Stories From The ShakeOut

These stories were submitted to us by participants from the October 20, 2011 ShakeOut. Share your own stories with us here.

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Tally Wade (Coordinator, Public Safety Communications Program - Kwantlen Polytechnic University)
"Our students are learning to be 9-1-1 Operators and emergency services dispatchers, so this opportunity to participate in Shake-Out BC is pa..." Read more...


Nancy Holland (Office Administrator - Providence Health Care - Honoria Conway Site)
"One of our group this morning is a survivor of a major earthquake in the Philippines in 1990. We asked her what she did to protect herself d..." Read more...


Maureen Rowan (Public Health Nursing Clinical Coordinator - Vancouver Island Health Authority)
"During our Baby Talk Parenting Group, the public health nurse worked with the 22 Mom and their 2 to 7 month old babies to review Earthquake..." Read more...


Jennifer Tett (teacher - Roots and Wings Montessori Place)
"The children in the Intermediate class (ages 6 to 9) thoroughly enjoy our earthquake drills. We practice each month the drop/cover/hold rou..." Read more...


Jack Jackaman (Emergency Radio Communicator - Chilliwack Amateur Radio Club)
"In the event of a major earthquake electrical power all normal communication systems will fail. The following indicates basically what will..." Read more...






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