Do any of you participate in this? Know what it is? The Great ShakeOut is an annual earthquake drill that takes place on the third Thursday of October. It's the world's largest earthquake drill, with millions of people participating around the world. The drill is a chance to practice what to do in the event of an earthquake, such as the recommended "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" steps. The Great ShakeOut is a collaboration between several agencies, including the USGS. The drill is based on scenario earthquakes that could affect the area. Here are some tips for preparing for an earthquake: Make a plan Create a family emergency plan with meeting places and emergency contacts. Secure your home Identify potential hazards and secure heavy furniture, appliances, and tall shelves. Prepare an emergency kit Include a 72-hour supply of food and water, a flashlight, batteries, a radio, medicines, a first aid kit, money, and clothing. Identify safe places Look around your home and identify safe places to go, such as under a sturdy piece of furniture or against an interior wall. https://www.shakeout.org/howtoparti...-14870449&mc_cid=a845121d3b&mc_eid=78e9718f33
The majority of our family lives on the eastside of Portland. In the event of a major disaster like an earthquake our family plan is to drive/walk/ATV to my dad's house in Gladstone. We're talking about 6 families. This is because his is the only house that has creeks with clean water. Also it's close to Sunnyside Hospital and the Oregon National Guard Base. Hospitals will always receive help and aid, including food first. Also it will be a place to leave messages for loved ones if anyone is hurt and can't make it to Gladstone. During disasters, hospitals share injured and fatality lists with other hospitals. Also, my dad's house pretty much only has one way in and one way out so it's defendable if looting starts to happen. Something you should know and learn, there are only 2 bridges up to modern earthquake standards in the Portland area, Tillicum and Sellwood. Tillicum is not open to cars but buses and Max go over it so it can handle cars. In the event of an emergency you can drive onto the Tillicum bridge. You should learn how to do that in case you're on a side of the river you don't want to be on. Something that we just we learned and added to our family plan from Hurricane Helene, to establish a relay person that it is far away from the disaster zone to send and receive text messages and phone calls. In a big disaster, you can often get texts out and/or recieve them. But if you are texting people in the same disaster area that you are in, you might not know if your text are going out or being received. So having someone to be the relay person in an area that is not affected eliminates one of those variables. Also, they have electricity so they can send the same text message to everyone 100s of time without worrying about their phone going dead.
