Outreach In The Community

Objective

To educate the general public regarding the earthquake hazards and risks in Southern Nevada and what they can do to improve their chances of survival during and after an earthquake.

What can you expect from outreach?

Our team develops event-specific presentations and workshops to suit the venue and the audience. With the cooperation of faculty and students from UNLV's Civil & Environmental Engineering and Geoscience Departments, we provide information on:

• Earthquakes and their associated hazards, such as ground shaking, surface rupture, and liquefaction.
  
  
• How structures behave during earthquakes.
  
  
• How to protect your home and your community against earthquake related damage.
  
  
• Earthquake facts Nevada and the Las Vegas Valley.
  
  
• What you should do before, during, and after an earthquake.

With our computerized "shake table", we reproduce the movement of the ground during actual earthquakes, using various models to demonstrate what happens to buildings and their contents. We display samples of preparedness kits and demonstrate home retrofitting techniques, and provide valuable printer information for our visitors to take away.

Our interactive, hands-on activities and displays have been very well received at all age levels. Recently, we have been seeing even greater interest as the public becomes aware of the need for emergency preparedness.

Recent Events

• Red Rock Expo: May 5, 2007
  • Pictures From the Event
• Lowes-Earthquake Awareness: April 14, 2007
• Sun City Anthem-Safety Expo: March 31, 2007
• UNLV Engineering Week: February 27, 2007
• Earthquake Awareness Week: February 26-March 4, 2007
  
• Permanent display at the Red Rock Visitors Center

Past Outreach Activities

In local middle and high schools:

• Cheyenne High School - January 2005
  
  
• Findlay Middle School - January 2005
  
  
• Silvestri Middle School - February 2005
  
  
• Whitney Middle School - March 2005
  
  
• Mannion Middle School - December 2005
  
  
• Morrell Elementary School - February 2006 (Math & Science Fair)

For local businesses:

• Willis Pooling Loss Control Services - March 2005

For neighborhood associations and health & safety expos:

• Henderson Safety Expo/Henderson Fire Department - October 2004
  
  
• Henderson Home Alone Teens & Parents - December 2004
  
  
• Sun City Anthem Emergency Preparedness Expo - September 2005
  
  
• AEG Teachers Workshop - Las Vegas Hilton, September 2005
  
  
• Henderson Safety Expo/Henderson Fire Department - October 2005
  
  
• Nevada Earthquake Safety Council - November 2005

For More Information

To bring the ESN outreach team to your event or if you have any other questions, please contact:

Stacey Fish Outreach Director and Project Administrator Earthquakes in Southern Nevada Project UNLV Engineering Geophysics Laboratory Phone: (702)895-2636 EMail: stacey.fish@unlv.edu

* Photos courtesy of ESN Outreach Team