1. Disaster Preparedness for Your Home & Your Workplace
Presented by Central County Fire Department
Serving the City of Burlingame and the Town of Hillsborough
Introductions
Facilities
Background of CCFD
BUR/HBO shared EOC

2. 12 Steps to Disaster Preparedness
Family Plan
Supply Storage
First Aid
Duck, Cover & Hold
Car & Office Kit
Cash & Documents
Camping Out
Water & Food
Focus on Children
Learn not to burn
Emergency Lighting
Gifts of Life

3. Loma Prieta Earthquake 1989 Burlingame AMFAC Hotel
We were fortunate in the 1989 Earthquake, but we did experience damage:
Amfac Hotel – major collapse, it never reopened
Hyatt Hotel – Damage to its sheer walls, closed for 1 year
Many businesses experienced moderate to severe damage.
Many homes experienced minor damage; contents and some chimneys
Evacuation of hotel guests & sheltering issues
Limited to no mutual aid from surrounding cities.

4. Oakland Hills Firestorms
1992
This can happen again in the Bay Area, especially in our hillside areas we need to be proactive.
We are implementing measures to improve the potential effects of a wildfire; through building codes, vegetation management, and working with homeowners.
Development of SEMS, standardization of equipment for first responders.

5. Step #1 Have a Family Plan
Learn how to shut off utilities gas, electricity and water
Plan for family members with special needs seniors, disabled, babies, toddlers and pets
evacuation
special foods
medications
glasses
life-sustaining equipment
wheelchairs, canes and walkers
folding wire kennels
Reference Page 34 for utility shut off.
Turn off gas only if you smell it or hear a leak.
Reference Page 21 for evacuation plans
Notify us if you have a special needs situation and we will put the information in our CAD. *Have forms available.

6. Have a Family Plan Mitigate the Hazards
Strap your water heater to the studs in the wall
Strap any tall heavy furniture to the walls
Install latches on kitchen cupboards
Reference Page 29, Securing your home.

7. Have a Family Plan Have a meeting place outside the home
Have an out-of-state contact
Program 7 digit emergency numbers into cellular phones
Learn the school’s policies
Have a plan for latch-key kids
Have a reunification plan
Reference Page 21-23
Have one meeting place near your home, two or three outside your neighborhood in case you cannot return home.
The 7 digit numbers for Burlingame and Hillsborough are on the back cover of the Disaster Preparedness Manual.

8. Step #2 Store Supplies HB Flashlights & batteries Study Shoes
Portable radio
Wrench
Food & Water
First Aid Kit
Bedding/Camping gear
Cooking gear
Personal Supplies
Clothing
Reference Pages 4-15
Show example of self-generating radio
Page 8 – Shelf life for common foods.

9. Step #2 Store Supplies Where do we store supplies
Garage, next to the door
Outdoor shed
Easily accessible location
Half of the supplies should be kept in two different locations
Reference Pages First Aid Supplies
Storage locations should be cool, dry and dark.
Set up system of rotation of emergency supplies.

10. Step #3 First Aid Take First Aid Training Take CPR Training
Purchase a First Aid Kit
Get familiar with the kit’s contents
Learn S.T.A.R.T. Triage
Practice First Aid, CPR and Triage
Make sure your family is familiar with the location of the First Aid Kit
Start Triage logrithm
Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment
CPR Classes are available through CCFD

11. Step #4 Duck, Cover & Hold
Learn the SAFE spots in your home and work place
Learn the DANGER spots in your home and work place
If you’re in a. . .
High rise
outdoors
Driving
crowded store
Practice home and work drills!
Highrise – if not near a desk or table, move to an interior wall and protect your head with your arms. Stay indoors, glass windows can dislodge during the quake and sail hundreds of feet.
Outdoors – Move away from buildings and overhead wires.
Driving – Stop if it is safe but stay inside your car. Stay away from bridges, overpasses and tunnels. If possible avoid stopping under trees, power lines, light posts and signs.
Crowded Store – Stay where you are, stay calm and encourage others to do the same.

12. Step #5 Car & Work Place Kit
What do you need if you are away from home to survive?
Mini-earthquake kit - portable
Maps showing alternate routes home
Jacket, comfortable shoes, & safety items
What do you need at your workplace to survive?
Tools of the trade; a work starter kit; checklist
Reference page 14 – Vehicle and Workplace Supply Kits

13. Step #6 Cash & Documents You need cash and change Documents
ATMs and grocery stores may be out of order
Pay phones may work when home phones do not
Documents
Social security cards; birth certificates; marriage and death records; drivers’ license; credit cards; insurance policies; recent income tax returns; mortgage or rental receipts; employment paycheck stubs; deeds; stocks & bonds; savings & checking account books, documentation of valuables; video or photos of valuables; wills, health history, recent photo of each family member
Store in fireproof box, freezer or out of state

14. Step #7 Camping Out Earthquake Style
Outdoor Cooking
B-B-Q, grill, camp stove or steno heat
Fuel
Plates, cups, utensils, paper towels, pots, matches, etc.
Utensils, can opener
Outdoor Living
Lighting - lanterns or flashlights
Blankets or sleeping bags and tarps
Clothing for all types of weather including rain
Water, food, shovel, trash bags, personal hygiene items
Do not use BBQ or camp stoves indoors.

15. Step 8 Freshen up Water & Food
Change your water once a year when you change the time
Drinking (1 gal/day each)
Medical use
Cleaning
3-day to 2 weeks worth
Store separately from kit in cool, dark and dry place
Food
Nonperishable foods that your family likes
Avoid foods that require a lot of water
Remember dietary needs
Include baby, toddler food
Include pet food
3-day to 2 weeks worth
Include a can opener
Emergency Water Distribution Plan
One Case (35 pak) of water will provide drinking water for one person for 4+ days.

16. Step 9 Focus on Children (don’t forget Pets)
Preparation reduces stress
Discuss earthquakes and aftershocks
Assemble children’s “Grab ‘n Go Bags”
Discuss living without electricity and other utilities and living outside
Make sure your children’s school is prepared
Discuss being separated
After an earthquake, monitor family members
Don’t forget your Pets
Reference Page 25 for children & Pages for pets.

17. Step 10 Learn Not to Burn
Fires may result from breaking gas lines, downed power lines, damaged wiring in appliances, toppling shelves with combustible chemicals
Have smoke detectors in all rooms
Have two fire extinguishers
Learn how to operate them
Have a fire evacuation plan
Practice fire drills
Reference Page 36, Fire Safety

18. Step 11 Emergency Lighting
Flashlights and batteries
Light sticks
Emergency wall lighting units
Show examples

19. Step 12 Gifts of Life
For the holidays this year, give the Gift of Life, a life saving gift.
Fire Extinguishers
Flashlights and batteries
First Aid Kit
Earthquake Kit

20. San Mateo County Community Alert Network
Notification system to provide information to citizens through , cell phone or pager
Subscribers are placed in geographic groups based on registration information
Citizens can subscribe to the service at
Reference Brochure

21. Where do I go from here? Sign up for SMC Alert Take CERT training
Work with your neighbors to establish Emergency Response Districts (ERDs)