California School Children Focus On Earthquake Preparedness; School preparedness Week is April 9 through 15 during the 17th Annual Earthquake Preparedness Month.Business Editors and Education Writers SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2000 The Governor's Office of Emergency Services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' (OES) wants California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). 's schools to be prepared in the event of an earthquake. During April's California Earthquake Preparedness Earthquake preparedness refers to a variety of measures designed to help individuals, businesses, and local and state governments in earthquake prone areas to prepare for significant earthquakes. Month, public and private K-12 schools throughout the state are educating their students and faculty to be "Ready To Ride it Out?" when the inevitable next quake Quake - A string-oriented language designed to support the construction of Modula-3 programs from modules, interfaces and libraries. Written by Stephen Harrison of DEC SRC, 1993. occurs. OES provides materials on its Web site - www.oes.ca.gov - making them available to any teacher who wishes to help children become more aware of what to do before, during, and after an earthquake. The school resources materials are located within the Earthquake Preparedness Resources section on the Web site. Teachers are encouraged to direct their students to the "children's activity book" page where they will find an Earthquake Survival Program which includes a month of daily activities for the students to do while learning earthquake preparedness techniques. "When kids understand what to do in an emergency, they are more likely to remain calm, follow directions, and be more self-sufficient. OES wants all California school children to "Be Ready To Ride It Out?" if an earthquake hits in their community," said OES Director Dallas Jones. Teachers can further promote earthquake preparedness among children by practicing the "Earthquake: Duck, Cover, and Hold" Drill. This year's California Earthquake Preparedness Month campaign is based on understanding seismic risk Seismic risk takes the results of seismic hazard analysis, and calculates the 'follies of man'. Your safety depends on what you build. You can locate in a region of high seismic hazard, but still sleep fairly soundly at night if you have built to sound engineering principles. , highlighting the location and number of active earthquake faults in California and stressing the importance of being prepared. Additionally, the 2000 campaign focuses on mitigating mit·i·gate v. mit·i·gat·ed, mit·i·gat·ing, mit·i·gates v.tr. To moderate (a quality or condition) in force or intensity; alleviate. See Synonyms at relieve. v.intr. To become milder. non-structural hazards such as securing tall furniture, water heaters, appliances, mirrors, office equipment, and other articles that could break loose and cause injury. For more information about earthquake preparedness, call OES Information and Public Affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. at 916-262-1843 or your local Office of Emergency Services. |
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