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The Great ShakeOut Afterschool Fair

October 8, 2013, 4:30 - 6 pm, Community Event at Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Society Museum and Memorial

Event Location:
Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Society Museum and Memorial
Adjacent to fire station 27
1355 North Cahuenga Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028 (Map)

Event Contact:
Todd Leitz, MySafe:LA, todd.leitz@mysafela.org, 213-379-0021


Summary:
Great ShakeOut Afterschool Fair at the LAFD Historical Society Museum and Memorial in Hollywood. The event is one of several preview events, designed to raise awareness, registration and enthusiasm for the Great ShakeOut earthquake preparedness drill, taking place worldwide on October 17th, 2013 at precisely 10:17 A.M., local time.


Full Description:
MySafe:LA and the Los Angeles Fire Department, along with our Earthquake Country Alliance partners, will be hosting a Great ShakeOut Afterschool Fair at the LAFD Historical Society Museum and Memorial in Hollywood. The event is one of several preview events, designed to raise awareness, registration and enthusiasm for the Great ShakeOut earthquake preparedness drill, taking place worldwide on October 17th, 2013 at precisely 10:17 A.M., local time.
The Great ShakeOut Afterschool Fair -- which will run from 4:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M., adjacent to LAFD Station 27 in the heart of Hollywood -- is open to the community and to the media. It will feature an appearance by the California Earthquake Authority and American Red Cross' "Red Table", a lively, interactive earthquake safety presentation, giveaways, as well demonstrations of "Drop, Cover and Hold On", Fire Extinguisher use, and "Hands-Only CPR". This is an excellent opportunity for members of the media to preview the Great ShakeOut, and to talk to some of the organizers of the events taking place on ShakeOut day here in Southern California.

What: Great ShakeOut Afterschool Fair.

Where: Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Society Museum and Memorial
Adjacent to fire station 27
1355 North Cahuenga Boulevard
Hollywood, CA. 90028

When: Tuesday, October 8th, 2013
4:30 P.M. -- 6:00 P.M.

Who: MySafe:LA, the official education partner of the Los Angeles Fire
Department; LAFD Battalion 5; Urban Search and Rescue 27; and
Light Force 27; The Red Table; Richard Devylder -- Governor Brown's
Special Adviser on People with Disabilities and Access/Functional Needs;
and a Sign-Language Interpreter.

Media Contacts: Todd Leitz, MySafe:LA PIO -- 213.379.0021
Captain Jaime Moore, LAFD PIO --213.359.9415
Greg Renick, Cal OES -- 562.577.8503




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