SIMPLE AND THRIFTY PREPS
Dealing with Disasters On a Budget
It’s important to be ready for any emergencies and disasters, right? But sometimes it’s easy to forget that the average per...
earthquake
Seismic Saver: Drop, Cover and Hold On
Drop, Cover and Hold On – these three actions can actually save your life and the lives of your loved ones in an earthquake. Due to the recent spate of “seismic...
Shaken But Not Stirred: 10 Useful Tips for Earthquake Survival
Earthquake survival should be top-of-mind, even if it’s been about 20 years since the last powerful earthquakes rocked California. But barely halfway through 20...
Aftershocks Expected After Recent California Earthquake
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked eastern California on July 5, 2019 at 8:19 pm (local time). It is the largest earthquake to hit the region in nearly 20 years ...
Big One Overdue: California in an Earthquake “Drought”
A study is saying California is in an “exceptional” hundred-year earthquake drought and is long overdue for a powerful magnitude 7.0 or greater quake along its ...
Earthquake Survival: Preparation and Training
Earthquakes are not predictable. There are general impressions and cautions and wellknown fault lines, but no scientist will be able to predict that an earthqua...
Earthquake: Staying Alive When Your World Quakes
You’re in the middle of an otherwise ordinary day, filled with ordinary daily preoccupations: making coffee, getting your kids ready for school, being stuck i...
When the Dust Settles: Post-Tremor Tips
They arrive without warning, and they can turn your life upside down. They are earthquakes.
Not only should you have a plan before they strike, but it’s impe...
Survive in Violence: Surviving an Earthquake
Growing Up in San Jose, CA, Melanie James practiced earthquake drills over and over again in school, at home and at work.
Back in the 1970s, the mantra was “...
7 Crucial Tips When Preparing for an Earthquake
IT’S A REMINDER.
“Your vision of earthquake preparedness will do no good if it’s not rehearsed, so practice your entire plan …”
Although residents of Sou...