Welcome to Kitsap County Department of Emergency Management and Washington State Emergency Management Division's emergency preparedness video clips. These short clips will show you the simple steps you need to take to secure the contents of your home or office so you can reduce the hazards during a disaster. You'll see just how easy and inexpensive it is to make your home or work environment a safer place!

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• NEW Turning off Your Natural Gas: It is important to understand the proper shut-off procedure for your meter and share the information with everyone in your household. This video shows the steps you need to take to safely shut of natural gas.
  
  
• NEW Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Learn why carbon monoxide is so deadly and what you can do to prevent it from occuring in your home.
  
  
• How to Setup and Safely Operate a Generator- This important video shows the step of how to set up and start your generator. In addition it clearly describes what you must do to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning, electrocution and fire.
  
  
• Securing Your Water Heater - If you are unsure how to go about strapping your water heater, watch this video and see just how simple the process really is.

• Shutting Off Your Propane Gas- This video will walk you through the steps you need to take to turn off your propane tank in the event of an earthquake.

• Turning Off Electricity at the Circuit Box - Learn how to safely turn off your homes electrical power.

• Downed Power Line Safety - Do you know what to do in the event you come across downed lines? This important video will teach you the steps to take to prevent you from being injured or even killed.

• Securing Cabinets - Prevent the contents of your kitchen cabinets from crashing onto the counters and floors during an earthquake by adding safety latches.

• Securing Dishes - This video shows how to prevent irreplaceable dishes and other novelties from breaking during an earthquake.

• Securing Wall Hangings - During an earthquake mirrors and framed pictures can shatter creating an injury hazard. Learn how to secure and safeguard them.

• Turning Off Residential Water - After a disaster, water becomes a precious resource. Learn how to secure the water in your home or business.

• How to Drain the Water From Your Water Heater - Your water heater is an excellent source of 30-50 gallons of water should you need drinkable water after a disaster.

• Trip to the Hardware Store - Not sure what hardware you need or even how to go about finding it? Well not to worry! This video takes you to a hardware store and a friendly employee will show you exactly what you need.

• Finding a Wall Stud - When securing heavy furniture, you'll need to make sure you anchor it to a stud in the wall. The video will show you just how easy it is to find a stud with a stud finder.

• Securing a Bookcase - This video clip shows one way to secure a bookcase using an "L" bracket, that is screwed into your bookcase and then anchored into a stud. It's easy and only takes around 7 minutes to do!

• Securing a Bookcase With Velcro Straps - If you need to secure an antique or some other type of furniture, but you don't want to drill a hole in it, watch this clip.

• Using a Fire Extinguisher - You'll need to know how a fire extinguisher works...before the disaster! Watch this video clip to learn when and how to use an extinguisher.

• Video Credits - Read how the "Streaming Video" concept was developed and see all the people and organizations that made it possible.