Cecil Whaley, Assistant Director and Earthquake Program Manager of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA), passed away today. Being involved in the earthquake program for more than 30 years, Cecil was one of CUSEC’s and NEHRP’s biggest champions. As one of several long standing State Earthquake Program Managers, he was recognized by the National Earthquake […]
February is Earthquake Awareness Month
As earthquakes continue to occur on a daily basis in the central U.S.—with nearly 2,000 small tremors per year—CUSEC and emergency management officials in Arkansas, Illinois, and Missouri remind citizens and communities about the earthquake risk by designating February as Earthquake Awareness Month. February 7 is the anniversary of the last of the earthquakes that […]
Shaken Fury 2019 Tools & Technologies Webinar
On August 29, 2019 at 12PM CDT, CUSEC and our Member States will be featured in a webinar to provide an overview of the Shaken Fury 2019 exercise and technology solutions used during the exercise. The webinar is being hosted by the National Information Sharing Consortium (NISC) as part of their Mission-Focused Job Aids Webinar […]
2019.05.15 Mega-Shelter Seminar; Louisville, Kentucky
On May 15-16, 2019 the Kentucky Emergency Management Agency and American Red Cross, in partnership with CUSEC, are presenting a seminar on operating and supporting mega-shelters following a disaster. Held in Louisville, Kentucky, the seminar will provide participants with information on what a mega-shelter is, what it takes to operate and support one, challenges of […]
CUSEC Board Transitions – November 2017
During the October Board meeting in Franklin, Tennessee, Mike Dossett (Kentucky) was voted to succeed Mr. Art Faulkner (Alabama) as the next Chairman of the Board. Director Dossett previously held the positions of Vice Chairman and Secretary/Treasurer and has been a long-standing advocate for CUSEC and multi-state coordination for earthquake mitigation, planning, response, and recovery […]
