Tennessee Earthquake Mitigation & Resilience Workshop July 7, 2022| Jackson, Tennessee CUSEC, in partnership with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, is hosting an earthquake resilience workshop on July 7, 2022 in Jackson, Tennessee. The workshop will provide local government, emergency management, and other community stakeholders with an understanding of earthquakes hazards, associated risks, and planning […]
Mind the Gap: Earthquake Insurance Forum
Earthquake insurance can be a powerful tool for speeding and strengthening recovery after an earthquake, yet data show that uptake of residential earthquake insurance in the U.S. is very low. To address this issue, CUSEC and the Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (CREW) are partnering to deliver an earthquake-insurance themed forum in Memphis, Tennessee on March […]
CEST Founders Meeting
The Consortium for Emergency Services Technology (CEST) held its founding meeting on March 10, 2021 to discuss its plans to enhance public-private partnerships and improving technology solutions for emergency services across the nation. Click here to read the full press release. About the CEST The need for the private sector to have a seat at […]
M5.1 North Carolina Earthquake – August 9, 2020
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a M5.1 earthquake occurred at 8:07AM EDT near Sparta, North Carolina on August 9, 2020. Within two hours, more than 50,000 people across eight states reported feeling the earthquake using the USGS Did You Feel it? program. Occurring in the East Tennessee/Southern Appalachian Seismic Zone, the earthquake was the […]
EARTH EX III/19 – Register Today
The New Madrid Seismic Zone presents a very real and ever-present threat of a long duration power outage. Every state and community needs to be prepared and focused on the resilience of their organization and their neighbors. EARTH EX is a unique (and FREE) web-enabled, video-driven, exercise and training opportunity specifically designed to provide organizations […]