earthquake drill
Tremor safety practice
An earthquake drill is a practice exercise where people rehearse protective actions for an actual earthquake—typically "drop, cover, and hold on." Schools, workplaces, and public buildings conduct them regularly in seismically active regions: The earthquake drill interrupted third-period math.
Like fire drills, they aim to make emergency responses automatic.
- evacuationRemoval from danger
- emergency exitUrgent departure route
- sirenWailing alert device
- duckWaterbird that quacks
- coverProtect by overlaying
hold · shelter · tremor · alarm · crouch · desk · brace yourself · safety · safe zone · emergency · aftershock · fault · fault line · seismic · shaking · shaking ground · rubble · preparedness
- emergency responsefirst responders, emergency services, fire alarm, 911, call 911
- drillsbuilding evacuation, duck and cover, shelter in place, alarm test, civil defense
- school safetyschool safety, lockdown, safe schools, school shootings, metal detectors
- emergency preparednessemergency kit, evacuation plan, emergency plan, emergency alerts, emergency supplies
- PSAsPSA, anti-smoking campaigns, PSAs, health campaigns, anti-drug ads
earthquake drillunpreparedness
Lacking readiness beforehand
caught off guard · complacency · negligence · panic · chaos
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