INDEX

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aftershocks, c01.1

air quality, c07.1

alcohol, c10.1, c11.2

animals. See pets; wildlife and stray animals

apartments, c02.1, c03.2, c11.3

babies, c10.1

bedding, c09.1, c09.2

bedrooms, photo, c03.1

bedside essentials bags, c03.1, photo

beverage extras, c11.1

blankets. See bedding

bodies, myths about, c07.1

bottled water (commercial)

aluminum containers, c04.1, c04.2

cost comparisons with canned water, c04.1

“expiration dates,” c04.1

plastic containers, c04.1

bottling your own water containers, c04.1

budgeting, c02.1

building safety, c02.1, c09.2

caffeine, c10.1, c11.2

canned foods, c11.1, c11.2

canned water, c04.1, c04.2, c04.3

cards, reunification plan, c06.1, photo

care facilities, emergency plans for, c06.1

caregivers, emergency, c06.1

cars

go-bags for, c05.1, photo

sheltering in, c09.1

Cascadia Calling, itr.1

Cascadia earthquake, itr.1, c01.2

See also earthquake preparedness

actions to take during and after the event, c14.1

aftershocks, c01.1

barriers to a quick response, c02.1

compared to more localized earthquakes, itr.1, c01.2

“full-rip” events, c01.1

heeding the jolt, c01.1

impacts outside the severe shake zone, c13.1, c13.2

intensity, c01.1

magnitude, c01.1

odds of occurring, c01.1

predicting, and early warning systems, c01.1

severe shake zone, c02.1

tsunami zone, c01.1, c13.2, c13.3

“two-weeks-ready,” reasons for, c02.1

Cascadia Rising experiment, c02.1

Cascadia subduction zone, c01.1, photo

cell phone service, c06.1

charcoal briquets, c11.1, c11.2

checklists

clothing and shelter, c09.1

communication and preparedness, c12.1

first-aid and health, c07.1

food and food preparation, c11.1

go-bags, c05.1

home safety, c03.1

hygiene and sanitation, c08.1

location considerations, c13.1

reunification plans, c06.1

special accommodations, c10.1

water storage and safety, c04.1

chemicals. See hazardous household materials

children, c10.1

effects of disasters on/solutions for, c10.1

emergency caregivers for, c06.1

finding help, when alone or in trouble, c06.1

flashlights for, c07.1

infants and small children, c10.1

outdoor enclosures for, c07.1

as resources, c10.1, c10.2

reunification plans and, c06.1

tasks for, c10.1

vulnerabilities of, c10.1

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), c11.1

cleanliness. See hygiene

clothing, c07.1, c09.2, c09.3

club water, c04.1, c04.2

coastal tsunami zone. See tsunami zone

comfort tactics, during separations, c06.1

communication, c12.1

cell phone service, c06.1

checklist for, c12.1

choosing a contact person, c06.1

emergency signals, c12.1

Morse code, c12.1, photo

condominiums, c02.1, c03.2, c11.3

contact person, c06.1

cooking. See food preparation

costs, c02.1

cupboards, securing, c03.1

darkness, c03.1, c07.2

debris, falling, c07.1

deceased, myths about, c07.1

dependencies, substance, c10.1

diapers, c08.1

drinking water. See water

drug dependencies, c10.1

drugs, prescription, c07.1, c10.2

earthquake early warning (EEW) systems, c01.1

earthquake preparedness

See also Cascadia earthquake

actions to take during and after the event, c14.1

getting started, c02.1

“good enough,” aiming for, c02.1

for other earthquakes, itr.1, c01.2

reminders about importance of, itr.1

suggested schedule for, c02.1

SURVIVE guidelines, c06.1, c15.2

“two-weeks-ready,” reasons for, c02.1

elderly people, c06.1, c10.2

