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Webinar Announcement: Improving Earthquake Performance of Manufactured Homes

On March 27, 2019, the Federal Emergency Management Agency‘s (FEMA) National Earthquake Technical Assistance Program (NETAP) will present a 1.5 hour webinar training on improving earthquake performance of manufactured homes. Recent earthquakes have resulted in poor performance of manufactured homes, indicating that there is much room for improvement. This webinar will (1) provide an overview […]

February is Earthquake Awareness Month

As earthquakes continue to occur on a daily basis in the central U.S.—with nearly 2,000 small tremors per year—CUSEC and emergency management officials in Arkansas, Illinois, and Missouri remind citizens and communities about the earthquake risk by designating February as Earthquake Awareness Month. February 7 is the anniversary of the last of the earthquakes that […]

ShakeOut Earthquake Drill to take place Oct. 18

Following FEMA’s “National Preparedness Month” in September, individuals and communities throughout the Nation are encouraged to participate in the annual Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill.  Held annually on the third Thursday of October, the ShakeOut International Day of Action is set for Thursday, October 18, 2018 at 10:18 a.m.  During the self-led drill, millions of people […]

FEMA Webinar Announcement: Improving School Natural Hazard Safety

On September 6, 2018, the Federal Emergency Management Agency‘s (FEMA) National Earthquake Technical Assistance Program (NETAP) will deliver a 1.5 hour webinar training on improving school safety relative to natural hazards. The training will be presented by by the Applied Technology Council. Past disasters have clearly demonstrated the devastating effects of school damage and subsequent […]

CUSEC Board Transitions – November 2017

During the October Board meeting in Franklin, Tennessee, Mike Dossett (Kentucky) was voted to succeed Mr. Art Faulkner (Alabama) as the next Chairman of the Board. Director Dossett previously held the positions of Vice Chairman and Secretary/Treasurer and has been a long-standing advocate for CUSEC and multi-state coordination for earthquake mitigation, planning, response, and recovery […]

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