Great Alaska Shakeout earthquake exercise scheduled for Oct. 21
by UAA Office of Emergency Management |
The Great Alaska Shakeout earthquake exercise will take place Thursday, Oct. 21, at 10:21 a.m. Organizations and schools across Alaska will participate as part of a nationwide effort to get everyone to “Drop, Cover and Hold On” as practice for a damaging earthquake. The UAA Office of Emergency Management (OEM) asks that you take the exercise seriously, since actually dropping to the floor and taking cover under a sturdy piece of furniture may help you remember to do so when a real seismic event happens. For those working on campus during the exercise, you may see an alert pop up on your university computer announcing the exercise. The alert can be acknowledged with a single keystroke. Others will see an alert on the new UAA Safety app, which can be downloaded from the app store on your mobile devise as "Rave Guardian."
Contact OEM with any questions at emergencymanager@alaska.edu.
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