You are invited to join thousands of people who will "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" at 10:15 a.m. on April 17 in the 2013 Great Utah ShakeOut. More than 12.5 million people were registered to participate in ShakeOut drills worldwide in 2011. Participating is a great way for your family or organization to become better prepared to survive and recover quickly from big earthquakes. More information is available on the 2013 ShakeOut at www.shakeout.org/utah.
My husband and I participated last year at our respective work places.It was just a matter of taking a few minutes to practice what we would do in an earthquake situation. Neither of our offices participated but some of the individual employees did. Some of this involved checking to ensure that heavy items were secured to the walls, finding a safe place under our desks and putting together a small emergency work kit so that if we were stranded at work, that we would have some basic supplies such as food, water, a blanket, light, etc. It also gave us the opportunity to take with those around us about earthquake safety and preparedness.
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