Earthquake Drill: Great Statewide Shake Out is Tomorrow
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – APRIL 15, 2015 (GEHPARDT DAILY) – The Great Utah ShakeOut is Utah’s largest earthquake drill and it is scheduled for tomorrow, April 16th at 10:15 a.m.
According to The Great Utah ShakeOut website the main purpose of the shake out is becoming better prepared for major earthquakes and practicing how to protect ourselves when they happen.
There are currently over 840,000 people registered to participate across the state of Utah in the drill and they are still hoping for more.
Their facebook page gives good instructions for those who want to still partcipate:
Step 1: Register for Thursday’s #ShakeOut earthquake drill at http://shakeout.org/utah
Step 2: Hold a drill on Thursday by taking part in drop, cover and hold on for one minute.
Step 3: Make the ShakeOut your own by reviewing your emergency kit, conducting a home hazard hunt to see what items need to be secured against shaking.
Step 4: Share the ShakeOut. Post video or photos on social media using the #ShakeOut hashtag. Or by uploading them to the ShakeOut website.
Of those currently participating 493,446 participants are registered by 285 different K-12 schools and districts, 132,537 participants are from local government agencies, 20,662 are from our state government and 16,572 are from the Federal Government. Others registered for the shake out include businesses, non profits, and media outlets.
If you can’t do the shake out tomorrow, you can also register to hold your ShakeOut drill on any day of the year. The facebook pages stats that “participating is a great way for your family or organization to be prepared to survive and recover quickly from big earthquakes – wherever you live, work, or travel. ShakeOut is also a major activity of America’s PrepareAthon!”
