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Drop - Cover - Hold - Shakeout.org Oct 18 2018
Actions YOU should take in an earthquake. GOTO www.shakeout.org - signup - participate
Article Source: San Bruno CA Fire Department
Neighbors,
California earthquakes are a geologic inevitability, and the San Bruno Fire Department encourages you to take the following steps as suggested by the Ready Campaign to make sure you, your family, and your neighbors know how to stay safe, no matter where you are.
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-Drop, cover, and hold on. Drop to your knees, cover your head and neck with your arms. Hold on to any sturdy furniture until the shaking stops. Crawl only if you can reach better cover without going through an area with more debris. To prepare, you can participate in the Great California Shakeout on October 18th. Visit http://www.shakeout.org for more information.
-If in bed, stay there and cover your head and neck with a pillow. In advance of an earthquake, you should secure items such as televisions and objects that hang on walls. Store heavy and breakable objects on low shelves.
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-If inside, stay there until the shaking stops. Do not run outside.
-If in a vehicle, stop in a clear area away from buildings, trees, overpasses, underpasses, or utility wires.
-For more information about how to protect yourself before, during, and after an earthquake, go to http://bit.ly/CAprepare.
In the event of an earthquake or other emergency, the San Bruno Fire Department will use Nextdoor, SMCAlert, and other communication tools, to keep your neighborhood as informed as possible. So that all of your neighbors can stay informed, consider inviting your them to join Nextdoor by having Nextdoor send postcard invitations to your nearby neighbors.
Instructions for doing so can be found here: http://bit.ly/NextdoorPostcards.
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