Your Home

Being prepared means you are less likely to be harmed in an emergency.  And it means you will be less affected in the long term when disaster strikes. Having some basic personal plans and knowledge are a good start.  But you can do a LOT by "hardening" your home.

Make your home less likely to be damaged by making it harder to burn in a fire and harder to destroy in an earthquake.  For instance...

• Install smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.
• Buy fire extinguishers for all the places a fire might start, especially the kitchen, laundry room and garage.
• Create a "defensible space" around your home.
• Install ember-proof vents in your eaves and foundation.
        Learn more about home Fire Preparedness here...  And here...  And here...  And here...  And here...
• Secure tall furniture to the wall.
• Do not keep heavy objects over beds.
• Keep shoes and a flashlight in a bag under your bed.
• Keep emergency supplies of food and water.
        Learn more about home Earthquake Preparedness here...

The best way to learn more is to come to one of our classes on personal and neighborhood preparedness.

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