Fire and Eathquake Drill for South Cal.

South California just had its fire drill just today. We had to go under our computer desks to take cover for a make-believe drill. Then we had to walk outside and stay there for a half-hour. If their was a real earthquake here, then we would of been dead or injured by now. Has this been a good idea in the first place to get prepared for an earthquake, unlike the third most expensive natural disaster that we had here in Northridge, California? It is a very good idea to get ready for it so that we won't lose our lives and pay much more expenses.