Quake Cottage Info

In a campaign to increase earthquake safety awareness, Quake Cottage™ was developed and designed by Michael Essrig of Safe-T-Proof to experientially educate the public about the benefits of proactive disaster preparation.

Since its inception in 1994, there have been five Quake Cottages™ built and used by states, municipalities and governmental agencies. One is used by the State of Alaska's Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Another one is used in Utah. The Quake Cottage™ is a portable unit that simulates up to an 8.0 magnitude seismic event, and holds two to three people.

Successful Public Outreach Tool: The Alaska DHS&EM's “Quake Cottage” continues to be a successful vehicle to disseminate earthquake preparedness and tsunami awareness information. Although the focus of the Quake Cottage is earthquake preparedness, tsunami materials are distributed to those visiting the Cottage. Major events for the Quake Cottage include: Alaska State Fair, Tanana Valley Fair, Elmendorf AFB Air Show, Kenai River Festival, and the Governor's Picnic. In addition to these major events, the cottage made visits to numerous schools and businesses along the State's road system. In general, DHS&EM personnel and the “Quake Cottage” visited over twenty sites and made direct contact with over 7,000 individuals in five months. Their efforts with the Cottage earned them the WSSPC Award in Excellence 2003 - “Outreach to General Public”.

The Quake Cottage™ is available for demonstrations at your facility or business and has appeared on numerous news, radio and television shows throughout the world.

A partial listing of media coverage: Quake Cottage™ has been featured on ABC, CBS, NBC, KTTV, KTLA, KCOP, KRON, CNN, MSNBC, KIIS/FM with Rick Dees, the nationally-televised “Home and Family Show,” “Martin Short Show,” “Crook & Chase Show,” “The Today Show,” and most recently, NBC’s Dateline and KTLA News’ Earthquake Special.

To book the Quake Cottage™ for your company’s preparedness event or for more information, please call 800-377-8888 or e-mail us at .