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Major Earthquake Drill Set to Impact Thursday

The Great California ShakeOut will see students all over San Mateo County (and California) preparing for the worst.

Written by Matthew Sanderson and Jacob Bourne:

Students in schools across San Mateo County are ready to drop, cover and hold as they prepare for the annual “ShakeOut” earthquake drill on Oct.17 at 10:17 a.m.

The local kids will join the much of the rest of California in participating in the Great California ShakeOut drill. 

All participants will stop what they are doing and react as if an earthquake has occurred: drop to the ground, take cover under something sturdy and hold on. 

Here is a list of local schools participating:

San Mateo County Office of EducationRedwood City
Cabrillo Unified School DistrictHalf Moon Bay
Jefferson Elementary School DistrictDaly City
Jefferson Union High School District
Jefferson Union High School District, All Schools, Pacifica
        Jefferson High SchoolDaly City
        Westmoor High SchoolDaly City
Millbrae School District
Green Hills SchoolMillbrae
        Taylor Middle SchoolMillbrae
Portola Valley School District
Corte Madera SchoolPortola Valley
Redwood City School DistrictRedwood city
San Bruno Park School DistrictSan Bruno
        John Muir ElementarySan Bruno
        Parkside Intermediate SchoolSan Bruno
San Carlos School DistrictSan Carlos
San Mateo Union High School DistrictSan Mateo
        Capuchino High SchoolSan Bruno
        San Mateo High SchoolSan Mateo
San Mateo-Foster City School DistrictFoster City
        Highlands Elementary SchoolSan Mateo
        The Bayside STEM AcademySan Mateo
Sequoia Union High School District
        Carlmont High SchoolBelmont
South San Francisco Unified School District
        Westborough Middle SchoolSouth San Francisco

Anyone visiting government buildings during the drill will be directed to take the same action. The drill will last approximately two minutes and customer service to the public will be disrupted for a short amount of time.

Officials urge all residents and businesses to become better prepared for major earthquakes by participating in the drill. California is a high earthquake risk area. If practiced now, when an earthquake actually occurs, San Mateo County will take the correct action.

Information on how to prepare and how to join the city and millions of others in the Great California Shakeout can be found atwww.shakeout.org


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