Key information resources
City of Berkeley Resources:
https://berkeleyca.gov/safety-health/disaster-preparedness
Our “Gateway” to disaster preparedness information. This is the website for the Berkeley Fire Department’s Office of Emergency Services. OES operates the CERT training program (Community Emergency Response Training), the Community Emergency Supply Program (the neighborhood “caches”), the automatic Gas shutoff Valve Program, the annual Berkeley Disaster Preparedness Fair, and other disaster preparedness programs for individuals and neighborhoods. The website includes information listed here, and key information for our own upcoming organizing efforts include:
Other Resources
USGS’s National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
Excellent collection of guides for earthquake preparation and recovery.
PG&E Emergency Preparedness Guides
Key sources for supplies
Online:
- SOS Survival Products
- Red Cross Store
- … and there are many others if you Google “earthquake supplies”
Local:
- Disaster Supply Center, San Rafael
- They also offer a supply kit checklist
- Costco: They have a huge selection of emergency food supplies.
These sources, and especially their various kits, are also extremely useful as a guide to supplies that you could purchase on your own from hardware stores and drug stores, etc, to create your own kits.
