CALTRANS PREPARES FOR THE BIG ONE

Curious what your some of the major lifeline companies are doing to prepare for and on the day of the ShakeOut? Caltrans will be activating their emergency operations center (EOC) to practice how they would respond to the scenario earthquake. Multiple aspects of the Caltrans plan will be tested, and their drill will last well into the day. To find out more, an article detailing Caltrans' plans for the ShakeOut is available here.

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Friday, November 14, 2008 4–9 pm
Nokia Plaza L.A. Live, Downtown Los Angeles

Join us in downtown Los Angeles for The L.A. Earthquake: Get Ready Rally, featuring earthquake preparedness information, presentations by state and city government leaders, vendors and live entertainment.
Fun, informative and entertaining, the rally is the culmination of the Great Southern California ShakeOut, a week-long series of events organized to help Southern Californians to get ready for the big earthquakes in our future.

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As a registered ShakeOut participant, we are among millions of people who will be participating in the largest earthquake drill in U.S. history on November 13! ShakeOut is an opportunity to practice how to protect ourselves in earthquakes, and to get more prepared. Please reach out to your friends, family, and colleagues and invite them to register. Get ready to ShakeOut but don't expect to call them soon after an earthquake. This summer's Chino Hills quake showed how cell and landlines can be quickly overwhelmed in even a minor tremor. The earthquake described in the ShakeOut Earthquake Scenario is 5,000 times bigger, and phones will not work for a much longer period of time. How will you communicate and reunite with those you care about? Learn how...

Upcoming ShakeOut Activities–ShakeOut Webinar (September 24, 10 a.m., Online): This free online presentation will show howemergency plans are being developed based on the ShakeOut. Pre-Registration is required. –The Science Behind the ShakeOut (September 24, 7 p.m., Irvine): Dr. Lucy Jones will present how theShakeOut Scenario was created and the consequences it describes. Learn more... –Other events are listed on the ShakeOut Calendar

(If you've read to the end of this update, we have a special sneak peak for you! Keep an eye on http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=9fIHKWNCKfIML7K&s=crJNL1MGIhKUJ7MNIuF&m=itJULcNSLjL3F over the next few weeks...)
If you have any questions, please contact us.

Ground shaking during a magnitude 7.8 earthquake on the southern San Andreas fault; red indicates areas of strongest ground shaking.

At 10 a.m. on November 13, Lanterman Regional Center joins millions of Southern Californians in the ShakeOut Drill, the largest earthquake preparedness activity in U.S. history!

The Great Southern California ShakeOut includes the ShakeOut Drill and other events to help us get ready for big earthquakes, and to prevent disasters from becoming catastrophes. Our Focus will be on adult clients living independently in Burbank, CA. This blog is updated with new details of the LRC Drill and activities related to our participation on November 13. The Great Southern California ShakeOut is based on a potential magnitude 7.8 earthquake on the southern San Andreas Fault— approximately 5,000 times larger than the magnitude 5.4 earthquake that shook southern California on July 29. It’s not a matter of if an earthquake of this size will happen—but when, and and it is possible that it will happen in our lifetime.