Monthly Conference Call

The HHUG holds a monthly call-in meeting / conference call. The one hour call is on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 11AM Central time.

The June 2009 conference call is Tuesday/ June 16, 2009 / 11AM - noon CDT

For the toll-free call-in number and password for these meetings on the FEMA Conferencing System contact:

Sue Evers
Natural Hazards Programs
Earthquake, Dam Safety, HAZUS
DHS / FEMA Region VII
Tel: 816-283-7005
Email: sue.evers@dhs.gov

Study questions New Madrid threat

New findings might give disaster responders in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi reason to reconsider earthquake response policy. According to studies headed by Eric Calais, professor of geophysics at Purdue University, and Seth Stein, William Deering professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Northwestern University, there doesn’t seem to be enough stress accumulating at the New Madrid Fault line to produce an earthquake of any significant magnitude. READ MORE
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New Madrid Seismic Zone Catastrophic Planning Project

The guest speaker on the Mar 25, 2009 EMForum.org is James M. Wilkinson Jr., Executive Director of the Central United States Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC). The discussion topic will be the New Madrid Seismic Zone Catastrophic Planning Project. The goal of this initiative is to increase national readiness for a catastrophic earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ). This multi-year, multi-agency initiative is the largest planning effort ever undertaken in United States History. MORE INFO

CUSEC New Madrid Seismic Zone Catastrophic Planning Initiative

EMForum

HAZUS-MH in Action - Iowa Floods 2008

FEMA has recently released a a case history of how HAZUS-MH was used by the Johnson County, Iowa Emergency Management agency during the floods of June 2008. Forecasts called for continued rain, painting a frightening picture for the County. HAZUS-MH ability to estimate the potential impacts of a flood provided the team with information about what would likely happen when the water reaches 28 feet. DOWNLOAD

Soil Liquefaction During Earthquakes Technical Seminar

Register now for a day-long seminar to be given in St. Louis on March 12, 2009 by I. M. Idriss and R. W. Boulanger, authors of the recently published EERI monograph, Soil Liquefaction During Earthquakes. Participants earn 0.7 Continuing Education Units. MORE

Register on-line for St. Louis Class

Kentucky officals say earthquake disaster preparndess saved lives during recent ice storms ...

Brig. Gen. John Heltzel, the head of Kentucky's Division of Emergency Management, has long planned for a major earthquake along Western Kentucky's New Madrid fault. Brig. Gen. Heltzel reported that the statewide earthquake training held last March was used a rescue blueprint for the January 2009 ice storm that hit Kentucky, and credits that preparation with saving lives from the storm. READ MORE

Earthquakes in the Midwest - A Town Hall meeting for the Kansas City Metro Area

Earthquakes in the Midwest
A Town Hall Meeting for the Kansas City Metro Area
Thursday / February 19, 2009
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