10 WAYS TO PREPARE FOR AN EARTHQUAKE
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Protect Yourself.
Keep furniture from falling or moving.
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- Set furniture in places so as not to cause injuries or hamper your escape.
- Secure the furniture,TV or personal computers in place. Keep them from falling or moving with a quake.
Be prepared to avoid injuries.
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- Take measures to keep cupboard and window glass from shattering and scattering.
- Keep a flashlight handy in case of power failure.
- Have slippers or sneakers on hand; they can protect you from shattered glass or others.
Confirm the strength of your house and walls.
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- Have your home inspected for earthquake safety and reinforced if necessary.
- Reinforce concrete and block walls so they won’t collapse.
Be Prepared For Action.
Always be ready to extinguish fires.
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Keep a fire extinguisher within easy reach. Also, keep water in the bathtub for firefighting ― with children safely kept off.
Take steps for fire prevention and early detection.
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- Install fire alarms in your home for early warning.
- Keep electrical appliances unplugged when not in use.
- Put in safety devices against electric fires. Earthquake breakers (distribution switch board type) come in handy.
Prepare emergency supplies in advance.
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- Know where your emergency supplies are.
- Have warmer items handy for winter.
- Plan how to utilize ordinary items such as car jacks and radios in an emergency.
- Put PSE spare batteries aside for cell phones.
Learn About Safety.
Meet with your family to discuss what you would do.
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- Decide each family member’s role in case of an earthquake : fire prevention, initial fire fighting, and other tasks.
- Make sure your family knows how to contact and where to reunite when you cannot return home or are separate after a quake.
- Confirm evacuation sites and routes as a family.
- Know what to do with rains and floods at the same time.
- Discuss with your family how to prepare to cooperate you’re your neighbors.
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- Keep informed how your area can be dangerous with the local hazard map.
- Walk around your school/office area to see what can pose dangers or help you in an emergency. Then prepare your own safety map.
Keep informed about disasters.
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- Keep yourself informed about disasters via newspapers, television, radio and the Internet.
- Attend meetings and classes at fire stations to learn lessons from past earthquakes.
- Be careful of another quake possibly coming right after the big one.
Train yourself for emergencies.
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Participate in disaster drills. Learn skills for self protection, fire prevention, fire fighting, rescue, first aid, emergency reporting, evacuation, and others.
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