Earthquake Exercise April 17 -- What You Need to Know

To All UUHC - Hospitals and Clinic Staff and Employees:

Next Tuesday, April 17 at 9:07 a.m. Salt Lake City will be hit with its biggest (simulated) earthquake in more than 300 years. Unfortunately, real earthquakes aren’t scheduled in advance. If next week’s event was the real thing, would you know what to do? 

Research shows that how we train for crisis is the best indicator of how we’ll respond in a crisis.  Below and attached is information to help prepare you for next week’s earthquake exercise. Please take a moment to review.

As always, the top three things you can to do to personally prepare you and your family for an earthquake (or any type of crisis):

1.       Make a plan

2.       Get a kit

3.       Get/stay trained

Information (and samples) on how to accomplish all three goals is available on the intranet at: http://intranet.uuhsc.utah.edu/emergency/Personal%20Preparedness/index.html

Should you have any questions or need further clarification about next week’s earthquake exercise please let me know.

Thank you for your help and participation!

Phil

Philip Chaffee, MSEM, MEP

Program Manager - Emergency Management

801-585-3134 Office, 801-339-8330 Pager