electrical power, for medical devices, c10.1

electrical power outages, c03.1, c07.2

emergency kits. See go-bags

emergency signals, c12.1

enclosures, for pets and small children, c07.1

environmental dangers. See hazardous conditions

expenses, c02.1

face masks, c05.1, c07.2

falling debris, c07.1

family members with special needs, c10.1, c11.2

family reunification plans. See reunification plans

federal assistance, c03.1

fire and smoke, c07.1

fire safety basics, c07.1

first-aid kits, c07.1, c07.2

flashlights, c03.1, c07.2

folders, preparedness, c12.1

food expiration dates, c11.1

food preparation, c11.1

checklist for, c11.1

cooking methods and fuels, photo, c11.1

cooking supplies, c11.1

fire safety, c07.1

sanitizing surfaces, c08.1

food rotation systems, c11.1, c11.2

food safety, c07.1, c08.2, c11.3

food storage, c11.1

beverage extras, c11.1

family members with special needs, c11.1

go-bags, c05.1, c11.2

how much to store, c11.1

locations for, c02.1, c11.2

long-term, c11.1, c11.2, c11.3

meal ideas, c11.1, photo

packaging options, c11.1, c11.2

for pets, c10.1

planning considerations, c11.1

short-term, c11.1, c11.2

foreshocks, c01.1

freeze-dried food cooking containers, c11.1

freeze-dried foods, c11.1

freezer, storing water in, c04.1

frozen foods, c11.1

fuel supplies, for recovery efforts, c02.1

fuels, for cooking, c11.1

“full-rip” events, c01.1

furniture, anchoring, c03.1

garage sales, c02.1

gas, turning off, c03.1

go-bags, c05.1

bedside essentials bags, c03.1, photo

for cars, c05.1, photo

checklist for, c05.1

commercial vs. homemade, c05.1

food in, c05.1, c11.2

for office, c05.1, photo

for purse or child’s backpack, photo

top priorities for, c05.1

water in, c05.1, c05.2

weight vs. needed supplies, c05.1

grills. See food preparation

hallways, c03.1

hand sanitizer, using, c07.1

hand washing, c07.1

hazardous conditions, c07.1

hazardous household materials, c03.1, c07.2

health and safety, c07.1

See also food safety; home safety

basic health requirements, c07.1

checklist for, c07.1

common earthquake injuries and health risks, c07.1

common myths, c07.1

establishing routines, c07.1

first-aid kits and skills, c07.1, c07.2

hazardous conditions, c07.1

hygiene, c07.1, c08.2, c08.3

medically dependent family members, c10.1

medications, c07.1, c10.2

for pets, c07.1, c10.2

sleep, c07.1

substance dependencies, c10.1

heat exhaustion/heat stroke, c07.1

home, storing supplies in, c02.1, photo, c11.2

home safety, c03.1

checklist for, c03.1

hazardous materials, c03.1, c07.2

retrofitting your house, c03.1, c03.2

structural issues, post-earthquake, c02.1, c09.2

tasks requiring minimal effort, c03.1, photo, c03.2

tasks requiring tools and skills, c03.1, photo, c03.2

hot chocolate, c11.1

household members with special needs, c10.1, c11.2

household reunification plans. See reunification plans

hygiene, c07.1, c08.2, c08.3

hypothermia, c07.1

infants, c10.1

injuries or illness. See health and safety

insulin, c10.1

insurance, c03.1

intensity, c01.1

“island” concept, c14.1

jolt, heeding the, c01.1

kitchen cabinets, securing, c03.1

lights/lighting, c03.1, c07.2

magnitude, c01.1

meal ideas, c11.1, photo

meals ready to eat (MREs), c11.1

medical devices, power for, c10.1

medical needs, complex, c10.1

medical supplies. See first-aid kits

medications, c07.1, c10.2

megathrust earthquakes, c01.1

Mormon Church, c11.1

Morse code, c12.1, photo

