliST
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Wildland Fire
bs c p ow l
Brush clearace requiremets vary or govermet-
owed lads, ad are ot eorced by the
Los Ageles Couty Fire Departmet. For
additioal iormatio o re saety, call the
Fire Departmets Commuity Relatios Oceat (323) 881-2411 or your local re statio.
bs c pt ow l
Brush ispectios usually begi by the
Los Ageles Couty Fire Departmet o May 1st.
The miimum requiremet or brush
clearace is 200 eet rom a structure.
I ot cleared, the local re statio will issue
a otice o o-compliace, ad the property
ower will be give 30 days i which to
brig the property ito compliace.
I still o-compliat, the local re statio
will orward to the Departmets Brush
Clearace Uit or eorcemet. (The local
re statio may, at its discretio, issue the
property ower a additioal 14-day extesio
to brig the property ito compliace.)
I property is tured over to the Brush Clearace
Uit or eorcemet, Couty Agriculture Weed
Abatemet Services will clear the property ad
iclude this service cost i the property owers
tax bill.QuiCk faCTs abouT
souThern California
Wildfires A total o 23 res bured rom Oct. 20
to nov. 9, 2007
10 cormed re-related atalities
139 ijured
517,267 acres bured
3,204 structures destroyed
(2,233 homes, 5 busiesses, 966
outbuildigs)
The res resulted i the largest evacuatio
i Caliorias history
There was a high o more tha
321,500 madatory evacuees
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dg t F Follow your evacuatio pla istructios
ad the directios rom Sheri ad
Fire Departmet persoel.
Gather your amily, pets ad disaster
supply kit ad immediately leave
your home or busiess.
Drive careully at a ormal speed
with your headlights o.
never park your vehicle i a
trac lae or saety area.
Keep pets i carriers or o leashes. TipPre-wettig your home ad
surroudig areas will ot improve the
saety o your homead it wastes
valuable time ad water resources.
I case o a house re, dot stop
or aythigjust get out.Call the Fire Departmet rom
a eighbors telephoe ater
you are out o the house.
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Wildland Fire
at t F Dot retur to your home beore the area is declared
to be sae by local ocials. Returig home ca be
both physically ad metally challegig.
Assess damage; check that your home is sae tooccupy.
Beore returig home, be sure that utilities are
operatioal.
Check with the Departmet o Public Works at 1-
800-675 HELP (4357) or at www.ladpw.org to d
out what roads are damaged.
Remember, bured hillsides may have trouble
absorbig water ater a re. Moitor bur areas ad
be prepared to evacuate i ecessary.
if you live near
a reCenTly
burned areaFlash foods ad debris fows may ow be a
dager. Oce the smoke clears rom a wildre,
the dager is ot over! Other hazards, such as
fash foods ad debris fows, ow become the
ocus. Steep moutaisides ad hillsides recetly
bured by wildres are particularly susceptible to
fash foods ad debris fows durig raistorms.
Just a short period o moderate raiall o a bur
scar ca lead to fash foods ad debris fows.
Raiall that is ormally absorbed by vegetatio
ca ru o almost istatly. This causes creeks
ad draiage areas to food much sooer durig
a storm, ad with more water tha ormal.
Additioally, the soils i a bur scar arehighly erodible so food waters ca cotai
sigicat amouts o mud, boulders, ad
vegetatio. The powerul orce o rushig
water, soil, ad rock, both withi the bured
area ad dowstream, ca destroy culverts,
bridges, roadways, ad structures, ad ca
cause ijury or death i care is ot take.
For more iormatio o Fire Saety please
visit the Los Ageles Couty Fire Departmet
website at www..t.g.T
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I 1914, whe the populatio
o the Los Ageles Basi was
about 700,000, a our-day
storm produced more tha
19 iches o rai i the Sa Gabriel
Moutais, resultig i foodscausig $10 millio i damage.
Floods i 1938 caused $70 millio
i damage i Souther Calioria,
ad i 1969, foods caused $400
millio i damage ad 60 deaths.
Los Ageles Couty cotais some o the steepest ad
most erosive moutais i the world, the Sa Gabriels,
with elevatios reachig 10,000 eet above sea level.
Below steeply walled cayos lie large coastal plais
with a high populatio desity. Whe heavy rais come,there is a sigicat potetial or foods ad mudslides.
b t F1. Assess the saety o your house ad
belogigs i case o a food or mudslide.
Are you ear a creek?
