Earthquake preparedness
Earthquake preparedness is important refers to help individuals, businesses, and local and state governments in earthquake prone areas to prepare for substantial earthquakes.
During earthquake you should
- If you’re driving you should stop car / motorcycle but carefully. Relocation your car as way-out of traffic stop on or under a bridge ,light posts,overpass, under trees or power lines. Stop inside your car until the shaking off.
- If you’re in a hilly watch out for hanging rock, landslides, trees, and other debris that could be loosened by quakes.
- If you’re indoors stay at that place! (Get under a desk or table and hang on to it, or move into a hallway or get against an inside wall. stay of windows, fireplaces, and heavy furniture or appliances. get out of the kitchen, which is a dangerous place (things can fall on you).don’t run downstairs or rush outside while the bldg is shaking or while in that location is danger of falling and hurting yourself or being hit by falling glass or debris.
If you’re outside come in the open, away from bldgs, power lines, chimneys, and anything additional that may fall on you.
After earthquake should
- Wear sturdy shoes to avoid injury from broken glass and debris.
- Check for injuries
- Check for hazard
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