Earthquake Topics — Preparedness & Response
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- 7 Steps to an Earthquake Resilient Business (PDF) — How to prepare your business for an earthquake (USGS & many other organizations)
- ABAG Earthquake Maps and Information — The Association of Bay Area Governments (Assoc. of Bay Area Govts.(ABAG))
- American Red Cross — Emergency response organization that provides disaster relief (American Red Cross)
- American Red Cross Disaster Preparedness Information — Earthquake Safety Information (and other disaster preparedness information) in various languages (American Red Cross)
- Are You Prepared for the Next Big Earthquake in Alaska? — Preparedness guide especially for Alaska (Alaska Earthquake Information Center)
- Are You Prepared? — Earthquakes and other disasters, from the City and County of San Francisco (City of San Francisco)
- Are You Ready? — Includes resources and best practices (FEMA)
- CA-OES Earthquake Program — Focus on California (California Office of Emergency Services)
- California Seismic Safety Commission — Focus on the Central and Eastern US (California Seismic Safety Commission)
- Can It Happen Here? — Could a large damaging tsunami happen in the United States? (USGS)
- CDC (Center for Disease Control) Emergency Preparedness & Response — Earthquakes and other emergencies (Center for Disease Control (CDC))
- Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium — Information about earthquakes in the central U.S. (Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC))
- Children, Stress, and Natural Disasters — teachers guide to helping children deal with disasters (Univ of Illinois Extension)
- Citizen Corps — Provide free training in first aid and emergency skills at locations around the US (Citizen Corps)
- Coping with Childrens' Reactions to Earthquakes — Information for parents with children who have been in earthquakes. (John A. Martin & Associates, Inc.)
- Dare to Prepare — associated with earthquakecountryinfo.org and shakeout.org (Earthquakecountry.info)
- Determining Danger (PDF) — identify potential hazards in your immediate environment and take action to increase safety (USGS)
- Disaster Preparedness for Pets — Steps and checklists to help care for pets during emergencies. (Humane Society of the United States)
- DisasterHelp.gov — A FEMA resource providing information about earthquake response (FEMA)
- Earth Science Education Activities — a wealth of excellent hands-on activities for teaching about earthquakes, volcanoes, seismic waves, plate tectonics, earth structure, seismic waves, convection, seismometers and more! (Purdue Univ.)
- Earthquake Country Alliance — Earthquake preparedness for Southern California (Earthquake Country Alliance)
- Earthquake Education Services — lesson plans, information on Wasatch Front (Univ. of Utah)
- Earthquake Preparedness Guides — Multiple guides for homes, businesses, etc., (John A. Martin & Associates, Inc.)
- Earthquake Preparedness: What Every Childcare Provider Should Know — PDF file with tips for younger children (FEMA)
- Earthquake Unit — six challenges with lesson plans, online activities, and links to resources about the basics, earthquake probabilities, preparedness, earthquakes in the past, and seismic waves (San Francisco USD)
- Echando Raices en Tierra de Terremotos — Este manual provee información sobre por qué nos deben preocupar los terremotos en el Sur de California, qué debemos hacer para estar seguros y reducir el daño, y también qué debemos saber de lo básico sobre terremotos. (USGS & many other organizations)
- ED.gov — Emergency planning resources for schools and communities (US Department of Education)
- EQ Fear (PDF) — make a list of common fears and address each one (USGS)
- EQ Kit Treasure Hunt (PDF) — hide EQ kit items around classroom or school and have a treasure hunt (USGS)
- EQ Plan (PDF) — discuss a plan for what to do if there is an EQ; especially good for schools in EQ-prone areas (USGS)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) — US federal government agency dedicated to responding to disasters. (FEMA)
- Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies — Humanitarian organization that carries out relief efforts to assist victims of disasters. (Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies)
- FEMA Earthquake Information — Includes resources and best practices (FEMA)
- FEMA: Information for Pet Owners — Learn the best ways to provide for your pets during an emergency (FEMA)
- Forces of Nature -- Teacher Study Guides — These study guides are mean to complement the giant_screen film "Forces of Nature" (Destination Cinema)
- HAZUS — Natural Hazard Loss Estimation Methodology (FEMA)
- How You Can Strengthen Your Home for the Next Big Earthquake in the Los Angeles Area — Easy Low-Cost Ways to Help Reduce the Risk of Damage to Your Hom. (PDF) (City of Los Angeles)
