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DISASTER TRAINING, PREPAREDNESS INFO

• American Red Cross, 85 Second St., San Francisco; (415) 427-8000; www.redcross.org. Information on all kinds of disasters; first aid training; disaster preparedness classes in eight languages.
• NERT - Neighborhood Emergency Response Team - The San Francisco Fire Department provides free training in disaster and emergency response, teaching San Francisco residents to be self sufficient in a major disaster. You'll learn hands-on disaster skills that will you as a member of an emergency response team.
• The Building Education Center, 812 Page St., Berkeley; (510) 525-7610; Offers quarterly a class on retrofitting your home. Call to receive a free class schedule.
• Earthquake Preparedness Associates/Earthquake Supply Center, 3095 Kerner Blvd., Unit i, San Rafael; (415) 459-5500. Earthquake kits; water and safety supplies; and educational material for home, school, work.
• Federal Emergency Management Agency, Building 105, Presidio, San Francisco; (415) 923-7100. Publications on earthquake safety and preparedness.
• Governor's Office of Emergency Services, Coastal Region Resource Center; (510) 286-0873. Information packets on earthquake preparedness and securing your home, school or office for an earthquake.
• Office of Emergency Services, City of Berkeley; Berkely Fire Dept., 997 Cedar St., Berkeley, CA., 94710; (510) 644-8736. Classes, publications on disaster preparedness.
• Quakeinfo.org Tips and solutions on making your home safe.
  
• Structural Engineers Association of Northern California, 74 New Montgomery St., Suite 230, San Francisco; (415) 974-5147. Will mail or e-mail list of licensed structural engineers to help evaluate structural needs.
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BOOKS, VIDEOS, PUBLICATIONS

• "Earthquake Country/How, Why and Where Earthquakes Strike In California," by Robert Iacopi (Fisher, 1991; $14.95).
• "Peace of Mind in Earthquake Country," by Peter Yanev (Chronicle Books, 1991; $14.95).
• "Earthquake Safe: A Hazard Reduction Manual for Homes," by David Helfant (Builders Booksource, 1989; $5.95).
• "Introduction to Earthquake Retrofitting: Tools and Techniques," by Charles Smith and Cindy Furukawa (Building Education Center, 1996; $9.95).

  All above materials are available at Builders Booksource, 900 N. Point St., San Francisco, (415) 440-5773; and 1817 Fourth St., Berkeley, (510) 845-6874.

• "Surviving the Big One: How to Prepare for a Major Earthquake," 60-minute video narrated by Los Angeles firefighters; $19.95. (800) 343-4727.
• "Home Safe Home," video with step-by-step instructions by a structural engineer on how to retrofit your home, available at building supply stores and lumber yards.
• Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), 1300 Clay Street, Oakland; (510) 286-0895; Maps, impact and liability reports.
• California's Office of Emergency Services (OES); (510) 286-0895; Offers rental videos and publications on preparedness, awareness and safety.
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DISASTER STORES, SUPPLIES

• American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter Book Store, 3901 Broadway, Oakland; (510) 595-4420. Not a commercial specialty store, but a source of survival kits and other information.
• The Beehive Country Store, 5807 Winfield Blvd. (between Coleman and Blossom Hill Roads), San Jose; (408) 225-3531
• The Earthquake Store, 6251 Hollis St. (between 62nd and 63rd streets), Emeryville; (510) 655-6977
• Earthquake Supply Center, 3095 Kerner Blvd, Unit i, San Rafael; (415) 459-5500
• Earth Shakes, 446 Cumberland Road (near Oak Grove) Burlingame; (650) 548-9065. Call before visiting.
• Mayday Industries Disaster supplies.
• Preparedness Outlet, 1100 W. El Camino Real (near Shoreline Boulevard), Mountain View; (650) 965-2636.
• REI-Recreational Equipment Inc., 1338 San Pablo Ave. (at Gilman St.), Berkeley; (510) 527-4140; 1119 Industrial Road (near Brittain Rd.), San Carlos; (650) 508-2330. This store is mainly a source for outdoor equipment but will have survival kits and other information.
• Quake-Kare Inc., P.O. Box 3152, Sherman Oaks, CA 91359-0152; (800) 277-3727. Disaster preparedness supplies and education for home, school, office.
• Safe-T-Proof, 31143 Via Colinas 502, Westlake Village, CA 91362; (888) 677-2338. Custom seismic fasteners; earthquake supplies and education.
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SEISMIC INSURANCE AND RISK ASSESSMENTS

• California Earthquake Authority, 300 Capitol Mall, Suite 1230, Sacramento, CA 95814; 1-877-797-4300. Rates and information about earthquake insurance for Californians.
• Insure.com California Earthquake Authority's rate finder gives CA consumers basic earthquake coverage rates for homeowners, renters and condo owners.
• Homerisk.com; Web site run by EQE International, a San Francisco risk management company, provides information about earthquake risks in your neighborhood and for your type of home.
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MAPS

• Association of Bay Area Governments publishes an earthquake guide titled "On Shaky Ground," as well as detailed maps of individual Bay Area cities showing predicted intensities of ground shaking. Some versions of the maps are available on the ABAG site or you can purchase hard copies for $7-$18. Maps are available through ABAG, P.O. Box 2050, Oakland, CA 94604; (510) 464-7900. Enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope requesting an order form or view the maps in the association's library at 101 Eighth St., Oakland, or at its Web site.
• U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park has many maps. Call the Earth Science Information Center for availability; (650) 329-4309.
• California Department of Conservation/Division of Mines and Geology is working on a series called Seismic Hazard Zone Maps. A new map for San Francisco showing newly discovered areas of liquefaction was released recently. Maps are available through BPS Reprographic, 149 Second St., San Francisco; (415) 512-6550.
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