Post by divtal on Nov 30, 2019 18:16:12 GMT
When I was in elementary school (many decades ago), we had a 5.7 quake that lasted about 45 seconds. The school district ordered all schools be evacuated, pending inspection ... also,in fear of aftershocks. That was on a Friday, and crews inspected the buildings over the weekend, and we were allowed back on Monday. I don't know if any schools were "red tagged."
But, a few weeks ago I was on stand-by to be an evacuation center for my brother, whose neighborhood was ordered to evacuate because of the huge "Kincade" fire, in the Wine Country. The fire was quite a distance from them, but authorities acted in an abundance of caution, and ordered everyone all the way back to the coast to get out. A great many residents decided it was too early, and decided to stay. Police told them that, if the fire jumped the freeway, and they had to come through with sirens and bullhorns, that they had no choice but to GO! Fortunately, that never happened.
But, a few weeks ago I was on stand-by to be an evacuation center for my brother, whose neighborhood was ordered to evacuate because of the huge "Kincade" fire, in the Wine Country. The fire was quite a distance from them, but authorities acted in an abundance of caution, and ordered everyone all the way back to the coast to get out. A great many residents decided it was too early, and decided to stay. Police told them that, if the fire jumped the freeway, and they had to come through with sirens and bullhorns, that they had no choice but to GO! Fortunately, that never happened.