The FEMA National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program

Accomplishments in Fiscal Year 2013 20 Review

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January 17, 1994, Northridge Earthquake, CA. Buildings, cars, and personal property were all destroyed when the earthquake struck. Approximately 114,000 residential and commercial structures were damaged and 72 deaths were attributed to the earthquake. On January 16-17, 2014, the Northridge 20 Symposium was held to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the earthquake. FEMA News Photo. Table of Contents

I. Overview ...... 1

II. FEMA Headquarters and the FEMA Regions ...... 3

III. FEMA Earthquake Assistance to the States and U.S. Territories ...... 13

IV. Regional Earthquake Consortia and FEMA Earthquake Partners ...... 25

V. FEMA Regional and HQ Earthquake Program Managers ...... 33

VI. State and Territorial Earthquake Program Managers ...... 35

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The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction with the FEMA Regions, the States, the Program (NEHRP), which was first earthquake consortia, and other public and authorized by Congress in 1977, private partners. coordinates the earthquake-related activities of the Federal Government. The This report describes selected FEMA NEHRP goal of NEHRP is to mitigate earthquake accomplishments (HQ and Regional), losses in the United States through basic followed by highlights from the States and and directed research and implementation U.S. territories and organizations which activities in the fields of earthquake science received FEMA support for NEHRP and engineering. activities. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, FEMA awarded more than $1.2 million to eligible The four NEHRP federal agencies are the States and territories to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency effective implementation of earthquake risk (FEMA), the National Institute of Standards reduction activities. Organizations receiving and Technology (NIST), which is the lead FEMA support included the four regional agency, the National Science Foundation earthquake consortia - Cascadia Region (NSF), and the United States Geological Earthquake Workgroup (CREW), Central Survey (USGS). Under NEHRP, FEMA is United States Earthquake Consortium responsible for developing effective (CUSEC), Northeast States Emergency earthquake risk reduction tools and Consortium (NESEC), and the Western promoting their implementation, as well as States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC) - the supporting the development of disaster- Earthquake Engineering Research Institute resistant building codes and standards. (EERI), the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Inc. (FLASH), and the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC).

The accomplishments described in this report showcase how FEMA and its partners, working in collaboration, continued to make progress toward FEMA’s NEHRP activities are led by the earthquake loss-reduction nationwide. FEMA Headquarters (HQ), Federal Much of the work completed in FY 2013 is Insurance and Mitigation Administration, helping to reduce the earthquake risk, and Risk Reduction Division, Building Science is now serving as the foundation for Branch, in strong partnership with other realizing effective long-term outcomes. FEMA HQ Directorates, and in coordination

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Building Codes Support for the Code Development There is no more important factor in Process reducing a community’s risk from an FEMA helps to promote disaster-resilient earthquake than the adoption and communities through its support of national enforcement of up-to-date building codes. building code and standards organizations Evaluating older buildings and retrofitting such as the International Code Council (ICC). structural and non-structural components This work is a critical part of FEMA’s overall are critical steps. To survive and remain mission to help the Nation prepare for and resilient, communities must also strengthen protect against all man-made and natural their core infrastructure and critical hazards that pose a threat to life and facilities so that these can withstand an property. earthquake or other disaster and continue to provide essential services. For many FEMA NEHRP supported the update of the years, FEMA has supported seismic code next edition of the NEHRP Recommended development processes and promoted the Seismic Provisions for New Buildings and adoption and enforcement of seismic codes Other Structures, a major resource through its participation in NEHRP. document for improvement of national building codes and standards for seismic design. Through the consensus process of the Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC) at the National Institute of Building Science (NIBS), the Provisions Update Committee (PUC) submitted its first ballot of four change proposals for consensus approval by the BSSC membership. All four proposals were approved, including the adoption of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 7-10, its supplement and commentary as the baseline for the next NEHRP Provisions, a new chapter for simplified seismic design for seismic design category B, and new design maps for Guam and American February 20, 2014. This model house shows Samoa. some aspects of earthquake retrofitting. The circle on the right shows a ceiling joist, while the left-hand circle shows another joist that can This year, FEMA also successfully proposed keep a home from being displaced from its and defended changes to the International concrete foundation during an earthquake. Residential Code (IRC). At ICC Committee FEMA News Photo. hearings in Dallas, Texas, in April 2013, FEMA submitted changes to the IRC for One- and Two-Family Dwellings to improve

3 seismic wall-bracing requirements. FEMA enforcement for insurance credit every 5 and other organizations also successfully years. FEMA has purchased the use of the testified against several changes that would data to track the rate of code adoption and have weakened the IRC. At a final hearing in report performance to FEMA, the October 2013, the full ICC membership Department of Homeland Security, and the approved the proposed changes. Office of Management and Budget. In 2012, 55 percent of the jurisdictions in hazard- The Branch also had a significant role in the prone regions (earthquake, wind, and flood) update of ASCE 41-13, Seismic Evaluation adopted disaster-resistant building codes and Retrofit of Existing Buildings. With equivalent to the International Codes. By Branch support, this update was able to 2013, this percentage had increased to 57 combine two different standards, ASCE 31 percent. for Seismic Evaluation and ASCE 41 for Seismic Rehabilitation, and eliminate National Building Safety Month numerous conflicts between the two National Building Safety Month is a public previous standards. awareness campaign held each May for the last 33 years. Founded by the ICC, the Promoting and Monitoring the Building Safety Month campaign focuses on Adoption of Building Codes public outreach and education to increase FEMA promotes and monitors the adoption the overall safety and sustainability of of building codes. By doing so, it ensures buildings through the adoption of modern that communities are adopting disaster- building codes and the promotion of code resistant provisions of the building codes enforcement. For the 2013 Building Safety across the United States, resulting in local Month, FEMA hosted community events resilience and better building construction and conducted an array of outreach in areas prone to natural hazards. activities in support of the 2013 theme, Code Officials Keep You Safe. FEMA promotes building code adoption in partnership with the ICC, standards groups, the design industry, and research institutes and through cooperative agreements with the four regional earthquake consortia, EERI, and FLASH. Building Science Branch staff also works with other FEMA programs to integrate building codes and standards in the National Flood Insurance Program and into grants policies and requirements.

FEMA uses the Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule, a tool owned by the Insurance Services Organization that An official ICC image for Building Safety Month evaluates and scores local building code 2013. departments for code adoption and

4 A Presidential Proclamation for Building In FY 2013, the FEMA Building Science Safety Month was issued for the third time Branch produced nine new or revised in 2013. The FEMA Building Science Branch earthquake publications and guidance, championed the original effort for a some of which are described below. Proclamation, which emphasized that building safety is a critical component of Seismic Performance Assessment of personal and public safety and the Buildings collective responsibility of the Nation to FEMA, through a contract with the Applied implement effective codes and standards to Technology Council (ATC), completed a sustain safe and resilient structures. This multi-year project to develop a year also provided FEMA with the methodology for assessing how a building is opportunity to tie in Building Safety Month likely to perform in an earthquake, given with annual ShakeOut earthquake drills. In the uncertainties inherent in the potential May, emails were sent to all ShakeOut hazard and the actual building response, participants on the importance of Building and to communicate performance in ways Safety Month and the ShakeOut website that better relate to the decision-making was used for messaging on Building Safety needs of stakeholders. This project will Month activities. permit the design of new buildings or the upgrade of existing buildings with a realistic New Guidance and Tools understanding of the risk of casualties, The FEMA Building Science Branch owns the occupancy interruption, and the economic majority of the agency’s publication loss that may occur as a result of future portfolio, managing more than 250 multi- earthquakes. hazard publications for a variety of stakeholders, including homeowners, The three FEMA P-58 volumes are the first businesses, schools, non-profit groups, phase in the development of Performance- governmental and non-governmental Based Seismic Design Guidelines for New organizations, engineering and design and Existing Buildings. To allow for practical professionals, and building code officials. In implementation of the methodology, FY 2013, more than 200,000 Branch project work included the collection of publications were distributed to FEMA fragility and consequence data for the most customers nationwide. common structural systems and building occupancies, and the development of an FEMA staff also published papers in electronic Performance Assessment conference proceedings; developed Calculation Tool (PACT) for performing the numerous flyers, web pages, guides, and probabilistic computations and fact sheets to assist State and local officials, accumulation of losses. The three volumes homeowners, design and construction are FEMA P-58-1, Seismic Performance professionals, and the public; and authored Assessment of Buildings, Volume 1 - articles in technical and industry journals. Methodology; FEMA P-58-2, Seismic FEMA earthquake publications are made Performance Assessment of Buildings, available through the FEMA Publications Volume 2 – Implementation Guide; and Warehouse and online on www.fema.gov. FEMA P-58 CD, Seismic Performance

