| After an Earthquake you need to do an immediate | | | | fill up your bathtubs with water now incase main water |
| damage assessment. First go turn off the gas if you | | | | lines to the city have broken. Join in with your |
| smell anything, a leaky gas line could explode and take | | | | neighbors to form a support group and access all |
| out your entire home and your cats nine lives. Look for | | | | damage and get with other neighbors near by and find |
| cracks in the slab or any areas where the house | | | | out what is going on. In the event of power outages, |
| carpet is lifted up. Then walk around the exterior of the | | | | instruct all neighbors to turn off all appliances so it does |
| house, what do you see? Do you see downed fences, | | | | not spike the system when everything turns back on. If |
| retaining walls, support structures holding up the garage | | | | the power is still out after several hours; figure out a |
| at weird angles or any areas where your house was | | | | plan for food and BBQs and have a street party, but |
| knocked off its foundation? Look also for water pipes | | | | do not waste your food; stick together and ride it out. |
| which have been broken, if so shut off the main water | | | | Also plan what to do incase of huge fires or forced |
| line coming into the house. If there is extensive damage | | | | evacuation. Have a care package ready for your |
| then that means the other neighbors have also and the | | | | entire family for 5-days food and have it easily |
| entire area.When entire neighborhoods are damaged | | | | portable incase you have to pack up the SUV to get |
| and cities you have to worry about chaos and riots, | | | | out of dodge. The best time to plan home security in |
| form a group with your neighbors and block off the | | | | the event of an Earthquake is before it happens, so |
| street with cars if you live in a culd-a-sac. Expect | | | | think on this. |
| more after shocks. Instruct your family to ration water, | | | | |