Practice Your Earthquake Drill

 

 Earthquake Drill: 

 

Earthquake Drill

  • Review emergency procedures with your family and co-workers every 3 months.
  • Encourage your family and co-workers to participate in earthquake drills.

Practice Drop, Cover, and Hold

  • Practice taking cover as if an earthquake were taking place. This will make people aware of the safest places in their immediate environment.

Practice Exiting

  • Practice exiting your home and work place. Walk through the possible escape routes, and periodically inspect those routes to make certain they are not cluttered, and if they could become blocked by falling debris.

Practice Shutoff

  • Practice turning off electricity, gas and water at your home and office. Be sure everyone can do this quickly and safely. Know how to turn off gas, but do not practice this step. Once gas is turned off for any reason, only trained utility personnel should turn it back on.

Practice First Aid

  • Review and practice first aid techniques. All members of the household should receive periodic first aid training.

Review Earthquake Plans

  • Check and refresh the supply of emergency food and water in your survival kit.
  • Check medication and first aid materials for all members of the household including the children, handicapped and elderly.
  • Replenish expired supplies of food, water, medicine, fire extinguishers and batteries at least every 6 months.
  • Review the responsibility of each family member after an earthquake.
  • Call the designated contact person outside the area to remind them of their role.
  • Review plans to pick up children and check with schools and daycare centers to ensure the family plan is still appropriate.
  • Contact your neighbors and neighborhood association frequently to review earthquake plans.
  • Contact your local Emergency Management Office for an update on the local emergency plan.