California Preparedness Initiatives
California Residential Mitigation Program (CRMP)/ Brace + Bolt – provides homeowners with up to $3000 dollars to cover earthquake retrofitting cost
MyHazards- Input your home address to view what natural hazards you are at most risk of
California Earthquake Authority – Low cost earthquake insurance for Californians
My Shake App – Earthquake Early Warning App (Android and iPhone)
How to:
Make sure you have enough insurance:
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Preparedness Roadmap
Insurance preparedness
Insurance Disaster Preparedness
uphelp.org
Emergency Financial First Aid Kit (Spanish)
Emergency Financial Aid Kit (English)
Keep lists of your valuables:
(click an option below)
Home inventory
Safeguarding Valuables
Safeguarding Valuables (Spanish)
Take pictures of your important documents. Keep all of your important documents in one, easily accessible spot. Also remember that documents are replaceable. Lives are not.
- Passport
- Credit cards
- Insurance policies (all pages)
- Leases
- Deeds to your home
- Mortgage documents (at least the first page)
- Car loan documents
- Birth certificates
- Immigration documents (green cards, work permits, visa applications, etc.)
Helpful Phone Numbers:
Disaster Distress Helpline: Call (800)-985-5990 or text “TalkWithUs” to 66746 to connect with a trained crisis counselor. This national, multilingual hotline provides immediate crisis counseling for people experiencing distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster.
Red Cross hotline: 1 800 RED CROSS ( 1-800-733-2767)
United Way: Call 2-1-1 and speak with a live, highly trained service professional in your area from any cell phone or landline. All calls are private and confidential.