Gov. Steven L. Beshear today announced the appointment of John W. Heltzel of Lawrenceburg as Executive Director of Kentucky’s Division of Emergency Management (KyEM).  Heltzel will begin his new duties immediately, overseeing the daily operation of the state’s emergency management agency.  Most recently the president and managing partner of CyberDefenses, Inc., an Austin, Texas-based computer […]

Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich recently announced the formation of the Illinois Seismic Safety Task Force (SSTF).  The Task Force was created after the recent April 18, 2008 Mt. Carmel 5.2M earthquake that shook much of southern Illinois and was felt in as many as 18 states.  The Task Force will work to enhance mitigation […]

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 […]