![Get Ready to ShakeOut. 10.21.10]() The 2010 Great California ShakeOut on October 21 is now less than five months away, and already more than 3.5 million Californians are registered to participate!
If you or your organization has not yet renewed your registration for 2010, please login today to easily update your information and confirm your participation in this year's drill. With your help, we can reach 4.0 million participants this week (especially if school districts and colleges re-register now). If you have renewed your registration already, thank you!
Who will ShakeOut with you?
When we think about preparedness, we usually consider what we need to have in our disaster supplies kits, how we will protect ourselves, or how we will reopen our businesses. These are important factors in speeding our own recovery. However, your recovery will also depend on how prepared your neighbors and community are, including businesses or organizations! Individuals should encourage their employer to be prepared (so they will continue to have a job), and organizations should encourage their employees to be prepared at home (so that employee's can be at work with less worry about their homes or loved ones). Organizations should also encourage their clients, customers, and suppliers to be prepared, so that work can continue or resume quickly.
A great way to help your community, your employer, and others get prepared, reduce injuries, and speed recovery is to encourage them to register to participate in the Great California ShakeOut! Let them know you are participating and ask them to join you, perhaps by using email, Facebook, Twitter, or information on your website. You can also display posters, distribute flyers, and use other materials much available on the ShakeOut Resources page, which also includes suggested text for newsletters or emails you might send.
Prepare, Protect, and Recover!
The ShakeOut is an opportunity for us to prepare together, hopefully before a major earthquake happens again here in California. To help we will be sending you preparedness tips each month, following the Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety:
Step 4: Is Your Place Safe? Most houses and other buildings are not as safe as they could be, unless they were built recently. Buildings that have raised foundations, large openings on the ground level, brick walls, and other factors are more likely to be damaged. But in most cases there are things that can be done to secure your building to withstand strong earthquakes. Also, earthquake insurance provides a strong foundation to help you recover quickly. Homeowners must purchase an additional policy to be covered for earthquakes in California.
NOTE: Firefighters, preparedness officials, and other experts agree that "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" is the best way to protect yourself during earthquakes. Other methods can be very dangerous. Read our special report to learn why.
Thank you for your participation and commitment to earthquake safety!
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