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CUSEC Completes Regional GIS Project

With funding support from the Delta Regional Authority, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Motorola Solutions Foundation, CUSEC recently completed a project to improve regional situational awareness and information sharing among its Member States. Based on previous exercises and real-world disasters, CUSEC identified shortcomings in regional information sharing and worked to address them during […]

2017 Earthquake Insight Field Trip Planned this March 31-April 2

An “Earthquake Insight Field Trip”, planned for March 31 through April 2, 2017, is taking place within the New Madrid Seismic Zone this Spring. The purpose of this field trip is to inform and educate those in the insurance, financial, utility, transportation, and government sectors about earthquake hazards and earthquake risks in the central U.S. […]

2016 Great ShakeOut set for this Oct. 20

At 10:20 a.m. on October 20, 2016, millions of people will “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” in the Great ShakeOut, the world’s largest earthquake drill. Everyone is encouraged to participate and inform others about the drill because earthquakes can occur at any time and happen anywhere: at home, at work, at school, or even on […]

September is National Preparedness Month

Each September, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Ready Campaign host “National Preparedness Month” – an effort to improve individual and community preparedness towards disasters.  In 2016, National Preparedness Month is a timely reminder that we all need to be better prepared.  In the past two months, there have been earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, […]

FEMA P-154 & ATC-20 Training set for this October

CUSEC and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency are presenting a FREE training opportunity this October in Memphis, Tennessee.  The training will include FEMA P-154: Rapid Visual Screening (RVS) of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards (pre-event) and ATC-20: Post-Earthquake Safety Evaluations of Buildings (post-event). The training is targeted to building officials, engineers, architects, building owners, facility […]

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