Emergency Preparedness Resources

Find links to local, state, federal, and international emergency preparedness resources.

Earthquakes

• California Integrated Seismic Network (CISN), one of the largest and most automated seismic networks in the world.
  • "Did You Feel It?" – Report your earthquake observations
• California Earthquake Information, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
• The Great California Shakeout, participate in organized statewide quake preparedness drills
• Department of Structural Engineering
• Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP)

Emergency Preparedness

• UC video supporting the "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" program
• American National Red Cross
• American Red Cross, San Diego/ Imperial Counties Chapter
• Cal OES, Governor's Office of Emergency Services
• FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Helping Children Cope with Disasters (FEMA publication)
• Ready.gov, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
• San Diego County Emergency Homepage
• San Diego County Office of Emergency Services

Fire

• Safety Tips: Wildland Fires, City of San Diego
• Burn Institute
• Fire-Rescue Department Resources, City of San Diego
• Firesafe, fire and safety resource directory for San Diego County

Homeland security

• U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• National Terrorism Advisory System

Public health

• Be Prepared California, California Department of Health Services
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• World Health Organization

Tsunamis

• Tsunamis and Southern California
• Are You Ready? Tsunamis, Federal Emergency Management Agency
• West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center, National Weather Service

Weather and water

• National Weather Service
• Weather & Climate from COLA, Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies
• San Diego Lifeguard Services Rip Current Safety and NOAA Rip Current Resources
  
• NOAA Surf Forecast  
• San Diego Lifeguard Services Beach and Safety Guide