- Inside Geology - Chapter 10: Earthquakes — companion webpages to the book chapter; links to numerous topical class lectures, web sites, references, news items, organizations, and glossaries (Houghton Mifflin Company College Division)
- International Tsunami Information Centre — General and technical information, maps, and links to warning centers. (ITIC)
- Is Your Home Protected from Earthquake Disasters? — Details about what parts of the home are most vulnerable and how you can protect yourself (PDF) (Institute for Business and Home Safety)
- Kid Zone — Games, puzzles (Assoc. of Bay Area Govts.(ABAG))
- Living On Shaky Ground and other Preparedness Guides — A collection of preparedness guides for earthquakes and tsunamis especially for the Northern Coast of California (Humboldt State Univ, Dept of Geology)
- Living with Earthquakes in Nevada: A Nevadan's Guide — This guide and many other preparedness-related information especially for Nevada. (Univ. of Nevada Seismological Lab)
- Natural Hazards Center — resources concerning hazards mitigation and disaster preparedness (University of Colorado)
- NEHRP - National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program — The Federal Government's program to reduce the risks to life and property from earthquakes (National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program)
- Open for Business — disaster planning toolkit for the home and small business (Institute for Business & Home Safety)
- Protect Your Pets in an Emergency — Help ensure your pet's safety during an earthquake. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
- Protecting Your Family from Earthquakes — in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean (USGS & many other organizations)
- Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country - NCA edition — Earthquakes and preparedeness in northern California (USGS & many other organizations)
- Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country - SCA edition — Earthquakes and preparedeness in southern California (USGS & Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC))
- Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country - Utah edition — Earthquakes and prepardeness in Utah (Utah Seismic Safety Commission)
- Quake Country — articles and resources about earthquakes in the San Francisco area (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Quakeinfo.org — Things you can do around your house to prepare for an earthquake (QuakeInfo.org)
- QuakeSmart — This site will show you how mitigation can work for you and how to reduce your risks in three steps: understanding what’s at risk, making a plan, and getting the work done. Each step has a checklist to guide you. (FEMA & NEHRP)
- Reducing Earthquake Hazards in Schools — identification of nonstructural hazards at schools (John A. Martin & Associates, Inc.)
- Relief Web — Online gateway to information on disasters (Relief Web)
- Strengthening Wood Frame Houses for Earthquake Safety — addresses weaknesses in wood frame homes (John A. Martin & Associates, Inc.)
- Structural Engineers Celebrating Earthquake Safety — Why earthquakes happen, why some buildings fail, how structural engineers study earthquakes. (Structural Engineers Association of Northen California)
- The Emergency Preparedness Handbook — suggestions on being prepared for earthquakes (Los Angeles City Fire Department)
- The Next Big Quake in the Bay Area — Newspaper article about the next big earthquake in the Bay area (USGS)
- The Wave that Shook the World — Online companion to the NOVA broadcast with excellent animations, Q&A, images, and lesson plans for teachers. (PBS-NOVA)
- Tsunami Hazards — "Surviving a Tsunami" brochure, tips, information, and evacuation brochures and maps. (WA Military Dept - Emergency Managment Division)
- Tsunami Information and Education — Focus on Seaside, OR, but useful for anyone within a tsunami risk zone. (City of Seaside, Oregon)
- Tsunami Information for Kids — Brochures, coloring books, and educational links for kids. (NOAA)
- Tsunami Portal — Links to Warning Centers and educational information. (NOAA)
- Tsunami Preparedness Guidebook — Downloadable PDF and additional links to tsunami preparedness websites. (GeoHazards International)
- Tsunami Resources — General information about tsunamis and preparedness, including evacuation routes for coastal towns in Washington. (WA Military Dept - Emergency Mngmt Division)
- Tsunamis — Basic science of tsunamis, preparedness, and focus on California and historical information. (California Geological Survey)
- U.S. State Department - Travel Warnings & Consular Info Sheets — Information for people planning on traveling abroad (U.S. State Department)
- Understanding Earthquakes Makes for Messy Science — Earthquake processes typically occur tens of miles below the Earth's surface and over geologic time, away from direct observation. Earthquake science, in particular, is often subject to interpretation and bias. (USGS)
- US Agency for International Development — US agency set up to provide relief to other countries suffering from disaster (USAID)
