Materials on this page will be available to you or your organization to support your participation in the ShakeOut and to promote awareness and preparedness.

"Utah: Preparedness Now" short film
Drill Manuals and Other Planning Documents
Multimedia
Posters/Flyers
Additional Flyers
Web Banners
Educational Resources
ShakeOut Descriptions
Additional Resources for Specific Groups

"Utah: Preparedness Now" short film

Film director, motion graphics designer and Art Center College of Design alumnus, Theo Alexopoulos, takes you on a visceral journey through a scenario for a Wasatch Front earthquake. The film gives the viewers a sense of what will be happening and inspires them to prepare and mitigate for a faster recovery.

• View on Youtube (with captions)


• Download 40 MB Quicktime movie (no captions)

(To download, right-click (control-click on Mac) and choose "Save Target As..." "Download Linked File" or "Save Link as")

AAA Road to Ready:
Disaster Preparedness Made Fun Exclusively for Utahns

60% of Americans aren't prepared for an emergency. Oh sure, you probably think a disaster won't happen to you or that preparedness is so boring.

Well, say "Hello" to AAA Road to Ready -- the game that walks you through real life disasters, teaches you to make the right decisions and gives you easy access to preparedness resources, provided by AAA of Northern California, Nevada & Utah. If you're a resident of Utah, play now and see how prepared you are.

Drill Manuals and Other Planning Documents

While originally created for the California ShakeOut, these documents can be used for Utah as well.

ShakeOut Drill Manual for K-12 Schools (PDF)
ShakeOut Drill Manual for Businesses (792 KB PDF)
ShakeOut Drill Manual for Non Profits and Other Organizations (PDF)
ShakeOut Drill Manual for Government Agencies and Facilities (PDF)
ShakeOut Drill Manual for Healthcare (PDF)
Countdown to ShakeOut for Organizations (PDF)

Options for Government Agency Participation and Outreach (PDF)

College Registration Guidelines and Participation Resources

Recommended Earthquake Safety Actions (including situations when you cannot get beneath a table) (PDF | RTF)

Updated! Earthquake Preparedness Guide for People with Disabilities and Other Access or Functional Needs (8 pages) (PDF | RTF)

Updated! Key Earthquake Safety Tips for People with Disabilities and Other Access or Functional Needs (2 pages) (PDF | RTF)

Prepare to survive and recover with the Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety!

Earthquake and Tsunami DAFN Preparedness Video (Sign Language and Open Captioned)

America’s PrepareAthon! Earthquake Resources

Multimedia

Earthquake Safety Video Series Learn how you can stay safe from shaking in a variety of situations. (YouTube, captions in English, Spanish, and French)

Audio and Video "Drill Broadcast" recordings created to provide instructions during your Drop, Cover, Hold On drill.

Make a Grab-and-Go Kit (fun video by Be Ready Utah)

Additional Videos from California that may be useful for understanding or promoting the ShakeOut.

Radio PSA (Right-click or control-click to download): Mario Lopez (30 seconds)

Ryan Seacrest Version 1 | Ryan Seacrest Version 2

Posters/Flyers

Download these PDF files that can be printed at 8.5x11 as flyers, or printed larger as posters.

"Get Ready to ShakeOut" Color (216 KB PDF) Grey & Red (216 KB PDF) Black & White (204 KB PDF)

"Join Us" Color (228 KB PDF) Grey & Red (228 KB PDF) Black & White (216 KB PDF)

"ShakeOut. Don't Freak Out." Color (220 KB PDF) Grey & Red (220 KB PDF) Black & White (PDF)

"Get Ready to ShakeOut" Color (PDF)

"Join Us" Color (PDF)

"ShakeOut. Don't Freak Out." Color (PDF)

"Drop, Cover, Hold on" What To Do (PDF)

"Drop, Cover, Hold on" Protect Yourself (PDF)

ShakeOut Posters with no date are also available.

NEW! ShakeOut has partnered with FedEx Office to make it more convenient and cost-effective to order high-volume numbers of the ShakeOut flyers seen here, as well as posters seen here of varying sizes on different materials. Additionally, ShakeOut retractable banners are offered at a discounted rate through this partnership. If you are located near a FedEx Office location (generally within 25 miles) the items will be delivered free. Please visit their external site to view the ShakeOut catalog and review options tailored to you and your location.

ShakeOut Flyers with no date are also available.

Web Banners

You can place a ShakeOut web banner on your web page to encourage participation in the ShakeOut.

ShakeOut Banners with no date are also available.

Educational Resources

NEW! Earthquake Resources Organized by the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES)

• Topics include: What causes earthquakes, how to structures respond, how are tsunamis formed, and more
• Resources include: videos and animations, games, coloring pages/books, photo galleries, maps, posters, and much more

Suggested ShakeOut Descriptions For Newsletters, Web Pages, etc.

Multiple descriptions of different lengths in a single Word document. (562 KB)

Sample Resolution Draft

Download a sample draft resolution of intent to participate, as a Word document (33 KB)

Instructions and additional resources for specific groups: