The U.S. Geological Survey and the California Geological Survey have announced two new digital geologic maps of the densely populated section of the San Francisco Bay area. These maps are designed to give the general public as well as land-use planners, utilities and lifeline owners, and emergency response officials, new and better tools to assess their risk from earthquake damage. You can see the maps here.
The 1989 earthquake prompted the San Francisco Fire Department to create an all-volunteer rapid-deployment unit. The Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) teaches hands-on disaster skills that will help the members function as part of the special emergency response team. You can learn more about NERT here.
The State of California offers an Emergency Supplies Checklist for earthquake emergencies here.
The American Red Cross offers disaster preparedness information here.
Information for disaster registry and a wealth of important additional information is available from the San Francisco Emergency Medical Services Agency here.
The California Office of Emergency Services (CA-OES) coordinates major disaster relief and response. More information is available here.
The San Francisco Office of Emergency Services (SF-OES) is the local link to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and offers important local information here.
UPDATED Important Resources:
City of San Francisco Emergency and Safety Portal
San Francisco Dept of Emergency Services
San Francisco Emergency Services Main Menu
U.S. Coast Guard Search and Rescue Emergency Resource List (excellent!)
72 Hours -- how to prepare for the next earthquake
San Francisco Fire Dept. NERT (Neighborhood Emergency Response Team)
U.S. Coast Guard Emergency Contact and Phone Numbers for SF Bay Area
USS Makin Island -- hybrid global disaster response platform
California Emergency Management Agency
California Emergency Medical Services Authority
San Francisco Fire Department Main Menu
San Francisco Police Department Main Menu
American Red Cross, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
US Geological Survey Earthquake Main Menu
San Francisco Fire Department Water Supply System
San Francisco FD fire hydrant bay suction system
San Francisco Fire Boat Phoenix
San Francisco Fire Boat Guardian
Resources for information about the 1989 Earthquake:
Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco
San Francisco Earthquakes -- timeline
USGS: October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake
Selected photos from the 1989 Earthquake from USGS
Emergency medical response during 1989 Earthquake
International Search and Rescue Operations:
- Canadian National SAR Secretariat
- Canadian Coast Guard Home Page
- Civil Air SAR Assoc. Canada Homepage
- Australian Maritime Safety Authority
- Coast Guard Safety - New Zealand
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency - Great Britain
- RNLI--Royal National Lifeboat Institution
- Lifeboat Services Around The World
- ONSA SAR and Maritime Security National Organization of the Venezuelan Acuatic Spaces
- RCC Bermuda/Bermuda Harbor Radio
- Irish Coast Guard
1 comments:
I was married to Toa Te'o and I know that our 3 sons miss him dearly. But, I just hope that they really do work on the Barriers that the city really needs to put up on our Beautiful Golden Gate Bridge. It's a very sad tragedy for our Te'o family and especially for Toa and all the others that have chose to jump off the bridge, please if anyone does or if anyone was there when my husband jumped off the bridge in the middle of the afternoon on Valentine's Day, please locate any of our family asap to tell us if he said anything to anyone that was on that bridge that day, we do know that there were many witnesses. Please, help us and we will really appreciate it, by a phone call or email. or or email me Doris Lang at for my sons sake. Thank you and let's hope for the Barriers to be put on our bridge soon, so we don't lose anymore people that way. Thank you everyone.
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