5 Assessment of Buildings, Supporting of PowerPoint slides and instructional Electronic Materials and Background materials that are aligned with the design Documentation. examples in a second supporting document completed in 2012, FEMA P-751CD, 2009 Supporting Materials for the 2009 NEHRP Recommended Seismic Provisions: NEHRP Recommended Seismic Design Examples. In addition to materials Provisions updated from its previous edition, FEMA P- One of the objectives of NEHRP is to 752CD includes new units on Ground support the development of seismic Motions, Composite/Steel Construction, standards and building codes and to Pre-Cast Design, and Seismically Isolated advocate for their adoption and Structures, as well as an introduction to the enforcement. FEMA developed the 2009 latest versions of NONLIN and EQ Tools, two edition of the NEHRP Recommended free software programs for the Seismic Provisions for New Buildings and computation of dynamic response analysis Other Structures (FEMA P-750 or Provisions) of simple linear and nonlinear structures in support of this objective. The 2009 and design earthquake ground motions. edition was the seventh update of this key resource document published since 1985. Updates to ROVER, an End-to-End Software for Managing Seismic Risk Rapid Observation of Vulnerability and Estimation of Risk (ROVER) is a fast, free, mobile software for pre- and post- earthquake building safety screening. ROVER automates two de facto international standard paper-based seismic safety screening procedures: FEMA P-154, Rapid Visual Screening (RVS) of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards, and ATC-20, Postearthquake Safety Evaluation of Buildings.

ROVER’s pre-earthquake module is used by field inspectors to quickly compile an electronic inventory of buildings, record

important seismic features of a building, FEMA P-752 CD, 2009 NEHRP Recommended and generate an automatic estimate of the Seismic Provisions: Training and Instructional Materials, June 2013. need for detailed seismic evaluation. ROVER’s post-earthquake module is used to In FY 2013, FEMA completed FEMA P- quickly perform and manage the safety 752CD, 2009 NEHRP Recommended Seismic tagging (red, yellow, and green tags) almost Provisions: Training and Instructional universally applied to buildings after Materials. FEMA P-752CD presents a series earthquakes. ROVER has been successfully pilot tested in Salt Lake City by the Utah

6 Seismic Safety Commission (USSC) and the Publications Warehouse along with the Structural Engineers Association of Utah print version, includes PDF versions of and by the Los Angeles Unified School some of the more popular FEMA District. publications, such as Are You Ready, Earthquake Safety Guide for The ROVER Server is now capable of Homeowners, and the Earthquake Home operating as an online service for the Hazard Hunt poster. smartphone client and as a website for direct access by any web browser. The Developing and strengthening website service has also been optimized for partnerships for building safer the small screens found on a smartphone or communities underlies all of the initiatives on any Internet-connected tablet. An and activities carried out by FEMA in updated edition of FEMA P-154 ROVER CD, support of NEHRP. In 2013, FEMA updated Rapid Observation of Vulnerability and its Directory of FEMA Earthquake Partners, Estimation of Risk, will soon be available an online resource that supports those from the FEMA Publications Warehouse. partnerships by providing contact The beta version of ROVER and an updated information for more than 300 user manual are available from the user organizations and individuals involved in group ROVER Ready Alliance at earthquake mitigation. www.roverready.org. Wind, Flood, and Earthquake Training Videos Educating disaster workforces and the people who live in at-risk communities about natural hazards and the ways to mitigate risk is an important part of the Updated Catalog of FEMA FEMA mission. The new FEMA P-940CD, Earthquake Resources and Directory Multi-Hazard Mitigation and Design of Partners Concepts: Wind, Flood, and Earthquake In January 2013, FEMA published an Training Videos, presents three videos updated Catalog of FEMA Earthquake based on webinars abridged from the FEMA Resources, FEMA P-736B and FEMA P- 4-day training course E312, Fundamentals 736B CD. The new Catalog includes an of Building Science – Multi-Hazard annotated list of FEMA earthquake Mitigation and Design Concepts. Each video publications along with a list of FEMA explains the hazard (earthquake, wind, and training courses and materials. The flood) and the hazard-related damage, and Catalog was distributed at many events in provides users with some common sense 2013, including the 2013 Structural tools to assist with specific mitigation work. Engineers Association of California Annual Conference and the National Earthquake Training tools such as FEMA P-940CD Program Managers (NEPM) meeting in support the FEMA mission and the mission Seattle. The CD version of the Catalog, of FEMA disaster-specific programs, which is available from the FEMA including NEHRP. The earthquake video in

7 FEMA P-940CD begins with a brief customers registering very favorable introduction illustrated by a recent perceptions of Printing and Technical earthquake event. The video then discusses Quality, Ordering Process, Technical the hazards that can arise from seismic Content, and Value. events, the types of earthquake damage commonly seen in the building  Satisfaction with FEMA Building Science environment, and seismic design basics. The Branch publications is high across video also discusses how buildings resist customers of all educational levels, as earthquakes and the seismic design process well as across different types of actions for new and existing construction. Target taken. audiences for FEMA P-940CD are the FEMA disaster workforce, State and local Outreach and Awareness community disaster mitigation, response, Awareness and education campaigns, public and recovery professionals, and people messaging, and other outreach activities are living in areas with a high risk of essential tools in the FEMA mission to help earthquake, flood, or wind. the public prepare for and protect against natural disasters. FEMA conducts and Customer Satisfaction Survey Results supports a broad range of outreach In 2012, a customer satisfaction survey was activities for many audiences, from performed by the Department of the awareness day events and exhibits and Interior Federal Consulting Group to assess workshops at home building supply stores overall customer satisfaction with the FEMA to Home Hazard Hunt interactive games for Building Science Branch’s publications (the kids. Each year, FEMA also exhibits and overall customer satisfaction was a very presents at numerous hazard-related strong index score of 82, which is 15 points conferences and expositions across the higher than the average for other Federal United States. Some of the FEMA NEHRP agencies). In 2013, year 2 of the survey, the outreach programs are described below. study focused on 11 specific publications representing a mix of the Branch’s typical ShakeOut technical guidance. The following are ShakeOut, which started in Southern results from surveys conducted in May California in 2008, is now serving as a 2013: framework for related outreach activities. Since 2008, ShakeOut has continued to  For the second year in a row, customers grow exponentially. In 2013, almost 19 ordering Branch publications are very million people participated in ShakeOut satisfied. In 2013, those who ordered at activities worldwide, including participants least 1 of the 11 specific publications from 42 States and U.S. Territories. New posted a Customer Satisfaction Index ShakeOuts in 2013 included the Northeast (CSI) score of 84, a full 17 points above ShakeOut, the Rocky Mountain ShakeOut, the overall government CSI score. the American Samoa ShakeOut, the Hawaii ShakeOut, and the Grande Secousse de  Specific CSI driver scores are generally Charlevois, a ShakeOut for a region of performing at exceptional levels, with Quebec Province, Canada.

8 ShakeOut aligns well with NEHRP goals to support from FEMA Preparedness, Regional improve understanding of earthquake Staff, the Earthquake Country Alliance processes and impacts, develop cost- (ECA), SCEC, the four regional earthquake effective measures to reduce these impacts, consortia, State Earthquake Program and improve the earthquake resilience of Managers, the private sector, and many communities nationwide. In particular, others. ShakeOut has become an infrastructure for providing earthquake information to the Cooperative Agreements public and involving them in community FEMA continues to work in close resiliency. While assessing participation via partnership with the States and registration and showcasing ShakeOut organizations such as EERI, FLASH, and SCEC activities have been essential from the and the four regional earthquake consortia: start, evaluation results to be published in NESEC, CUSEC, WSSPC, and CREW. The 2014 will document what participants have regional consortia are long-time partners of been learning and improving in regard to FEMA and play an invaluable role in preparedness and mitigation coordinating multi-State response and recovery planning and in public awareness, education, and outreach. The regional consortia are also very active partners in the ShakeOut earthquake drills that take place in schools, businesses, and homes across the United States.

