San Francisco Bay Area Emergency Resources
Below are Emergency resources I have discovered & compiled for myself. Living through a natural disaster sucks. When a disaster occurs, knowing what is happening in your environment, finding relatively safe escape routes, and knowing where to seek help makes a big difference. Knowledge is a resource in and of itself.
Pack a Go Bag - your 72-hour emergency basic survival kit to grab if you have to run
Know what disasters you should prepare, how to prepare & how to react
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ABAG (Association of Bay Area Governments) interactive landslide map
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California Geological Survey: earthquake, tsunami, & landslide info & map
Power outages (planned or unplanned) are associated with every disaster
Wildfires in the San Francisco Bay Area (some websites are nationwide)
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*Fire in California: Fire activity map, air quality, evacuation & safe
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California Fire Map & Tracker: active burns & containment levels
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*NCF WiFire: active fire perimeters, wildfire alert cameras, historical fires
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ABAG (Association of Bay Area Governments) Wildfire hazards map
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ABAG (Association of Bay Area Governments) Wildfire hazards web map
Droughts & Flooding in the San Francisco Bay Area
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ABAG (Association of Bay Area Governments) interactive flooding map
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ABAG (Association of Bay Area Governments) interactive tsunami hazard map
Earthquakes
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My Shake: CA earthquake early warning system app - get this NOW
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ABAG (Association of Bay Area Governments) Earthquake hazards map**
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Learning from San Francisco Bay Area 1868 Hayward Fault earthquakes
US West Coasts Volcanic Eruptions
Communicable Disease Outbreaks: Epidemics & Pandemics