| The year 1906 was a determining factor in how | | | | flashlights, batteries and other |
| future resident of the San Francisco area | | | | thing-a-magics guaranteed to make any normal |
| would live their lives. Will they be able to | | | | person flip out. |
| sleep peacefully at night knowing that | | | | |
| anything can happen between the time they | | | | The most important thing to remember during |
| slept and the time they will be awake. But | | | | an earthquake is to duck and keep off |
| the question for most people is the | | | | everything heavy that may fall on anyone. |
| possibility that they may never wake up | | | | However, there are other earthquake emergency |
| again. | | | | tips that will benefit any person who would |
| | | | be faced with an emergency earthquake |
| The same goes for the people in Mexico, | | | | situation at any time in his life. |
| Baguio in the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan | | | | |
| and other countries that have been victimized | | | | When faced with an earthquake circumstance, |
| by strong earthquakes. Most of these people | | | | it is always better to seek refuge from |
| were caught unaware and this made the | | | | tables that can protect a person from heavy |
| disaster more disastrous. | | | | objects that are falling from everywhere. |
| | | | When this is however not practical, a person |
| San Franciscans are aware that someday, their | | | | should immediately go out and proceed to an |
| city will fall into the depths of the city. | | | | open area without the danger of falling |
| But why do they continue to live in a city, | | | | trees, high rises or power cables. Those |
| which though beautiful, is a catastrophe | | | | who are caught driving when an earthquake |
| waiting to happen again? | | | | occurs would be better off if they stay |
| | | | inside their car. When inside a grocery or a |
| Most of the people living in earthquake-prone | | | | mall, make sure that the person is away from |
| areas prefer to live each day with the | | | | heavy shelves and other objects. When inside |
| thought that they might never wake up again. | | | | a theater or a sports stadium and an |
| However, what makes them different from | | | | earthquake occurs, never run for safety and |
| majority of the people living safe lives in | | | | join the hundreds of people doing the same. |
| safe places is the fact that they are aware | | | | Duck under the seat and wait until everything |
| that a tragedy like an earthquake may strike | | | | clears up. |
| them anytime and they are prepared for it. | | | | |
| | | | A lot of people get hurt or even die not |
| These people party and live life to the | | | | because of the earthquake itself but because |
| fullest but they made sure they live in | | | | of panic and failure to prepare for such an |
| earthquake-safe buildings. Most of the high | | | | emergency. It is always helpful to have an |
| rise establishments were constructed with a | | | | emergency earthquake plan even if earthquakes |
| strong earthquake in mind | | | | are not common in the area. |
| | | | |
| Jason, a technology specialist lives in the | | | | Survival will always depend on how prepared a |
| Marina area which is the most | | | | person is for emergencies. People who have |
| earthquake-prone area in the city. While he | | | | not prepared for the worse case scenario are |
| accepts that he is taking a big risk living | | | | the ones who have the tendency to panic. And |
| in that area, he takes no chances and always | | | | in most cases, those who panic and lose their |
| stores several gallons of water nearby. | | | | presence of mind become the first victims of |
| | | | any emergency, |
| He has also prepared earthquake packs and | | | | |
| emergency kits containing first aid medicines | | | | Read about volcano facts and tsunami facts at |
| as well as food packs that can be eaten right | | | | the Natural Disasters Facts website. |
| out of the packet. He also has extra | | | | |