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Are You Prepared for a Major Disaster?

Share These Survival Tips With Everyone

San Francisco's www.72hours.org website includes tips like the ones below to prepare your family and household for a disaster. Visit there website to learn more!

1. Put together a disaster supply kit.
2. Designate an out-of-area contact person.
3. Duplicate important documents and keep copies off-site.
4. Inventory valuables in writing and with photographs or video.
5. Place a flashlight & a pair of shoes under everyone's bed in case of an earthquake during the night.
6. Plan where to meet after a disaster if your home becomes unsafe.
7. Determine the best escape routes from your home.
8. Locate gas main & other utility lines & make sure family members know where and how to turn them off.
9. Teach family members how to use a fire extinguisher.
10. Create emergency response cards for each of your family members.
11. Take into account the special needs of children, seniors or people with disabilities, family members who don't speak english and pets.