Personal Preparedness

Know what disasters and hazards could affect your area, how to get emergency alerts, and where you would go if you and your family need to evacuate.  Make sure your family has a plan and practices it often.  

Visit: www.ready.gov

For organizing your personal preparedness kit visit the Ready America site. UCSF employees are eligible to receive a 25% DISCOUNT off any products on Ready America’s online store.

Earthquakes

Download the MyShake app to receive earthquake notifications. To setup notifications follw the following instructions. 

StormReady  

UCSF is a certified StormReady university 

StormReady is a nationwide program that helps communities better protect their citizens during severe weather by encouraging them to take a proactive approach to improving local hazardous weather operations.  

  • StormReady offers community emergency managers clear-cut guidelines on how to improve their response to hazardous weather conditions.   
  • For more information, visit National Weather Service Storm Ready.

Power outages

Visit Public Safety Power Shut Off for information on how to prepare and what to expect when your electricity goes out. 

Wildfire evacuations

CERT Program

Learn how to do good in the neighborhood during a disaster by joining a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program educates volunteers about disaster preparedness for the hazards that may occur where they live. CERT programs nationwide train volunteers and organizations that professional responders can rely on during disasters, allowing them to focus on more complex tasks.

CERT trains volunteers in basic disaster response skills, such as:

  • Fire safety
  • Light search and rescue
  • Team organization
  • Disaster medical operations

These programs are a great opportunity to learn basic response skills and make a difference.

To participate in the San Francisco Fire Department’s local program, visit SF Fire NERT.

Outside of San Francisco, contact your local jurisdiction for more information on CERT training, or visit the CalOES website for more information.