The NDRRC will conduct a simultaneous nationwide 1st Quarter earthquake drill on February 17, 2011 at 9:30. The objective of the drill is to test the preparedness of governments buildings, private business/commercial establishments, public and private hospitals and other establishment in the area in responding to a strong earthquake as well as the effectiveness of the Guidelines on How to Conduct Earthquake Drills issued by the PHIVOLCS.
The program will simultaneously start nationwide at 9:30 AM to showcase critical emergency response operation with the "Golden Hour" (1st 72 hours) such as suppression, collapsed structure search and rescue, mass casualty incident management and evacuation, among others
Locally, Some 400 government employees of the City of Meycauayan will be participating in the said earthquake drill in the city. Also included in the list of city wide participants are public and private schools, Business/Commercial Establishments, which have enjoined to participate.
Locally, Some 400 government employees of the City of Meycauayan will be participating in the said earthquake drill in the city. Also included in the list of city wide participants are public and private schools, Business/Commercial Establishments, which have enjoined to participate.
Members of the tri-media are encouraged to cover the conduct of the drill to add value to this exercise’s objective of increasing public awareness.
