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Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC. – 1994
A videotape that describes what earthquakes are, and examines the disaster planning schools can develop during the first few minutes following an earthquake to assure students and staff survive. The kinds of destruction likely to happen during a damaging earthquake are highlighted. The videotape stresses the need for children and staff to know…
Descriptors: Crisis Management, Earthquakes, Elementary Secondary Education, Emergency Programs
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC. – 1994
Designing schools to make them more earthquake resistant and protect children from the catastrophic collapse of the school building is discussed in this videotape. It reveals that 44 of the 50 U.S. states are vulnerable to earthquake, but most schools are structurally unprepared to take on the stresses that earthquakes exert. The cost to the…
Descriptors: Earthquakes, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC. – 1995
This videotape describes the nonstructural areas within a school that can be damaged and create hazards for students, teachers, and staff during and after an earthquake; and discusses preventive measures to lower the injury potential from these hazards. It confirms that the best procedure to use during an earthquake to protect oneself from…
Descriptors: Crisis Management, Earthquakes, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
