OEP Services ServicesWherever you live, disaster can strike without warning. Planning and preparation can greatly reduce the impacts disasters (and other lesser emergencies) can have on our lives. Throughout the world, people have a plan and prepare for hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts, flooding, wildfires, and other emergencies. California is prone to many kinds of emergencies, including landslides, flooding, wildfires, and earthquakes.

UC Berkeley is located on the Hayward earthquake fault. Seismological experts agree that a major earthquake on the Hayward Fault is likely to occur within the next 20 years. As with any disaster, emergency resources will be overwhelmed and the campus community must be prepared to be self-sufficient until outside help arrives, perhaps for up to 3 days. Each individual should prepare his/her family, home, and workplace for this eventuality.

Emergency Prepardeness Presentations The Office of Emergency Preparedness, in conjunction with Health*Matters at University Health Services, offers regularly scheduled presentations on emergency preparedness for staff, faculty, and students. Presentations are also available upon request for campus departments and faculty, staff or student groups of 10 or more. These presentations are free of charge. Contact the Office of Emergency Preparedness at 642-9036. We also have information about other training opportunities that are available both on campus and in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Earthquake/Emergency Preparedness for Home and Work Every individual needs to take a few moments to prepare his or her family, home, and workplace for an earthquake or other emergency. The Hayward Fault runs though Memorial Stadium and a major earthquake is expected on this fault in the next 20-30 years. This workshop will explore the regional impact of such an event, and some simple and inexpensive things you can do now to reduce the risk of injury and damage in an earthquake. Find out what supplies to keep on hand. Learn how to do a hazard assessment of your home and workplace, and how to remove hazards and secure cabinets, water heaters, and other heavy objects that could fall and cause injury. Learn how to make a family emergency plan and find your family/friends after a major earthquake or other disaster. Find out what training opportunities are available to you for Disaster First Aid, Fire Suppression, Light Search and Rescue, etc. Find out how the campus is preparing for earthquakes and other emergencies. (Co-sponsored by the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Health * Matters at University Health Services.)

Instructor: Treacy Malloy, UC Police, Office of Emergency Preparedness
To Enroll: register for the next scheduled presentation on-line through the campus Interactive Course Enrollment (ICE) system. Presentations may also be scheduled by departments for their staff/faculty/students. (10 or more participants only.)

Special Events The Office of Emergency Preparedness has also held special events like CPR Saturday, Emergency Preparedness Day and the staff Health and Safety Fair on behalf of the staff and faculty on the Berkeley campus. There are no special events planned for this year.

Other Training Resources

Disaster Volunteer Training:

1. The City of Berkeley: Free CERT (Citizen Emergency Response Team) classes are available to people living or working in the City of Berkeley. For more information or to register, visit the City of Berkeley's website, following Fire Department, OES/Disaster Preparedness links
2. Many Other Bay Area cities also have emergency preparedness training, usually through their Office of Emergency Services or their fire departments. Web sites for some other nearby East Bay cities include: Oakland (CORE): Richmond (REACT): El Cerrito (NEAT):
3. The American Red Cross also provides training opportunities, usually for a fee
4. For-profit Organizations: there are also a number of for-profit organizations that provide training for groups. Please see our list of vendors for some of these vendors