Matt Springer has been giving presentations around San Francisco about home earthquake preparedness since 2008 (for more information about the presentation, go to his earthquake preparedness website). For those who cannot attend in person, a streaming version of the presentation is available online. This Quaketips blog is devoted to posts ranging from technical "how-to" articles to more philosophical "should-you" topics. New articles will be posted at most about once a month, so people who subscribe won't be subjected to lots of e-mail.

The suggestions contained in this website and in Matt Springer's presentations will substantially reduce the chances of an earthquake causing damage or injury, but cannot guarantee that problems will not still occur due to factors including but not limited to extreme seismic conditions, unexpected structural problems, bracing material flaws, or inadequate installation. This material is based on personal experience, research, and discussion with safety experts; Matt Springer does not have an official emergency management background other than standard community volunteer training. The information contained herein does not necessarily reflect the views of UCSF or the San Francisco Public Library.

Friday, December 2, 2011

My earthquake preparedness website is moving!

I really do plan on doing a new real post soon, but I want to send a quick note to people who follow this blog that my companion earthquake preparedness website, which contains information like the schedule of presentations and streaming video of an older presentation, is moving to a new URL.  Apple's web hosting service is closing down in June 2012, and the old site will go away.  I have already reconstituted it at:

http://earthquake.matthewlspringer.com

...and I recommend it as an additional set of informational resources.

Coming soon, one of the most common questions that I get asked: just where are you supposed to keep your emergency kit?

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