In recognition of the bicentennial of the 1811-1812 New Madrid Earthquakes, the Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) are teaming with state and local partners to bring residents and organizations in the affected region an educational campaign to help reduce their earthquake risk. 

September 2010 was National Preparedness Month in the United States.  During the month, CUSEC hosted and participated in several events to increase awareness about the earthquake hazard in the central U.S.  Those events included interacting with the public and handing out literature at three preparedness expositions, participating in two earthquake exercises, attending several meetings of […]

The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is pleased to announce that the 2009 edition of the NEHRP Recommended Seismic Provisions for New Buildings and Other Structures, FEMA P-750 and FEMA P-750 CD, are now available, at no cost, from the FEMA Publications Warehouse and online from the FEMA Library. One of […]

On September 1, 2010 FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate kicked off the seventh annual National Preparedness Month, joining local Washington, D.C. officials and students from Ferebree-Hope Elementary School at the Serve DC Commander Ready event to talk about the importance of family and community emergency preparedness, especially as Hurricane Earl approaches the East Coast of the […]

CUSEC would like to congratulate Chris Masingill on his recent appointment to Federal Co-Chair of the Delta Regional Authority (DRA). CUSEC has worked closely with DRA in hosting earthquake activities in the Delta Region. Currently, DRA is an active participate in the planning of the New Madrid Bicentennial (NMB)- the 200th Anniversary of the 1811/1812 […]