To Find More Information

• Your local library is a good place to start. Ask there for the material referenced below.
• Look at the "First Aid and Survival Guide" in the introductory pages of most telephone directories.
• Ask your city or county Office of Emergency Services or local chapter of the American Red Cross for pamphlets on preparedness and survival.

Other Sources

Most organizations are willing to provide speakers for large groups of people when staff are available. None of these organizations will be able to answer questions about specific locations or structures.

California State Office of Emergency Services, 1300 Clay Street, Suite 408, Oakland, CA 94612, (510) 286-0895 Publications, videotapes, and scripted slide shows on earthquake preparedness. Free catalog.

ABAG, Association of Bay Area Governments P.O. Box 2050, Oakland, CA 94604-2050, located at MetroCenter, 101 8th Street, (415) 464-7900. Maps that show ground-shaking probabilities, technical assistance in planning, publications on hazard mitigation, training courses for businesses. Free catalog.

USGS, U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Science Information Centers
Menlo Park, CA 94025, 345 Middlefield Road, (415) 329-4390.
San Francisco, CA 94111, 555 Battery Street, Room 504 Customs House, (415) 705-1010.
Publications and maps concerning earthquake hazards. Mail orders to USGS Books and Report Sales, P.O. Box 25425, Denver, CO 80225. For orders less than $10.00, include $1.00 for postage and handling.

FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Building 105, The Presidio, San Francisco, CA 94129, (415) 923-7100.
Documents should be ordered from FEMA, P.O. Box 70274, Washington, D.C. 20024.

CDMG, California Department of Conservation, Division of Mines and Geology
P.O. Box 2980, Sacramento, CA 95812-2980, (916) 445-5716.
Publications and maps concerning faults. Scenarios describing the likely effects of future earthquakes.

ATC, Applied Technology Council
3 Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City, CA 94065 (415) 595-1542.
Technical publications for engineers, architects, and other people interested in the details of design for reducing earthquake damage to buildings and their contents.

EERI, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute 6431 Fairmount Avenue, Suite 7, El Cerrito, CA 94530-3624, (415) 525-3668.
Technical information of most interest to engineers, researchers, and practicing professionals. Videotapes, annotated slide sets, and reconnaissance reports about earthquake hazard mitigation and the response of buildings, lifelines and bridges during major earthquakes around the world. Free catalog.

California Seismic Safety Commission
1900 K Street, Suite 100, Sacramento, CA 95814-4186.
Primarily concerned with encouraging hazard reduction and emergency planning.
Information on legislation, state agency programs and unreinforced masonry building programs.