MREs (meals ready to eat), c11.1

myths, common, c07.1

natural water sources, c04.1

nursing and pregnant women, c10.1

office, emergency plans for, c06.1

office go-bags, c05.1, photo

older people, c06.1, c10.2

outdoor enclosures, for pets and small children, c07.1

ovens, solar, c11.1

pans, cooking, c10.1

pets, c04.1, c07.2, c10.3

pit toilets or latrines, c08.1, c08.2

pots, cooking, c10.1

power, for medical devices, c10.1

power outages, c03.1, c07.2

predicting earthquakes, c01.1

pregnant and nursing women, c10.1

preparedness. See earthquake preparedness

preparedness folders, c12.1

prescription drugs, c07.1, c10.2

propane canisters, c11.1, c11.2, c11.3

purse go-bags, photo

rain-barrel water, c04.1

refrigerated foods, c11.1

resources and links, src.1

response/recovery efforts, barriers to, c02.1

retrofitting your house, c03.1, c03.2

reunification plans, c06.1

adjusting expectations, c06.1

checklist for, c06.1

children finding help, when lost or in trouble, c06.1

choosing a contact person, c06.1

comfort tactics, c06.1

creating your plan, c06.1

emergency caregivers, c06.1

knowing the plan, c06.1

meeting locations, c06.1

plan cards to carry, c06.1, photo

putting your plan into place, c06.1

rocket stoves, c11.1

routines, c07.1

safety. See health and safety

sanitation (toilet) systems, c08.1

checklist for, c08.1

pit toilets or latrines, c08.1, c08.2

privacy, importance of, c08.1

septic systems, c08.1

twin-bucket system, c08.1, photo, c08.2

sanitizing food preparation surfaces, c08.1

sanitizing reusable water containers, c04.1

schedule, preparedness, c02.1

schools, emergency plans for, c06.1

seltzer water, c04.1, c04.2

septic systems, c08.1

severe shake zone, c02.1

Shake Alert, c01.1

shaking. See intensity; severe shake zone

shelters, c09.1, c09.2

signals, emergency, c12.1

sleep, c07.1

sleeping bags, c09.1, c09.2

smoke and fire, c07.1

social breakdown myths, c07.1

solar ovens, c11.1

special needs, c10.1, c11.2

storage cupboards, securing, c03.1

storing supplies in the house, c02.1, photo, c11.2

stoves. See food preparation

subduction zone, c01.1, photo

substance dependencies, c10.1

survival bags. See go-bags

SURVIVE guidelines, c06.1, c15.2

tents and tarp shelters, c09.1, photo

thrift shops, c02.1

toilet paper, c08.1

toilet tank, as source of drinking water, c04.1

toilets. See sanitation systems

tsunami zone, c01.1, c13.2

checklist for, c13.1

community preparedness, c13.1

maps, c13.1

wave trains, c13.1

twin-bucket sanitation systems, c08.1, photo, c08.2

“two-weeks-ready,” c02.1

utensils, for eating/cooking, c11.1

vacuum-sealed plastic buckets (for food storage), c11.1

vehicles. See cars

water, c04.1, c07.2

challenges of storing, c04.1

checklist for, c04.1

daily needs, c04.1

for go-bags, c05.1, c05.2

higher-risk sources, c04.1

nonpotable, sources/uses of, c04.1, c07.2

for pets, c04.1, c10.2

purification methods, c04.1, photo

safest commercially available sources, c04.1, photo

safest household sources, c04.1

self-bottling, c04.1

sterilizing reusable containers, c04.1

storage locations, c02.1

water bricks, c04.1

water expiration dates, c04.1

water filters, c04.1

water heaters, c03.1, photo, c04.2

water valve, shutting off, c03.1

weather, c07.1

whiskey, c11.1

white gas, c11.1, c11.2

wildlife and stray animals, c07.1

wood, as cooking fuel, c11.1, c11.2, c11.3

workplace, emergency plans for, c06.1

workplace go-bags, c05.1, photo