Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Earthquake Country Alliance Bay Area replaced its normally in-person Spring workshop with a special webinar version on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. The overall theme was Concurrent Disasters: What if an earthquake occurred during a pandemic?

KEY TOPICS

• Emergency Management During COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned for Future Shocks, Mary Ellen Carroll (San Francisco Department of Emergency Management)
• COVID-19 as a Teachable Moment for Inclusive (DAFN) Earthquake Preparedness, Roxann Crawford (FEMA)
• Engaging Your CERT Teams, Chief David Cosgrave (San Mateo County Fire)
• Secure Your Space: Be Safer at Home While Safe at Home, Mark Benthien (Southern California Earthquake Center)
• Announcement of 2020 ECA Bay Area Mini Awards recipients
• ECA Resources, Updates, Announcements

WORKSHOP CONTENT

• Video Recording (YouTube link, or watch below)
• View Transcript (automated, may contain errors)
• PowerPoint Slides (PDF)

KEY LINKS SHARED

• Great California ShakeOut (ECA)
• Earthquake Country Alliance Bay Area Mini Awards (ECA Bay Area)
• Evacuation Transportation Planning Tips (DAFN) (Pacific ADA Center)
• Californians for All (California Volunteers)
• Coastside CERT
• Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety (ECA)
• Staying Safe Where the Earth Shakes (CEA/CalOES/ECA)
• Step 1: Secure Your Space (ECA)
• Step 5: Drop, Cover, and Hold On (ECA)
• Earthquake Safety Video Series (ECA)
• Accessibility Resources (ECA)
• Terremotos.org (ECA Spanish Language Website)

RELATED RESOURCES

• What Happens If a ‘Big One’ Strikes During the Pandemic? (Atlantic article)
• Earthquakes and Other Geohazards in a Time of Pandemic (Working Group)
• What Happens when disasters combine? (Lori Dengler, Times Standard newspaper)
• What if a Major Earthquake Struck During the COVID-19 Pandemic? (Tony Ferrara, Coachella Valley Disaster Preparedness Network)
• Video Overview of Mass Care Activities in Sheltering in COVID-19 Affected Areas (American Red Cross)
• Exercise Starter Kit on Reconstituting Operations (FEMA)
• Language Guidelines for Inclusive Emergency Management (FEMA)
• Awkward No More Disability Sensitivity Training video (Washington D.C. Government)

QUESTIONS?

• Please email bayarea@earthquakecountry.org.