Natural Disaster Mitigation
Post date: Jun 18, 2013 12:34:53 PM
Natural Disaster Mitigation
Earthquake Disaster Mitigation - a Strategy
Before 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
During the Earthquake
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
After the Earthquake
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)?