Mayor Edwin Lee urged San Franciscans to get ready

We saw how to get ready for an earthquake and the steps to take. Today on the Loma Prieta Annivesary, Mayor Edwin Lee urged San Franciscans to get ready.

“Twenty-two years ago today the 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake struck the Bay Area with devastating results.

As we are reminded of the lives lost and severe damage caused by the earthquake, we are also reminded that that we need to prepare ourselves, our families and our communities for the next big earthquake. The better prepared we are, the more resilient our City will be.

We have come a long way since1989, in large part due to our investment in critical infrastructure and our nationally recognized educational efforts to prepare our City for disasters. Our commitment can be seen from projects like building a new Public Safety Building and Fire Station in Mission Bay, to retrofitting our emergency water supply system, or watching as the new SF General starts to take shape.

We are also reaching out to all San Franciscans making sure that they have an emergency plan and have built a disaster supply kit. I urge all residents to visit http://www.72hours.org to learn more about how to best prepare themselves and their families in the event of a large scale emergency. Let’s remember the past and look forward toward making our City even more resilient.”

Since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, voters have approved several General Obligation Bonds to retrofit City facilities and today nearly 200 buildings and facilities are seismically retrofit. Through the most recent Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response Bond, the City’s emergency water system that helps fight fires is now being repaired and retrofit, neighborhood fire stations are being improved and a new Public Safety Building is being built so that public safety agencies can provide uninterrupted emergency services during and after a disaster.

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