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American Red Cross, Los Angeles Chapter. (1985).
The Emergency Survival Handbook.
In English and
Spanish. A simple, practical, and easy-to-use guide;
includes disaster planning, first aid, and survival skills.
Bay Area Regional Earthquake Preparedness Project
(BAREPP). (1990).
An Ounce of Prevention:
Strengthening Your Wood Frame House for
Earthquake Safety.
Oakland, CA: CA-OES,
415-540-2713.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
(September 1986).
“Family Earthquake Safety—Home
Hazard Hunt and Earthquake Drill.”
FEMA 113. Tips
on safe places and danger zones in the house,
earthquake drills, and what should be done before and
after.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
(1990).
“Guidebook for Developing a School
Earthquake Safety Program.”
FEMA 88. Washington
DC: FEMA Publications, 500 C St., SW, Washington,
DC 20472. This 50-page guide covers earthquake
hazard identification; drills; response, communication,
& shelter planning.
Federal Emergency Management Agency. (1993).
“Identification & Reduction of Nonstructural Hazards
in Schools.”
FEMA 241.
Federal Emergency Management Agency. (October
1990). Non-Technical Explanation of the NEHRP
Recommended Provisions.
FEMA 99. Washington,
DC: Intended to help individuals assess how earth-
quakes affect buildings & how enforcement of
building codes helps to minimize loss.
Federal Emergency Management Agency. (July 1988).
Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential
Seismic Hazards: A Handbook
. FEMA 154.
Washington, DC: FEMA Describes the technique of
rapid visual screening of buildings for potential
seismic hazard.
Federal Emergency Management Agency. (1989).
Seismic Considerations: Elementary and Secondary
Schools.
FEMA 149. Washington, DC: Building
Seismic Safety Council. Covers the costs & benefits of
applying seismic design in the construction of new
school facilities. Explains how damage occurs to
nonstructural components & building contents.
Helfant, David Benaroya. (1989).
Earthquake Safe: A
Hazard Reduction Manual for Homes.
Berkeley, CA:
Builders Booksource. A little book with reasonable
explanations, detailed procedures, and plentiful
illustrations.
Lagorio, Henry J. (1990).
Earthquakes.
New York:
John Wiley and Sons, Inc. An architect’s guide to
nonstructural seismic hazards. Focuses on site
planning, building design, urban planning and design,
rehabilitation of existing buildings, and disaster
recovery and reconstruction.
Matthys, Levy, and Salvadori, Mario. (1992).
Why
Buildings Fall Down.
New York and London: W.W.
Norton and Company.
Wesson, R.L., and Wallace, R.E. (1985). “Predicting
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