Dos and don’ts in an earthquake
By Arik Hwldkht
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Whether you live on campus
or off. it is important to know
what to do during and after an
earthquake.
You wake up from a fairly
pleasant dream to hear your
windows rattling, water splash
ing out of your fish lank and pic
tures falling horn your wall. You
probably won't be awake
enough to get out of bed.
But if you are awake, or if it's
a daytime earthquake, you
should probably find someplace
to get under cover until it's over
Try and find a desk or some
heavy furniture to use as cover.
You should also bo prepared
to fend for yourself for the next
two to three days if you lose
power. said Tim Birr,
spokesman for the Eugene Pub
lie Safety Department.
"You should know how much
food you have and whether or
not you can eat without cooking
for a few days," Birr said. "If
you wind up in an apartment
with no power after a serious
quake hits the area, we're not
going to get to you unless you
have a real emergency."
Birr said you should you
should keep a steady supply of
canned or nonperishable food to
live on for a few days, fresh bat
teries for a flashlight and a small
radio.
Birr stressed that you should
not call 911 unless you have a
serious emergency.
"Right after the first quake we
had about 75 calls to 911 just
reporting that an earthquake
happened." he said. "No one
called with injuries, but if some
one had. they would have had
trouble getting through."
Birr also said Page EZ2B of the
US West phone book lists sug
gestions for what to do during
and after a major quake.
Some of those suggestions
include:
• Don't use matches, candles,
electrical switches or appli
ances. in use there is a gas leak
Rely on flashlights.
• Watch for falling objects
when you enter or leave build
ings. Don't enter severely dam
aged buildings.
• Don't go sightseeing, espe
cially in a vohicle. There is a
danger of live utility wires and
falling debris and you may gut in
the way of emergency person
nel.
Be prepared for aftershocks.
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