| EMERGENCY EXERCISE
NOT AN ACTUAL EMERGENCY
Drill scenario: The Wasatch Front region has just been hit by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake. Your family is okay but your home has been damaged.
Resident actions:
You smell a rotten egg odor and hear water running.
1. Locate (BUT DO NOT TURN OFF) your gas meter. Do you have the correct tool to turn it off?
2. Locate (BUT DO NOT TURN OFF) your water shut-off valve.
3. Verify your water heater has an earthquake strap securing it to the wall.
Scenario: You have been notified by emergency responders to evacuate.
4. If you have them, locate your 72-hour kits and prepare to evacuate.
5. After completing steps 1-4, please take your 72-hour kits and "evacuate" to your area’s evacuation location.
• If you already know your area’s CERT staging location, go to that location.
• If you do not know where your area’s staging location is, evacuate to any one of these five locations: o Fort Herriman: LDS Church at 12791 South 6000 West
o Herriman: 13680 South 5584 West
o Rose Canyon: 7079 West Rose Canyon Rd (14270 South)
o South: Rosecrest Fire Station 123, 4850 West Mt Ogden Peak (14620 S) ** Resident participants, please park at the LDS Church next door, 14550 South Juniper Crest Rd (4990 W)
o West: 13768 South Rose Canyon Rd (6400 West) 
Thank you! Your participation prepares our volunteers for the possibility of mass evacuations in addition to helping resident families consider their own preparedness.
IF YOU GET THIS MESSAGE AFTER 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 17th, do not follow step 5.
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2 comments:
We're going to miss the evacuation part, as we are going out for breakfast :), but we read the information and followed the first 4 steps.
We are responding and on our way to the evacuation site.
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