An important focus of these cooperative agreements in FY 2013 was support to the States. FEMA is collaborating and coordinating with these grantees to ensure substantial involvement and mutual partnership in executing local and regional September 5, 2013. Washington, D.C. During risk reduction outreach and implementation America’s PrepareAthon!, the Great ShakeOut conducted earthquake drills encouraging activities for earthquakes and other participants to Drop, Cover, and Hold On. Photo hazards. This includes earthquake by Brittany Trotter. mitigation planning, property inventory and seismic inspection of critical facilities, The success of ShakeOut is due in part to updating building codes and zoning the direct financial support from FEMA ordinances, earthquake outreach and NEHRP, which provides funds to the States education, and the development of multi- and U.S. Territories for activities such as the State groups in support of local earthquake development of ShakeOut websites, and other multi-hazard initiatives. templates, and drill guides, registration support, and for technical planning assistance. The success of ShakeOut also is a tribute to the very active involvement and

9 Training FEMA is continually developing and updating training courses for its many audiences, conducting training in venues across the United States and via webinars, and sponsoring and hosting training. All told, training conducted, hosted, or sponsored by FEMA NEHRP reached about 5,000 constituents in FY 2013.

The National Earthquake Technical Assistance Program October 1, 2012, Sacramento, CA. Through Through the National Earthquake Technical FEMA’s NETAP, a group of emergency managers Assistance Program (NETAP), FEMA receive free technical earthquake training in supports training in earthquake mitigation FEMA’s ROVER software. Photo by Jennifer topics at the State and local level. The Lynette. courses are conducted by the ATC, under contract to FEMA, and are designed for In FY 2013, in-person training was provided State and local building personnel, facilities through NETAP to about 4,500 people via managers, and other groups. 93 courses to 14 States and U.S. Territories.

Training topics are related to the mitigation Other Earthquake Training of earthquake risk and include: FEMA also supported earthquake-related training through its State earthquake  Postearthquake Safety Evaluation of assistance program and through its Buildings, ATC-20 cooperative agreements with the regional  Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for earthquake consortia. For example, FEMA Potential Seismic Hazards, FEMA 154 and CUSEC offered a ROVER webinar for  Reducing the Risks of Nonstructural more than 100 participants in July 2013 in Earthquake Damage, FEMA E-74 preparation for the CAPSTONE-14 exercise.  Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Multi- In 2013, there were more than 200 Unit Wood Frame Buildings with Weak participants at the FEMA-EERI Technical First Stories, FEMA P-807 Seminar Series on Next Generation Seismic  ROVER, Rapid Observation of Ground Motion Attenuations, held in San Vulnerability and Estimation of Risk, Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Salt FEMA P-154 CD, FEMA’s software for Lake City. States providing training with pre- and post-earthquake building FEMA earthquake assistance funds included safety screening Utah (ROVER training) for 35 participants and Missouri (SAVE, Structural Assessment and Visual Evaluation training) for about 200 participants.

10 Based on FEMA P-751 and P-752, the BSSC assess risks for municipal buildings and and ASCE jointly offered a training course, incorporation of the data into HAZUS. A Earthquake Engineering Techniques: From new awareness brochure also was the NEHRP Provisions to Building Seismic developed. FEMA Region V work included Design, to more than 20 engineers and the development of 42 new Public Service standard and code enforcement Announcements for Illinois and ATC-20 professionals in August 2013. training.

Regional Activities The FEMA HQ staff works closely with their counterparts at the Regional level to support effective partnerships with the States and local communities in implementing and executing NEHRP and multi-hazard risk reduction activities. On a day-to-day basis, FEMA Regional partners support local outreach, training delivery, oversight and execution of cooperative agreements, disaster operations, and FEMA Regions I through X technical assistance on local projects. Their active involvement and support ensures In FEMA Region VI, Arkansas, radio spots that the NEHRP mission, building codes, were developed as part of the Arkansas standards, and other building science earthquake awareness campaign. The radio principles are integrated in local mitigation spots were aired on 48 radio stations with planning, grant decisions, and other local about 1 million listeners. Arkansas also activities. continued to promote earthquake preparedness and mitigation to county On April 2013, FEMA HQ and Regional staff leaders and business owners. FEMA Region gathered in Seattle with State earthquake VII focused on the earthquake awareness program managers for the 2013 NEPM program in Missouri, including school meeting. This important event, held every nonstructural mitigation projects, Missouri year, is largely a result of the commitment Seismic Safety Commission school safety of FEMA NEHRP, the States, and their assessments, and the SAVE Coalition partners. As in previous years, the NEPM training. provided an excellent venue for sharing knowledge, expertise, and best practices. In FEMA Region IX, the 2013 Golden Guardian Exercise was held on May 15. The FEMA Region I held a tabletop exercise and Golden Guardian Exercise Series is the most worked with the NESEC on ShakeOut. In comprehensive State-level exercise series in Vermont, a State earthquake hazard map the United States. The theme was a major was completed and ATC-20 training was earthquake in the San Francisco Bay Area. conducted. In Maine, FEMA 154 training Other work in FEMA Region IX included the was held and a project was conducted to All Hazards Plan; the Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake and Tsunami Response

11 Plan; NETAP training courses, the most Alaskan Earthquake in 2014. Other activities popular of which are ATC-20, FEMA 154, included NETAP training, a pilot project with and ROVER; and FEMA NEHRP projects in all the American Red Cross for a tsunami “fun of States and territories. Activities in Guam run,” and FEMA Risk Mapping, Assessment included an increased focus on outreach and Planning seismic projects, including a and education for school children, training project in Kodiak, Alaska to inventory and exercises, and the development of buildings and develop a scenario for those seismic mitigation materials. buildings requiring mitigation. A HAZUS Tsunami model also was developed and will In FEMA Region X, the Cascadia planning be pilot tested in 2014. effort was wrapped up and planning work began for the exercise that will be part of the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Great

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Region I in the Caribbean about 90 miles from Puerto Rico, involved the participation of State, Territorial, and Federal agency staff. Maine The objectives for the exercise included the In 2013, Maine developed an earthquake testing of operational coordination and information and safety pamphlet and communication, situational assessment, participated in the 2013 ShakeOut and the management of public and private activities. An earthquake scenario was used resources and requests for resources. for the ShakeOut exercise. Puerto Rico continued to be actively Vermont involved in ShakeOut activities. Activities Vermont activities included continued work included press releases, updates to the on the soils mapping for risk analysis ShakeOut web page, and the hosting of a project, HAZUS, and outreach to the owners ShakeOut press conference with the FEMA of critical facilities. CAD Director.

Region II U. S. Virgin Islands FEMA earthquake funding to the U. S. Virgin New York Islands was used to support and encourage participation in the Great U.S. Virgin Islands In FY 2013, New York incorporated ShakeOut. Activities in FY 2013 included the earthquake risk into its mitigation planning development of a ShakeOut web page, and planning documents. Activities include press releases and media advisories, and the development of guidance for plan updates to a calendar of ShakeOut related developers; the development of events. information on the earthquake hazard; workshops to train communities on how to develop mitigation plans and on the Region III hazards communities should be addressing; The District of Columbia and States in and the development of procedures for Region III (Delaware, Maryland, assessing risk. Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia) did not receive earthquake assistance funds Region II Caribbean Area from FEMA in FY 2013. However, a number Division (CAD) of planning, outreach, and educational activities were undertaken by Region III

States. Puerto Rico A primary focus in Region II CAD was the Blue Surge functional exercise held on May 21-23, 2013. The exercise, which was based on a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami

13 to the Superintendents of Alabama for K-12 schools to develop earthquake awareness and to incorporate earthquake drills into their preparedness plan. AEMA, GSA, CUSEC, and other State and Federal partners also continued planning and preparing for the New Madrid CAPSTONE- 14 earthquake exercise.

Kentucky Activities in Kentucky focused on ShakeOut January 20, 2012, Central VA. Homeowners and outreach for children, including should not assume their chimneys are safe coloring book calendars and poster and without having them properly inspected following the August 2011 Earthquake. Photo by writing contests in elementary schools and Earl Boyd. high schools.

