The Great ShakeOut - Today at 10:19 AM
The Great ShakeOut – Thursday, October 19th at 10:19 AM
Join the City of Bainbridge Island today at 10:19 a.m. for the Great ShakeOut. This year, over 1.3 million Washingtonians are participating in the world’s largest earthquake drill.
At 10:19 a.m. this morning - "drop, cover, and hold on" for one minute, practicing good earthquake safety.
Here are some additional steps you can take to get prepared:
- If you have a child in school, pack up a small emergency kit that they can keep in their backpack.
- Check that you have updated your emergency contacts with your child’s school, daycare, after school programs, etc.
- Take a moment to take the "Are you Bainbridge Prepared" household assessment and gauge your level of preparedness! https://www.bainbridgewa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/17849/Household-Readiness-Assessment-2023-FILLABLE?bidId=
- Rotate out any expiring food and water from your emergency supplies and replace any items you may have used this year.
- Connect with your Map Your Neighborhood group or sign up to participate if you are not currently “mapped” https://www.bainbridgewa.gov/MYN
- Visit the following sites for more information on preparing for an earthquake:
https://www.bainbridgewa.gov/194/Preparedness
https://mil.wa.gov/earthquake
Instructions:
"drop, cover, and hold on" at 10:19 AM
Address/Location
City of Bainbridge Island
280 Madison Ave N
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 206-842-7633
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP COBI followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Geophysical (inc. landslide)
- Event:
- Earthquake