University Of Alaska Anchorage: TODAY At 10:21 A.M. — Great Alaska Shakeout Earthquake Exercise

Press release from the University of Alaska Anchorage:

October 21, 2021

The Great Alaska Shakeout earthquake exercise will take place Thursday, Oct. 21, at
10:21 a.m. Organizations and schools across Alaska will participate as part of a nationwide
effort to get everyone to “Drop, Cover and Hold On” as practice for a damaging earthquake.
The UAA Office of Emergency Management (OEM) asks that you take the exercise seriously,
since actually dropping to the floor and taking cover under a sturdy piece of furniture
may help you remember to do so when a real seismic event happens. For those working
on campus during the exercise, you may see an alert pop up on your university computer
announcing the exercise. The alert can be acknowledged with a single keystroke. Others
will see an alert on the new UAA Safety app, which can be downloaded from the app store on your mobile devise as "Rave Guardian."

Contact OEM with any questions at emergencymanager@alaska.edu. 

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