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Sister -ist site, SFist, is reporting a 5.6 magnitude earthquake in the Bay Area, south of San Francisco. The USGS says...
A moderate earthquake occurred at 8:04:54 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, October 30, 2007. The magnitude 5.6 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) NNE of Alum Rock, CA. The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 6 miles).
To us, that's a pretty decent earthquake. And at 5.5 or greater (here's the teaching us part), this is when we want to think about shutting our water off, according to officials in Community Emergency Response Team classes (CERT).
And as always, keep that water handy at home, at work and in your car.
Graphic from the USGS
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Should that be "shut off your gas" above???
That seems to make more sense than shutting off your water, but the post doesn't give a lot of context, so maybe I am reading it wrong.
Douglas
Sorry, I don't have a link to provide for extra context, much of this was learned by professionals in a class.
When the shaking stops - and it will, there will be only two groups of people:
- Those who printed and read this manual and have it on hand as an essential reference... and those who wish they did.
A wide variety of emergency preparedness information is available to you right now - for free - via a prominent pull-down menu on the Los Angeles Fire Department website at: LAFD.ORG
The single most popular offering is:
LAFD.ORG/eqbook.pdf
Again, the information is free and readily available. All you have to do is click the link and then click print...
Which group will you be in when the shaking stops?
Respectfully Yours in Safety and Service,
Brian Humphrey
Firefighter/Specialist
Public Service Officer
Los Angeles Fire Department
turn off your water? what are you talking about?