NEWS RELEASE - Federal Alliance for Safe Homes

NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Barbara Harrison
(850) 385-7233 ext. 112 (office)
(850) 443-3067 (Mobile)
[email protected]
For Immediate Release:
March 19, 2015
Free Earthquake Damage Prevention Events Coming to Yuma March 26 and 27
The nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)® is proud to co-present the QuakeSmart™ Business
Preparedness Summit for businesses in Yuma, AZ. This is the fourth in a series of free earthquake damage
prevention workshops offered across the Nation. The workshop will focus on the FEMA QuakeSmart
Community Resilience Program which provides comprehensive earthquake assessments, and engineering
and retrofit information designed to keep businesses open post-earthquake. Attendees will learn about
incident command necessities and engineered solutions, complete initial QuakeSmart assessments, and
learn how to and begin budgeting for business retrofit projects.
Following the summit, the public is invited to experience an earthquake at the ShowUp and ShakeOut event
featuring the Quake Cottage earthquake simulator at the Yuma Palms Regional Center.
Finally, a new QuakeSmart specialty training offering “Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety” is available for
local handymen, building trade students, maintenance personnel and others interested in learning how to
perform nonstructural seismic mitigation in businesses and homes.
Thursday, March 26, 2015, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
1. Free QuakeSmart Business Preparedness Summit
Yuma Public Library
2951 S. 21st Drive
Yuma, AZ 85364
For: Business owners and managers, facility managers, maintenance staff, and risk managers
2. “ShowUp and ShakeOut” featuring the Quake Cottage Earthquake Simulator
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Yuma Palms Regional Center
1305 S Yuma Palms Parkway
Yuma, AZ 85365
For: General public - demonstration here
Friday, March 27, 2015, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
3. QuakeSmart™ Specialty Training – “Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety”
Yuma Public Library
2951 S. 21st Drive
Yuma, AZ 85364
For: Business owners and managers, facility managers, handymen and women, and maintenance
staff
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Contact Barbara Harrison at [email protected] or (850) 385-7233, ext. 112 to attend the workshops, or visit
earthquakesummit.com to register. No registration is required for the ShowUp and ShakeOut event.
These events are sponsored by Arizona Geological Survey, DRB Toolkit, ETC Building and Design, FEMA,
FLASH, SAFE-T-PROOF, Simpson Strong-Tie, and the Yuma Office of Emergency Management.
About FLASH
Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)®, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, is the country's leading consumer
advocate for strengthening homes and safeguarding families from natural and manmade disasters. FLASH
collaborates with more than 100 innovative and diverse partners that share its vision of making America a
more disaster‐resilient nation including: BASF, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Florida Division of
Emergency Management, The Home Depot®, International Code Council, Kohler® Generators, National
Weather Service, Portland Cement Association, Simpson Strong-Tie®, State Farm™, and USAA®. In 2008,
FLASH opened the interactive weather experience StormStruck: A Tale of Two Homes® in Lake Buena Vista,
FL. Learn more about FLASH and gain access to its free consumer resources by visiting www.flash.org or
calling (877) 221- SAFE (7233).
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