"Drop cover and hold on," he said.
Color-coded evacuation instructions are posted by the beach and breakfast joints: "Drop, cover and hold.
If you are inside a building, for example, it will tell you to "drop, cover and hold on".
"Drop, cover and hold on," dozens of fourth graders chanted just before the announcement of a simulated earthquake sent them scurrying under tables at the California Science Center in Los Angeles at 10 15 a.m.
Most likely until the message behind the words — two native speakers of German are wandering through the pitch-dark woods — was clear enough to allow both sides to drop cover, address each other in German soldierspeak, lower their weapons, and move within arm's length, then even closer.
A collaboration among state and federal agencies, nonprofit groups and insurance companies, the ShakeOut aims to get residents of this tremor-prone state prepared by learning to "drop, cover and hold on," which replaces the old stand-in-a-doorway earthquake directive.
Even seconds of warning to drop, cover and hold on would save many lives in an earthquake.
The chirpy online "ShakeOut Shop" offers T-shirts, coffee mugs and buttons reminding Californians to "Drop, Cover and Hold On" in the event of an earthquake.
Early notice could allow workers to drop, cover and hold, halt elevators, and stop sensitive manufacturing processes before shaking arrives, potentially saving millions of dollars in downtime.
Use the triangle of life method as an alternative to drop, cover, and hold on.
