One of the first actions you can do to prepare your home for an earthquake is to take a look and identify potential hazards. Identifying items that could fall and injure someone is a great start to making your home safer. Once you have done that, you can take actions to minimize those risks.
Good starter activities to prepare your home include:
- Strapping down televisions, computers and other expensive or hazardous electronics.
- Securing or moving heavy pictures and mirrors located over beds or other furniture.
- Bracing water heaters and make sure that gas models have flexible connections.
- Knowing how and when to shut off utilities.
