Great ShakeOut 2024
Once again, UCSF will join millions worldwide in participating in the Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill on October 17, 2024, at 10:17 AM (local time). We encourage the entire UCSF community to take this opportunity to help us keep our patients, staff, faculty, students, and community prepared and safe during and after an earthquake.
UCSF community members who submit the Great ShakeOut Drill Evaluation Form online following the drill, will be entered into a drawing for a coffee shop gift card on us!
How can you take part?
It's easy! UCSF Enterprise Emergency Management will activate its emergency mass notification system during the drill by sending a WarnMe message to the UCSF community. Security Overhead Announcements will be made in hospital settings. Please take a moment to update your emergency contact information in WarnMe and add your cell phone number.
- Wherever you are, practice "Drop, Cover, and Hold On” for at least one minute.
- DROP to the ground (before the earthquake drops you!).
- COVER your head and neck with your arms and seek additional shelter by getting under a sturdy desk or table if nearby.
- HOLD ON to your shelter and be prepared to move with it until the shaking stops.
- Review earthquake safety and preparedness plans at work, school, and home. Locate and review Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) or Departmental Emergency Action Plans (DEAPs).
- Test emergency communications methods.
- Complete Department Emergency Checklists and Status Reports.
- Fill out a Great ShakeOut Drill Evaluation Form to be entered into a coffee shop gift card drawing!
For more information on the Great ShakeOut Drill and how to prepare for earthquakes, visit:
http://www.shakeout.org/california/. - For more information on the Great ShakeOut.
www.earthquakecountry.org/step5 - To learn what to do in specific settings and for guidance in multiple languages.
https://www.alertthebay.org/sign-up/ - For links to free emergency alerts and emergency information sources from 12 Bay Area Counties
ready.gov - For other preparedness tips.
https://myshake.berkeley.edu/ - To download the MyShake app, which can provide seconds of advance notice for any earthquake M4.5 or greater!