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San Francisco launches SF72.com to prep for serious emergencies

Christopher Park

Christopher Park

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San Francisco residents are expecting a major earthquake to happen sometime in the near future. The next major earthquake is expected not only to affect the city of San Francisco, but also surrounding cities like Berkeley, Oakland, and even possibly as far as the Silicon Valley. While physical destruction may be localized, the economic effects will be huge.

San Francisco launches SF72.com to prep for serious emergencies

In response, San Francisco Department of Emergency Management started SF72.com, an emergency resource for residents to “get connected before an emergency.” The website name takes in account the general rule that after a catastrophe, you have 72 hours before you should expect help. This is because emergency services have required locations go to before helping the public.

As of now, SF72 is providing important information about how to prepare for any serious emergency by connecting to social networks like Facebook and Twitter. The site also suggests making local connections in your neighborhood. There are lists of recommended supplies to prepare for natural disasters and how to make plan for such an event.

When something does happen, SF72 will update with news, combine crowdsourced feeds, and provide a map to get to resources.

In its dormant state, SF72 looks like a great tool to prepare for any disaster and get updates if anything happens.

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