It will take 48 seconds for mass destruction to reach San Bernardino County. Then thousands will die, buildings will crumble and roads will be uprooted. About 70 city, school and church leaders were given a crash course Wednesday in how severely a magnitude 7.8 earthquake on the San Andreas Fault would shatter life as the Inland Empire knows it.
It's all in the name of preparedness. A countdown has begun for the Great Southern California ShakeOut on Nov. 13. Leaders hail it as the biggest earthquake drill ever planned in the state. Organizers sent local leaders away Wednesday with a half-joking plea to share the message with 25,000 people each. The goal is to involve 5million people.
Read the story Daily Bulletin | Posted August 15, 2008

