Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills Toolkit for Free-choice Learning Environments

Introduction:

The goal of this toolkit is to promote Free-Choice Learning Environments (FCLEs) such as museums, libraries, and park visitor center participation in Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills and other exercises. This toolkit contains tools from several organizations invested in increasing earthquake resilience across the United States.

We are particularly interested in FCLEs because they are uniquely positioned participants of ShakeOut because they (1) have unique drill and earthquake response procedure challenges and (2) they are seen as trusted leaders in their community. FCLEs can use ShakeOut as an opportunity to set an example for their communities and teach about earthquake preparedness. This may be a pathway to more robust education initiatives as it relates to earthquake preparedness.

The following resource chart includes resources developed by the Earthquake Country Alliance, the U.S. Geological Survey ShakeAlert Project, the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology, UNAVCO, American Alliance of Museums, ResilientWorkplace, Southern California Earthquake Center, and Washington Emergency Management Division. Our intent is to increase public education and drills in order to increase procedural knowledge.

Internal Resources for Planning a Drill

External Resources for Preparedness Education 

Additional resources