(1) SMASH Kindergartner Thea Leimone, 5, ducks and takes cover under her desks during the Great Southern California Shakeout on Thursday, November 15 2009. (2,3) SMASH School teachers Chrysta Wyse and Kelly Kulsrud search for victim during the Great Southern California Shakeout. (4) SMASH and John Muir school personnel participate in a search and rescue exercise during the Great Southern California Shakeout on Thursday, November 15, 2009. (5) SMASH students Savannah Skinner, 12, and Bradley Freerichs, 13, acting to have a broken arm and leg, wait for the rescue crew during the Great Southern California Shakeout. (6) John Muir school teachers Norma Vallejo and Daniel Wheeler put a leg splint on SMASH student Savannah Skinner, 12, during the Great Southern California Shakeout. (7) SMMUSD School Nurse Sandy Cano treats students during the Great Southern California Shakeout. (8) SMMUSD School Nurse Sandy Cano treats Romeo Adams-Patterson, 10, during the Great Southern California Shakeout on Thursday, November 15, 2009.
Over 5 million people throughout Southern California participated in the Shake Out Drill, the largest earthquake preparedness activity in U.S. history! Families, school children and business workers participated in the drill. In summary, The ShakeOut Scenario estimates this earthquake will cause some 2,000 deaths, 50,000 injuries, $200 billion in damage and other losses, and severe, long-lasting disruption. The report has regional implications and is a dramatic call to action for preparedness.
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