Do you have loved ones in hurricane country? Help them with the preparedness tips here: http://ping.fm/Ucn0i

hurricane season starts today. Be a force for good: If a hurricane strikes the east/Gulf coasts, donate cash and not stuff imAForce

MAKE A PLAN: Hurricane season starts tomorrow. Could you be the out-of-state contact for family or friends in hurricane-prone states?

Does your school teach children to become Masters of Disaster? http://ow.ly/bfKB3 Teachers can request a kit here: bereadyutah@utah.gov

GET INVOLVED: Could you help your neighborhood in a disaster? If you want to know what to do, contact your city to find a @utahcert class

BE INFORMED: Of course we're concerned about earthquakes, but floods are the most common disaster.

MAKE A KIT: Make sure to squirrel away some cash in small bills whatsinyourkit shakeout

GET A KIT: shakeout lesson...Will the clothes you packed for your toddler's kit still fit him now that he's 17? whatsinyourkit

Safetytip: Add a flashlight & extra batteries to your family’s emergency kit, in case the power goes out. via @fema @utahcert

Opinions on emergency preparedness? Focus Groups on May 22, 23 or 24; 6 - 7:30 pm in Tooele. Food provided. Call Wade at 435-833-8123.

RT @tcem: People needed for Focus Groups about CSEPP on May 22, 23 or 24; 6 - 7:30 pm in Tooele. Food provided. Call Wade at 435-833-8123.

We're collecting lessons learned from the shakeout for a future blog post. Want to share? Send email to shakeout@utah.gov.

So, the shakeout is over for this year, but we hope your preparedness plans aren't. How are you planning? ImReady

Final column on emergency preparedness and shakeout in the @deseretnews http://ow.ly/aBIs3 Try joining a @utahcert so you can help.

After the shakeout it's time to improve. Some tips to recover from an earthquake: http://bit.ly/IyPZAA

Please share your shakeout photos, videos or stories with us about today's drill: http://ow.ly/acZST

The Great @UtahShakeOut is happening now! Drop, cover and hold on for one minute. Thanks for playing, Utah! http://ping.fm/ymhkz

Three hours until @UtahShakeOut. Are you getting under your desk? Tweet some pics using the shakeout hashtag

10 minutes to shakeout. Remember: drop, cover and hold one for 1 minute. Then review emergency plans and supplies http://ow.ly/acZu0

30 minutes to ShakeOut. Utah is getting prepared for earthquakes. http://ping.fm/1nZkN http://ping.fm/1HY2s

The Great @UtahShakeOut is in one hour!!! You can still sign up at http://ping.fm/TPxKr shakeout

Two hours until the @UtahShakeOut. Thanks to everyone who is playing today. Please share photos or videos of your drill http://ow.ly/acZ3P

Our friends in southern Utah can listen to the following stations at 10:15 a.m. to hear a shakeout drill broadcast: http://ow.ly/akPgt

The Great @UtahShakeOut is in four hours. It's still not too late to plan your own earthquake drill. http://ow.ly/acYJr

Today is the Great @UtahShakeOut. So many people participating. Here's the list: http://ow.ly/acYwN shakeout

The Great @UtahShakeOut is tomorrow. I can't believe it's tomorrow. http://ping.fm/c2ByM Join us!

The Great @UtahShakeOut is in two days. Tell your friends! http://ping.fm/mQ78U Join us! shakeout

The Great @UtahShakeOut is in three days.Drop, cover and hold on at 10:15 a.m. on April 17 http://ping.fm/9Ujsc Join us!

The Great @UtahShakeOut is in four days. How are you preparing? shakeout Sign up at http://ping.fm/tLzad

Don't forget the Utah Prepare conference and expo tomorrow in Layton: http://ow.ly/ag3BW shakeout

Getting ready for the shakeout, @redcrossutah is letting the public come to its shelters. Sign up here: http://ow.ly/aflpl

Preparedness tip, on @kslcom: You think about food storage, but do you think about the other end of that? http://ow.ly/af9mu shakeout

The Great @UtahShakeOut is in five days. Join nearly 850,000 Utahns under the table or desk. http://ping.fm/qEoSm Join us!

