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Campus to participate in statewide earthquake drill Oct. 16

 Shake Out

10/14/14

Edmonds College is participating in the Great Washington Shake Out on Oct. 16. The Great Shake Out encourages participants to practice how to drop, cover, and hold during an earthquake. At exactly 10:16 a.m. on Oct. 16, the drill will begin.

According to federal, state, and local emergency management officials, the drop, cover, and hold protocol protects lives during earthquakes.

  • DROP to the ground (before the earthquake drops you!),
  • Take COVER by getting under a sturdy desk or table, and
  • HOLD ON to it until the shaking stops.

If there isn't a table or desk near you, drop to the ground in an inside corner of the building and cover your head and neck with your hands and arms. Do not try to run to another room just to get under a table.

More than 990,000 people will be participating in this statewide drill.

In the event of a real emergency, the college will send out emergency notifications through the Triton Alert system. You can sign up for these alerts — email and text — at www.edmonds.edu/alert/triton.

For more information on earthquake preparedness and the Great Washington Shake Out, visit shakeout.org/washington.
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