The Great Washington ShakeOut A statewide earthquake drill

Thursday, October 15, 201510:15 a.m.

Slides prepared by Keegan Fengler and Anne Egger Department of Geological Sciences, CWU

Why an earthquake drill?

Many services may not be available for an indefinite amount of time Are you ready?

Earthquakes happen every day

http://www.pnsn.org/earthquakes/recent

There is potential for significant ground shaking...

Ellensburg!

...even here!

• Enough food for 3 servings per day for 2 weeks, feeding 4 people.

• Enough water for 1 gallon of drinking water per day, per person for 2 weeks, supporting 4 people.

Get Prepared: • Know hazards for your area • Plan for home, office, school • Develop a communication plan • Get your emergency supplies ready

Time to Drill... Thursday, October 15, 2015 @ 10:15 AM

While under the table: look around and identify what might fall

(only during drill)

After the ShakeOut...

How did it go?

How would you change your plan?

Now that you survived, what next?

Register and get more information http://www.shakeout.org/washington