During 'Great Shakeout,' PG&E Reminds Customers To be Ready for Earthquakes
October 15 2020 - 1:24PM
Business Wire
After he experienced the massive 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake,
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) Electric Crew Foreman
Steve Semenero started teaching his family how to get out of their
house in case of an emergency. He made sure they all agreed on a
meeting point, and he also started placing flashlights around the
house in case the power went out during a future earthquake.
PG&E Customer Service Representative Rick Brewster was in
his recliner watching television in his Kern County home when the
2019 Ridgecrest earthquake moved the walls, ceiling and floor of
his home. Pictures fell from walls and his water heater shook off
its foundation. The shaking was so strong it was hard to stand and
impossible to move. The experience taught Brewster that along with
regular earthquake safety tips, he needed to ensure that from now
on, everything in his house was properly secured.
Both men hope the lessons they learned from a major earthquake
will help others prepare for the next one as California marks the
Great Shakeout on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 10:10 a.m.
Drop, Cover and Hold On
The Great California ShakeOut is an annual opportunity to
practice how to be safer during big earthquakes and reinforce the
Drop, Cover and Hold On safety message.
Semenero, who also felt the 2017 Napa earthquake, believes every
day should be earthquake awareness day for California
residents.
“During both earthquakes, power went out, and there was major
damage near the epicenter. It just reinforces to me how important
it is for everyone to be ready, and to have escape routes and a
plan for your family because another earthquake could happen
anytime,” Semenero said.
For more information about earthquake safety and tips for your
family, visit the “Be prepared for an earthquake page” on
PG&E’s website.
About PG&E Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a
subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the
largest combined natural gas and electric energy companies in the
United States. Based in San Francisco, with more than 23,000
employees, the company delivers some of the nation’s cleanest
energy to 16 million people in Northern and Central California. For
more information, visit www.pge.com and www.pge.com/news.
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