201 years ago, on January 23, a major earthquake struck the central United States near New Madrid, Missouri.  The second in a series of at least three magnitude 7.0-8.0 earthquakes, an earthquake of this size today would be felt by millions of people and cause billions of dollars in damage an eight state area.  

A topic of discussion since 2011, planning for CAPSTONE-14 is now underway.   In conjunction with the Kentucky’s Governors Emergency Management Workshop, key participants of this initiative convened in Louisville, Kentucky on December 10-13, 2012. In this meeting, discussions surrounded the regional coordination of various support functions within emergency management operations that are critical to response […]

This month, Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) Director Jonathon Monken was elected Chairman of the CUSEC Board of Directors.  Chairman Monken succeeds Paul Parmenter, who recently retired from public service.  Mr. Parmenter served as Director of Missouri State Emergency Management Agency since 2009.  Replacing Parmenter as Missouri SEMA Director is Donald L. King, who previously […]

On October 18, 2012, more than 1.8 million people participated in the first ever Great SouthEast ShakeOut.  This included participants in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, who were joining Maryland and the District of Columbia in this historic earthquake preparedness campaign. During the drill, participants practiced “Drop, Cover, and Hold On“, the recommended […]