CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga — As part of its continuing efforts to address natural disasters and calamities, Police Regional Office 3 joins in the conduct of the 3rd Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill on Thursday morning (Sept. 26).
PRO3 Director Brig. Gen. Jose S. Hidalgo Jr., said that the earthquake drill/simulation is a quarterly exercise designed for the awareness, preparedness, and readiness of PRO3 PNP personnel and other employees inside the camp during an actual earthquake.
The important part of the drill is to understand that when there is an earthquake it is safest to drop to the ground, find cover, and hold on.
The activity started with a one-minute blowing of a siren, wherein all PNP personnel and other employees inside their respective offices dropped on the floor, found cover under their tables, and held on to it.
Afterward, all participants went outside, with both hands covering the back portion of their head since they could be battered by falling objects, walked in a single file, and proceeded to the designated evacuation area which is the Parade Ground located in front of the Admin Building. This must be done so as not to cause panic while an earthquake takes place.
More or less 500 PNP personnel and other employees including pupils inside the camp participated in the drill. (UnliNews Online)
