Are you ready?
The Wasatch Fault runs directly through our neighborhood! Experts have given a 57% probability of a magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquake occurring within the next 50 years. Utah Emergency Services reports:
POTENTIAL EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE ALONG WASATCH FRONT FROM 7.0 QUAKE:
6,200 killed / 90,000 injured / 42% buildings moderately damaged / $40 billion in economic losses / 70 fires cause $208 million in damage
468 highway bridges damaged / 261,839 homes without water for 1 week / 241,854 homes without power for 1 week
99,000 homes damaged beyond repair / 152,000 people homeless
Who… neighbors helping neighbors
A two part event
1. Emergency Response Drill (in Conjunction with Utah Shake-Out)
The “Rummmble”Earthquake Drill will be held right here in our neighborhood beginning at 9 am and continuing in 10 minute staggered times up until 10:30 am. These drills will be held close to you at one of three locations (below). The goal of this Earthquake Drill is for participants to practice the Emergency Response Plan already in place in the community and coordinated with City of Holladay. More details are below. On Thursday this week, April 18, the Utah Department of Public Safety is holding its annual: Great Utah Shakeout—”Drop, Cover, & Hold On” earthquake drill at 10:15 am, lasting only a few minutes ( to learn more, receive excellent safety tips, or register to participate, visit: https://www.shakeout.org/utah/. )
2. Preparedness Fair and Carnival
“Rummmble” Drill Objectives
Your neighbor volunteers, in cooperation with Holladay City and Salt Lake County, have established a local response plan in the event of a major disaster.
Because disaster relief from first responders is often delayed, neighbors need to help each other. The Holladay Olympus Emergency Plan (HOEP) we’ll be practicing in this drill, has two objectives:
1. Identify post-disaster conditions and critical needs through a rapid assessment of assigned homes by volunteer teams of two. Pass that information along through established channels to local authorities, enabling a swift and prioritized relief response when available.
2. Assist families and individuals where possible, addressing immediate critical needs (first aid, power for critical medical devices, gas shut off, relocating to a safety until professional responders arrive.
Our drill is in an effort to PRACTICE and make FAMILIAR the Response plan so when an emergency does happen, we as neighbors are ready. Drill participants will be assigned a time and place to report that morning (request one if you wish to participate). Volunteers will be teamed into pairs of two and given a “route’ of one or two homes and given ‘assessment packets’ to assess the damage and injury level of the homes, then report back. We anticipate these homes will be in close proximity to the Command Center where you report so you can easily walk to them. (Note, adults over 18 please, though youth are welcome to walk with you.)
Learn of ways to keep your family
safe in an emergency—where
to meet and what to do.
Learn what to do in an emergency, including when to walk away, drive away or stay at home.
Learn great food storage tips, ways to cook without power, what a “Grab & Go” document documents is.
Ways to participate
We need volunteers to participate in the drill. Here are the ways to participate in the drill:
a) Friday Night, “Are We Ready?” Home Exercise
Act out a emergency scenario in your home such as where to meet if separated in a disaster, or what to do in case of fire or gas line break? Homes willing to participate will receive a sealed “Disaster Scenario” envelope to open the night before Saturday’s drill, act out in their homes, and then assess for improvement. (If you have not been given a scenario, ask your Area Coordinator to provide one.)
b) Volunteer your home as a ‘Damaged Home” during drill
Scenarios are provided in advance. During the drill, volunteer teams will visit your home as you act out or communicate your damage scenario (ongoing dangers, damage, injury, or death) for them to record on their assessment sheets. Feel free to keep it simple or act out it with creativity and theatrics!
c) Volunteer Saturday morning to assess homes
Become a Home Assessment Volunteer and experience what the neighborhood plan is all about. Learn how you can help your neighbors in the event os a real disaster. Your assignment will be from a half hour to forty minutes once you receive your assignment, at which time we’ll invite you to grab your family and join us for the Preparedness Fair and Carnival.
d) Preparedness Carnival & Fair
Bring the whole family and join us on the ball field on Saturday beginning at 10 am. Enjoy the festivities. Meet specialists in Preparedness from the City and County, talk to your Unified Policeman and Fire fighters. Learn preparedness skills that you can incorporate in your home.
If you’d like to find out more information, learn where your Area’s Command Center is located, or wish to volunteer, either as a home to be assessed or a volunteer to make assessments, email us at: