SoCalHUG 2009 Meeting ...

SoCalHUG "Spring" 2009 Meeting ... well it will almost be Spring

When:
Wednesday / March 11, 2009 / 01:00 - 03:30 PM PDT

Where:
Loma Ridge Emergency Operations Center
2644 Santiago Canyon Rd, Silverado, CA 92676

More Info Soon ...

'Soft-story' buildings at risk in quake

An on-going seismic study concludes that without a costly seismic retrofit, 80 percent of San Francisco's weakest wood-frame buildings are expected to collapse or to suffer damage beyond repair in the large earthquake scientists say is likely to occur in the region within decades. READ MORE

This is not an issue unique to San Francisco or northern California. The risks associated with "soft-story" construction were evident following both the 1989 Loma Prieta and 1994 Northridge earthquakes. MORE

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits near Ludlow, in San Bernardino County

A moderate earthquake struck California's Mojave Desert on Friday night / December 5, 2008. Effects were felt from San Diego to Los Angeles.

USGS reports say the 5.1-magnitude temblor struck just outside Ludlow on Interstate 40 in San Bernardino County, about 120 miles east of Los Angeles. MORE

California Prepares for Potential Flooding

Due to the potential for flooding, mud flows and debris in and around recent wildfire fire burn areas, the Governor in California has directed his Office of Emergency Services (OES) to work with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and prepare to help local agencies if assistance from the state is needed for expected rains. READ MORE

OPINION
HAZUS.org has it doubts if CA OES, the CA Department of Water Resources and CA local agencies are making the best use of HAZUS-MH to assess flood mitigation strategies and to be prepared for response activities when flooding does occur.

San Diego HAZUS User Group

Check out the developing San Diego HAZUS User Group ... supporting HAZUS Users throughout the greater San Diego region ...

CISN Display V1.0

The California Integrated Seismic Network (CISN) has recently released CISN Display V1.0 as a tool for integrating earthquake information in emergency response. CISN Display is an integrated Web enabled earthquake notification system, designed for emergency management 24/7 operations centers. The application provides users with maps of real-time seismicity, and automatically provides access to Web-related earthquake products such as ShakeMaps. CISN Display also offers an open source GIS mapping tool that allows users to plot freely available layers of public highways, roads and bridges, as well as private layers of organizational-specific infrastructure and facilities information.

CISN Display is designed to provide earthquake information for emergency response. First-responders, organizations with critical lifelines and infrastructure, and emergency responders are invited to register for an account. MORE INFO

Development of the Golden Guardian 2008 ShakeOut Scenario

Larry Collins from the LA County Fire Department and a member of the SoCalHUG has a great article in the September 2008 issue of Fire Engineering on the development of the Golden Guardian 2008 ShakeOut Scenario (.pdf), DOWNLOAD

The Great Southern California Shakeout Web Site

CA OES Golden Guardian Web Site