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The Big One! Presentation Downloads

3/17/2023

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"The BIG ONE? How to Become Earthquake and Fire Safe in Your Home."
If you attended our March meeting, you may want to download some of the resources we mentioned during the presentation. Here is where you find them: 
  • Earthquake Home Hazard Hunt checklist
  • The Big One! PPT - student notes form
  • Presentation resources, references, & links. 
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Click to open the Earthquake Home Hazards checklist
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Which Beaverton schools are safe during an earthquake?

3/11/2023

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In the mid-1990s the Beaverton School District (BSD) ​conducted a district-wide investigation of the seismic stability of its schools and subsequently began a targeted program to seismically upgrade and improve them. 
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Click to go to BSD's Emergency Preparedness Webpage
It's Earthquake Preparedness webpage states, "Because of our community's generous support of the 2014 and 2020 Bonds, the district has built several new schools and seismically upgraded others." These bonds provided the District a unique opportunity to not only address daily operational needs, but also respond to the findings of The Oregon Resilience Plan by constructing disaster resilient schools that are also capable of supporting their surrounding communities as emergency shelters. ​
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What to do when the next megaquake happens

3/10/2023

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Most of us have been taught that in an earthquake, we should drop, cover, and hold on. Chris Goldfinger, Professor of Marine Geology and Oregon State University (OSU), challenges this advice in a PBS program that aired on Oct 18, 2022. He suggests your response could vary depending on how much warning you have before the violent shaking starts and what type of building you are in when the quake hits. Continue reading to learn more and watch the 12-minute video. 
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Chris Goldfinger offers new perspectives on what to do when a megaquake happens
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