Earthquake Preparedness

Earthquake Preparedness

Introduction

The natural disasters never give the warning and the preparatory time to the people. Therefore, the proper disaster management is required to minimize the impacts of the natural disaster and to cope up with the consequences of the natural disasters. The earthquake is one of the natural disasters that occur very frequently in the Los Angeles. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare and educate the public, families, schools and businesses regarding the preparedness planning that how they can prepare for the earthquakes and how they can protect themselves from the possible harm and damages. It is also necessary to educate the regarding the occurring of the earthquakes and how they are associated with that of the Los Angeles state.

Discussion

Hazards associated with earthquakes in Los Angeles

There are forty one states in the United States that are at high and medium risks from the earthquakes. The city of Los Angeles is also one of them that experience the high level of earthquakes and the high level of damages. There are various hazards that are associated with that of the earthquakes in Los Angeles. The first most hazards are the damages to the proprieties. The houses and the buildings get damaged because the smart structures and the smarts materials are not used in the construction materials. The people must use such construction materials that are capable of coping with the tremendous forces that are created by the earthquakes. The other hazard is that the aftershock earthquakes occur at can create further earthquakes for many months. Another major hazard of the earthquake is the breakout of fire by the damaging of the gas pipelines, power lines, or because of the tipped over wood or coal stoves. The flood is another major hazard of the earthquake. The earthquake creates damages to the water dams ...