Do you live above or below a steep hillside?
Do you have to drive over a creek orbridge to get to a mai road?
2. Clea drais ad gutters aroud the house i the
all beore the witer rais come. Check drais o
earby streets. I blocked, otiy the Departmet
o Public Works at 1-800-675 HELP (4357).
3. I diversio o water or mud is ecessary, pla to
ll sadbags well beore the rai starts; sadbags
are available at your local re statios. Take timeow to d out what re statio serves your
area ad lear proper placemet o sadbags.
4. I you live i a hilly area, maitai all slopes i
a sae maer. Use appropriate platigs, slope
coverage, ad draiage chaels. For iormatio
o drought ad re-resistat plats, the Fire
Departmet has a guide to ative plats o its
website at www..t.g/Fst or
cotact the Fire Departmet at (213) 456-7891.
sTorms, floods &mudslides
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STorMS, FloodS & MudSlideS
dg t F Do ot cross rapidly fowig streams. Stay o oe
side util the water recedes. Most streams will go
dow i a couple o hours, oce it stops raiig.
Durig a storm, check draiage systemsat your home ad driveways to maitai
a sae situatio ad limit damage.
Watch or mudslides ad adjust
draiage to reduce mudslides.
I you otice a major mud slippage either
above or below your house, move your
amily to a sae locatio, otiy your
eighbors ad call the Departmet o PublicWorks at 1-800-675-help (4357).
When iTs rainingPla to arrive at your locatio i a sae eighborhood
beore it starts raiig ad remai there util wellater the storm. Bured logs, boulders, mud ad
other debris ca create temporary dams which burst
days ater the rai has stopped. This could be hours
or sometimes eve days ater the rai has stopped.
Be particularly alert whe drivig. Watch the road
or collapsed pavemet, mud, alle rocks, ad other
hazards. Bridges may be washed out, ad culverts
overtopped. Whe you see water across a roadway,
there is o way to see whether the road uder the
water has bee washed away. The water may bemuch more deep ad powerul tha you expect.
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STorMS, FloodS & MudSlideS
at t F Dot retur to your food-damaged home
beore the area is declared to be sae by
law eorcemet ad health ocials.
Assess damage; check hillsides, houses, etc. orslope movemet, settlig, ad water damage.
Followig a storm, drive slowly ad
careully as may roads may have mud,
debris, holes, ad washed-out areas.
Check with the Departmet o Public Works
at 1-800-675 help (4357) or at www.w.g
to d out what roads are damaged.
Remember, may mudslides occur as the soil dries
ater a exteded wet period, so a mudslide may
take place several days ater the rai stops.
Witer is ote the best time to plat
slopes, so make plas ad x ay problems
areas beore the raiy seaso begis.
Sadbags ad other barriers
ca help divert small mudfows.
Remember, however, that these
small measures may be meaigless
to a huge debris fow. The hillsides
will gradually stabilize durig the
ext three to seve years.
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hazardous& ChemiCal maTerials
Chemicals are oud everywhere. They puriy
drikig water, icrease crop productio, ad
simpliy household chores. But chemicals also ca
be hazardous to humas or the eviromet, i usedor released improperly. Hazards ca occur durig
productio, storage, trasportatio, use, or disposal.
You ad your commuity are at risk i a chemical is
used usaely or released i harmul amouts ito
the eviromet where you live, work, or play.
Hazardous materials come i the orm o explosives,
fammable ad combustible substaces, poisos, ad
radioactive materials. These substaces are mostote released as a result o trasportatio accidets
or because o chemical accidets i plats.
iF you are: Then:
as
t t
Do so immediately.
Stay tued to a radio or televisio or iormatio o evacuatio
routes, temporary shelters, ad procedures.
Follow the routes recommeded by the authoritiesshortcuts may ot be sae.
Leave at oce.
I you have time, miimize cotamiatio i the house by closig
all widows, shuttig all vets, ad turig o attic as.
Take pre-assembled disaster supplies.
Remember to help your eighbors who may require special
assistaceiats, elderly people ad people with disabilities.
cgt
ots
Stay upstream, uphill, ad upwid! I geeral, try to go at least oe-
hal mile (usually 8-10 city blocks) rom the dager area.
Move away rom the accidet scee ad help keep others away.
Do ot walk ito or touch ay spilled liquids, airbore mists, or codesed
solid chemical deposits. Try ot to ihale gases, umes ad smoke.
I possible, cover mouth with a cloth while leavig the area.
