ANNUAL “GREAT SHAKEOUT” EARTHQUAKE DRILL SET FOR OCTOBER 17
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230425/annual-great-shakeout-earthquake-drill-set-october-17]


Release Date: 
10월 16, 2019 

[ShakeOut Infographic]

 

 

PHILADELPHIA – The annual Great ShakeOut earthquake drill
[https://www.shakeout.org/register/] will take place Oct. 17 at 10:17
a.m. across the United States and the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) Region III office wants to encourage the Whole Community
[https://www.fema.gov/whole-community] to participate and learn the
simple but critical safety steps to preparing for and staying safe
during an earthquake. The Great ShakeOut is the largest earthquake
drill worldwide and over 65 million people are already registered to
practice their earthquake safety plans. We encourage everyone to Drop,
Cover, and Hold On with us on Oct. 17.

Earthquakes are normally thought of as a west coast hazard, but they
can happen anywhere, such as the 2011 earthquake in Virginia.
Worldwide there is an average of one damaging earthquake almost every
third day. “Damaging earthquakes can occur at any time – where we
work, live or travel,” stated FEMA Region III Regional Administrator
MaryAnn Tierney. “To be best prepared to respond quickly, we must
practice earthquake safety on a regular basis. The Great ShakeOut
provides an excellent opportunity to practice our earthquake
preparedness skills together.”

To help people to prepare and participate, FEMA Region III produced a
white board video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhodtV0MPuI]
highlighting the steps to practice for the Great ShakeOut. The Great
ShakeOut also produces additional videos
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSDmqLQmMN0&list=PLs1gMujRSBY2t7JB4VS-AymFwN-6Lvg20]
that address how to protect yourself from earthquakes in a number of
scenarios – whether an earthquake strikes while you are in your
home, car, bed or elsewhere.

The Great ShakeOut is set for Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, at 10:17 a.m.
During the self-led drill, participants practice how to “Drop, Cover
and Hold On.” For most people, in most situations, the recommended
earthquake safety action is to:

	* DROP where you are, onto your hands and knees; 
	* COVER your head and neck with one arm and hand, as you crawl for
shelter under a nearby table or desk;
	* HOLD ON to your shelter with one hand until shaking stops (remain
on your knees and covering your head and neck with your other arm and
hand).

The Great ShakeOut is free and open to the public. Participants
include individuals, schools, businesses, local and state government
agencies, and many other groups. To take part in the ShakeOut,
register to participate at www.shakeout.org [http://www.shakeout.org].
Once registered, you’ll receive regular information on how to plan
your drill and become better prepared for earthquakes and other
disasters.

More than 1.6 million people will participate in this event in
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and the
District of Columbia, joining Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills
occurring throughout the nation and in several countries. More than 65
million people around the globe are expected to participate. In
addition to safety drills, many participants take extra steps to
become more prepared for earthquakes or other disasters.

The Great ShakeOut is nationally sponsored by the United States
Geological Survey, FEMA, and the National Science Foundation and is
supported by dozens of other partners. The Great ShakeOut is
coordinated globally by the Southern California Earthquake Center.

For more information, please visit www.shakeout.org
[http://www.shakeout.org]. For additional earthquake information,
please visit https://www.ready.gov/earthquakes.

FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to
ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and
improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to,
recover from and mitigate all hazards. FEMA Region III’s
jurisdiction includes Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. Stay informed of FEMA’s
activities online: videos and podcasts are available at
fema.gov/medialibrary [http://www.fema.gov/medialibrary] and
youtube.com/fema [http://www.youtube.com/fema]. Follow us on Twitter
at twitter.com/femaregion3 [http://www.twitter.com/femaregion3].

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