Household Emergency Plan

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. If you live with others, you are encouraged to complete this assignment collaboratively
with your housemates/roommate/floormates!
2. You may choose whether to complete this plan for where you currently are living or, if
applicable, your ‘permanent/family/original’ home.
3. You may type your answers directly in this document, or print, hand-write, and scan it
back in. If you hand-write, please do your best to make your writing legible. If we cannot
understand what you wrote, you won’t get credit for your answer.
4. For your privacy, you may wait to fill in addresses, emergency contact info, and the
evacuation route section until after you have submitted a copy of this form for grading.
5. Fill in all blank spaces that are indicated by ‘:’ and replace all ‘_____’ with the appropriate
text.
6. When there are multiple terms or phrases in bold and separated by a ‘/’, choose the
correct answer and delete the incorrect one(s).
7. Remember to cite your sources, especially if you are providing instructions relevant to a
location outside the US.
8. If you have access to a printer, we highly recommend that you print a completed
Emergency Plan and post it in a visible place in your home.
9. Delete these instructions once you have finished.

Home address: Emergency Contact & Cell Phone numbers

Apt 111, 2430 Dwight Way
Berkeley, CA 94704
In town: Ikshita Puri- 510-375-9830

Out of town: Tanisha Indrayan – 917-238-3301

There are 2 people in my home and 0 pets

E-kit storage location:

In the Storage next to the door

Fire Extinguisher location(s) (write ‘n/a’ if none):

N/A

Household meeting area that is outdoors and near home:

Telegraph Avenue (the road outside the house)

Household meeting area that is outside the neighborhood:

Upper Sproul
 ● I have let loved ones who live outside this region know to route
information through an out of town contact in the event of a major
emergency.

Use this blank space to draw the best evacuation routes out of the home. You can use
tools inside Word or insert a picture of a drawing. Please do your best to make the
writing legible. Mark the location of fire extinguishers.

-- During Earthquake Plan --

Everything is shaking! What do I do?
Drop, Cover and Hold!
My/our home is located in Berkeley, CA. The guidance for this location is as
follows.

If at home when an earthquake strikes:

Get under a table and hold the table. If I am on the bed, I will stay on the bed
and cover my head with a pillow.

What I won’t do and why:

I won’t stand near windows or objects that can fall because they can break and
fall on me which will injure me. I will also not run outside because I can fall. I
will also not use the elevator.

If someone who is on a wheelchair and is in this home, they

should: lock their wheels and cover their head.

-- After the shaking stops --

● Take a minute to collect myself/ourselves. (choose one)

● Put on Jacket and Gloves and check on household members.

● If the shaking was strong enough that the building could be damaged,
I/we will grab the emergency evacuation kit and go to the designated
evacuation point.

● If there is a small fire, I will extinguish it with a fire extinguisher

● Take the E-Kit if evacuating the building. Assess yourself and others for
injuries and treat small injuries. For people in shock, wrap in a warm
blanket, keep them warm, monitor, call 911 in case they are not
breathing or are having a heart attack.

● If you smell gas, I will turn off the gas valve.

o Our gas valve is located on the right side of the stove

● Two other utilities that could be damaged are electricity and water. If you
suspect damage notify a building manager. Our building’s controls are
located:
o Utility 11:
I don’t know where the water control for the building is located
o Utility 2:
The electricity board for our apartment is in the storage area near
the door.

1
Same note as gas valve
 ● Contact loved ones via text Use this method because phone call is only
for emergencies and text takes in little effort as compared to a
phone call.

● The best bet is texting a out of town contact, as the message is more
likely to get through, though it may take some time.

● Call 911 if: there is a large fire, someone is severely injured and needs
an ambulance, people need to be rescued from debris or a building.
Know that help could be slow to arrive because roads could be broken or
emergency services must be busy with a lot of similar calls. Do not stay
and wait if the situation is dangerous

● Try to avoid using the phone for non-essential communication

(choose one). The lines are likely to be overwhelmed and should be
prioritized for emergencies like medical and fire.

● Be prepared for aftershocks, since one can strike at any time.

● If away from home during the earthquake, try to rejoin the household
group by proceeding to this preset meeting location:
The Meeting Location is Telegraph Avenue (the road outside our house)

● Optional for homes with children: if there are no parents or guardians

immediately available, another local adult (e.g. a neighbor or family
member who lives nearby) who can help is ________________ (name or
descriptor) and they can be found _____________________ (give address or
directions)

-- Long term plan --

If we cannot stay in our house, I/we will go:
Family Friend’s house in San Jose

The other people in our community that I/we will want to connect with are:
Parrth Chopra, Armaan Tourani, Lavanya Raju, Vandita Bhartiya, Zahra
Poonewale,Shrey Bhate, Aryan Narang
Possible post-quake hazards are (and what to do if
encountered):
1. Liquefication: Move to hard rock zones

2. Fire: Put out small fires and call 911

3. Tsunami: Go to high ground

4. Landslides, falling objects, trees etc: Move away from
them
Insert documentation here of a conversation with at least one other
person about what to do during and after a major earthquake. Can
be with a house member or just someone you know who lives in
earthquake country.

I communicated with: Nitish Sahni (Roommate)

And here is what was said:
*Audio and video content can either be uploaded as a separate file or uploaded privately to
YouTube and then linked here. Either way, insert a transcript or summary here.

I sat down and spoke to my roommate, Nitish Sahni, about what we should do
during and after a major earthquake. In order to prepare for an earthquake,
both of us agreed to have an emergency bag which contains some medicines,
batteries and other essential items that we can just take and leave when an
earthquake occurs. We also agreed to make a plan like this and put on our
walls. During an Earthquake, if both of us are in the house, we will drop, cover
and hold immediately. We will check on each other by shouting across the
house and see if both of us are okay. We will effectively communicate with each
other and check if any of us requires any assistance. We will check if there are
any fires or potential hazards. Switch off the lights and turn off the gas
valve.Once the earthquake is over, we will check in with each other again and
take our emergency bags and immediately exit the building. We will check in
on our friends and family to ensure that they are safe and sound. We will go to
our common assembly point.
Helpful links and resources:
Staying Safe Where the Earth Shakes – A Guide
https://www.earthquakecountry.org/stayingsafe/
Secure hazards: https://www.earthquakecountry.org/step1/hangingobjects/

CPR and First Aid Training opportunities:

https://www.redcross.org/take-a-class/lp/cpr-first-aid-aed-certification-new-
hero
https://bayareacpr.org/course-catalog/cpr-first-aid-class-in-the-bay-area/
https://www.berkeleycprclasses.com/course-catalog/american-heart-
association-cpr-aed-first-aid/

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) resources:

www.ready.gov/cert

Check the safety status of your home:

http://resilience.abag.ca.gov/fixit/

Feel an earthquake? Report your experience!

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/data/dyfi/

(Optional) Add your own!