What If...

What if . . . the recent 4.7 earthquake at the border of Utah and Wyoming had been the catastrophic 7.0 quake we have been warned will come near Utah population centers? Would you have known to DROP, COVER and HOLD-ON as soon as the shaking started?  

The steps are simple:  DROP carefully to the floor, crawl to the nearest desk or table for COVER and HOLD- ON to it because shaking can move it, leaving you exposed to falling and air-borne objects.

Have you and your family actually practiced it at home, in various rooms, and at your workplace -- each and every year?  It needs to become an ingrained habit so it will kick- in when the danger starts and stress takes over. 

No exaggeration: This action, if done instantly, could spare you and your loved ones in a high magnitude quake.  Register here as an individual, family or group to support our state Department of Emergency Management. Make the commitment to do the drill.

Civil Defense: The time is NOW

Ever since 9/11, It has been suggested that groups hostile to our nation are embedded within the US and may possess small nuclear devices, often referred to as “suitcase bombs”, capable of causing threat-to-life in localized areas. 

If such an event were to happen near you, would you know how to respond effectively to protect life and health?

Our nation is primarily uninformed and unprepared about all things nuclear.  National civil defense education and response were abandoned many decades ago.   

The notable exception is The American Civil Defense Association (TACDA.org), formed in 1962, headquartered here in Draper, dedicated to Emergency, Disaster and Nuclear Preparedness.