Paul Parmenter, Director of Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) was elected CUSEC Board Chairman at a recent Board meeting in Biloxi, Mississippi.  Jonathon Monken, Illinois Emergency Management Agency(IEMA) Director was elected Vice-Chairman.  Parmenter was appointed as SEMA Director (SEMA) in March of 2009 and Monken as Director of IEMA in February of 2011.  Both […]

Two hundred years ago today, a major earthquake struck the New Madrid Seismic Zone.  This earthquake was the first of several major seismic events that rocked the central U.S. during the winter of 1811-12.   Were they to happen today, these earthquakes could cause widespread damage and disruption to the region. If a major earthquake were […]

The Awards in Excellence are given every year by the Western States Seismic Policy Council. Every fourth year the award nominations are solicited nationally in partnership with the Northeast States Emergency Consortium (NESEC), the Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC), and the Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (CREW). The 2012 National Awards in Excellence will be awarded […]

This week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced the winners of the 2011 FEMA Individual and Community Preparedness Awards. Formerly called the National Citizen Corps Achievement Awards, the name was changed to reflect FEMA’s intent to recognize the innovative and outstanding achievements of all of the individuals, communities, and […]