we must never ever forget that we live in earthquake country and one can strike at any instant. It’s up to you to take precautions for yourself, your family and your pets.

One hundred and three years ago today, at 5:12AM, the San Francisco Peninsula was forever changed.  This is when the Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake struck.  Were that quake to strike today, it likely would be at least an 8 on the Richter Scale.  To give you an idea of the magnitude of this, if [...]

The front page of the San Francisco Chronicle today features a story about the Hayward Fault. the earthquake fault expected to rumble next, and cause catastrophic damage to the Bay Area.  Foster City residents, take precautions to save your house before an earthquake because once it comes, it is too late.  Everyone knows about the [...]

Tuesday evenings quake has people thinking about earthquake safety again.  It’s not exactly a subject most of us want to keep top of mind, because frankly, earthquakes can be scary affairs.  It’s never the
original quake that gets you, either, it’s those after shocks that seem to go on forever and ever.  San Mateo County sits [...]

Okay, Folks, the quake we all felt tonight was a precursor to The Big
One.  Are you ready?  My bet is your answer is “no”.  This wasn’t a test to see how you’re doing.  Earthquakes are real and they cause enormous damage to property and our nerves.  So, what are you waiting for?   What we do [...]