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IT'S A SUNNY MORNING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
ACROSS THE REGION, 7.5 MILLION PEOPLE ARE BUSY AT WORK
SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND OF THEM ARE COMMUTING TO JOBS IN DIFFERENT COUNTIES
FAR FROM WHERE THEY LIVE
OVER 200,000 COMMUTERS WORK AND RESIDE ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT
TODAY, THESE FAMILIES AND MANY OTHERS ACROSS THE REGION
WILL BE SEPARATED
1,800 PEOPLE WILL DIE
53,000 PEOPLE WILL BE INJURED
AND $213,000,000,000 IN DAMAGE WILL OCCUR
IT'S 10 A.M.
THE LARGEST EARTHQUAKE TO HIT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN MODERN TIMES HAS JUST BEGUN
SOME PEOPLE REACT APPROPRIATELY
OTHERS DON'T
IN THE INTENSE SHAKING,
NEARLY 1,500 BUILDINGS COLLAPSE
INFRASTRUCTURE IS SEVERELY COMPROMISED
AND 300,000 BUILDINGS SUFFER SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE
THE RUPTURE TRAVELS 200 MILES NORTHWEST ALONG THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT
VIOLENT SHAKING LASTING AS LONG AS 2 MINUTES IN SOME AREAS
FINALLY
THE EARTHQUAKE
IS OVER
MANY OF THE LIFE LINES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HAVE BEEN DISRUPTED
A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE TRAPPED IN COLLAPSED BUILDINGS
OVER 1,600 FIRES START, SOME TURNING INTO SUPER CONFLAGRATIONS
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO USE THEIR PHONES
CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO BECOME OVERLOADED
IN THE MONTHS AHEAD THERE WILL BE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF AFTERSHOCKS
RESIDENTS WILL STRUGGLE TO RECOVER FROM THE EARTHQUAKE
THERE WILL BE NO WATER FOR WEEKS…
OR MONTHS...
AND NO ELECTRICITY
TRAVELING FROM POINT TO POINT WITHIN THE CITY WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT
AND 255,000 PEOPLE WILL BE DISPLACED FROM THEIR HOMES
WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
WE WILL SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES IF WE DON’T DO OUR PART RIGHT NOW
HOW QUICKLY LIFE GETS BACK TO NORMAL AFTER THIS DISASTER IS UP TO YOU
AND THOSE AROUND YOU
YOUR LEVEL OF PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS WILL DETERMINE YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER THE QUAKE
IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER
A FIRST AID KIT
AND ENOUGH WATER FOR EACH PERSON IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD
TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE GALLON OF WATER A DAY FOR 3 DAYS
HAVE AN EMERGENCY PLAN
DECIDE NOW WHERE YOU WILL MEET YOUR FAMILY AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE
MAKE SURE THERE IS A PERSON OUT OF TOWN YOU CAN CONTACT
TO LET YOUR LOVED ONES KNOW THAT YOU'RE OKAY
HOMEOWNERS SHOULD BE SURE TO BOLT THEIR HOUSE TO ITS FOUNDATION
CONSIDER WHETHER EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE MAKES SENSE FOR YOU AS PART OF YOUR FINANCIAL PLAN
EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT A HOMEOWNER
YOU CAN SECURE YOUR PERSONAL POSSESSIONS AGAINST EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE
PREPAREDNESS IS NOT ONLY FOR THE HOME
BUT ALSO FOR BUSINESS
BE SURE THAT YOUR COMPANY HAS EMERGENCY PLANS FOR A MAJOR EARTHQUAKE
EMPOWER YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY
BE PREPARED