In a recent article by Ari Bloomekatz in Los Angeles Times news entitled "Millions of Californians to take part in 'ShakeOut' earthquake drills," millions of California residents and students are practicing a "drop, cover, and hold on" drill for future earthquakes in emergency situations.
The article claims, "In Los Angeles, the drill will take place at 10:17 a.m. at Rosemont Elementary School, where students will act as if they've been injured in a quake and emergency crews respond to the scene. " During the drill, firefighters, the volunteers who will help out for the kids, will take part in the act. According to the moving plates on the California lands, there are high risks for major earthquakes to take place anywhere in the mountains, the places where most students and citizens would take place.
Bloomekatz quotes, "Responding to a Los Angeles Times report of structurally vulnerable buildings that could expose thousands to injury or death, Garcetti said he was 'interested in creative ways of making buildings safer.'" Creating buildings that could hold an earthquake could potentially improve the death rates of earthquake victims. Safer buildings will keep the students from getting tumbled on by roofs and other various materials in the schools.
The article also asserts, "Garcetti is facing a tangle of unforeseen political and legal challenges as he grapples with what action the city should take to identify and reinforce hundreds of old concrete buildings that may be at risk of collapse in a major earthquake." The buildings of California, including the schools, are not safe for people to be in when an earthquake takes place. The government in California are taking action by planning on removing the risky buildings and creating better, and more stable architectures.
When I was a little kid in the Philippines, the country that I was born in, I remember experiencing a tiny earthquake. Although it was not very effective, it could have still managed to do some damages. The houses, shacks that were made out of cheap materials, and buildings there were not very stable and could easily fall down since the material that the homes were made of was very loose.
Earthquake safety should be enforced through out the whole world, no matter where the plates are located. It is better to be safe than sorry. Schools all around should practice learning what to do when it occurs. Intellectual education is not the only education that people should study for. Students must also learn how to defend themselves when a predicaments come their way.
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