Be Alameda Ready: Website Scavenger Hunt

Explore Alameda's updated preparedness webpages, find ten answers and choose one action to help your household get ready.

Your preparedness challengeExplore the website. Find the answers. Take one action today.

How to participate

Open the four webpages below in separate browser tabs. Use the information on those pages to answer the questions. The activity should take about 10 minutes. The answer key is available after the questions.

Open the Disaster Preparedness main page
Alerts, CERT, planning resources, and community information.
Open Alameda in 60 Seconds
A quick overview of five preparedness steps and six local hazards.
Open Know Your Hazards
Local guidance for six hazards that could affect Alameda.
Open Five Steps to Get Ready
A practical sequence for household preparedness.

Scavenger-hunt questions

Type your answers below, or print this page and write them by hand.

What are the five steps Alameda residents can take to get ready?
Which emergency alert system should residents register for?
Where can residents look up their evacuation zone?
How many days of emergency supplies should each household prepare?
Name three items that should be included in a household emergency kit.
What information should your household emergency plan include?
What six local hazards are listed on Alameda's website?
During an earthquake, what three actions should you take immediately?
If you are near the shoreline and feel a strong or long earthquake, what should you be prepared to do?
Where can residents learn about volunteer emergency training through the City?

Take one preparedness action today

Select at least one action you can complete: Register for emergency alerts. Look up your evacuation zone. Choose a household emergency meeting location. Add one missing item to your emergency kit. Share Alameda's preparedness website with a neighbor or family member.

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Answer key

Get Emergency Alerts; Know Your Zone; Make a Household Plan; Build a One-Week Kit; and Learn Local Hazards.
AC Alert.
Genasys Protect.
Seven days, or one week.
Answers may include water, food, medications, flashlights, batteries, a radio, first-aid supplies, hygiene items, copies of important documents, cash, or pet supplies.
Answers may include emergency contacts, meeting locations, evacuation plans, communication methods, medical or accessibility needs, and plans for children, older adults, and pets.
Earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, extreme heat, power outages, and wildfire smoke.
Drop, Cover, and Hold On.
Move inland or to higher ground and follow official evacuation instructions.
The Alameda Community Emergency Response Team, also known as Alameda CERT.