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Congratulations to Maureen Lynch (from Southern California) who provided the best answers to the most recent Seismic Eyes question.  Among other things, she correctly answered that it is wise to STAY in your car for a minimum of one hour, if a  quake happens while you are driving.  Watching out for the other traffic while pulling over is also more of an issue than where you are, because (at least in Southern California) there are few places that are free of quake hazards along our roadways. 
 
The wait time in your car allows time for more information to come regarding where the damages are greatest, etc., so that you don't inadvertantly drive toward more danger rather than away from it.   However, citizens are rarely aware that the risks of another significant quake, either heavy aftershock(s) or a larger quake (when the first was merely a foreshock) are greatest within that first hour.  So staying calm and waiting will usually allow you to make better decisions, and offer you more safety, when it does come time to start moving again. 
 
You, too, can play our Seismic Eyes game and see what you might learn!  Whether you are right or wrong or in between, if you e-mail us an answer, we'll send back some feedback and a little known tip about safety.  Best answers will receive special discounts or promotional items in keeping with the season.  We might even publish a winner's name on the web, but of course only with your permission.
 
Just be sure to use the words "Seismic Eyes" in the subject line of your email reply.  Thanks!
The current question is found below:
 
Structure fires remain a source of preventable fatalities.  In the US, most people who die in structure fires do not have working smoke detectors.  Structure fires are also more common during the winter holidays.  This is a multi-part question.  1) What is new in what we know about children and smoke detectors?, 2) What is source of accidental fires during the holidays at home, churches and other holiday social events, and 3) How fast is it necessary for humans to exit a building that is on fire?
 
Send your responses to this e-mail:  earthquakesolutions@earthlink.net.  It will help us screen out junk e-mail if you will put "Seismic Eyes" in the subject line.
 
Each person who submits an answer will receive helpful feedback.  Also, please return here for more questions in the future!  Good luck!