{"id":1510,"date":"2014-10-15T13:12:41","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T17:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/?p=1510"},"modified":"2015-12-15T13:22:35","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T18:22:35","slug":"maryland-schools-invited-to-participate-in-great-shakeout-earthquake-drill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/maryland-schools-invited-to-participate-in-great-shakeout-earthquake-drill\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Schools Invited To Participate In &#8216;Great Shakeout&#8217; Earthquake Drill"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em>Program Spotlights Earthquake Safety<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>For Immediate Release \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Contact: William Reinhard, 410-767-0486<\/p>\n<p>Maryland schools are invited to participate tomorrow in the 2014 Great SouthEast ShakeOut, part of the largest earthquake drill in history.<\/p>\n<p>The drill is part of the Great ShakeOut, a national effort to spotlight earthquake safety.\u00a0 The Great ShakeOut drills began in California in 2008, but the August 23, 2011 earthquake in Mineral, VA, proved that such safety exercises are important throughout the nation.<\/p>\n<p>The drill is simple, but the importance is great.\u00a0 Students and school personnel are being asked to:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>DROP to the Ground<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Take COVER under a table or desk, and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>HOLD ON until the shaking stops.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Maryland Center for School Safety, Maryland State Fire Marshal, Maryland Emergency Management Administration, and MSDE are coordinating efforts for the Great SouthEast ShakeOut.\u00a0 Schools in Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Dorchester, Frederick, and Washington counties have already announced their participation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What:<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Great SouthEast ShakeOut Earthquake Drill<\/p>\n<p><strong>When\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>10:16 a.m., Thursday, October 16<\/p>\n<p><strong>More \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mema.maryland.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/mema.maryland.gov<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Information:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shakeout.org\/southeast\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.shakeout.org\/southeast<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Program Spotlights Earthquake Safety<br \/>\nFor Immediate Release \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Contact: William Reinhard, 410-767-0486<br \/>\nMaryland schools are invited to participate tomorrow in the 2014 Great SouthEast ShakeOut, part of <a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/maryland-schools-invited-to-participate-in-great-shakeout-earthquake-drill\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8230;Learn 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