UCSF Police Department
 Homeland Security and Emergency Management

ARE YOU READY?

EARTHQUAKE SAFETY

In the San Francisco Bay Area, we live with the threat of earthquakes every day. Whether you are in your home, in a classroom, a high-rise or another type of building, it is important to know how to protect yourself. Practice what to do during an earthquake and teach yourself and your family members to react automatically. If you are outdoors, get into an open area. If you are indoors, follow these steps: DUCK, COVER, and HOLD. Stay inside until the shaking is over.

BEFORE an emergency occurs, inspect your work and home area to identify potential hazards. Experience with earthquakes has shown that injuries occur even during moderate earthquakes from falling or sliding equipment and furniture. Make sure bookcases, and filing cabinets over four feet tall are secured as they may topple over. Store laboratory instruments, computer disks and glassware in latched cabinets or on lipped shelves to prevent falling. Rearrange cluttered storage areas to provide evacuation routes in the event of an emergency. Be aware of your surroundings. Notify the UCSF Department of Environmental Health & Safety (476-1300) if you have identified potential hazards in your campus work and living areas.

You are encouraged to take steps to prepare yourself and family for emergencies. UCSF Staff Faculty, and students, particularly those with an emergency response or emergency support function in a disaster may be unable function effectively at their work site following an emergency, unless they know their own families are prepared and safe. Even if you do not have an emergency response role at UCSF; if you are separated from your loved ones when a disaster strikes, you will feel less stress and anxiety if you know they were prepared with an emergency plan and supplies.

Disaster can strike at any time and often without warning. Here in California, there is a 99% chance that a catastrophic earthquake will strike at some point within the next 30 years. While we can’t prevent an earthquake from occurring, there are simple steps we can take to minimize the effect that an earthquake or any disaster has on you and your loved ones.

In partnership with the American Red Cross Bay Area, UCSF is proud to offer you a 20 minute online training to help you and your loved ones stay safe in emergencies. In the time it takes to enjoy a cup of coffee, you can

Click here to begin: http://www.redcrossbayarea.org/preparedness/podcast.htm

Enter your contact information and our personalized Partner Number: UCSF, which may also be used as your 20% discount code when purchasing disaster supplies through www.redcrossshop.org through December 31^{st, 2008.}

EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURES

Evacuation drills are an important aspect of fire safety and emergency preparedness. They familiarize you to your work area’s emergency exits and evacuation routes. Most campus buildings can expect annual evacuation drills, with the exception of the Medical Center and Langley Porter buildings. The Campus Fire Marshal welcomes the opportunity to assist you and your building occupants should you have any questions or concerns regarding fire safety and procedures. Campus Fire Marshal: (415) 476-0570

Evacuation maps, outlining safe routes to emergency exists, are posted on all floors of every building. Take a moment and think of at least two exit routes from the buildings you work and live in.

Each Parnassus Campus building has been assigned an Emergency Assembly Area (EAA). Study your Department’s Emergency Action Plan and become familiar with the EAA assigned to your building. You are expected to assemble to one of these safe locations following an evacuation.

State law requires occupants to evacuate a building when the fire alarm sounds. The SFFD, UCPD, EH&S, Campus Fire Marshal, Facilities Management personnel and Building Floor Wardens (assigned department staff) are all authorized to order you to evacuate.

• VOLUNTEER for emergency training and assignments.
• PARTICIPATE in all fire and evacuation drills that are conducted.
• FOLLOW instructions of emergency personnel and public safety officials during an emergency incident.
• BE familiar with the locations of fire alarm pull stations, fire extinguishers and emergency exits/routes in your usual work and study areas.
• CONTACT your Department Emergency Coordinator and READ your DEPARTMENT’S EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN. Become familiar with the emergency response procedures.
• REVIEW the green UCSF EMERGENCY PROCEDURES chart posted in campus buildings. It tells you how to respond to emergency situations, e.g., bombs threats, fire, hazardous material spills, earthquakes.

EMERGENCY POLICY for PEOPLE with DISABILITIES

If you are disabled and feel you will need special assistance during an evacuation, inform your Department Emergency Coordinator so that a volunteer "buddy" can be paired with you to provide assistance during an evacuation. For more information, refer to the Campus Evacuation Policy for People with Disabilities.   Evacuation Policy for People with Disabilities

EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT and SUPPLIES

Departments are responsible for maintaining their own emergency equipment and supplies as described in the UCSF Emergency Preparedness and Response Program Guidelines. Departments are asked to prepare an emergency kit: emergency food and water, flash lights and batteries, AM/FM radio/batteries, first aid kits and any other necessary supplies. It is estimated that we could be on our own for at least 72 hours after a major incident such as an earthquake. Taking a little time to put together an emergency survival kit for members of your department could prove very useful. Suggestions for your personal emergency supply kit are:

• Drinking Water
• Blanket, pillow
• Book, playing cards, etc.
• Band-Aids, other first aid supplies
• Flashlight (with batteries) or light sticks
• Eating utensils, paper plates, cups, can opener
• Quarters for pay phones and out-of-town contact phone numbers
• All foods should be water packed and low-salt whenever possible
• Daily medications, extra eyeglasses and/or contact lens supplies
• Canned foods such as: fruit, juice, canned meats or pastas, soups
• Change of clothes, walking shoes( tennis shoes) with socks, warm jacket
• Safety pins, whistle, pocket knife, toothpaste/toothbrush, shampoo, soap, towel, wash cloth
• Snack foods such as: graham crackers, granola bars, candy bars, dry cereal, raisins or energy snacks

A listing of disaster Supply Vendors is available within the Downloadable Documents Section:   Disaster Supply Vendors