Great news! 650,000 of us will drop, cover and hold on 4/17 at 10:15 am in the first Utah ShakeOut http://ow.ly/9fobk

Watch this: http://ping.fm/8jChn Then read this: http://ow.ly/9aRYb Then share. Then make your kit. Then join @UtahShakeOut Please?

Make a plan, get a kit, be informed, get involved. More info at bereadyutah.gov and don't forget the Great @UtahShakeOut on 4/17 at 10:15 am

Now, @bereadyryan is sharing the @utahshakeout with private sector. Are you in? Shakeout.org/Utah

Right now... Meeting with our private sector partners. Emergency response means involving the whole community, right @fema?

Every Monday in the @deseretnews, @beprepared_com is helping us bring you tips to help you prepare for disaster http://ow.ly/8W5rO

It's time for the @CentUS_ShakeOut. More than 2.3 million are under their desks right now! Join 700,000 Utahns on 4/17 for @UtahShakeOut

And, of course, you know to sign up to participate in the Great @UtahShakeOut by going to http://ping.fm/eXReR

In two hours, more than 2.3 million people in the central U.S. will drop, cover and hold on for the @CentUS_ShakeOut Utah's version is 4/17

Have you had a chance to "like" the 4/17 Great @UtahShakeOut on Facebook? http://ping.fm/aqPbO Thanks!

Today's Deseret News column: Practice your emergency drills, sign up for the Great Utah ShakeOut .

It's not just coaching lingo you might hear on the basketball court from BYU coach Dave Rose or Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak. "You play like you practice," works in any arena, especially emergency preparedness.

At Be Ready Utah, the state's emergency preparedness campaign, we're always telling Utahns to make a plan, get a kit, be informed and get involved.

That way, we are ready for any disaster: fire, flood, severe winter storm, extended power outage, zombie apocalypse...

Read the rest here:
Play like you practice works for emergencies, too

Make sure you're following @UtahShakeOut for the latest numbers of participants and how to be ready for the shakeout

So, PunxsutawneyPhil saw his shadow. Six weeks of winter? Winter safety tips here: http://ow.ly/8PxjK Let's see what Sunset Sam says today.

Do you have medical training or know someone who does? Use your skills in a disaster. Join a medical reserve corps: http://bit.ly/AnoYHM