September is National Preparedness Month

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September is National Preparedness Month

Local risks

Wildfire

Stay Informed

Find fire incidents with CalFire’s updates about active wildfires near you.

Have a Plan. Be Ready to GO.

Create a plan with your family to evacuate your home. Put together an emergency supply kit. Give your household the best chance of surviving a wildfire by being ready to go and evacuating early. Review CalFire’s guidance for safe and efficient evacuation during wildfires.

 

Earthquakes

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Earthquakes never call ahead to let you know they’re on the way to your house. The California Earthquake Alliance has great information to help you get ready for those unexpected visits!

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MyShake free app developed at UC Berkeley. It sends alerts for earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or greater in California, Oregon, and Washington seconds before shaking arrives. 

 

Drop! Cover! Hold On!

In most situations, if you feel shaking or get an earthquake alert, immediately:

DROP where you are, onto your hands and knees. This position protects you from being knocked down and reduces your chances of being hit by falling or flying objects.

COVER your head and neck with one arm and hand.

  • If a sturdy table or desk is nearby, crawl underneath for shelter.
  • If no shelter is nearby, crawl next to an interior wall.
  • Stay on your knees; bend over to protect vital organs.

HOLD ON until the shaking stops.

  • Under shelter: hold on to it with one hand; be ready to move with your shelter if it shifts
  • No shelter: hold on to your head and neck with both arms and hands.

Get Alerts

Information empowers you to make informed decisions while you have time. Hesitation, lack of information, or failure to prepare will rob you of your ability to make sound decisions and  take effective action. Sign up for alerts.

Martinez Alerts (Smart 911) provides timely alerts to our community. This alert and warning system will provide you with critical information quickly in a variety of situations, such as health alerts, severe weather, unexpected road closures, police activity, missing persons and evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods. Receive time-sensitive messages however you specify, including text, email, or voice.

 

CWS your Community Warning Systems is is Contra Costa County’s official emergency alert system. Alerts may be issued at the request of County Officials—such as law enforcement, fire agencies, or the County Health Officer—to warn people in affected areas that they are, or may soon be, in danger and should take immediate protective action to protect life or health.