New multi-year public education campaign entitled Dare to Prepare. The first year of the campaign, Shift Happens: Secure your Space, is focused on non-structural risk reduction directed at home and business owners. A free guide has been distributed through local newspaper promoting Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety. See Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country. The Great California Shakeout, a mass-participation simulation exercise is planned for November, 2008.
The Federal Alliance for Safe Homes has information for homeowners and their children regarding risk awareness and reduction. They have specific instructions for how to incorporate disaster resistant features in an existing home.
The National Disaster Education Coalition is composed of national agencies and organizations that have developed, Talking About Disasters: Guide for Standard Messages, which provides standardized safety messages for about 13 hazards and general disaster preparedness topics.
Project Impact Seattle was a pilot program that was carried out by the Seattle Office of Emergency Management and funded by the United States government. The goal was to make an impact on disaster reduction in Seattle, Washington. The focus of the pilot project was home mitigation.
