ℹ️ Pro Tips

CERTS DON’T GET HURT

IF IT ISN’T WRITTEN DOWN IT DIDN’T HAPPEN

🏡 Home Prep To-Do’s

[ ] Make go bags that bring you joy and are personalized for your specific needs; pack a game!
[ ] Add all local Emergency numbers from ‣ as contacts
[ ] Locate your gas/utility shut-off
[ ] Keep one go bag in the car, one at home + CERT bag
[ ] Get cash out, small bills
[ ] Keep maps of your area & download Offline Google Maps
[ ] Understand your local risks
[ ] Make a stay-kit with comfort food you really like
[ ] Have shoes under your bed
[ ] Bolt + Brace Program ($5k grant)
[ ] Earthquake Insurance
[ ] Child safety locks for cupboards
[ ] Museum puddy wax for book shelves
[ ] If you have pets, practice putting them in a carrier
[ ] Don’t buy boot leg chargers, Reduce electrical hazards
[ ] Keep 2 weeks medication at home
[ ] Print out extra copies of CERT forms asap + add to bag
[ ] Host annual disaster dinners, talk to friends + neighbors

🔤 Useful Lingo

L.I.E.S - limit, isolate, eliminate, separate household chemicals/products
P.A.S.S. - Pull, aim, squeeze, sweep
30, 2, Can Do - respirations under 30, perfusion under 2 secs, can do mental status
ICS - Incident Command System
Sirens - 1st Wednesday each month
- Long steady tone - shelter in place
- Slow up and down - Tsunami, get higher ground
- Fast wail tone - Wildfire
Hayward Fault - The fault line that runs along Highway 13

🔥 Fire + Gas

📝 Notes

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Essential

🚨 Alameda County Alerts
- Get alerted about emergencies and other important community information
🚨 Alert The Bay
- Get all emergency alerts
🗺️ Hazard Mapper
- Create a neighborhood map of different emergency scenarios
⚠️ Spare the Air
- Get alerts for bad air quality

Recommended

Boil water for 1 minute (if possible)
Use Non-perfumed bleach
1. 8 drops/gal for h
2. 10 drops/gal for medical use
3. 16 drops for cloudy water
Wait 30 minutes