Mississippi Region IV In the months before the two ShakeOut drills, Mississippi encouraged participation Alabama through mailings, personal contacts, Alabama used funds for HAZUS analysis of speaking engagements, publication updates potential damage to Alabama from large and distribution, websites, social media, magnitude earthquakes (epicenter near press releases, print ads, and media events. Fort Payne) associated with the Southern ShakeOut registrations for Mississippi were Appalachian Seismic Zone. Analysis included 183,625 for the February 7, 2013 ShakeOut HAZUS injects of seismic amplification, and 226,552 for the October 17, 2013 liquefaction, and landslide susceptibility ShakeOut. Other outreach and education map data created with previous years FEMA included the distribution of 2,000 funding. The results of this project were Earthquake Preparedness posters and 7,000 shared at the annual HAZUS conference in textbook covers to school districts, 2,500 Indianapolis. magnetic pocket guides and 2,700 trifold brochures at the annual preparedness The Alabama Emergency Management conference, and 7,000 laminated fact Agency (AEMA) and the Geological Survey sheets to counties in the highest risk areas. of Alabama (GSA) continue additional HAZUS research of effects to North Mississippi partnered with CUSEC to deliver Alabama from a potential large magnitude a Search and Rescue Planning workshop to East Tennessee Seismic Zone event. AEMA more than 80 local Search and Rescue and GSA met during Earthquake Awareness personnel. Mississippi also partnered with Month to review NEHRP project progress Tennessee Emergency Management to and continue planning for earthquake conduct a ShakeOut media event the week education outreach through the public of the October ShakeOut. In addition, schools in Alabama. Newsletters were sent

14 Mississippi staff attended the CAPSTONE-14 earthquake awareness and education Initial Planning Conference in Indianapolis. (http://scearthquakes.cofc.edu/).

North Carolina A series of high-impact non-structural retrofits were conducted in 2013, after the completion of non-structural projects in 2012 for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, as well as Graham, Cherokee, and Swain Counties. Work in 2013 included low- cost projects for Emergency Operation Centers and police departments in Yancey County, a retrofit of the Emergency Operation Center in Buncombe County, and a unique retrofit of hazardous materials facilities on the campus of Appalachian State University. These projects resulted from close coordination between the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management’s Hazard Mitigation Branch and Western Branch field office.

South Carolina Front cover of the South Carolina Earthquake Activities in South Carolina included the Guide. Photo courtesy of the South Carolina Emergency Management Division Website. update and distribution of the South Carolina Earthquake Guide, which won 1st place in the 2013 Blue Pencil and Gold Tennessee Screen Award conducted by the National Tennessee produced a 22-minute Association of Government Communicators documentary on the geology of the New for superior accomplishments in effective, Madrid Fault and how it differs from other creative, and innovative communications. faults in the U.S. The documentary also discusses preparedness and mitigation FEMA funds also were used for the issues involved in living in the Fault Zone. purchase of equipment and supplies to The documentary was shown in all major TV support the ROVER Critical Asset inventory markets in Tennessee and was approved by project; Shakeout coordination and National Public Television to be shown on a collaboration, including the establishment regular basis on all the network affiliates of a SouthEast Shakeout; and partnership throughout the U.S. The documentary projects with the South Carolina Earthquake appeared more than 300 times and has Education and Preparedness Program been viewed by nearly 16 million people. (SCEEP) located at the College of Charleston. The SCEEP is the outreach and Tennessee is in the process of organizing a educational center in South Carolina for new group TennSAVE, similar to Missouri’s

15 SAVE Coalition, to focus on training and under this program were deployed twice in other projects. In addition, earthquake 2013 for flooding and tornado disasters, exercises were held in different parts of thereby testing their deployment Tennessee. The exercises are important in procedures before an earthquake the event of a New Madrid earthquake event. Illinois also worked CUSEC on because those living in Memphis will be CAPSTONE-14 planning activities. victims and those living in mid-Tennessee and East Tennessee will need to fill the Indiana response role. Staff in Indiana participated with CUSEC on CAPSTONE-14 planning conferences, Region V workshops, and meetings, and worked with the Indiana Building Emergency Assessment

and Monitoring to train for future events. In

Illinois addition, staff and the POLIS Center worked February is Earthquake Preparedness on the Indiana Earthquake Assessment for Month in Illinois. Preparedness and the 2014 State Mitigation Plan. awareness activities were conducted in February and throughout the year, including news releases and publication updates and distribution. Work continued on the Earthquake School Hazard Hunt, which will be completed early in 2014. Official logo for CAPSTONE 14, a full-scale, multi-State exercise that will be held in June Illinois participated in the February and 2014 in support of Presidential Policy Directive October 2013 ShakeOut drills. Before each (PPD)-8. ShakeOut, Illinois encouraged participation through a combination of mailings, personal contacts, websites and social media, print Region VI and radio ads, and media vents. Registrants numbered 592,616 for the February Arkansas ShakeOut and 526,134 for the October Arkansas continued to promote earthquake ShakeOut. loss reduction practices and policies through mitigation, sponsorship of Four ATC-20 courses were held in Chicago, earthquake awareness and preparedness Glenview, and O’Fallon, resulting in 189 programs, and the development of better additional trained inspectors. At year’s end, response and recovery capabilities. Illinois had 466 trained inspectors in the Arkansas sent 500 Earthquake Guide CUSEC database. Architectural, engineering, pamphlets to Clay County for Senior and building inspection professionals from Preparedness Day and 30 other earthquake- State government and the private sector related pamphlets to Arkansas State continued to develop a framework for University (ASU) for an education training, equipping, and deploying safety conference. Other activities included web inspection teams (Illinois has assembled page updates with current events related to supplies to equip 15 teams). Teams trained earthquake preparedness and mitigation

16 and the promotion of preparedness and mitigation measures to “at risk” county leaders and business owners. In the field of research, Arkansas is working with the ASU Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math program to provide earthquake models for their “suitcase” program, a program that provides teachers with a suitcase of teaching aids for K-12 classrooms.

Oklahoma The Meers fault in Southwest Oklahoma may be the most pronounced fault scarp

from an active Holocene fault east of the Rocky Mountains. FEMA funds were used An Oklahoma map showing the location of the by the Oklahoma Geological Survey (OGS) Meers Fault in Lawton and Kiowa Counties, OK. for a research project to re-evaluate the Map courtesy of USGS. potential size of earthquakes that could occur on the Meers fault. Another focus of More than 17,000 Oklahomans participated the research was to determine if a single in the February 2013 Central U.S. ShakeOut. recurrence interval of 5,400 years is In addition to media activities such as appropriate using published literature on Twitter and Facebook messages, lesson the Meers fault and other related geologic plans were included in the Daily Oklahoman information. In addition to providing a Newspaper during the ShakeOut week and report to the Oklahoma Department of magnets with Drop, Cover and Hold On Emergency Management (OEM), OGS will instructions and emergency phone numbers publish the work for inclusion in future were distributed. OEM also published USGS Hazard Map updates. The information Emergency Go-Kit Passports for families to will also be used by OEM in updating the record vital information on who lives in the State Hazard Mitigation Plan. home, family emergency plan information, and emergency phone numbers. The The Newspapers in Education (NIE) project Passports, which have received very was kicked off to coincide with the February positive feedback, were distributed to local 2013 ShakeOut campaign. New workbooks communities by local emergency managers, and lesson plans were distributed to area coordinators, and OEM staff. participating schools and more than 500 Preparedness and mitigation brochures also teachers from 350 schools in 65 of the 77 were distributed at workshops and at the Oklahoma counties participated in the NIE annual State conference, and the State project. With an average of 20 to 25 website was updated to include earthquake students per classroom, Oklahoma was able preparedness tips and ShakeOut to reach about 12,000 students and their information. families.

17 Region VII Outreach activities included earthquake- related displays in museums and support for the Great Central U.S ShakeOut, with Missouri activities at five schools, news releases, and In February, the "Earthquakes: Mean appearances. Missouri also produced and Business" Seminar for Business was held at distributed a new poster on earthquakes; St. Louis University. Missouri and FEMA supported the Safety Outreach Program, sponsored and exhibited at the events. "Map Your Neighborhood," with training FEMA earthquake materials were and presentations in six communities; and distributed at the Earthquake Awareness held another earthquake poster contest for Month events in Cape Girardeau and 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. Leasburg.

