How earthquake-savvy are you?
Take this earthquake quiz from San Francisco Dept. of Emergency Management
Play Beat The Quake

• How do you protect yourself during an earthquake?  Drop, Cover, and Hold on!

• Why triangle of life is inappropriate

• It's the law: conduct an earthquake drill at your workplace
• Earthquake drills are the law for all Oregon schools, too
• Conduct a Home Hazard Hunt and make a few simple changes to keep your home from killing you during an earthquake: non-structural mitigation

• Use this on-line tool from the LA Times

• Check out a series of videos to take you through the process (Courtesy Washington State Emergency Management Division)

• See how earthquakes can affect your home (animation courtesy of Simpson Strong-Tie)

• See how Portland Emergency Management Director Carmen Merlo did a significant structural seismic upgrade on her home

• See Portland Emergency Management Director Carmen Merlo explain some simple non-structural seismic mitigation in her home

• Learn how (and whether) to shut-off your utilities

• Video: shutting off electricity at the breaker box

• Video: turning off propane (LPG) service

• Video: shutting off residential water

• Video: draining your water heater (potential water source in disaster)

• Develop a disaster plan for you and your family, including procedures for contacting each other if separated during an emergency: this card can help!

• FCC tips for communicating in an emergency

• Learn about additional resources for emergency communication and reunification with your family:

• American Red Cross Safe and Well website (free; no preregistration)

• Contact Loved Ones voicemail service (free; no preregistration)

• FEMA National Emergency Family Registry and Locator System (free; activated only for Presidentially-declared major disasters or emergencies; more information)

• Safety Maps (free, easy-to-use planning tool)

• Assemble an emergency kit - this video offers tips for building a kit on a budget
• Tips on emergency drinking-water disinfection
• Tips on safe use of medications after a fire or disaster
• If you're dependent on electricity for life-safety equipment, consider a generator.  For safe installation and usage, your local electric utility may be able to provide assistance.  Would a short video help?
• Beware of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning after a disaster, especially if you're using a generator, camp stove, or other means of heating/cooking/power that you're not used to.
  
  
• Remember critical documents and financial preparedness!
• Are you adequately insured?
• Learn CPR, first-aid, and how to use a fire extinguisher
• Work with your neighbors to prepare your community

Related earthquake links...

Living on Shaky Ground (surviving earthquakes and tsunamis in Oregon; 5.5MB)

DisasterSafety.org (Institute for Business & Home Safety)

Customized earthquake "forecast" (localized probability of occurrence of an earthquake M > 5; NOTE: this is an assessment of probability, not a prediction)

Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (CREW) (earthquake mitigation resources for businesses and others)

Earthquake hazard maps for Metro region and other W. Oregon areas (courtesy of DOGAMI and Portland State University)

FEMA resources for policy-makers, builders, teachers, and general public
     FEMA Earthquake Safety Guide for Homeowners
     QuakeSmart toolkit

Oregon's Department of Geology And Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) provides excellent information on natural hazards, including special issues of Cascadia magazine on Oregon's seismic hazards (Winter 2001 and Winter 2010) and the March 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami

Oregon earthquake drill requirements for workplaces

Smithsonian article (March 2005) on earthquake hazards in the Pacific Northwest

April 18, 2006: 100th anniversary of the San Francisco earthquake & fire
    Bancroft Library online photo gallery and exhibit

Information on landslides from DOGAMI

Information on landslides from USGS

Design and simulate your own earthquake with The Learning Channel's Make a Quake

Cal Tech's ShakeMovie: 3-D simulation of real earthquakes

The US Geological Survey offers a wide variety of information on geological, biological, and geographical research, natural resources, and natural hazards.  Click on the images below to see information for all age groups, and resources for teachers and students.

Volcanoes

Mt. St. Helens updates

Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO)

• Learn whether you're at risk from volcanic activity and how to protect yourself
• USGS Cascades staged alert system
• USGS volcano hazards information
• USGS: Volcanic ash: what it can do and how to prevent damage
• NOAA volcanic ash plume simulation
• CDC: health hazards related to volcanic activity
• Washington Emergency Management Division tips on volcanoes
• International Volcanic Health Hazard Network pamphlets

Mt. Hood Coordination Plan: updated version

Contact TVF&R's Emergency Manager: Jeff Rubin: (503) 259-1199