DO YOUR OWN EARTHQUAKE HOME HAZARD HUNT
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20200902/haga-su-propia-busqueda-de-peligros-por-terremoto-en-su-hogar]


Release Date: 
September 2, 2020 

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah residents can  do several things to reduce
potential earthquake hazards and damage in their homes.

Steps you can take on your own include:

 	* Strapping down televisions, computers and other expensive or
hazardous electronics.
 	* Securely fastening or moving heavy pictures and mirrors currently
located over beds or other furniture.
 	* Bracing water heaters and making sure that gas models have
flexible connections.
 	* Knowing how and when to shut off utilities.

Some modifications may require a licensed contractor, designer or
architect to complete. Among these are:

 	* Bracing or replacing masonry (brick) chimneys.
 	* Strengthening garages that have living space above them.
 	* Upgrading unbraced crawlspace walls and other foundation features.

For a full list of earthquake damage prevention measures and retrofits
─ including a cut-away diagram of where these potential hazards can
be found in your home ─ download the FEMA brochure _Earthquake Home
Hazard Hunt_ at https://go.usa.gov/xGgUr or download the Utah DEM
brochure _Putting Down Roots in Earthquake County_ at
https://www.utah.gov/beready/documents/roots_earthquake_low.pdf.

Meanwhile, you can browse a list of Utah-based licensed contractors,
engineers and architects
at https://secure.utah.gov/datarequest/professionals/index.html or
check their licenses at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html.

Utah residents impacted by the March 18 quake and aftershocks who have
not registered with FEMA can still apply for assistance at
WWW.DISASTERASSISTANCE.GOV [http://www.DisasterAssistance.gov] or by
calling the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 (FEMA) or (TTY)
800-462-7585. Help is available in most languages.

If you require a reasonable accommodation or an alternative format of
available information such as American Sign Language format, or audio
format, please submit your request to:
Region8AccommodationRequest@fema.dhs.gov.

Contact a FEMA Mitigation Specialist at FEMA-r8-HMhelp@fema.dhs.gov or
a DEM Mitigation Specialist at bereadyutah@utah.gov for more
information about making your home and family safer before, during and
after an earthquake.

For more information on Utah’s recovery from the Magna Quake, visit,
www.fema.gov/disaster/4548 [http://www.fema.gov/disaster/4548], or
https://earthquakes.utah.gov/magna-quake/.