The Great @UtahShakeOut is in six days. It's still not too late to sign up to participate http://ping.fm/Qjuba Join us!

@utahemergency You think? http://ping.fm/I0UMi Now with 836,000 participants.

Now with 828,000 Utahns, the Great @UtahShakeOut is all about your own personal preparedness for disaster. Are you in? http://ow.ly/a5kIP

RT @utahgov: Details on University of Utah participation in the Great Utah ShakeOut Earthquake Exercise: http://ping.fm/8pzem via @YouTube

Disaster might not strike when you're at home: http://ow.ly/a1zzS Brought to you by @beprepared_com and @deseretnews

You know, if you get two friends to join the shakeout, and they get two friends, and they get two friends, we'll have 1 million easy ;)

What are 801,000 Utahns doing on April 17 at 10:15 a.m.? http://ping.fm/Ly24c Why aren't you one of them?

Make copies of important documents for your emergency kit. More tips in today's @deseretnews @beprepared_com column: http://bit.ly/H8FP6G

The Great Utah ShakeOut now has 785,000 participants. April 17, 10:15 a.m. We want to see you under a desk http://ow.ly/9QkOh

Now that spring is here, @governorherbert made declaration on flooding awareness : http://ow.ly/9Q79Q Be prepared.

ICYMI: Here's @LtGovGregBell talking about the @UtahShakeOut on Contact: http://ow.ly/9Q6H9 Thanks for sharing!

Thanks to @FoodDailyBread for talking about the shakeout on @kslstudio5 today. If you missed it, here's the show http://ow.ly/9PdI6

Exactly what we'd expect after an major quake here: Aftershock: M 4.7, Oaxaca, Mexico http://ping.fm/adLl2 via @quakereports shakeout

ICYMI: Yesterday's column in the @deseretnews sponsored by @beprepared_com What you can't live without http://bit.ly/GBTbgp shakeout

Major earthquake in Mexico http://ow.ly/9LWl6 Here's what Utah is doing to prepare for a large temblor. Join us: http://ping.fm/tZTqH

Don’t just wear green today – add green to your 72-hour kit. During power outages/emergencies ATMs may not be working. Via @READYColorado

Don’t just wear green today – add green to your 72-hour kit. During power outages/emergencies ATMs may not be working. Via @READYColorado

RT @utahshakeout: Just over amonth until the ShakeOut. 753,000 participants! We need a new goal. 800,000, anyone? http://ow.ly/9ENfg

Today's column in the @deseretnews brought to you by @beprepared_com Toilets may not work in an earthquake. Then what? http://ow.ly/9BfRj

MAKE A PLAN: Have you thought through your emergency plans if you're at home, work or school? Do it before the shakeout so you're ready.

RT Dear Utah, now that we're nearing 720,000 shakeout participants, do you think we can get to 800,000? http://ping.fm/noLTv Are you in?

Glad the utleg now knows about the @UtahShakeOut Sen Valentine hands out flashlights for preparedness kits. utpol via @davemontero

Wonderful! 703,000 in the April 17 shakeout. Join us: Do your own emergency drill and share your pics. Sign up at http://ping.fm/jEeeY

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

GET INVOLVED: Want to learn how to help your neighbors in an emergency? Why not join a @utahcert course. Find out more at http://ow.ly/8MCFH

This week's @deseretnews column on emergency prep: http://bit.ly/AmO8vL Make a family communication plan. Hint: text first.

BE INFORMED: About 800 earthquakes happen every year in Utah. But we're overdue for a major one. Preparedness tips at http://ping.fm/49wMB

Utah: Preparedness Now, now with captions. Please share. And then sign up for the shakeout http://ping.fm/s92rX

Are you in? Nearly 560,000 participants for the April 17 shakeout, the state's largest earthquake drill ever. http://ow.ly/8FWtw

The @deseretnews Classroom Connections about Great @UtahShakeOut brought to you by @beprepared_com and @bereadyutah http://ow.ly/8FVf5

Still have yesterday's @deseretnews? Don't miss the Classroom Connections piece about earthquake prep and the shakeout http://ow.ly/8FVf5

RT @utahshakeout: Have you ever played "Beat the Quake" at http://ping.fm/L61zn See if you can protect the home.

