Organization(s)
FEMA
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Website providing links to building codes, seismic codes, code enforcement, safe buildings, and seismic retrofitting.
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Organization(s)
NEHRP,
FEMA,
Cal OES,
SCEC,
Earthquake Country Alliance,
ECA
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Description
Factsheet describing methods for securing HVAC units to avoid damage during an earthquake.
Organization(s)
FEMA
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Description
Website providing links to scalable guidance and tools about the importance of earthquake mitiation to the private sector, its owners, managers, and employees.
Organization(s)
FEMA,
NEHRP
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Description
Reference guide helping families prepare for an earthquake and prevent earthquake-related damage.
Organization(s)
FEMA,
ICC
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Description
Report presenting seismic design and construction guidance for one- and two-family houses for homebuilders, knowledgeable homeowners, and other non-engineers.
Organization(s)
FEMA,
Red Cross
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Description
A fact sheet on how to prepare for a natural disaster by storing food and water through an emergency food supply.
Organization(s)
FEMA
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Description
Poster describing earthquake safety tips and protection measures to take at home.
Organization(s)
FEMA
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Description
FEMA risk management series guide on hospital safety and resilience to natural disasters.
Organization(s)
FEMA
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Description
FEMA guide containing recommendations on how to implement cost-effective measures that can help to reduce the potential hazards associated with earthquakes.
Organization(s)
FEMA
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Description
Field manual describing measures to reduce potential hazards and damages caused by and to nonstructural components of a building such as HVAC, appliances, lighting, windows, and furniture during an earthquake.
Organization(s)
FEMA
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Description
Report explaining the principles of seismic design to architects.
Organization(s)
FEMA,
Red Cross
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Description
Fact sheet describing how to prepare for a natural disaster and assemble a disaster supply kit.
Organization(s)
FEMA
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Description
Guide provides homeowners ways to prepare for an earthquake and protect a home against earthquake damage.
Organization(s)
FEMA
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Description
Catalog describing FEMA earthquake-resistant construction resources.
Organization(s)
FEMA
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Description
Guide providing homeowners tips on how to secure bookcases and other heavy furniture with brackets and child-proof drawer and cabinet locks.
Organization(s)
FEMA
Publication Date
Description
Activity sheets describing questions and preparedness action items for a variety of disasters including floods, fires, earthquakes, and winter weather.
Organization(s)
FEMA
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Description
Report providing a resource that communities can use to identify and evaluate a range of potential mitigation actions for reducing risk to natural hazards and disasters.
Organization(s)
FEMA
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Description
Guide for electrical systems design including installation guidance and best practices for flood-prone areas.
Organization(s)
FEMA
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Description
Guide for fuel systems design including installation guidance and formulas for calculating loads and buoyancy forces for specifying number, type and capacity of strapping for hold-downs in flood-prone areas.
Organization(s)
FEMA
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Description
Database describing FEMA preparedness webinars including natural hazard preparedness.
Organization(s)
FEMA
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Description
Brochure describing multiple earthquake safety measures for homeowners to take, including home reinforcement, evacuation tips, and electrical and appliance tips.
Organization(s)
FEMA
Publication Date
Description
Catalog describing FEMA preparedness seminars from 2021 including preparedness and natural hazards topics.
Organization(s)
FEMA
Publication Date
Description
Webpage from FEMA describing how to properly reconstruct masonry fireplace chimneys damages by earthquakes.
Organization(s)
FEMA,
NEHRP
Publication Date
Description
Fact sheet describing improvements in the earthquake resistance of residential and commercial new construction through the adoption into the International Residential Code of seismic provisions including those developed by the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP).
Organization(s)
FEMA
Publication Date
Description
Fact sheet describing building codes, seismic codes, and code enforcement.