Region VIII

Colorado Multi-hazard activities support earthquake project work in Colorado. FEMA NEHRP funds were used for a Statewide hazard analysis (by county) and for local hazard

th mitigation planning. Colorado also The 20 Annual Earthquakes: Mean Business participated in the first 2013 Rocky program was held on February 1, 2013 to raise Mountain ShakeOut on October 17, 2013. public awareness of the earthquake hazard and The ShakeOut was supported by the risk in the Central United States. Colorado Earthquake Hazard Mitigation

In 2013, Missouri completed nonstructural Council, which meets bi-monthly on the seismic mitigation projects on Doniphan campus of the Colorado School of Mines. School and Nell Holcomb School. The Doniphan School Installed safety glass in the Montana cafeteria and the Nell Holcomb School The Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology replaced gas lines with flexible connectors; (MBMG) used its earthquake assistance secured smart board projectors with ceiling funding to make Montana’s 1982-2013 mounts; secured a vending machine, trophy earthquake catalog available as a data layer cabinet, wooden bookshelves, metal on MBMG’s Online Mapping Application, cabinet, hot water heaters; laminated glass providing visual, easy, and versatile access in trophy cabinets; and upgraded safety to Montana’s extensive historical glass to the two main entryways. State earthquake record. Improved access to assistance funds also were used to support these data—including current seismicity— the Missouri SAVE Coalition for training pre- will enhance Montana’s earthquake and earthquake and post-earthquake seismic hazard education and outreach inspectors, to purchase supplies, and for the efforts. exercise of inspectors at disaster sites.

18 Montana also participated in its first well represented. After the drill, a day-long ShakeOut on October 23, 2013. More than functional exercise was conducted in the 107,000 Montana residents, about 10 State’s Emergency Operations Center. The percent of the State’s population, objectives of the exercise were to better participated in this inaugural event utilize Utah National Guard (UNG) air and coordinated by the ECA, the Governor’s ground assets. A highlight of the exercise Office of Community Service, the MBMG, was a mission assignment to transport UGS the State of Montana Disaster and geologists on an aerial reconnaissance Emergency Services, and the American Red mission flown by the UNG to look for Cross of Montana. The buy-in and geologic features left from the earthquake. participation of local groups were critical to the success of the ShakeOut, which was UDEM also is partnering with the USSC on a featured by nearly all major TV outlets in school building inventory project and Montana as well as in print media and certification of volunteer building inspector radio. program. UDEM will provide secure storage of data collected for the project and the Utah building data will be collected using the In 2013, the Utah Geological Survey (UGS) FEMA ROVER software. and its partners, including the Utah Division of Emergency Management (UDEM), USGS, In the 2013 session, the Utah legislature FEMA, Salt Lake County Surveyor’s Office, passed two significant pieces of legislation and local cities, joined together with the to advance the seismic safety of Utah’s Utah Automated Geographic Reference school buildings. One program requires that Center to acquire high-resolution 0.5-meter school districts requesting bond funds LiDAR for the entire Wasatch fault zone perform FEMA 154 RVS surveys of all from north of Malad City, Idaho to near buildings constructed before 1975. The Fayette, Utah on the south. LiDAR coverage second program provides for a also will be acquired for all of Salt Lake and one-time budget allocation to perform Utah Valleys. UGS will use these data to FEMA RVS on all Utah schools. Both begin mapping Wasatch fault zone traces at programs anticipate using the FEMA ROVER a scale of approximately 1:10,000. Fault software for data collection and evaluation. trace mapping will be used to update the Utah Quaternary Fault Database, USGS Wyoming Quaternary Fault and Fold Database of the HAZUS modeling is a focus of NEHRP- United States, and to update or create new funded work in Wyoming, along with NETAP surface-fault-rupture-hazard maps showing training. A priority was strengthening the special study zones for development. database of critical infrastructures and lifelines with elevated seismic risk to The UDEM held its second annual Great mitigate those most at risk. Another related Utah ShakeOut drill and exercise on April 17- project involved field work by students in 18, 2013. Although participation was down Jackson, Wyoming to update the database from the first year, schools, colleges and inventory. Wyoming also participated in the universities, and the business sector were first Rocky Mountain ShakeOut.

19 Region IX outreach and networking also continued as ShakeOut partners and stakeholders expanded to include the Arizona Division of American Samoa Emergency Management, Arizona County Activities in American Samoa focused on Emergency Management offices, American education, outreach, training, drills, Red Cross, EarthScope, municipal exercises, media campaigns, and regional emergency management offices, State collaboration. Island-wide participation in agencies, and the K-12 community. the Great American Samoa ShakeOut has continued with a focus on schools and To advance earthquake knowledge, Arizona government employees. To support public added a “Recent Earthquakes” webpage to outreach, education, and awareness, the Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) posters, drill manuals, and earthquake website to communicate on the location, preparedness presentations were timing, and magnitude of earthquakes with conducted and distributed during pre- stakeholders such as County Emergency ShakeOut events. “Drop, Cover, Hold On” Managers, civil authorities, and the public. signs, posters, and radio and newspaper Arizona continued to use social media advertisements were prominent throughout (Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, among the year. These outreach materials others) to reach out to stakeholders. explained earthquake safety tips, general Arizona also continued the successful AZ seismic hazard terms, and served as a visual Shakes program, which is an outreach reminder of what to do in case an vehicle of the AZGS to deliver information earthquake occurs. This form of earthquake on earthquake activity. Products developed mitigation and education has been a include an “Arizona is Earthquake Country” prominent tactic in public earthquake safety guide and brochures for three messaging in American Samoa. counties with the greatest seismic risk.

Arizona More than 116,000 Arizonans participated in the Great Arizona ShakeOut, which was an 86 percent increase from the previous year. Arizona built a new promotional campaign using ShakeOut superhero kids to engage and excite the K-12 community. This campaign, coupled with aggressive recruiting of schools, resulted in more than 84,000 K-12 students and faculty participating in ShakeOut 2013. Arizona media reporting of ShakeOut 2013 January 18, 1994, Northridge Earthquake, CA. increased dramatically, with more than 50 A home damaged by the 6.7 magnitude media outlets from around the State Northridge earthquake. FEMA News Photo. participating. ShakeOut participation targeted high risk communities, schools, and government agencies. Regional

20 California Additional projects conducted in California The ECA is a public-private partnership of included: purchasing a community water people, organizations, and regional alliances tank for a town on the San Andreas Fault that work together to improve that will be cut off from outside access preparedness, mitigation, and resiliency. post-earthquake; supporting undergraduate NEHRP funding helped to support ECA internships to translate materials and Leadership Workshops and steering conduct ShakeOut outreach; providing committee meetings, all of which provide resources for ShakeOut and the Loma Prieta opportunities for leadership to collaborate anniversary events; supporting the in setting earthquake policy for California. Southern California Earthquake Alliance and the Bay Area Earthquake Alliance; More than 9.6 million people participated in distributing handouts and preparedness the Great California ShakeOut. California supplies at awareness outreach events; and worked to fully establish ShakeOut social supporting disaster preparedness trainings, media, engage partner agencies, and media coordination, and event support. increase recruitment support and event participation statewide, and to set the stage Guam for increased national and international Guam’s overarching goal is to ensure a participation. ECA preparedness and seismically safe island community in mitigation messages were communicated consonance with the Guam Hazard via media to increase awareness and Mitigation Plan. The Guam Earthquake education. California worked with an Program has continued to adopt and elaborate network of partners to increase, promote seismic mitigation through promote, and manage public education and activities such as updating building codes, participation in the ShakeOut by zoning codes, and ordinances to enhance government agencies, colleges, schools, and seismic safety. Guam also has worked to other organizations. increase earthquake awareness through outreach and education and has established The California Critical Infrastructure Review and participated in multi-jurisdiction for Seismic Vulnerabilities (Cal VIVA) project groups. identified, evaluated, and developed basic retrofit actions for seismically vulnerable The Great Guam ShakeOut was promoted State buildings that are essential to post- by a comprehensive outreach campaign earthquake response and recovery effort. which included the production and The long-term goal of Cal VIVA is to help distribution of seismic mitigation materials, California become more disaster resilient. including flyers, posters, TV advertisements, The most recent and second phase of the and radio PSAs. More than 67,000 people project, Cal VIVA II, has expanded the participated in the 2013 Great Guam number of assessments of buildings critical ShakeOut. to response and recovery of State functions after an earthquake. The approach is Hawaii consistent with, but more detailed than The focus of Hawaii’s Earthquake Program FEMA 154 and ATC 20 for seismic safety included the activities of the Hawaii State inspections.

