Jefferson County joins other counties in Washington state on Thursday, Oct. 19 in the Great ShakeOut earthquake drill.
The event is scheduled for 10:19 a.m.
“This drill is about renewing …
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Jefferson County joins other counties in Washington state on Thursday, Oct. 19 in the Great ShakeOut earthquake drill.
The event is scheduled for 10:19 a.m. File photo by Kirk Boxleitner
Jefferson County joins other counties in Washington state on Thursday, Oct. 19 in the Great ShakeOut earthquake drill.
The event is scheduled for 10:19 a.m.
“This drill is about renewing awareness and taking just a few minutes to practice the ‘drop, cover and hold’ activity in our homes and offices,” said Lynn Sterbenz, director of Jefferson County Emergency Management.
People in Oregon, Idaho, California and British Columbia are expected to participate in a simultaneous “drop, cover, hold on” drill, which emphasizes the importance of emergency preparedness at home, school and the workplace, she said.
In conjunction with the exercise, the tsunami sirens in the area are activated at 10:19 a.m. Participants are encouraged not only to “drop, cover and hold on,” but take at least one additional step to ready themselves and their families for earthquakes.
See shakeout.org.
