Baguio City Emergency

Numbers.
Earthquake
After an earthquake.
Directory Assistance : 114

Fire Department : 442-2222 or 160

Preparedness
Watch out for anything that may fall on you City Disasters Coordinating Center : 442-1900
whether you are indoors or outdoors. Preparing for the
City Mayor’s Office : 442-3939 or 442-8920 or 442-
If indoors, calmly exit the building. Follow 8921 or 442-7228 Big One.
the instruction of authorities. Never use the
elevator. Baguio General Hospital : 442-4216 or 169 What to prepare for.
Do not touch fallen power lines. SLU Sacred Heart Hospital : 442-5701 or 442-5702.

Do not attempt to move seriously injured

individuals.

Do not go sight seeing. Leave the streets

clear for emergency rescue workers.

Do not light a match or turn on a light. Use

a flashlight instead.

Be prepared for additional earthquakes.

Submitted by:
Reilly Gerswin Ramos
Philippine’s “Big One”
• The West Valley Fault, which traverses
Metro Manila through Quezon City,
Marikina, Makati, Pasig, Taguig,
Muntinlupa, Bulacan, Laguna, and
Cavite, as well as the nearby Rizal
province, is ripe for movement,
according to the Philippine Institute of
Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
• The West Valley Fault moves roughly
every 400 years, the last of which
happened in 1658, or 359 years ago.
According to the Metropolitan Manila
Development Authority, should the
magnitude 7.2 earthquake strike the
metro, it could cause 34,000 deaths and
114,000 injuries due to collapsed
buildings.
(Source: The Philippine Red Cross Website)
Members of the Philippine Red Cross
conducting Emergency Preparedness Drills.
During an earthquake.
• Stay calm - think through the
consequences of any action you take
• If you are outdoors, stay outdoors. Get
into an open area away from trees,
buildings, walls and power lines.
• If you are indoors, stay indoors. Take
cover under a heavy desk, table, bench,
in a supported doorway or a corner.
Prepared for any
disaster.
• Earthquakes occur without warning, this
is why preparing for one is important.
• Disaster emergency kits like the one
pictured should always be ready and
must meet the needs of an individual or
family.
• Know the safe spots and danger spots in
your home, school and other buildings
you go to.
• Conduct practice drills and plan
contingency measures..