What if...? (1)

What if Tennessee had an earthquake like Haiti recently suffered from? What would we do? Would we be prepared for such a disaster? Tennessee experienced an earthquake with a 7.7 intensity in 1812 which caused minimal damage, only due to the sparse amounts of people in the area. If there was an earthquake now, there would be a lot of people injured and a lot of people homeless. We have a greater population so there is more pressure at the fault line. This causes an issue. Does Tennessee have a disaster plan? I know they have earthquake insurance for your home, but it is so expensive not many people have it. Also, a lot of people are like, "well it doesn't happen often so what's the point in having insurance for it?" This is something to worry about. Yes, it wasn't us this time, it was Haiti, but that doesn't mean it won't be us next time. People need to be aware of what could happen. Not that we need to live in a box, but everyone needs to know, and have some plan of escape. Parents need to let there kids know how to react if something like that happens. It would be something that in that time of shock, you know exactly what to do. The West Tennessee Seismic Safety Commission does a lot of work throughout the schools to raise awareness in kids. They have contests for 5th through 8th graders in drawing the best poster which represents earthquake preparedness. This will strike interests in the children to go home and ask their parents what they would do in a situation like that. Even if it's a small plan, it needs to be made. People need to have a backup plan. You never know what could happen, you just have to stay prepared.