• Get out of the building if you can.
• Set off the fire alarms.
• Close doors and windows to slow down the fire.
• If you are trapped inside, stay near the floor.
• Go to a window and call for help.

• Turn off all appliances and computers.
• Leave one light on, to show when power is back on.
• Do not use candles. Use flashlights.
• When power is on again, make sure that appliances work properly.
• If you are cold, bring everyone into one room and close all doors to keep heat in.
• Drivers: If traffic signals are not working, treat them as stop signs.

• If you suspect poisoning, call 911 immediately.
• If you know what poison was taken, tell the operator.
• Keep the victim sage and warm until help arrives.

• Call 911. If the victim is bleeding or unconscious, tell the operator.
• Remain calm. Stay with the victim

• Apply direct pressure to the wound. Raise the injured area.
• Do not let the victim's blood touch your skin

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• Duck under atable or big piece of furniture.
• Cover your head and neck with your arms.
• Hold on until the shaking stops.

• Expect aftershocks.
• Watch for falling objects and power lines.
• Check your home utilities. If you smell gas, turn off the gas line and leave the building.

• Stay inside your home, building, or car.
• Close windows and doors. Pull blinds, curtains, and drapes.
• Turn off air conditioning and ventilators that pull air into the building.
• Block cracks around windows and doors with towels.
• Wait until emergency radio gives the OK to leave.

• Stay away from broken windows, heavy lights, and furniture that may move.
• Exit only if you are in danger.
• If you smell gas, leave right away.
• Stay out of elevators.
• Think before you try to move someone. You may cause another collapse or further injure the victim.
• Follow instructions from safety workers.

• Stay calm. Follow instructions from safety workers.
• Be ready for another attack.
• Do not spread rumors.

• When you go to a new building, always look for ways to leave quickly.
• If you find a strange package, do not touch it. Leave the area and call 911.

GETTING READY

• Keep copies of important papers outside your home. Include your passport, driver's license, social security card, health insurance cards, prescriptions, list of your valuables, wills, deeds, and financial records.
• Choose someone outside the Bay Area. Give this person the names and telephone numbers of people to keep informed. After a disaster, ask your contact person to call those people.
• Develop emergency plans for home, school, and work. Pick exit routes and meeting points. Know how and when to turn off gas, electricity, and water in your home. Practice your plan!
• Make emergency kits for home, work, and car. Include water (seven gallons per person), food, medicines, first aid kit, flashlights, AM radio, extra batteries, dust mask, eye protection, whistle, soap and sanitary items, and cash in small bills.
• Put smoke detectors in your home. Change the batteries twice a year.

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• American Red Cross www.bayarea-redcross.org (415) 427-8000
• Federal Emergency Management Agency www.fema.gov (415) 923-7118
• SF Auxiliary Communications Service (HAM radio) (415) 703-6586
• San Francisco Fire Department Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) www.sfnert.org (415) 558-3456
• San Francisco Mayor's Office of Emergency Services www.sfgov.org/oes (415) 558-2700

• Poison Control Center: (800) 876-4766
• Police (non-emergency calls): (415) 553-0123 / TDD (415) 626-4357
• Power Outage Information: (415) 743-5002
• San Francisco General Hospital: (415) 206-8000

San Francisco General Hospital Foudation
Before Help Comes!
Underwritten by the George Frederick Jewett Foundation