RT @utahshakeout: Thanks to @DavisSchools more than 519,000 Utahns are joining the April 17 shakeout. Sign up at http://ping.fm/qecWh

Share our latest @deseretnews column on earthquake preparedness: Find home hazards before shaking starts ready2012 http://ow.ly/8CXy5

GET A KIT: whatsinyourkit Mine? Battery powered radio and extra batteries

MAKE A PLAN: Please teach your loved ones to drop/cover/hold on during an earthquake. More tips at http://ping.fm/lwBq1 ready2012

ICYMI: How to keep your water heater vertical in an earthquake http://ow.ly/8wAW6 Ready2012 written by @UtahEmergency

Today's column in prep for the Great @UtahShakeOut in @deseretnews - How to keep your water heater vertical http://bit.ly/ywjhyx shakeout

Look for the next in a series of preparedness columns in Monday's @deseretnews written by Joe Dougherty @utahemergency

Remember, @BeReadyUtah works to get you prepared, but follow @UtahEmergency for warnings or for disaster information SMEM

We're one week into the new year. How are you doing with your resolve to be ready2012? Reply or email us at bereadyutah@utah.gov

MAKE A PLAN: Why we drop/cover/hold on during a quake. Reason 1:You're more likely to be injured by flying/falling objects if you don't.

GET A KIT: With this utsnow, we want to remind you to prepare for winter driving. Car kit ingredients: http://bit.ly/z94CFA

MAKE A PLAN: Do you know what to do when the earth starts shaking? Drop, Cover and Hold on. Reasons why later.#Resolve Ready2012

Don't forget in your resolve to be ready2012 to register for the Great @UtahShakeOut. by going to http://ping.fm/jXY7o Be counted!

In your resolve to be ready2012 What are you doing to prepare for disaster? Reply or email us at bereadyutah@utah.gov

So by now, you have an emergency kit. resolve to check it twice a year and replace items that have expired or don't work ready2012

MAKE A PLAN: Resolve to teach each family member to text instead of call during a disaster. Have an out-of-state emergency contact, too.

Shout out to participants in the Great @UtahShakeOut: @FruitHeightsGov @ULGT @bluffdalecity @southsaltlake @grangerhunter @MurrayCityUT

Resolve to be Ready in 2012. Tip: You need two kits: One in case you have to flee and one in case you have to stay http://ow.ly/8gZ95

Resolve to Be Ready

So, we're in a new year.

It's full of promise, wonder and the unknown. Many Utahns are thinking about how they want to improve themselves. They may try to lose weight, finally start that novel they've been talking about for three years, build that shed or take up a new hobby.
Here's another idea: Why not resolve to be ready in 2012? Ready for what? Disaster.
Across the nation in 2011, we saw winter storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and earthquakes. Since late 2010, Utah has had two flooding events that led to Presidential Disaster Declarations. The Dec. 1 windstorm that struck Davis County knocked out power and overturned semitrailers. Since last week, Utah has registered 11 tiny earthquakes. We expect hundreds of small earthquakes to occur in Utah each year and we're overdue for the "Big One."


Why not resolve now to prepare yourself and your family to survive a disaster? There are simple steps you can take. Start by clicking around BeReadyUtah.gov to learn preparedness tips in the following areas.

• Make a plan - What should you do in an earthquake? What if you have to evacuate your home?
• Get a kit - Learn about what should go into a kit you can grab if you have to flee.
• Be informed....

Read the rest at BeReadyUtah.gov

Shout out to participants in April's Great @UtahShakeOut: @cityoflogan @LaytonFYI @LaytonEmergency @DaggettCountyUT @nslchat @NSL_Live

RT @utahshakeout: We've passed 410,000 participants for the shakeout! @uidnews @uidlicensing are in. Are you? http://ow.ly/8dv2h

How is that new year's resolution coming? It's not too late to resolve to be ready in 2012. http://ping.fm/Ssbxc

Happy New Year, Utah! Make 2012 a good one. We'll do our best to help you remember to Resolve to be ready for disaster. ImPrepared