Hello, and welcome to our new blog!

We are happy you’ve chosen to drop by. We hope you will find earthquakeconsulting.com a valuable part of your earthquake readiness endeavors. From virtual trainings to video insights, from valuable links and the Shake It Off blog, earthquakeconsulting.com can be your one-stop-shop for essential earthquake readiness information.

We are Glen and Trish Granholm, both recently retired from a seismic damage mitigation company. We’ve got plenty of earthquake preparedness tips and tricks, and if you implement just a few of the ideas we plan on sharing, you will be well on your way towards resilience at home, school and in the office.

We first learned the essential nature of seismic preparedness, and how it can impact people’s peace of mind, many years ago when we were doing the fastening of contents in a home near Palm Springs, California. This was a home where when you looked out the back window you could see the San Andreas Fault. The homeowners told us that on some days you could even see Jeep tours going back there.

Well, at this point in our career securing contents in a home was new to us, and to say we were afraid of doing it wrong would be an understatement. We finished up doing things like fastening down tall furniture and installing latches onto cabinet doors. The work was done, and it was time to present the invoice. It was then that I noticed that the woman of the house was crying. Oh no, did we scratch the Steinway piano? So, we asked the man of the house what was wrong. He said, “I don’t know. Honey, what’s the matter?”

What she said next changed everything. She said, “Oh, I am okay. It’s just that I never realized how terrified I was to live in my own home.”

You see that sentiment is quite common. For most people, even here in California where the understanding is people are far ahead of the curve when it comes to earthquake preparedness, the fact is that preparedness becomes a priority AFTER the earthquake. And for many, there is an underlying fear of what is to come. Because what is to come, meaning the next big earthquake, will be bad, and limiting the harm caused by that event is so easy to do. Sadly, most nobody goes through the effort.

But not you! You are here, and we are here to help you. We invite you to check back often, see what insights you can find at earthquakeconsulting.com, and put an end to any underlying fear you may have. For the next big earthquake will indeed be bad, but that doesn’t mean you won’t be ready.

See you next time.