Massive Quake in Chile...we need to wake up! (Hayward: house, neighborhood)

[redwoodlvr]

ABC News: Major Quake Kills 2 in Northern Chile

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g203/crystalsbones/earthquake.jpg (broken link)

This could really, really happen anywhere in CaliFornia. It seems like we should take heed and help those in other countries who get slammed with a big quake as well as really get a clue and prepare ourselves. Inevitably a major quake will hit the Hayward, San Andreas or the other fault lines. I personally am not really great about earthquake preparedness and this is waking me up!

Two people died and hundreds are displaced/injured in Chile. People died and suffered awful injuries in the Loma Prieta Quake in '89. It's no joke. Get prepared and have your emergency plan ready.

I'm going to start today.

Earthquake Store - Emergency Supplies Checklist

Earthquake Education: Bay Area Community Resources (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/earthquakes/archive/quakeresources.dtl - broken link)

[Luke9686]

They predict with 70% certainty that withing by 2030 a 7.1 or bigger quake will hit the Hayward fault. Ouch. I admit I'm not great about quake preparedness.

[Roma]

Being prepared as much as you can is a good thing!

[18Montclair]

well,
aside from having our house bolted to its foundation, stocking up on 6 months worth of emergency supplies, being insured up the wazoo and praying...there's nothing more I can do.

[redwoodlvr]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

well,
aside from having our house bolted to its foundation, stocking up on 6 months worth of emergency supplies, being insured up the wazoo and praying...there's nothing more I can do.

True, if a building falls on your head there's not too much you can do about that. But I'd say you're doing a lot actually! I don't have one day's worth of emergency supplies. But I'm working on it.

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by redwoodlvr

True, if a building falls on your head there's not too much you can do about that. But I'd say you're doing a lot actually! I don't have one day's worth of emergency supplies. But I'm working on it.

Here's a money saving tip: Wal Mart(but you didnt hear it from me)

[fizbin]

Katrina (and the government response) was the wakeup call for us. Earthquakes and fires can both cause huge problems in our area. The wife and I have a three day supply of food, water, clothes, toiletries, drugs and medical supplies in each of our cars and also at work, along with another week’s supply at home. Tent, sleeping bags, copies of records (including computer records) in a safe deposit box, etc.

There are a lot of things that can easily be done. For instance, never let your vehicle’s gas tank get under half full (don’t want to run out of gas during that evacuation, and gas stations may have no power, or gas). Medical supplies: all the bandaids in the world may not do much when a window or mirror take a large slice out of you – make sure you have some big-ass bandages and tape and such around.

Spent a bit of money getting MREs from http://www.saratogatradingcompany.com/ (love the five year shelf life) and emergency supply kits from a local company, http://www.earlybirdsafety.com/.

There are a number of local communities that are providing free emergency prep training, and assisting in organizing neighborhood groups to coordinate potential emergency responses in the absence of any official government assistance.

Basically every week I try to take one positive step to prepare for the worst. For instance, this week I finally got around to unburying our gas shutoff valve (buried by electrical contractors a while back) and put a shutoff wrench nearby.

[redwoodlvr]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

Here's a money saving tip: Wal Mart(but you didnt hear it from me)

HAAAHAA!

At first glance, I thought you meant this is where you should go when the ground starts shaking. lol. Glad it's friday.

[redwoodlvr]

Originally Posted by fizbin

There are a lot of things that can easily be done. For instance, never let your vehicle’s gas tank get under half full (don’t want to run out of gas during that evacuation, and gas stations may have no power, or gas). Medical supplies: all the bandaids in the world may not do much when a window or mirror take a large slice out of you – make sure you have some big-ass bandages and tape and such around.

Thank you, very good tips! Never considered the gas tank, but it's true.

You made me laugh with regard to the bandaids. I've been seriously injured before in remote areas and you do need to have the 'big ass bandages' ready for sure.

[DMenscha]

The 1989 earthquake did a lot for our housing market in the foothills. I have a son that lives in Redwood City and the possibilities scare me a bit. I can't seem to get his mother to consider moving up here somewhere.