I'm impressed by Oregon Public Broadcasting's guide to preparing:

http://www.opb.org/news/article/cascadia-earthquake-pacific-northwest-prepare/


They followed some families who practiced survival post-quake:

http://www.opb.org/news/series/unprepared/


The Red Cross has a handy checklist one-pager and a service for survivors to check-in so family and friends can be assured that they are okay:

http://www.redcross.org/images/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m4240216_Earthquake.pdf


CDC has a comprehensive quake preparedness page.

http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/earthquakes/

CDC's kit list is worth perusing:

http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/earthquakes/supplies.asp


FEMA has a number of resources for fortifying your home.

https://www.fema.gov/earthquake-safety-home


Pulling from all these and other sources, I'm compiling my own checklist to share with my sister in Portland and periodically nudge her on specific items. Yesterday, I went on Amazon and ordered a Reliance Aquitainer (7 gal.) to get her moving on water storage and small AM-FM radio and battery container for her car.

Am also compiling links of some items I think she should look into -- such as one or more rain barrels, an emergency stash of water that would be useful for flushing toilets should the city service be cut of.

http://www.lowes.com/Outdoors/Watering-Irrigation-Drainage/Rain-Barrels/_/N-1z0wg6q/pl?cm_mmc=search_google-_-Hardscape%20Exact%20Brand-_-Rain%20Barrels-_-lowes%20rain%20barrel&k_clickID=3cc9abf2-5ef9-20c8-e289-0000257aa26c#!







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