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.
