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<v Speaker 1>So we've had the fires, the floods could be coming,

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<v Speaker 1>and so now it is time to bolt up. And

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't have anything to do with the LA Chargers

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<v Speaker 1>joining wake Up. Call is the chief mitigation officer for

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<v Speaker 1>the California Earthquake Authority. Let's say good morning to Janille

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<v Speaker 1>mfag morning.

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<v Speaker 2>Janille, good morning, Thank you for having me, Thanks so.

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<v Speaker 1>Much for coming on. I know that we had talked

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<v Speaker 1>about this in the past, but now this new program

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<v Speaker 1>is becoming available starting tomorrow, and we want to get

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<v Speaker 1>the word out so people take advantage of it and

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to help protect your home against an earthquake.

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<v Speaker 2>It's right. The Earthquake Brace and Bolt program is open

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<v Speaker 2>and ready for registrations. It's an important opportunity to make

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<v Speaker 2>your house more resistant to earthquake damage.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so it's called earthquake Brace and Bolt. So tell

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<v Speaker 1>us what exactly we need to do and what the

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<v Speaker 1>money goes to. How how do people make their homes safer? Right?

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<v Speaker 2>So this is so very important for older houses and

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<v Speaker 2>to be more specific, if you have a pre nineteen

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<v Speaker 2>eighty house, you might have this vulnerability. If you have

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<v Speaker 2>a pre nineteen forty house, you do have this vulnerability,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's the house that has a crawl space under it,

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<v Speaker 2>under that first floor. And the older houses were just

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<v Speaker 2>designed and built before we knew a lot about how

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<v Speaker 2>buildings performed in earthquakes, and so it lacks bolting to

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<v Speaker 2>the foundation and bracing around those short little walls around

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<v Speaker 2>the crawl space, and this can be very, very devastating.

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<v Speaker 2>These houses come off their foundation, not yet reoccupied, two

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<v Speaker 2>and a half years later, and you're out somewhere else,

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<v Speaker 2>living somewhere else, all the while still paying that mortgage.

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<v Speaker 2>So earthquake Brace and Bolt has some great retrofit schemes

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<v Speaker 2>to make your house more protected in an earthquake.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so Janelle, And it's as simple. I mean, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sure it's not like I can't do it myself, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's as simple as bolting the foundation and like putting

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<v Speaker 1>the foundation and the house together so when there's those

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<v Speaker 1>significant shaking, the house doesn't bounce off the foundation.

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<v Speaker 2>That's exactly right. And you know, maybe Amy, you and

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<v Speaker 2>I couldn't do it, but there are some talented do

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<v Speaker 2>it yourselfers who actually can do this work, people who

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<v Speaker 2>you have already got the tools. A contractor can do

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<v Speaker 2>this in two to three days. It's really it's all

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<v Speaker 2>under the house, and nobody's patting around your house and

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<v Speaker 2>little Booty's and that's exactly right. They're going under the

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<v Speaker 2>house and they're putting bolts between the wood part of

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<v Speaker 2>the house and the concrete foundation. And then they're putting plywood.

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<v Speaker 2>If you've got those short little stud walls, they're putting

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<v Speaker 2>plywood and nailing it up. Like everybody's heard the term

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<v Speaker 2>shear wall. Just nice stiff plywood that's going to keep

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<v Speaker 2>that house over its foundation.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, and you can get help doing this because obviously

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<v Speaker 1>it's not going to be free, but the California Earthquake

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<v Speaker 1>Authority can help you pay for this.

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<v Speaker 2>It's exactly right. What we have are grants. These are

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<v Speaker 2>not loans, they're grants, and on average it's about fifty

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<v Speaker 2>two hundred dollars retrofit, a little bit less expensive actually

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<v Speaker 2>than California. And we have an up to three thousand

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<v Speaker 2>dollars grant that's our typical grant, and then very importantly

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<v Speaker 2>for income qualifying households, we have an additional supplemental grant

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<v Speaker 2>that down in southern California can help and for many

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<v Speaker 2>people might pay for the entire retrofit. So very important

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<v Speaker 2>also is that we have the rules, and the rules

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<v Speaker 2>are that you do a code compliant retrifit you do

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<v Speaker 2>the entire cross space, you do it with a permit,

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<v Speaker 2>and you significantly increase the likelihood that house is going

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<v Speaker 2>to stay on its foundation in an earthquake. Lots of information.

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<v Speaker 2>Our rules are going to keep you right there at

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<v Speaker 2>that code compliant retrofit, and that permit process will keep

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<v Speaker 2>you on schedule, and it's a grant and really really

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<v Speaker 2>increase the likelihood that you can shelter in place after

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<v Speaker 2>an earthquake.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that, so kind of an ounce of prevention.

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<v Speaker 1>Spend a little bit now, a little bit of time,

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<v Speaker 1>and hopefully get some grant to help you with it

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<v Speaker 1>and save your house from probably hundreds of thousands of

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<v Speaker 1>dollars in damage. Where do they get more information?

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<v Speaker 2>Janil So Earthquake bracebolt dot com registration open until March

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<v Speaker 2>twenty six. And we've got fantastic people the other end

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<v Speaker 2>of a phone or email if you have questions.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, great Janille Mfi with the California Earthquake Authority, the

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<v Speaker 1>chief Mitigation Officers. Such great information again, Earthquake brace Bolt.

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<v Speaker 1>Find out if your house is going to get one

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<v Speaker 1>of those grants to make your house more earthquakes safe.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks Janaiel, thank you such good information. Just think about it.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, even if you had to pay for the

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<v Speaker 1>whole thing yourself, which you say, five thousand dollars, but

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<v Speaker 1>it'll keep your whole house from bouncing off the foundation.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, think of how much money that is going

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<v Speaker 1>to save you, and especially if you can get a

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<v Speaker 1>grant and get it paid for