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Emergency Response

Earthquake & Disaster Readiness for Sacramento Properties

15 min · Starter· 3-question practice quiz PPO #122730

The short version

Drop, Cover, and Hold On during shaking — do not run outside. For Sacramento specifically, flood and levee risk, extreme heat, and wildfire smoke are the higher-probability events, and every property should have a written continuity plan and posted assembly point.

Earthquake — Drop, Cover, Hold On

  • DROP to hands and knees before the shaking drops you.
  • COVER your head and neck under a sturdy table; if none, against an interior wall away from windows.
  • HOLD ON to your shelter and move with it until shaking stops.
  • Do not run outside during shaking — falling glass and facade material is the main injury source.
  • Afterward: check for gas smell, injuries, and structural damage. Expect aftershocks.

Sacramento-specific risk

  • Flood and levee: much of the region sits behind levees. Know your flood zone and your evacuation route before winter.
  • Extreme heat: cooling-center locations, welfare checks on elderly residents, and hydration plans for outdoor staff and officers.
  • Wildfire smoke: AQI thresholds for outdoor work, filtration in common areas, and N95 availability.
  • Power shutoffs: gate and access control failure planning — how do residents and fire apparatus get in when the gate has no power?

The plan every property should have written down

  • Emergency contact tree, including who calls the security provider.
  • Assembly point and headcount owner.
  • Utility shutoff locations, with photos, in a shared folder.
  • Vulnerable-resident list, kept privately and shared only with responders.
  • 72-hour supplies for on-site staff: water, light, radio, first aid.
  • Annual review at a board or safety meeting, with the date recorded in the minutes.

Watch — public training videos

These videos are published publicly by the organizations credited below. Summit Force did not produce them, is not affiliated with them, and claims no ownership — they are linked here as free study material.

ShakeOut Earthquake Drill — Drop, Cover and Hold On

Published by FEMA

Drop, Cover, and Hold On — Protect Yourself During an Earthquake

Published by Clackamas County

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Practice quiz

3 questions. Nothing is recorded or submitted — this is study practice only, not an exam and not worth credit.

  1. 1.During earthquake shaking you should:

  2. 2.The highest-probability disaster risk for much of Sacramento is:

  3. 3.During a power shutoff, a gated community's biggest access problem is:

Answer all 3 questions to check your work.

Official sources & further reading

Go to the primary source. Rules change, and only these agencies speak for themselves.

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