🚨EARTHQUAKE SAFETY TIP #002
🛏 Sleeping
Quick Safety Tip
😴 If you’re already in bed when strong shaking begins, stay there.
✅ Protect your head and neck with a pillow.
✅ Stay away from windows, mirrors, or heavy objects that could fall onto the bed.
✅ Do not run outside while the ground is shaking.
✅ Once the shaking stops, put on shoes before walking to avoid injuries from broken glass or debris.
✅ Check yourself and your family for injuries before evacuating if necessary.
❌ Do NOT rush down stairways during the earthquake.
❌ Do NOT use elevators immediately after the shaking.
Remember:
If you’re already in bed when strong shaking begins, stay there and protect your head and neck with a pillow. Do not get out of bed simply to perform DROP, COVER, and HOLD ON. Move only if an immediate hazard—such as a heavy fixture or object that could fall onto the bed—makes your location unsafe.
Prepare your bedside before an emergency: Keep a flashlight or emergency light, sturdy closed-toe shoes, a whistle, and essential contact information within easy reach. For emergency lighting, communication tools, and other household preparedness equipment, see WVF’s Emergency Preparedness Essentials.
One option to investigate: the OMNI LREL-F801 LED Rechargeable Emergency Lamp for bedside emergency lighting during power outages after an earthquake.
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Make the nighttime plan before you need it. Use the West Valley Fault™ Family Emergency Planner to organize emergency contacts, meeting points, evacuation arrangements, and other household information your family may need if an earthquake strikes at night.
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