Do you live in an area where you can be affected by an earthquake? Are you sure?

If you live on the west coast of the United States, you are in one of those areas. There are other areas that could be affected by an earthquake as well. The center of the US has a fault that is not very active, but could do quite a bit of damage. From this website, you can find the faults in your area.

Do you know what to do when an earthquake hits? This is a link to a fun quiz to see if you know what to do in the event of an earthquake.

Are you prepared for an earthquake? Take a look at the 7 steps for Earthquake Safety, and be sure that EverybodySafe.com is part of your communication plan.

Our I’m OK service is designed to let your family and friends know that you are OK. There are a few times where this can be used. One is when a natural disaster strikes. Was there a tornado, hurricane, fire, flood…. in your area? Everything is crazy because of so many people hurt or homes damaged? Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to let people know that you are OK? That’s now easy to do!! Sign up for our free I’m OK service and add up to 7 contacts and their email addresses. When an event like the ones described above happen, simply go to our site and send an I’m OK message, using your EverybodySafe ID number. The alert goes out immediately by email to all of your pre-defined contacts! One quick note on our system, and everyone is notified. Nice and simple. Sign up for the free service here.

There are many other times where the I’m OK service can be used. What are some ideas of where you could use the I’m OK service? Let us know your ideas and don’t forget to sign up!!

Accidents happen every day, in the car, at home or outdoors, They happen when we are doing the activities we do every day, either in work or play. Other types of emergencies happen daily also, illness and natural disasters as examples. What do we need to do to be ready for something like this to happen? Do we even want to think about it? The answer to that is no, most people don’t want to think about something bad happening. The best thing would be to get prepared, take precautions to stay safe, then don’t worry.

So what do we need to be prepared?

1. Have an emergency plan. Think about what you need in general and any needs specific to you.
2. Have a disaster/emergency kit. Get everything together and keep it in a safe place.
3. Have a way to notify people in the event of an emergency or disaster.

How will people you care about know that something has happened to you? How will you know that an emergency has happened to someone you care about? Sign up for EverybodySafe.com to be sure everyone is notified in an emergency.