Eliminate Home Hazards Click to open FEMA's National Risk Index
How do you prepare your home for disasters? Start with investigating the types of disasters and risks that you are most likely to encounter in your area to learn about your risks. Then, create a plan of action to mitigate these risks.
You can learn about this in our upcoming free Zoom meeting on Monday, January 23rd at 7 pm. Register in advance. See details below. |
How to become earthquake safe in your home
The BIG ONE? Will your piano rock? Your refrigerator roll? Many items we consider stable become a threat with undulation and earth tremors. Your cozy winter, in-house attention can generate great results for early preparation. In this meeting, we'll help you think through what might happen during a large earthquake, and how you can prepare and practice ahead of time to protect yourself and your loved ones. You will learn--in a fun, interactive format--the steps for becoming earthquake safe within your home. Register in advance to join our Zoom meeting on Monday, January 23 at 7 pm. Everyone is welcome, and its free. Share and invite all your important people.
Click the image to register.
How to determine your risks
|
Several online resources can help you assess the disaster risks in your area, including interactive maps based on data collected by scientists.
FEMA National Risk Index Disasters have been increasing in frequency over the last 20 years, according to FEMA's national risk index for natural disasters. In Oregon, 141 disasters have been declared since 1953. The most frequent risks in Oregon include fires, severe storms, floods, and other hazards. Earthquakes are another significant risk that may not happen as frequently, but can be non-the-less extremely dangerous and destructive when they happen. Cascadia subduction zone earthquakes have the potential to occur every 190 to 1,200 years. Scientists predict that there is a 37% chance that a megathrust earthquake of 7.1 magnitude or greater will occur along the Cascadia Subduction fault zone within the next 50 years, and a 10% chance that an event could occur within the next 30 years. To find out specific risks in your area, check out FEMA's national risk index. Oregon Hazard Mapping Tool Another tool available for learning about your specific hazards in Oregon is the HazVu Statewide Geohazards Viewer, developed by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI). You enter your address, and check the types of natural hazards you want to see for that address. Check out the 10-minute video below or the blog on the Earthquake Regional Impact Analysis. |
FEMA's data shows disasters increasing in frequency in Oregon
Types of disasters in Oregon since 1953 from FEMA risk index
Click the image to open the interactive hazard map
|
More Resources
Check out these sources for more information:
|
|
How to Become Earthquake Safe
Watch our 1-hour educational program on how to become earthquake safe (from January 2021). |
|
Regional Earthquake Impact Analysis
The Regional Disaster Preparedness Organization (RDPO) partnered with the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) to create a report describing potential impacts to Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties from earthquakes, including a magnitude 9.0+ Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. The report provides damage and casualty estimates to buildings, people, and key infrastructure sectors resulting from a major earthquake in the Portland metropolitan region. |
Click the image for the full report
Click the image for the summary
|
|
|
Worried about wildfires? How to protect your home and family
Unprecedented droughts and coast-to-coast heat domes are fueling extreme heat and wildfires. Are you ready to escape the heat and subsequent mega fires? If not, watch this one-hour program to learn from our firefighters at Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R). They talk about how and when to evacuate, what to prepare for, and what to bring. You'll learn something valuable that may just save your life or the lives of your friends and family. |
|
How to be fire safe in your home
How well do you know your fire extinguisher? How will you safely evacuate your home in a fire, if your only route out is via a second story window? In this 40 minute video, you’ll learn how to prepare your home with fire prevention in mind—how to mitigate fire risk and identify common home hazards. You'll also learn what actions to take to avoid injury, when and how to use an extinguisher, and how to exit structures safely. Special thanks to Deputy Fire Marshal Stephanie McKee from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue for presenting this program. |
|
|
|
|
|
© Cedar Hills Ready. All rights reserved.
