Preparedness Month, 3rd report: It’s the little things …

April 3, 2011 at 11:56 pm | In Preparedness, Safety, West Seattle news | 2 Comments

Once again this April – Disaster Preparedness Month in our state – we’re spotlighting preparedness every night on WSB, with a special focus on earthquakes. As noted here last night, one of the in-person training sessions you can check out in West Seattle this month is an earthquake-retrofitting workshop on Saturday, April 16, 11 am-2 pm at West Seattle (Admiral) Library. But realize that readiness is about the little things, too. One of the preparedness experts who responded to our call for resource suggestions shared a link to a quiz about how to make your living room safer – through earthquake-proofing for the everyday items it just might contain, such as a wide-screen video monitor, a bookcase, glass/ceramic art pieces, mirrors on the wall. It’s a simple quiz with graphics and multiple-choice questions; we’ll confess that we only got half the answers right, so we learned a lot. It’s from a California agency, but don’t let that stop you – the quiz starts here. Even if you only take away one or two things you can easily do in your home to earthquake-proof some of its smaller contents, that’s progress. Till tomorrow – we’ll close with another important reminder: Get to know West Seattle Be Prepared – especially your nearest Neighborhood Emergency Communication Hub.

2 Comments

  1. Is it me or is anyone else unable to open the link to the quiz?

    Comment by ColesMom — 9:46 am April 4, 2011 #

  2. I just tested it again – when it opens for me (on Mac, Firefox) it briefly shows the sponsor logos and says 100 percent, but then resolves quickly to “instructions” screen.

    Comment by WSB — 10:45 am April 4, 2011 #

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