The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Interagency Coordinating Committee – FEMA, NIST, NSF and USGS – has approved the public release of the draft updated NEHRP Strategic Plan, for public review and comment. The draft plan is now available on the NEHRP web site: http://www.nehrp.gov/plans/publiccomment.htm The NEHRP agencies invite you to review the plan […]

The 2008 National Earthquake Conference is quickly approaching.  This conferenc is being held in Seattle, Washington on April 22-26, 2008.  The conference is chaired by the four national earthquake and emergency consortia groups (NESEC, CUSEC, WSSPC, and CREW) funded by FEMA under the National Earthquake Program, the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) and the Emergency […]

The Central United States Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC), in cooperation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is presenting a one-day class titled “Disaster Medicine 101:  Post-Earthquake Public Health and Medical Issues in the New Madrid Seismic Zone.”  It will be held April 10, 2008, in Sikeston, MO at the Clinton Building.   The class […]

Alabama Governor Bob R. Riley appointed Brock Long as State Director of Alabama Emergency Management Agency in late January. Long comes to Alabama after working at the state and federal levels in hurricane planning and response. “Alabama is fortunate to be gaining someone with Brock’s level of experience, talent and energy,” said Governor Riley Long […]

“Hurricane Katrina: Lessons for Earthquake Risk Reduction” is the theme of the 60th Annual Meeting of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, to be held February 6-9, 2008, at the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel in New Orleans’ French Quarter. It is an extraordinary opportunity to capture lessons from the largest natural disaster in U.S. history. With […]