Hazard Resource Pages
The following Hazard Resource Pages are designed to provide both general and campus-specific information regarding a variety of different hazards. These can be referenced for general preparedness as well as during the initial stages of an incident affecting the campus.
Please note that during an evolving emergency, campus Emergency Management makes every effort to publish information in a timely fashion, however details may not be immediately available.
General Emergency Preparedness Information
What are you doing to prepare yourself and your family for an emergency? Have you developed a personal or family emergency preparedness plan? Do you have a personal emergency kit that includes items you may need if you have to evacuate your office or workplace for an extended period of time? Have you made your home disaster resistant? If you need some suggestions of how to prepare, check the following links.
Santa Cruz County
- Santa Cruz County Road Closures
- Santa Cruz County Sandbag Locations
- Santa Cruz County Office of Emergency Services
California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES)
- Emergency Supplies Checklist
- Tips for Preparing Children
- Tips for People with Disabilities
- Tips for the Elderly
- How to Secure Your Furniture
- 10 Ways You Can Be Disaster Prepared Brochure available in other languages here
- Earthquake Brochure available in Spanish here
- Winter Weather and Flood Preparedness
California Department of Transportation (CalTrans)
- Statewide Road Conditions
- CalTrans District 5 - includes Santa Cruz and Monterey counties
- CalTrans District 4 - includes other Bay Area counties
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Are you Ready? An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness
- Protect your Property, Home or Business from Disaster
- Assemble a Disaster Supplies Kit
U.S. Geological Survey
National Weather Service/National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Weather Service Forecast for Santa Cruz
- NOAA West Coast Tsunami Warning Center
- NOAAWatch - All Hazards Monitor