21 Earthquake Advisory Committee (HSEAC), and inventory of critical structures and earthquake public outreach projects, lifelines; review of building codes, zoning awareness and resilience projects, and codes, and ordinances for the purpose of participation in the Great Hawaii ShakeOut. enhancing seismic safety; increase Hawaii’s goal is to promote seismic safety, earthquake awareness and education; education, mitigation, and awareness seismic project development and program throughout the islands for citizens and proposals; and making recommendations tourists. To accomplish this, Hawaii has through the State Hazard Mitigation Forum partnered with members of the scientific on projects and project priorities. and technical community, including universities, scientists, engineers, planners, Hawaii’s public outreach program addresses and others in county, State, and Federal earthquake risks by developing and agencies. disseminating outreach tools, publications, and presentations. The approach incorporates elements of outreach to the public as well as an effort to provide hazards awareness training to Hawaii’s school teachers in the context of enhancement of their natural sciences curriculum. Hawaii promoted the ShakeOut and recruited more than 16,000 drill participants.

Nevada Nevada’s earthquake program has focused on automating ShakeMap input for HAZUS runs in Nevada, outreach for the Great Nevada ShakeOut, and increasing collaboration within the earthquake community by participating in committee meetings and conferences, including the Nevada Earthquake Safety Council and the

All Hawaii residents were encouraged to National Earthquake Conference. Key participate in the Great Hawaii ShakeOut partners in the program include the Nevada earthquake drill held at 10:17 a.m. on October Division of Emergency Management, 17, 2013. Nevada Seismological Laboratory, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nevada The HSEAC is responsible for assisting State Earthquake Safety Council, among other efforts to mitigate the impact of seismic universities and agencies. events. Activities addressed by this committee include: review and update of In Nevada’s project work on automating the seismic portions of the State and county ShakeMap input, comparisons have been mitigation plans; seismic safety inspections made between different kinds of HAZUS

22 runs to test a spectrum of different sized A goal for Alaska and the Alaska Seismic earthquakes and comparisons between Hazards Safety Commission is to reduce ShakeMap and HAZUS outputs. Discussions seismic hazards in public schools. A strategy have continued on the running and to accomplish this is to assess the seismic reporting of the results of the HAZUS hazards in school structures and establish a program in the case of a significant or mitigation retrofit plan for reducing them. damaging earthquake in or near Nevada. A Alaska funded a seismic hazard safety template for reporting results has been assessment and retrofit plan for KPB and produced and there is an understanding of Mat-Su School District which will serve as the tasks and protocol for running and examples for earthquake risk assessment checking the program. and mitigation. Selection factors for the project were the number of KPB and Mat- Participation in ShakeOut increased and Su structures at risk and use of both included a rise in registration from all 17 Boroughs’ schools as community shelters. school districts, multiple casinos, The seismic assessment project will serve as universities, businesses, and government a model for needed assessments in other agencies. In total, more than 560,000 borough and district schools in Alaska. people in Nevada participated in the earthquake drill. ShakeOut promotion Alaska also increased earthquake included the distribution of earthquake awareness and education for the 50th education materials, press releases, and Anniversary of the Good Friday Earthquake media events throughout the State to (1964). The goal is to develop, plan, and reinforce the messages of earthquake implement an earthquake and tsunami preparedness, response, and mitigation outreach campaign, culminating and techniques. extending beyond the 50th Anniversary in 2014. Region X

Alaska Approximately 11 percent of the world's earthquakes occur in Alaska each year, making it one of the most seismically active regions in the world. Kenai Peninsula Borough (KPB) and Matanuska-Susitna (MSB) Borough, which are home to 20 percent of Alaska’s population, are the third and fourth largest State population centers. Both Boroughs sustained substantial Seward, AK. A police squad car lies amid the earthquake damage from the 1964 pile of wreckage following the tsunami earthquake (9.2 magnitude) and the 2002 generated by the 1964 earthquake. Photo Denali earthquake (7.9 magnitude) and courtesy of the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, continue to be at high seismic risk. University of Alaska Fairbanks .

23 As part of the campaign, the Alaska Division communities. Oregon participates in the of Homeland Security Preparedness and yearly ShakeOut exercise, with more than Planning Teams developed new outreach 160,000 Oregonians participating in the tools to showcase at different venues 2013 annual Drop, Cover and Hold On drill. throughout Alaska. The tools are designed In addition to preparedness initiatives, to demonstrate the effects of earthquakes Oregon is working on long-term resiliency and tsunamis and educate school children, through the development of the Oregon citizens, and local jurisdictions on what they Resiliency Plan. The Oregon Seismic Safety can do to mitigate their effects. Target Policy Advisory Commission has assembled outcomes are to maximize participation in eight task groups of volunteer subject- the 2014 Great Alaska Shakeout by all matter experts from government, Alaska school districts, State and local universities, the private sector, and the jurisdictions, businesses, and private non- public to develop the portfolio of chapters profits, and to conduct outreach in as many that make up the Resiliency Plan. at risk communities as possible. Washington Idaho The Washington State Earthquake Program This year was the third year of Idaho’s at the Washington Emergency Management participation in ShakeOut. As part of the Division (WA-EMD) promotes earthquake 2013 activities, Idaho developed a new planning, preparedness, and hazard version of the “Putting Down Roots in mitigation among Washington’s at-risk Earthquake Country” handbook. NETAP communities, in cooperation with FEMA training focused on schools in 7 school and other Federal, State and local agencies, districts and for 140 buildings. and Tribes. In 2013, Washington supported the Great ShakeOut, with more than Oregon 710,000 Washingtonians participating in the The City of Portland, Bureau of State-level Drop, Cover, and Hold On drill Development Services, has developed a and other earthquake preparedness new Residential Seismic Strengthening initiatives. WA-EMD will continue to Program to help residents make their support drills for citizens, schools, homes more secure in the next earthquake. responders, businesses, and others to The program is designed to reduce the improve public safety and reduce personal likelihood of severe damage to homes as a vulnerability from earthquake hazards. result of displacement from the foundation or crippling of walls in an earthquake. The Washington also supported efforts to program provides homeowners and increase post-earthquake transportation contractors with a simple guide to evaluate functionality. As part of its bridge existing homes and determine if certain preservation program, the Washington improvements will reduce the risk of Department of Transportation identifies earthquake damage. bridges for its seismic retrofit program to minimize and avoid catastrophic bridge Oregon has continually supported failures. A total of 900 bridges are part of preparedness and outreach efforts to local the bridge seismic retrofit program.

24 IV. Regional Earthquake Consortia and FEMA Earthquake Partners

Cascadia Region Earthquake Planned projects include additions to the CREW video shorts series on earthquake Workgroup preparedness and mitigation; development CREW is a coalition of private and public of an earthquake and resilience toolkit for representatives working together to medium to small businesses; eNewletters improve the ability of communities geared to businesses that will provide throughout the Cascadia Region (Northern useful preparedness and mitigation California, Oregon, Washington, and British information; outreach on the updated Columbia) to reduce the effects of Cascadia Subduction Zone Scenario; earthquakes and related hazards, such as additional learning forums; development of tsunami. Since the mid-1990s, CREW has a business earthquake resiliency course and created several publications, including national media outreach standards for scenarios, post-disaster recovery guides, Shakeout; and the continued fostering of and other educational materials accessible partnerships with WSSPC, EERI, and other on CREW’s website. CREW is composed of organizations. mostly volunteer representatives that help foster linkages between scientists, businesses, and government agencies on Central United States earthquake resiliency. Earthquake Consortium CUSEC was established in 1983 and includes 8 member States and 10 associate States represented in FEMA Regions IV, V, VI, and VII. The CUSEC Board of Directors includes the heads of the emergency management agencies of the eight member States: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, and CREW, the youngest of the regional Tennessee. CUSEC projects in FY 2013 earthquake consortia, is now halfway include public awareness and education, through its 5-year strategic plan. Ongoing mitigation, response and recovery, and projects include learning forums for CREW application of research. stakeholders and the public regarding new research and technology. CREW published CAPSTONE-14 is a good example of a a major update to the Cascadia Subduction planning effort in which CUSEC has strived Zone Scenario that has been broadcast to integrate an essential mitigation through the Cascadia region. CREW worked program, ATC-20/FEMA 154. Under CUSEC, closely with a filmmaker to develop an building inspectors now have deployable earthquake mitigation video for a school national visibility under the Emergency retrofit project in Portland, Oregon. Management Assistance Compact (EMAC). CUSEC and the State Earthquake Program Managers developed the required resource

25 typing and packaging of teams and started  Building Inspector Resource importing them into EMAC and Mutual Aid Deployment (BIRD) – A program that Support System (MASS). This initiative was assesses post-disaster building carried out in partnership with Illinois FAST, inspection capabilities and integrates Indiana I-BEAM, Missouri SAVE Coalition, them into EMAC. Tennessee SAVE Coalition, Illinois American • Resource typing and packaging of Institute of Architects, Illinois Capital building inspectors. Development Board, Tennessee Structural Engineers Association, Tennessee American  Virtual Business Emergency Operations Institute of Architects, and the National Center (vBEOC) – This element was Emergency Management Association developed by leveraging NEHRP (NEMA). ATC-20/FEMA 154 training of concepts. It is an online platform for inspectors has existed for at least 30 years communication and integration with the but had never had the framework to private sector during disaster response elevate the resources in a way that made and recovery. vBEOC, which was them readily accessible outside the developed by Argonne National earthquake program. Laboratory in partnership with the Illinois EMA, is being tested in For CAPSTONE-14, there were four key CAPSTONE-14 by the CUSEC Private areas in which elements of NEHRP and Sector Working Group and CUSEC mitigation were integrated: EMA's.

