Happy 25th Anniversary! October 17 is the 25th Anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake – it shook the San Francisco Bay Area at 5:04 PM of the third game of the World Series. Luckily, the San Francisco Giants were playing…
GET READY! The International ShakeOut Day of Action is Thursday, October 16! Most participate on this day, though your drill may be on any day through the end of the year. More than 10 million Californians have registered so far…
The Oregon Governor’s Task Force on Resilience Plan Implementation has submitted an ambitious program to save lives, mitigate damage and prepare for a massive subduction zone earthquake and tsunami looming in the future of the Pacific Northwest. The recommendations are…
San Francisco has started using an unusual tactic to convince building owners to shore up their structures to better withstand earthquake shaking – Shame! The city will slap large signs — in multiple languages, with red letters and a drawing…
That little earthquake (6.0) in Napa turns out to be helping scientists learn a lot more about that region of California and earthquakes in general. Scientists may be one step closer to understanding how the rumored “Big One” will hit…
The 6.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked Napa County and surrounding areas may have caused $4 billion in damage and losses, according to Kinetic Analysis Corporation, a risk assessment firm. The quake, the biggest in the Bay Area in 25 years, buckled…
The Ready Campaign established four universal building blocks of emergency preparedness: Be informed, Make a Plan, Build a Kit, and Get Involved. America’s PrepareAthon! builds on this foundation by encouraging millions of Americans to focus on a simple, specific activity…
San Francisco and its southern neighbors depend on the San Francisco Water Supply - an ancient water system - for its daily water. Known as Hetch Hetchy – it is the name of a valley, a reservoir and a…
In the third annual workplace safety survey, Staples (the office supply company) determined of those surveyed only half of employees believe their workplaces are prepared for a severe emergency. The survey found that only half of employees believe their workplaces…
This is a plus from the recent string of earthquakes in the Los Angeles area. The LA City Council has instructed building officials to find apartment buildings vulnerable to collapse in a major quake. L.A.'s survey would focus on the…