Natural Disaster Mitigation 
Earthquake Disaster Mitigation - a Strategy

Before the Earthquake	During the Earthquake	After the Earthquake
Check for hazards in the home/work place Identify safe places in each room Locate safe places outdoors Ensure all family members and co-workers know how to respond after an earthquake Teach your adults/parents/staff/children when and how to call 9-1-1 Have disaster supplies on hand and broken up in different places in the building, in case an area has a collapse Develop an emergency communications plan in case of separation during an earthquake Ask an out-of-state business, relative or friend to serve as the remote  contact as local lines may be down Use Text Messaging to communicate, as in a disaster, Cell Tower Calls may be blocked	If indoors: Take cover under a piece of heavy furniture or against an inside wall and stay inside, keep away from glass If outdoors: Move into the open, away from buildings, street lights, and utility wires and remain there until shaking stops If in a moving vehicle: Stop quickly, stay in vehicle, move to a clear area away from buildings, bridges, or utility wires	Be prepared for after shocks Help injured or trapped persons and give first aid where appropriate Listen to a battery operated radio for emergency information Stay out of damaged buildings and return home only when authorities say it is safe to do so Server Room Accessible? Servers down? Do you have an offsite backup? Online Backup? Do you have Virtual Copies of those Servers handy (Hyper-V or vmware)? What about remote email backup (Google Apps or Office 365 as a Failover)?