Date(s): Thursday, October 15
Time: 10:15 am - 10:30 am

ShakeOut Drill 2020

The ShakeOut BC earthquake drill takes place at 10:15am on Thursday, October 15 and UFV will be participating. This emergency skill should be practiced in a COVID-safe way wherever you are, offsite or on campus.

During ShakeOut, UFV will announce the drill on the public address systems on the Abbotsford and Chilliwack campuses. In addition, UFV Alert, the University’s emergency notification system, will be activated. You will receive a text on your mobile phone provided you have registered at any time with UFV Alert. Please ensure your registered cell number and email address are up-to-date by checking here, or you can register for the first time here.

During ShakeOut participants should:

Drop to the ground
Cover under a table or desk
Hold On for 60 seconds

UFV campuses will not be evacuated during the drill.

Participation is voluntary. For more, including video tutorials on reacting to earthquakes in different scenarios, please visit The Great British Columbia ShakeOut.

If you have questions about ShakeOut and UFV’s participation, please contact UFV Environmental Health and Safety at ehs@ufv.ca. For questions about UFV Alert, please contact Dave Pinton, Director of Communications at dave.pinton@ufv.ca.