October 11 – Buildings At Risk: Earthquake Loss Reduction Summit
I don’t travel too much for work, so the last three weeks has been a bit different from my normal routine. On August 30, I attended an unreinforced masonry retrofit workshop in Memphis, had a sales...
View ArticleGreat ShakeOut Earthquake Drill
They say you never forget your first love. Well, I remember my first earthquake, too. My elementary school had earthquake and fire drills often, but the Livermore Earthquake in January, 1980 was the...
View ArticleGreat ShakeOut Earthquake Drill 2016
The Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill is an annual opportunity for people in homes, schools and organizations to practice what to do during earthquakes and improve their preparedness. In a post I wrote...
View ArticleDrop, Cover, and Hold On – Becoming Earthquake-Smart in the 2017 Great ShakeOut
This week’s post was written by Jacob McAuley, Associate Regional Marketing Manager at Simpson Strong-Tie.Every October, millions of people across the globe participate in earthquake drills as part of...
View ArticleShakeOut Day Special: Building Resilience for Earthquakes — AMA Highlights
Simpson Strong-Tie was excited to join the annual Reddit AMA event hosted by experts in the Pacific Northwest last week to bring awareness to the International ShakeOut Day happening on October 19,...
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