>> hi, in san francisco we're doing a special series called stay safe, about staying in your home after an earthquake. and today we're going to be talking about the neighborhood support center to help people find new resources when they stay in their home. ♪ ♪ >> we're here at the urban center in san francisco with sarah karlewski, deputy director of spur. we're talking about the

shelter, a safe place to stay, exhibition at their center. and part of being able to shelter in place in your home is to be able to find a place nearby where you can get the services that you might not have in your home. and that's what this little neighborhood support center is for. >> that's right. >> what are some of the services that might be provided in a neighborhood center like this? >> yeah. so, we think of the neighborhood support centers as really being homes away from home. so, after a major earthquake there is going to be a lot of confusion. people are going to need to try to meet up with other people. they're going to need a lot of information. so, a lot of what the neighborhood support center is going to provide is that information. basically we're going to be like a hub where people can come to get services, help, information, et cetera. what you see here on this table are a whole variety of did you ever rent things from tools,

some walki-talkies. this helps people know what is going on in their neighborhood. over here you have a whole variety of water and canned goods. we're really hoping that people will stock up for themselves at least for the first 72 hours if not more. i know that i have a ton of canned food and other sorts of things such as water within my own home. and everybody should, but there's going to come a time where people are going to end up running out and needing more. so, that's what we've got right here. >> so, this neighborhood support center, this doesn't look to be a major city sponsored fully stocked space. it can be a small commercial space, even somebody's garage as long as they have the information, a guide of information, who to call for what, communications equipment, some power, have a generator. >> that's right. >> thinking of lights and charge your cell phones and so on.

and probably be operated by volunteers. >> volunteers, maybe members of nert could help out, people who live in the neighborhood that have some building skill could be helpful. so, if there is a structural engineer living nearby or even an architect, they could really help people kind of understand what has happened to their homes and what sort of repairs might be needed. >> here we are with some of the things that you might find in a neighborhood support center. one thing we learned from hurricane katrina, people really rely on their portable electronics and their phone. we say here's a charging station tied up to the generation. the essential coffeepot. >> yes. >> maybe a computer, you can check your e-mail with. >> yes. we have our charging station here. and then over here you can see we've got a whole variety of things, including the all-important different tags. so, lawrence, do you want to talk a little about the tags?

>> sure. people want to know what do these tags mean. is my building safe or unsafe. these are the city owe initial tags. staying in your home doesn't require that you get a tag. it just means that you use common sense and maybe get help from people who might be around who can help you evaluate whether it's a safe place to stay. >> you might want to know because regular city services are disrupted, you might want to know when trash pick up is, if you need to get clean water, et cetera. also in the neighborhood support center, that kind of information would be available and we've got a little of that up here. >> trash pick up resumes regular schedule on wednesday. >> that's right. >> please mark your human waste. >> that's right. >> so, this is kind of an information center, communication center, also a center that hopefully will show people how to relate to their neighboring communities, what else is happening city-wide. and, of course, this is sort of the ubiquitous form of communication.

my cat is missing, call me. >> exactly, because a lot of times, even if you do have a cell phone, and people do if you're really trying to save some of your precious energy minutes, et cetera, or it's not working as well as it normally does, it is helpful to have a message board that you can get information to other people. and, so, that's what we're showing here. you can see people are going to be looking for their pets. they're going to be looking for rides. people are going to need to be sharing resources a much as they possibly can. another thing that you can see here is they're going to need to be fair tools and some of the things that people are going to need in order to be able to stay safer within their homes. so, we're just showing sort of a gesture to that with all these different tools here. but then also tarps, people are going to need to cover their windows if their windows are cracked, if their roofs are broken. so, ideally, the city would be able to know where all these

neighborhood centers are and help deliver some of these supplies. >> they could come from a neighbor, maybe not. thank you so much for allowing us to come in and share this wonderful exhibit. and thank you for >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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>> we're prepared. >> malicious animal release. i'll drive us home >> i've never seen such a

cockamamy and i told i before everyone can be prepared if they have a good game plan and communities can be stronger. >> i taught that stuff. >> looks like we've got an emergency on hands. we're going to go back >> well, this can't be good. >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> oh. >> dots authorities know the seriousness of the situation folks are told to stay tuned.

>> what about the lady with the dog. >> oh, rose she's the last person i'm worried. we know it's important to keep basic supplies near our officer and home >> you also have important applies on hand. >> right and why is that important? >> well somebody's got to take care of those knuckleheads. a computer drive with all my personal information and several days of my medication >> and this would come in handy. >> sure being prepared it is important. at any time got to fit our lifestyle.

okay folks show me your kits. that's a good one >> let's go herman. got our go kit >> collapseable water bowl and great let's go arose have you seen my kit? >> what in the - the kids. okay. mr. lee whose on your team >> well, since my wife passed i've been a one person team. >> and who's that. >> mr. lee your no one man team so when there's an emergency you're going to be an important

player. >> where's your team and the kids are - no, the kids have tub by a lessons. >> my point is exactly we can't predict where we're going to be. each team has to have two meetings places are easy to get to >> let's talk about this at dinner tonight. >> oh, oh the phones are down. >> the plot thick. >> oh, zombies. >> we're sorry all circuits are busy and we head to our

established place. >> the place to go to where dad is. good thing we had a plan >> good thing we had a plan. >> we're prepared so we're not scared. >> are you confident you taught all the basics. >> well, there is one guy. >> so who here harassing has experienced a disaster. >> when our prepared you're not scared. >> when you're prepared you're not scared. >> it's easy to be prepared

it's easy you just build a kit. >> ready for a pop quiz. >> earthquake and a drop cover and hold on. >> fire. >> check to see if the door is hot. >> you've come a long way miguel. >> 1 hundred and 23, 1 hundred and 24 panic - no, i'm prepared to freak out - no, i know what to do. >> good miguel. >> good let's walk through your basic kit. >> first aid kit. >> radio so i can stay informed flashlight and here's my comfort

item. >> the most important thing is you have what you need and you know what to do. >> come on miguel they're telling us to leave the building. >> it's go time. >> mr. lee. >> i'm rounding everybody up. >> where's the rest of the team. >> i'm off to find them. go team ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> did you hear what's going on. >> i wonder how long this is going to last. >> we're all here. >> wow.

well, i'll be >> stay can you imagine everybody we may be experiencing anal less than invasion. >> you didn't prepare them for everything just build a kit and be informed and i did that. >> residents are now able to return to their home and authorities will continue to investigate what caused it out age. >> now whether there's a earthquake or flood or whatever the skills you learned from chance will go a long ways. yes preparedness is easy it's a state of mind. once you have a plan in place your calm and, make better

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