Gachina Landscape Management, Menlo Park, CA

Photo by: Brisa Zamudio

Gachina Landscape Management, Menlo Park, CA

Photo by: Brisa Zamudio

F.A.S.T. Manufacturing Facility, Delta, BC

Photo by: Carmen Funk

F.A.S.T. First Aid & Survival Technologies employees discovered first hand what to do in an earthquake.

Gachina Landscape Management, Menlo Park, CA

Photo by: Brisa Zamudio

Gachina Landscape Management, Menlo Park, CA

Photo by: Brisa Zamudio

Individual Foodservice, Bell, CA

Photo by: Paul Arias

Employee quickly drops covers and holds on during the 2011 ShakeOut

Sandy Land Day Care, Salinas, CA

Photo by: Sandy Hall

While playing the earth shakes and we take cover against a inside wall.

Sandy Land Day Care, Salinas, CA

Photo by: Sandy Hall

Safe with our buddies by the pole.

Sandy Land Day Care, Salinas, CA

Photo by: Sandy Hall

Under the kitchen table drop, cover hold

Home, Nanaimo, BC

Photo by: Pam Johnstone

The kids doing the Shake down drill!

San Gabriel Valley Surgical Center, West Covina, CA

Photo by: Michael Nacorda

the brave of the bravest!!!

San Gabriel Valley Surgical Center, West Covina, CA

Photo by: Michael Nacorda

surgical suite participants!!

Village of Port Clements , Port clements , BC

Photo by: Heather nelson-Smith

Sharon Ferretti- Shakeout in Port Clements!

Village of Port Clements , Port clements , BC

Photo by: Heather nelson-Smith

Pete Nelson-Smith Shaking out in Port Clements

817 Fort Street, Victoria, BC

Photo by: Melanie Kilpatrick

103.1 JACK FM Crew Doing the Drop-Cover-Hold On under our studio control board...intimate team building

Lemay St. Elementary, Lake Balboa, CA

Photo by: Martha Martinez

Regional District of Nanaimo Admin Bldg, Nanaimo, BC

Photo by: Jani Drew

Safety Warden Rebecca Graves counts people at the muster station. RDN staff evacuated the building after the Shake Out earthquake drill.

Regional District of Nanaimo, Nanaimo, BC

Photo by: Jani Drew

Kevin Robillard sets up a set of speakers to play the simulated earthquake sound. RDN staff had a speaker on the lower and uppper floors and also used the phone page out system to play the drill broadcast. Loud enough to rattle the windows - realsitic touch!

Regional District of Nanaimo, Nanaimo, BC

Photo by: Jani Drew

Staff at the French Creek Pollution Control Center practice Drop Cover and Hold On for the drill

Lemay St. Elementary, Lake Balboa, CA

Photo by: Martha Martinez

Regional District of Nanaimo Admin bldg, Nanaimo, BC

Photo by: Jani Drew

Emergency Coordinator Jani Drew and RDN Safety Wardens debrief the drill, getting valuable feedback about securing items in work spaces, safest routes of egress and recommendations for the next drill

City of Stanton, Stanton, CA

A Stanton employee taking cover during the quake simulation

Big Country Printers Ltd, Quesnel , BC

Photo by: Gilbert Schotel

Holley introducing the Shake Out event to the team.

City of Stanton, Stanton, CA

A Stanton City employee directing co-workers from City Hall.

City of Stanton, Stanton, CA

A City employee directng patrons from City Hall.

City of Stanton, Stanton, CA

The Stanton City Manager is busy accounting for City employees.

City of Stanton, Stanton, CA

Stanton's Assistant City Manager is checking to make sure all the preschool children are accounted for.

City of Stanton, Stanton, CA

Stanton's preschool class is patiently waiting in the parking lot.

City of Stanton, Stanton, CA

A Stanton City employee dressed in a reflective vest, blocks off the street in front of City Hall.

AMEC Geomatrix Inc, Oakland, CA

Photo by: Kathleen Gillion

Members of the Emergency Response Team demonstrate how to assist a quake injured person.