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Get Paid to Have the Safest House on Your Block!
Sign up for the Earthquake Brace+Bolt (EBB) program and find out if you qualify to receive a rebate of up to $3,000 towards a home retrofit. Weinstein Construction Company has passed the required FEMA training modules and can be found on the Earthquake Brace+Bolt Contractor List. What to Expect: Step 1 – Application Check out the Earthquake […]
The Folly of Earthquake Prediction
Will it happen in 5 years or 5 minutes? BREAKING NEWS from NASA has suggested that Los Angeles will likely be seeing a sizeable earthquake sometime in the near future. While the notion that it’s not a matter of “if” but “when” is enough to start rattling Angelinos nearly as much as a temblor itself, […]
Earthquake Efforts, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Preparing
We here at Weinstein Construction Corporation want to give our readers a brief rundown of what’s going on in the world of earthquakes. Just in case you may have missed them, the New Yorker’s most recent article, ‘The Really Big One’, and Tuesday’s reddit AMA (“ask me anything”) session with a variety of earthquake experts […]
San Andreas Will Shake You Up!
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With the epic blockbuster San Andreas premiering this weekend, we hope it will both entertain and serve as a reminder to Californians to brush up on earthquake preparedness and safety tips!
New Movie San Andreas Rattles Viewers – What You Should Know
“It’s just a movie”. While those words are often associated with classic thriller films of yesteryear, they may still hold some credence today. That is, especially when watching the weekend’s upcoming blockbuster action hit, San Andreas. Yes, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson looks pretty sweet, riding in a helicopter, performing heroic feats of rescue and muscle-having; […]
Debunking Earthquake Myths
WARNING: Don’t Be Fooled by Earthquake Lies! “Get Out of That Doorway!” and Other Useful Tips For Living in Earthquake Country You’ve probably been hearing about earthquakes all of your life. But how much of it is true? We will separate fact from fiction in this top 10 list of common earthquake myths! One common […]
Foundation Repair Checkups
The Importance of an Inspector “House-Call” From time to time, we all need to go out and get ourselves a physical checkup. Regular doctor visits are what help us to maintain our health and ensure that we will be around for a long time. The same goes for your home. If you value the stability […]
Texas is Quaking and California is Waking
Texas Earthquake: A Wake-Up Call From the Nightmare of California Dreaming Living in earthquake country is simply the reality for all Californians. Northern, southern, central; everywhere. A gentle rattle is seemingly all we are ever really bothered with and, at that, it’s merely just a slight, disruptive nuisance. That said, it’s easy to get complacent […]
Earthquake Hazards
It’s More Than Just The Ground Shaking Anyone living in California should be pretty well aware by now of the various natural disasters to which the area is prone. Earthquakes are, of course, the number one concern on everybody’s mind. In recent news, though, there have been a number of fire hazard warnings issued by […]
Earthquake Early Alert Systems
Earthquake Early Alert Systems: Why Do We Need Them? Do They Even Work? A Seismological Snafu In 2009, six Italian seismologists and one official were convicted of manslaughter for not predicting an earthquake that hit the town of L’Aquila and killed over three hundred people. This year, the ruling was appealed and the verdict […]
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