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Admit it – you want to be prepared.  You know you need to do it and you know it would make you feel better but it just seems like so much work, you just don’t know how or where to begin.  Look no further, you’ve come to the right place!  We assembled some of the best resources available to help guide you.

Personal Preparedness Sites

72hours.org

Ready.gov

Bay Area Red Cross

Get trained and help organize your Community

NERT

SF SAFE

KidStuff

Family Friendly Resources on Emergency Preparedness developed by Sesame Workshop, featuring Grover and Rosita (for 3-5 yr olds)

For Older kids, check out FEMA’s Ready Kids site and learn how to get prepared with the Mountain Lion family.

 

 

Special Needs and Vulnerable Populations

PrepareNow.org provides the tools, expertise and access to resources to assist anyone engaged in disaster planning for individuals with special needs. Vulnerable people are those who cannot comfortably or safely access and use the standard resources offered in disaster preparedness, relief and recovery.

Government Sites

California Emergency Management Agency

FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

Lifeline Services

AT&T

The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

CalTrans (California Department of Transportation)

BART

News, Facts and Information

Our Emergency Resources Twitter List

Our Bay Area News Resources Twitter List

Alert SF

Twitter.com/sf_emergency

Facebook.com/SFDEM

ABAG (Association of Bay Area Governments) Earthquake and Hazards Maps/Info

USGS (United States Geological Survey)

Fun and Games

Quake Quiz

Beat the Quake

Stop Disasters is a web-based simulation game that allows you, to practice real-life disaster scenarios without fear or the loss of life.   Stop Disasters allows users to pick a disaster scenario they are interested in and then the difficulty level.  The primary goal of the game is to prepare your community.
Play "Stop Disasters!" at http://www.stopdisastersgame.org.

Red Cross –“The Roommates” 6 webisodes – watch as 5 diverse roommates learn to work together and get prepared.

Free to download!

Use any of these fun activities to get the whole family involved in getting prepared.

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The Big Rumble™ Goals

The Big Rumble is dedicated to helping the Bay Area and the state of California become more aware of the risks we face from earthquakes, be informed about what can be done and how we, as a community, can be prepared for future quakes and other natural disasters. We aim to accomplish this by way of three approaches. First is the organization and hosting of a bi-annual event called The Big Rumble Resource Fairs and Block Parties. These are held each October and April around the anniversaries of the Loma Prieta and 1906 quakes and promote community building, awareness, preparedness and information. Second, The Big Rumble partners with cities to promote other preparedness-related events and to share local information with citizens. Finally and most importantly, The Big Rumble provides ongoing readiness tools through its website, preparedness check list, newsletters and other points of contact to help users become and stay prepared for future seismic events in our area. It is our hope that The Big Rumble will become a trusted source of information for Bay Area families and communities.
 
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