 EMAC As part of the ongoing emphasis on risk • Addition of building inspectors as a reduction, CUSEC hosted an earthquake deployable asset. mitigation field trip through Memphis for a delegation of County Extension agents.  MASS – GIS-based software that County agents focus on rural agricultural identifies resources and facilitates issues, and the field trip allowed them to EMAC requests and offers for see the urban challenges which could have assistance. cascading impacts on rural areas. • Geospatial depiction of building inspector teams.

 Common Operating Picture (COP) – GIS- based software that disseminates data feeds regarding situational awareness elements from a disaster to key decision-makers. • Integration of USGS/State geological information, i.e., maps, situational reports.

26 A unique and successful outreach effort Northeast States Emergency initiated by CUSEC several years ago is the Earthquake Geocache. With eight Geocache Consortium sites throughout the CUSEC States, CUSEC The Northeast States Emergency has continued to receive all positive Consortium (NESEC) was established in feedback from visitors. CUSEC also 1991 and is located in Wakefield, continued its public outreach efforts. A Massachusetts. NESEC develops, promotes, highlight event was the work done for the and coordinates comprehensive "all- Kentucky PBS affiliate KET on a program hazards" emergency management activities series “Kentucky Life” which focused on the throughout the Northeast. This includes all New Madrid earthquakes of 1811/12 - phases of emergency management: Kentucky Life - The 1811-1812 New Madrid preparedness, response, recovery, and Earthquakes. The CUSEC Executive Director mitigation. NESEC's work is a vital was a featured program guest. component to planning and response for the safety and welfare of the more than 40 A very diverse group of organizations was million people living in the Northeast. reached through CUSEC staff presentations NESEC includes the member States of and other outreach initiatives during the Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New reporting period: Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.  TSA - Earthquake Workshop  Boy Scouts Safety In 2013, NESEC published a report, “Pilot  Health and Safety Fair Project to Investigate the Feasibility of  Mississippi Preparedness Summit Using HAZUS-MH and High Resolution  Sleeping Giant Earthquake Exercise – Satellite Imagery to Identify and Quantify Earthquake expert Unreinforced Masonry (URM) Buildings in  Get Ready! Disaster Expo –Information the United States.” This project expanded booth upon earlier work undertaken by NESEC and  Arkansas Governor’s Earthquake demonstrates that the number and location Advisory Council Meeting of URM buildings at the State, regional, and  Extension Disaster Education Network national levels can be rapidly, efficiently, Conference and cost effectively estimated using HAZUS.

Earthquake Awareness month continues to offer opportunities to promote earthquake risk reduction and preparedness. Two ShakeOut events were held in 2013. This was a result of the decision to move the February event, which is traditionally earthquake awareness for the Central U.S., to October to align with other regions of the U.S. The combination of events resulted in a total of 5.3 million participants.

27 The accuracy of these estimates can be Great Northeast ShakeOut on October 17, further validated at the local level using 2013. parcel data, satellite imagery, and other tools. Free viewing platforms such as Western States Seismic Policy Google Earth provide access to this data for many more than would be otherwise Council possible. Easily transferable KML files can WSSPC was formed in 1979 to provide a be viewed and utilized by anyone wishing to regional and multidisciplinary forum to assess their area’s potential risks and support and enhance seismic hazard prepare to mitigate them. This represents mitigation by developing and adopting the first time that a nationwide estimate of policy recommendations on seismic issues URM buildings has been computed. NESEC and advocating their implementation. estimates that the number of URM WSSPC represents the directors of buildings in the U.S. is 17,117,254. This emergency management, geoscience, and estimated count of URM buildings is seismic commissions of 13 western States, 3 essential to establish a baseline from which U.S. Pacific Territories, a Canadian territory, progress to mitigate these dangerous and a Canadian province, for a total of 39 buildings can be measured. The count is member agencies. WSSPC also coordinates further broken down by FEMA Region and with members of local government and State. NESEC’s work provides a metric that building departments, insurance was previously not available. companies, and businesses to participate in the policy recommendation process by The NESEC State Directors of Emergency joining as Affiliate members. The WSSPC Management and NESEC State Geologists area in the United States alone has 85 signed a Memorandum of Understanding percent of the seismic risk of the Nation and with the USGS for activities of mutual impacts more than 72 million people. interest in earthquake monitoring, notification, and safety. This is the first time In 2013, WSSPC organized and produced a an agreement of this type and scope has Communicating with Policy Makers ever been signed with the USGS and Workshop with speakers from State represents a major milestone in the emergency management (Alaska and Northeast U.S. Washington), American Geophysical Union, USGS, NEMA, and approximately 50 NESEC participated for the first time in the participants. The workshop was held with national and international 2013 ShakeOut. the NEPM meeting in Seattle and This was the first year that NESEC States presentations were posted on the WSSPC organized as an official ShakeOut Region. website at www.wsspc.org. NESEC, in partnership with FEMA, State governments, and others, coordinated WSSPC adopted the following six policy recruitment across the entire region. The recommendations on building code final numbers show that hundreds of adoption, design and remediation of new thousands of people from across the and existing school buildings, lifelines Northeast U.S. participated in the 2013 infrastructure, and tsunami evacuation and notification procedures:

28  Policy Recommendation 13-1 Earthquake Engineering Rapid Tsunami Identification and Evacuation Notification Research Institute EERI is the Nation’s leading technical society  Policy Recommendation 13-4 dedicated to the reduction of risk from Seismic Provisions in the 2012 earthquakes and is recognized as an International Building Codes authoritative voice for earthquake risk reduction information in the United States.  Policy Recommendation 13-7 Seismic Design of New Schools EERI is a national, nonprofit, multidisciplinary technical society of  Policy Recommendation 13-10 engineers, geoscientists, architects, Joint Policy for the Evaluation and planners, public officials, and social Seismic Remediation of School Buildings scientists. EERI is a member organization  Policy Recommendation 13-11 that currently has chapters throughout the Reliability of Lifeline Infrastructure U.S., including many student chapters at universities. The EERI mission is to reduce  Policy Recommendation 13-12 earthquake risk by (1) advancing the science Earthquake Actuated Automatic Gas and practice of earthquake engineering, (2) Shutoff Devices improving understanding of the impact of earthquakes on the physical, social, economic, political, and cultural environment, and (3) advocating comprehensive and realistic measures for reducing the harmful effects of earthquakes.

EERI engages in many activities to help federal agencies implement their NEHRP

responsibilities. These include producing WSSPC also recognized five programs in its technical publications and seminars, Awards in Excellence Program; program conducting multi-disciplinary post- summaries are posted on the WSSPC earthquake investigations, and providing website for easy transfer to other support and hands-on learning experiences jurisdictions. Additional education and to students, among others. More outreach was conducted through the information on EERI is available at WSSPC website, Annual Report, and www.eeri.org. quarterly newsletter.

