DATE:
March 16, 2016
TO:
Building Administrators
FROM:
Scott Thomas, Administrator
Paul Bergera, Staff Assistant
Ron Boshard, Risk Management Coordinator
SUBJECT:
Great Utah Shake Out
At 10:15 a.m. on April 21, 2016, hundreds of thousands of Utahns will “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” in the Great Utah Shake Out.
All schools are encouraged to participate in this drill or hold an earthquake drill in the month of April. Please take this opportunity to incorporate emergency preparedness in classroom lessons and teach proper ways to protect yourself during an earthquake. The drill will help us to be prepared for a catastrophe disaster in our area.
We encourage all schools to register at www.ShakeOut.org/Utah. After you register your school, please click on the “Resources” tab; here you will find a Shakeout Drill Manual for K-12 schools. This 17 page manual will provide you great information for your schools exercise.
Please review Incident Command procedures relevant to earthquake drills.
Please plan and prepare to take part in this statewide earthquake response exercise.
