Residents

Quiz: Is my home, condo or apartment healthy enough to stand up to a quake?

Retrofit Your Home or Apartment

Guide to types of housing vulnerable to earthquakes
Find a retrofit contractor, engineer or home inspector
Steps for strengthening your home
Standard plan set for seismic retrofitting (Plan Set A)
Frequently Asked Questions about retrofitting
Additional retrofitting resources
Sources of money to help pay for retrofitting your home or apartment
View retrofitted homes and buildings in your neighborhood – add yours!
Do it yourself retrofit resources – City of San Leandro


Quiz: Are my home's contents properly secured for an earthquake?

Secure Your Home or Apartment Contents

Secure your water heater, cupboards, and furniture
Chimney safety
Video of house contents on a shake table


Make a Family Emergency Plan

Make a plan and know what to do
Make an earthquake kit
Natural gas safety and gas shutoff valves
Prepare for sewer and water disruptions
Plan for driving after disasters
Resources for special needs and vulnerable populations in disasters

Print Publications

Stand Up to Quakes, Get Your Home in Shape! 8.5×11 | 11×17
Family Emergency Planning Guide
Homeowner retrofit workshop presentation
Be Sewer Smart, don’t let your toilet turn on you!, ABAG
Creative Ways to Strengthen Housing and Promote Community Resilience, ABAG Conference Summary, June 13, 2011


The writing and production of the materials and reports of this page and the others in this section of the ABAG Earthquake Program web site were funded in large part by Grant No. 03HQGR0010 from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), as well as by the Association of Bay Area Governments. Some additional funding related to retrofit of single-family homes was received from the American Red Cross Bay Area through a grant from the Allstate Foundaion. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funding agencies.


Last modified: March 26, 2012