29 Federal Alliance for Safe Homes Protect Your Contents, which had more FLASH entered into a cooperative than 8,394 downloads from agreement to assist FEMA NEHRP achieve www.flash.org. FLASH also distributed its strategic goals and delivered a number more than 1,000 printed versions to of projects during this reporting period. States. The nonstructural “how-to” animation which helps businesses  FEMA, in partnership with FLASH, prepare employees, families, and launched a nationwide campaign to put communities for seismic events had FEMA P-811DVD, QuakeSmart Toolkit, 1,960 views. into the hands of as many small  businesses as possible. FLASH continued FLASH expanded a nonstructural to target outreach to umbrella-type assessment program to embed associations such as State societies of mitigation into annual small business association executives and associations fire inspections to additional cities in serving grocers, restaurants, the lodging California. industry, chambers of commerce, child  care providers, small private schools, FLASH leveraged FEMA Building Science and museums, among others. To publications to promote consumer- provide additional incentives for the focused mitigation information during small businesses associated with the National Preparedness Month. FLASH targeted associations, FLASH developed launched a Pinterest campaign which the QuakeSmart Designation program to reached 50,000 individuals daily, provide business owners who complete distributed 12,000 multi-hazard the recommendations contained in the mitigation FLASH Cards to support 13 QuakeSmart Business Toolkit with preparedness town hall meetings branding materials to promote their organized by the HandsOn Network, business as being QuakeSmart. FLASH held outreach events in 3 States that will incorporate the QuakeSmart reached 405 participants, and Designation program into the expanded participated in a Childcare Aware of pilot program with State Fire Marshals America Association which reached 280 to distribute the QuakeSmart Toolkit to individuals. small businesses during their annual fire inspection. FLASH continued to promote the FEMA QuakeSmart Business Toolkit to associations and small business in more than 18 States. The QuakeSmart Business Toolkit had 11,603 downloads from www.flash.org.

 FLASH continued to promote structural and nonstructural consumer resources, including three FLASH Cards: Prepare Your Family, Protect Your Home, and

30  In partnership with Clemson University, FLASH developed a graduate level curriculum to teach in-depth knowledge of Residential Building Codes as they pertain to the construction, civil engineering, and architectural disciplines.

 FLASH established the Texas State An outstanding community of more than Collaborative (TSC) to foster State and 600 scientists from 16 Core Institutions, 47 local level relationships, with the goal of Participating Institutions, and elsewhere strengthening building codes and participate in SCEC. SCEC also partners with enforcement of codes. FLASH hosted a large number of other research and the first meeting of the TSC on February education and outreach organizations in 27, at which attendees identified goals many disciplines. and a strategic direction. The group met next on September 26 in Austin and To support this community, SCEC engages in examined Texas weather perils, building information technology research that will code policy, and how to collaborate revolutionize the methods for collaborative with Texas leaders to achieve stronger, research and distributing research products safer, and more sustainable buildings. on-line. In addition, the SCEC FLASH is developing a Leadership Toolkit Communication, Education, and Outreach for TSC members to educate elected Program offers student research officials on building codes in 2014. A experiences, web-based education tools, consumer campaign will be launched in classroom curricula, museum displays, 2015. public information brochures, online newsletters, and technical workshops and Southern California Earthquake publications. Funding for SCEC activities is provided by the NSF, the USGS, and FEMA. Center SCEC, headquartered at the University of FEMA provides support to SCEC to manage Southern California, was founded in 1991 each region’s ShakeOut website, create with a mission to: materials, and provide other assistance. Each ShakeOut is successful when State or  gather data on earthquakes in Southern regional public and private partners work California and elsewhere; together to recruit participation. One  integrate information into a reason for ShakeOut’s success has been the comprehensive and physics-based practice of localizing content for each understanding of earthquake region, so that organizers and participants phenomena; and take ownership of their ShakeOut (even  communicate understanding to society though all websites and materials are at large useful knowledge for reducing centrally managed). FEMA’s earthquake risk.

31 multidisciplinary “Whole Community” an annual ShakeOut drill on the third approach is essential, with customized Thursday of October. Beginning in 2010 information provided for more than 20 more States, territories, and countries audience categories, including schools, began to join the ShakeOut, with websites families, businesses, government, nonprofit replicated by SCEC in partnership with State organizations, and museums. and local agencies who recruit participants. With the involvement of many partner Although ShakeOut was intended in 2008 to organizations, ShakeOut has since be held only once, requests from ShakeOut expanded to include 42 states and U.S. participants prompted partners and State territories, plus four other countries. agencies to expand the event Statewide as

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32 V. FEMA Regional and HQ Earthquake Program Managers

Region I Region VI

Paul Morey Prince Aryee [email protected] [email protected] 617-956-7628 940-898-5393

Region II Region VII

Audrey Massa Sue Evers [email protected] [email protected] 212-680-3619 816-283-7005

Magda de la Matta (Caribbean Area Region VIII Division) [email protected] Doug Bausch 787-296-3520 [email protected] 303-235-4859 Region III Region IX Stephanie Nixon [email protected] Jennifer Lynette 215-931-5638 [email protected] 510-627-7170 Region IV Region X Herbert “Gene” Longenecker [email protected] Tamra Biasco 770-220-5426 [email protected] 425-487-4645 Region V FEMA HQ J. P. Marsch [email protected] Ed Laatsch 312-408-5226 [email protected] 202-646-3885

33 Mike Mahoney Mai Tong [email protected] [email protected] 202-646-2794 202-646-4681

Wendy Phillips Erin Walsh [email protected] [email protected] 202-646-2810 202-646-4206

34 VI. State and Territorial Earthquake Program Managers

Alabama Florida Melissa Mayo Miles Anderson [email protected] [email protected] 205-280-2220 850-413-9816

Alaska Georgia Ann Gravier Lillian Huffman [email protected] [email protected] 907-428-7045 404-624-2636

Arizona Hawaii Michael Conway Kevin Richards [email protected] [email protected] 520-209-4146 808-733-4301

Arkansas Idaho Donald Minster Mark Stephensen [email protected] [email protected] 501-683-6700 208-422-5726

California Illinois Kate Long Jana Fairow [email protected] [email protected] 626-356-3212 217-557-6225

Colorado Indiana Marilyn Gally Karrie Cashdollar [email protected] [email protected] 720-852-6608 317-234-6355

Connecticut Iowa Anthony Dembek David Johnston [email protected] [email protected] 860-256-0824 515-725-3295

Delaware Kansas Stephanie Baxter Brandt Haehn [email protected] [email protected] 302-831-1576 785-274-1431

35 Kentucky Montana David Davis Ed Tinsley [email protected] [email protected] 502-607-5712 406-324-4777

Louisiana Nebraska Jeffrey Giery Sheila Hascall [email protected] [email protected] 225-267-2576 402-471-7217

Maine Nevada Dwane Hubert Rick Martin [email protected] [email protected] 207-624-4400 775- 687-0306

Maryland New Hampshire Mark James Gregory Champlin [email protected] [email protected] 410-517-3649 603-271-2231

Massachusetts New Jersey Mike Philbin Robert Little [email protected] [email protected] 508-820-2008 609-963-6963

Michigan New Mexico Matt Schnepp Wendy Blackwell [email protected] [email protected] 517-336-2040 505-476-9676

Minnesota New York Jenny Kane Dan O’Brien [email protected] [email protected] 651-201-7491 518-292-2468

Mississippi North Carolina Donna Gray Chris Crew [email protected] [email protected] 601-933-6356 919-733-3867

Missouri North Dakota Steve Besemer Lonnie Hoffer [email protected] [email protected] 573-526-9232 701-328-8259

36 Ohio South Dakota Patrick Sheehan Nicole Prince [email protected] [email protected] 614-799-3693 605-773-3231

Oklahoma Tennessee Bonnie McKelvey Cecil Whaley [email protected] [email protected] 405-521-2481 615-741-0640

Oregon Texas Althea Rizzo Patrick Kelley [email protected] [email protected] 503-378-2911 512-424-5684

Pennsylvania Utah Tom Hughes Bob Carey [email protected] [email protected] 717-651-2726 801-538-3784

Rhode Island Vermont Jim Baker Larry Becker [email protected] [email protected] 401-462-7114 802-241-3496

South Carolina Virginia Tammie Dreher Wells Matthew Wall [email protected] [email protected] 803-737-8662 804-897-6500 x6541

Washington Wisconsin John Schelling Roxanne Gray [email protected] [email protected] 253-512-7084 608-242-3211

Washington, D.C. Wyoming Patrice White Melinda Gibson [email protected] [email protected] 202-727-6161 307-777-4914

West Virginia American Samoa Tim Keaton Gabriela Satele [email protected] [email protected] 304-957-2572 684-699-6481

37 British Columbia Puerto Rico Teron Moore Jesus Poupart [email protected] [email protected] 250-952-4888 787-724-0124 ext. 20044

Guam U.S. Virgin Islands Leo Espia Al Javois [email protected] [email protected] 671-475-9600 340-774-2244

Northern Mariana Islands Juan Camacho [email protected] 670-322-8001

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