Stay away rom accidet victims util the hazardous material has bee idetied.
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iF you are: Then:
i mt
Stop ad seek shelter i a permaet buildig. I you must remai i your car,
keep car widows ad vets closed ad shut o the air coditioer ad heater.
rqst
t sts
Brig pets iside.
Close ad lock all exterior doors ad widows. Close vets,
replace dampers, ad as may iterior doors as possible.
Tur o air coditioers ad vetilatio systems. I large buildigs, set vetilatio
systems to 100 percet recirculatio so that o outside air is draw ito the
buildig. I this is ot possible, vetilatio systems should be tured o.
Go ito the pre-selected shelter room. This room should be above
groud ad have the ewest opeigs to the outside.
Seal gaps uder doorways ad widows with wettowels or plastic sheetig ad duct tape.
Seal gaps aroud widow ad air coditioig uits, bathroom
ad kitche exhaust as, ad stove ad dryer vets with duct
tape ad plastic sheetig, wax paper or alumium wrap.
Use material to ll cracks ad holes i the room, such as those aroud pipes.
I gas or vapors may have etered the buildig, take shallow breaths through a cloth
or a towel. Avoid eatig or drikig ay ood or water that may be cotamiated.
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haZardouS MaTerialS
I you suspect a problem with hazardous materials
ollow these importat steps ad remember rain:
recogize the dager.
avoid the area.
isolate the area ad keep others away.notiy authoritiesCall 911.
Remember to stay , w, ad stm
rom suspected hazardous materials.
Wt s s st?There is o oe aswer to this questio. Follow
the rule o thumb: look toward the icidet,
hold your thumb out i rot o you at arms
legth. I you ca still see the icidet (such as
a overtured taker truck) o either side o your
thumb, the you are too close. Back away rom the
icidet util your thumb covers the etire scee.
Smoke rom res icludes small particles ad
gases that ca have adverse health eects,
particularly or sesitive idividuals. Exercise
cautio ad avoid uecessary outdoor activities,
prologed exertio i smoke impacted areas.
The elderly are more susceptible to the
eects o smoke ad dust. Idividuals withasthma should keep their "as eeded"
ihalers with them at all times.
Stayig idoors ca somewhat reduce exposure
to smoke ad dust, keep doors ad widows
closed ad ru the air coditioer. Idoor air
ltratio devices with HEPA lters ca reduce
the level o particles that circulate idoors.
For more detailed iormatio about air quality,
visit www.aqmd.gov or call
1-800-CUT-SMOG (288-7664).
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Lear First Aid ad CPR ad put together a First Aid
Kit.
Lear how to shut o gas, water ad electricity; itmay be ecessary durig a earthquake.
Check chimeys, roos, walls, ad oudatios or
stability make sure your house is bolted to its
oudatio.
Secure your water heater ad major appliaces as
well as tall, heavy uriture, hagig plats, mirrors,
ad picture rames. Visit www.t.g
olie or ways to secure your home.
Keep breakables, heavy objects, ad fammable or
hazardous liquids such as paits, pest sprays, ad
cleaig products i secured cabiets or o lower
shelves.
Participate i orgaizig your eighborhood to be
sel-suciet ater a earthquake.
The time to prepare or a earthquake is nOWot
ext week or ater the shock. Protect your amily
by takig the actios o the beFore cst as
soo as you ca. Its a good idea to make copies
o the durinG cst ad post them by your
house ad garage exits ad i all your amily cars.
b t etq Idetiy sae spots i each room o your home. note
sturdy tables, desks, ad iterior walls. Kow your
dager spots: widows, mirrors, hagig objects,
replaces, ad tall, usecured uriture.
Coduct practice drills with your amily ad kow the
saest locatios i your home.
Decide how ad where your amily will reuite,
i separated durig a earthquake.
Choose a out-o-state ried or relative to cotact
so amily ad rieds kow your status.
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dg t etq I idoors, stay there. Get uder a desk or table
or stad i a corer. Stay away rom widows,
bookcases, le cabiets, heavy mirrors, hagig
plats ad other heavy objects that could all.Watch out or allig plaster ad ceilig tiles.
Stay uder cover util the shakig stops. Hold
o to your cover i it moves, move with it.
I outdoors, get ito a ope area away rom
trees, buildigs, walls, ad power lies.
I drivig, pull over to the side o the road
ad stop. Avoid areas aroud power lies.
Stay i your car util the shakig is over. I