Foodbank Hosts Seven Monthly Steps to Earthquake Preparedness Series | Good for Santa Barbara

Posted on April 22, 2022 | 6:15 pm

The Santa Barbara County Food Bank will host Seven Steps to Learning Earthquake Safety Online, a monthly series that covers one of the Seven Steps each month. The program will culminate with the local version of California’s statewide Great ShakeOut, 10 a.m. October 20.

The free series began on April 20 and continues with monthly events through October.

“We are proud to take a leadership role in disaster preparedness initiatives that the whole community can participate in,” said Anthony Rodriguez, Disaster Operations and Services Specialist at the Food Bank. “One step at a time we can all be prepared to stay resilient when one of our state’s most likely natural disasters strike.”

Rodriguez. Stacy Silva, Emergency Manager, Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management; and Ethan Walker, the regional director of prevention and preparedness for the American Red Cross, serve as coordinating committee chairs for the new Central Coast Country Earthquake Alliance (ECA), a statewide chapter of the ECA.

The organization sponsors the Learn at Lunch series with Rodriguez at the helm. Many experts in emergency and disaster preparedness will cover topics ranging from having a home safety plan to reducing financial hardship in the event of a disaster.

Here are the seven steps for safety topics, schedule of events, and registration links for participating in the monthly webinars:

Step 1: Secure your space by setting stakes, Wednesday, April 20. Attendees learned how easy it is to secure contents in your home (or anywhere else) to reduce risks to life and property.

Step 2: Plan to be Safe May 18, 11 a.m. Learn how to create a disaster plan and determine how to communicate with friends, family, and co-workers during an emergency. To register, visit: www.FoodbankSBC.org/DisasterSession2

Step 3: Organizing Emergency Supplies June 15, 11 a.m. – noon Learn how to organize and keep disaster supplies in proper places to be prepared for earthquakes and other disasters.

Step 4: Minimize Financial Stress Jul 20 11 a.m. Learn how to organize your important documents, strengthen your belongings, and consider insurance.

Step 5: Drop and cover while still applying pressure. Learn how and why they fall, cover and hold in different positions when the earth shakes.

Step 6: Improve Safety and Step 7: Reconnect and Restore Learn how to improve safety when the shaking stops by assessing and dealing with injuries, broken utility lines, building damage, aftershocks and tsunamis – if along the coast.

Step 7: Reconnect and Restore (same session as Step 6) Learn how to restore everyday life after an earthquake by reconnecting with others, repairing damage, and rebuilding society!

Vibration Exercise Thursday October 20 10:20 a.m. Introduction to immediate earthquake safety followed by a community drill via zoom. Sign up at www.FoodbankSBC.org/GreatShakeOut22/SignUp

The Egyptian Chefs Association is a popular public-private partnership that includes leading earthquake professionals, emergency managers, government officials, and business and community leaders.

Foodbank of Santa Barbara County provides nutrition and education through a network of more than 300 partner agencies, nutrition education programs, and food distribution sites operated by Foodbank and its volunteers.

Over the past year, the Food Bank’s response to the COVID-19 economic crisis has involved distributing approximately 30 million pounds of food; Providing over 80,000 home deliveries of healthy groceries to seniors and people with disabilities; and launching new services in areas where poverty is common, such as the “Healthy Farm Workers” programme.

For many locals, recovery from the economic crisis is expected to take 18-24 months. With continued support from the community, Foodbank will be an important driver of Santa Barbara County’s economic recovery. For more information, visit FoodbankSBC.org.

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