In the first quarter of 2011, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will host three FREE one-hour webinars for school officials, teachers, facility managers, and others who are interested in learning how to reduce earthquake risks and take actions to ensure school safety and continued operations.  Numerous school buildings located in multiple states and U.S. territories […]

Applications are being accepted for a free EarthScope workshop for interpretive rangers and museum educators in the Central United States. The workshop coincides with the 200th Anniversary of large earthquakes that struck near New Madrid, Missouri, as well as arrival of the USArray of seismometers in the central U.S. Participants will work with scientists to […]

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 […]