ShakeOut Information

Learn about the ShakeOut earthquake drill, review the evacuation instructions, drill itinerary and more.

ShakeOut Drill

Instructions to Students
Instructions for Faculty & Staff
Instructions for Building Captains
Itinerary
Rave Alerts
What to Do & What Not to Do

Instructions for Students

At the drill start time, you will hear alert sounds from the Police vehicles throughout campus and receive information on your telephone. This sound simulates the beginning of a major earthquake. Do the following:

You will hear the announcement: “THIS IS A DRILL, WE ARE EXPERIENCING AN EARTHQUAKE – STAY CALM AND DUCK, COVER, AND HOLD ON UNTIL FUTHER NOTICE”. Take refuge under a sturdy object.
After approximately one minute, the earthquake simulation will end and you may direct students to exit from cover and SHELTER IN PLACE until you receive further notice.
You will be given notification from Emergency Response Personnel, that you will begin to evacuate in an orderly manner to the building’s designated assembly area.
As you begin to evacuate, take direction to your assembly area from your building emergency responders.
Stay in your assembly area until given notice by the Building Captain to return to the building.

End of Drill – Thank you for your participation in this important exercise. By participating, you will help us to get ready for big earthquakes and to prevent disasters from becoming catastrophes.

Instructions for Faculty & Staff

Announce to students “THIS IS A DRILL, WE ARE EXPERIENCING AN EARTHQUAKE – STAY CALM AND DUCK, COVER, AND HOLD ON UNTIL FUTHER NOTICE”. Take refuge under a sturdy object.
After approximately one minute, the earthquake simulation will end and you may direct students to exit from cover and SHELTER IN PLACE until you receive further notice.
Inform students that when given notification from Emergency Response Personnel, that you will begin to evacuate in an orderly manner to the building’s designated assembly area.
As you begin to evacuate, take direction to your assembly area from your building emergency responders.
Stay in your assembly area until given notice by the Building Captain to return to the building.

Instructions for Building Captains

STAY CALM AND DUCK, COVER, AND HOLD ON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Take refuge under a sturdy object. TURN ON YOUR RADIOS TO CHANNEL 1.
After approximately one minute, the earthquake simulation will end and you should don your Building Captain vest and helmet, and grab your Building Captain rolling equipment bag, in order to enter into your emergency response responsibilities. Initiate your emergency teams’ activation by contacting your Floor Leader(s) and prepare to evacuate and sweep your Building(s).
When given notice from the Emergency Operation Center, you will begin to direct evacuation in an orderly manner to the building’s designated assembly area.
Upon arrival at the building’s assembly area, account for individuals and wait to hear for your building during roll call from the EOC.
Report any injuries or damage as soon as possible to the Emergency Operation Center.
When given notice from the Incident Commander, announce an orderly return to the building.

Itinerary

10:16 a.m.	Simulate Earthquake – Campus Police Vehicles to Broadcast, Campus Wide Notifications from the Emergency Broadcast System are sent out via Campus Police IP Phone Emergency Broadcast 1 – Chief ECC PD, Incident Commander “Attention, this is an El Camino College Emergency Broadcast from the Incident Commander at the Emergency Operations Center. This is a drill, this is a drill." "We are experiencing a major earthquake – Drop, Cover and Hold On. Take cover under a sturdy object until the shaking stops.”
10:18 a.m.	IP Phone Emergency Broadcast 2 – Chief ECC PD “Attention, this is an El Camino College Emergency Broadcast from the Incident Commander at the Emergency Operations Center. This is a drill, this is a drill." "Shelter in Place and stay where you are until you receive notification from El Camino College Emergency Response Personnel.” Please wait for the Roll Call Announcement from Campus Police
10:20 a.m.	EOC Communications (P.D. or Alternate) to Building Captains via radio “This is (P.D. or Alternate), Logistics Chief at the EOC. All Building Captains contact your floor leaders and prepare to evacuate and sweep your building(s). "Should you experience an actual emergency during this drill, state clearly by way of your radio that ‘this is not a drill, we have a real emergency.' "Direct building occupants to your assembly area(s). Monitor this channel for further instructions”. Building captains will remain at the gathering location.
10:22 a.m.	IP Phone Emergency Broadcast 3 – Chief ECC PD "Attention, this is an El Camino College Emergency Broadcast from the Incident Commander at the Emergency Operations Center. This is a drill, this is a drill." Please make your way out of your building in an orderly manner to your assembly areas. Please do not utilize the elevators.” (EVACUATE LANGUAGE)
10:28 a.m.	Floor leaders will begin sweeping each floor and room. Once their section is complete, they will walk to the building captain and give them the Information.
10:34 a.m.	EOC Communication (P.D. or Alternate) to Building Captains “All Building Captains this is (P.D. or Alternate) at the EOC. We are going to begin a roll call of all buildings at this time. Please stand by and listen for your Building to be called.”
10:42 a.m.	EOC Communication (P.D. or Alternate) to Building Captains “All Building Captains. This is (P.D. or Alternate) at the EOC. The Incident Commander has declared an All Clear. Return occupants to the buildings.”
10:50 a.m.	IP Phone Emergency Broadcast 4 – Chief ECC PD "This is the end of the emergency operations drill, thank you for your participation."
10:55 a.m.	End of Exercise

Rave Alerts

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Guidelines for All

What to Do

If you are indoors, duck or drop down to the floor.

DROP to the ground (before the earthquake drops you!),
Take COVER by getting under a sturdy desk or table, and
HOLD ON to it until the shaking stops.

If there isn’t a table or desk near you, cover your face and head with your arms and crouch in an inside corner of the building. Do not try to run to another room just to get under a table.

The main point is to not try to move but to immediately protect yourself as best as possible where you are. Earthquakes occur without any warning and may be so violent that you cannot run or crawl; you therefore will most likely be knocked to the ground where you happen to be. You will never know if the initial jolt will turn out to be the start of the big one. Drop, Cover, and Hold On before you know.

If you are outside, get into the open, away from buildings, power lines and trees.

What Not to Do

DO NOT get in a doorway! An early earthquake image of California is a collapsed adobe home with the door frame as the only standing part. From this came our belief that a doorway is the safest place to be during an earthquake. In modern houses and buildings, doorways are no safer, and they do not protect you from flying or falling objects. Get under a table instead!

DO NOT run outside! Trying to run in an earthquake is dangerous, as the ground is moving and you can easily fall or be injured by debris or glass. Running outside is especially dangerous, as glass, bricks, or other building components may be falling. You are much safer to stay inside and get under a table.

"If you don’t know how to act in an emergency….find out now!"

Visit the following website for the District’s emergency response and evacuation procedures: Emergency Procedures