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Report providing information regarding the benefits and challenges associated with the installation of earthquake-actuated automatic shut-off valves (ASVs) or remote-control valves (RCVs) to stop the flow of natural gas into buildings in the event of an earthquake or rupture of the gas line.

News article from SFGate explaining and giving figures on how chimney failure is the most common type of damage to homes during an earthquake.

Poster describing earthquake safety tips and protection measures to take at home.

Guide providing homeowners tips on how to secure bookcases and other heavy furniture with brackets and child-proof drawer and cabinet locks.

Standard using deficiency-based and systematic procedures that use performance-based principles to evaluate and retrofit existing buildings to withstand the effects of earthquakes.

Fact sheet describing building codes, seismic codes, and code enforcement.