Everyone, everywhere, should know how to protect themselves in an earthquake. Even if earthquakes are rare where you live, they may happen where you or your family travel. Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills are an annual opportunity for people in homes, schools, and organizations to practice what to do during earthquakes, and to improve preparedness.
On Saturday October 11th the City of Los Angeles Emergency Management Department (EMD) and the Tarzana Neighborhood Council are participating in the world’s largest earthquake drill as part of the Great California Shakeout at the Tarzana Recreation Center, located at 5655 Vanalden Avenue, Los Angeles, CA.
You are invited to participate by playing in the following roles: Search & Rescue, Medical Staff, a survivor, or more! Experience not required. If you don’t wish to participate you are still invited to come watch all the action and visit our Disaster Survival Fair after the drill.
The following is an estimated timeline for the earthquake drill event:
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM – Community emergency response
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM – City emergency response
10:40 AM – LAFD Helicopter Landing
11:30 AM – Press Conference
12:00 PM to 3:00 PM – Disaster Survival Fair: entertainment, games, prizes and more
Join us afterward for the Disaster Survival Fair from Noon to 3:00pm at Tarzana Park. There will be music, games, prizes, disaster survival supplies, police and fire equipment and more!
Los Angeles Animal Services will also be at the fair, so make sure to stop by their booth to:
- Learn about disaster preparedness for your pets
- See demonstrations of live animal rescues by the SMART Team (Specialized Mobile Animal Rescue)
- Meet “Rex” our manikin Horse and see a rescue of a horse
- Take advantage of an opportunity to obtain micro-chip for your pet and obtain licensing – bring your rabies vaccination and spay/neuter certificates. (Credit Cards & Checks accepted, no cash)
- Learn more about the event, see the amazing photos from our past ShakeOut drill, and register for the event at www.5Steps.LA/Tarzana.
Other scheduled fair participants:
American Red Cross
Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES)/Los Angeles Emergency Communications Team (LAECT)
Be More Prepared
Business & Industry Council for Emergency Planning & Preparedness (BICEPP)
California Department of Insurance
Caltech
Catholic Charities of Los Angeles
Department on Disability
Earthquake Country Alliance
EduLife and Critical Care Training Center
Emergency Management Department – City of Los Angeles
FEMA-Region 9
Independent Living Center of Southern California (ILCSC)
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)
Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD)
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)
Operation Hope
Shakey Quakey Truck
Specific Needs Disaster Voluntary Registry (SNAP)
Tarzana Neighborhood Council
The City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety
Unleashed by Petco