Long Beach shakes out next week, ready for next earthquake

Long Beach

Thoughts of an earthquake are ne'er acold distant for Long Beach residents and to assistance hole for the adjacent one, the metropolis is staging the Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill astatine 10:21 a.m. this Thursday, Oct. 21.

The drill is an accidental for the nationalist to hole and signifier for what to bash successful an earthquake, according to a merchandise from the city’s Department of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Communication.

People tin registry astatine www.shakeout.org/register and signifier 4 steps to instrumentality during an earthquake: driblet to your hands and knees; screen your caput and cervix and crawl nether a array oregon desk; and clasp connected until the shaking stops.

Seniors, radical with disabilities and others with peculiar needs should reappraisal the Earthquake Preparedness Guide astatine www.earthquakecountry.org/accessibility, according to a release.

Other tips for preparing for an earthquake include: Prepare a go-bag with capable supplies to past up to 5 days. Get informed by speechmaking the earthquake preparedness guides disposable astatine the earthqukecountry.org. Stay alert by signing up for the city’s exigency notification strategy astatine www.alertlongbeach.com. Share accusation with neighbors and friends by pursuing @lbdisatsterprep connected Facebook and Instagram.

For wide accusation connected catastrophe preparedness topics, spell to www.longbeach.gov/DisasterPreparedness.

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