Ground view of collapsed building and burned area. Beach and Divisadero, Marina District. [C.E. Meyer, U.S. Geological Survey]

It’s been 35 years this month since Loma Prieta rolled through. October is the perfect month to prepare for the unexpected. Are you ready?

Would you leave your pets behind if you were evacuated? Of course not. In a disaster, seconds count and that’s why it is critical that you and your pets’s Go Bags are ready. If you need to evacuate you’ll need to have enough essentials for one to three days. Preparing a Pet Go Bag ahead of time will be a huge help.