BE PREPARED FOR EARTHQUAKE

Everyone, everywhere, should know how to protect themselves during earthquakes. Even if earthquakes are rare where you live, they may happen where you or your family travel.  How well you, your family and your home survive an earthquake often depends upon on well you are prepared beforehand, during and after an earthquake.

Drop (or Lock), Cover, and Hold On!

- This includes taking cover beneath a sturdy table or desk or dropping to the floor near an interior wall and covering your head with your hands and arms.
- Stay away from windows, and shelves with heavy objects.
- If in a wheelchair, lock the wheels, and protect the back of your head and neck.

Annually, the City of Torrance participates in the Great California ShakeOut, hosted the third Thursday of October. It's the largest earthquake drill ever, organized to inspire the community to be ready for big earthquakes. Preparedness helps prevent disasters from becoming catastrophes. What we do to prepare now, before the next big earthquake, will determine how well we can survive and recover.

Register at ShakeOut.org/register to involve your family or organization. You will receive information on how to prepare for earthquakes and what actions to take during and after the shaking, as well as other ShakeOut news and updates. You can also see who else is participating in your community at ShakeOut.org/whoisparticipating.

The Torrance Office of Emergency Services has provided tips and information to help you and your loved ones in case of earthquake with the links below.

• Be Prepared for Earthquakes