Be Ready: Be Prepared!

When a disaster strikes it may be several days before emergency services arrive in your neighborhood.

Be Ready: Be Prepared!

Learn about bay area disaster risks, how to make a plan and prepare for a disaster, and how to stay informed during and after the disaster. Learn about important communication systems and how to communicate with your support network during and after a disaster.

Participants will learn:

Bay Area Risks & Emergency Procedures

• Disaster risks within the SF Bay Area
• Emergencies Procedures on how to respond
• Impacts on infrastructure & communities

Make A Plan

• Develop a Communication Plan & Support Network
• Evacuation planning
• Pet preparedness
• Home inventory
• L.I.F.E. File

Get A Kit

• Make a disaster supply kit for your home
• What to include in a “Go Kit” to store in an automobile

Stay Informed

• Register to receive emergency alerts (AlertSCC)
• Access information during and after a disaster

Calling 9-1-1 in an Emergency

• Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) aka Dispatch Centers
• Understand phone technology differences when calling 9-1-1
• Text to 9-1-1: Call if you can. Text if you can't.

PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS)

• Prepare for a possible PSPS
• Medical Baseline Program