ECA Secure Your Space Training(Central Coast)
2023-10-02 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland Street, Santa Maria, CA, 93454, United States
You are invited to attend the first ECA “Secure Your Space” training for the Central Coast, at the Santa Maria Public Library on October 2 (1-3pm).
The training will provide a hands-on overview of basic concepts and skills for how to mitigate damage or injuries by securing your space (at home or work), and to help neighbors, friends, and family secure their space too!
Each attendee will receive a “starter kit” of fastening items from Safe-T-Proof valued at $65, including a tall furniture strap kit, a TV (or electronics) strap kit, and 2 “SeismoLatch” cabinet latches.
The event will be conducted in English with Spanish translation.
Space is limited, so please register now. Once your registration is approved you will receive a confirmation email with further instructions.
Please share this information with others who may want to participate.
REGISTER TO ATTEND

There is no cost to attend. If you register but later cannot participate (or have any questions), please email info@earthquakecountry.org.

PRESENTER

Roy Dugger (Emergency Services Specialist, City of Santa Maria Fire Dept.

HOSTS

Stacy Silva (Emergency Manager, Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management, and Co-Chair of ECA’s Central Coast regional alliance)

Anthony Rodriguez (Foodbank of Santa Barbara County and Co-Chair of ECA’s Central Coast regional alliance)

ECA Entrenamiento Asegure Su Espacio(Costa Central)
2023-10-02 13:00 - 15:00 | Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland Street, Santa Maria, CA, 93454, United States
Está invitado a participar en el primer entrenamiento “Asegure Su Espacio” de ECA para la Costa Central, en la Biblioteca Pública de Santa María el 2 de octubre (1-3pm).
¡El entrenamiento proveerá una experienca directa de conceptos y habilidades básicas para mitigar daños o lesiones al asegurar su espacio (en el trabajo o el hogar), y para ayudar a vecinos, amigos y familia a asegurar sus espacios también!
Cada participante recibirá un “kit de inicio” de herramientas por parte de Safe-T-Proof, con un valor de $65, incluyendo un kit de correas para muebles altos, un kit de correas para televisores (u otros electrodomésticos), y 2 seguros para gabinetes “SeismoLatch”.
El evento se llevará a cabo en inglés con traducción al español en vivo.
El espacio es limitado, así que regístrese ahora. Una vez que su registro sea aprobado, recibirá un correo electrónico de confirmación con más instrucciones.
Por favor, comparta esta información con otros que quieran participar.
REGÍSTRESE PARA PARTICIPAR

Este seminario es gratuito. Si se registra y luego se da cuenta que no puede participar (o tiene alguna duda), por favor escríbanos a info@earthquakecountry.org.

PRESENTADORES

Roy Dugger (Especialista en Servicios de Emergencia,Departamento de Bomberos de la Ciudad de Santa María)

HOSTS

Stacy Silva (Manejo de Emergencias, Oficina de Manejo de Emergencias del Condado de Santa Bárbara, y Co-Presidente de la alianza regional de la Costa Central de ECA)

Anthony Rodriguez (Foodbank del Condado de Santa Bárbara y Co-Presidente de la alianza regional de la Costa Central de ECA)

Get Ready to ShakeOut!(National Webinar)
2023-10-12 14:00
The Earthquake Country Alliance (ECA), FEMA Region 9, and FEMA Region 10 held this special webinar on October 12. With a week to go until International ShakeOut Day on October 19, the webinar included:

Simple tips on how to plan your drill;
Stories from panelists about what they learned from personal earthquake experiences;
An overview about earthquake hazards nationwide;
How West Coast participants can receive a ShakeAlert® on ShakeOut day;
Alternative guidance to “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” (and other accessibility adaptations); and
Other ways to improve earthquake safety.

The recording of the webinar is now available below.

PRESENTERS

Ilyssa Plumer (Community Preparedness Officer, FEMA Region 10)

Christian Erickson (Community Preparedness Officer, FEMA Region 9)

Wendy Bohon (Founder, Dr. Wendy Rocks, LLC)

Margaret Vinci (Manager, Caltech Office of Earthquake Programs)

Hollie Stark (Preparedness and Outreach Program Manager, Washington State Emergency Management Division)

Mark Benthien (ECA Executive Director, Southern California Earthquake Center @ USC)

WORKSHOP RECORDING, PRESENTATION SLIDES, etc.
Workshop Video Recording (or view below)
Workshop Presentation Slides (PDF; some content shared live by presenters may not be not included)

QUESTIONS: info@earthquakecountry.org

Resilient Workplace Webinar(English & Spanish)
2023-11-15 13:00 - 14:30, 2023-11-30 10:00 - 11:30

Quake Heroes Expo (Westchester Family YMCA) – Dec. 1, 6-9pm
2023-12-01 18:00 - 21:00
The Statewide California Earthquake Center, RomaScope, and Westchester Family YMCA (near LAX) are proud to invite ECA members and the public to this free, family-friendly evening which will feature an outdoor screening of the “Quake Heroes” documentary film and a Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety information and resource fair. The film portrays the real-life inspirational stories from the 1994 Northridge earthquake, and how to reduce future losses via training, safety actions, and working together. Partners and vendors will be sharing useful information, registering attendees for safety trainings, and selling discounted preparedness and earthquake fastening items. In addition, there will be Quake Cottage earthquake simulator, a variety of activities for younger children, food trucks, fire equipment and demonstrations… and a “red carpet” film premiere experience! Take actions at each booth to complete your Expo Passport, and you’ll receive a ticket for our drawing to possibly win preparedness items and packages worth up to $400!
Location: 8020 Alverstone Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90045 (near LAX)
You can register via the YMCA (however you can also attend without registering).
If you have any questions, please email Mark Benthien (benthien@usc.edu). If you would like to discuss bringing a Quake Heroes Expo to your organization or community, you can schedule a call.

ECA SoCal Fall 2023 Workshop (Online)
2023-12-05 13:00 - 15:00 | Online (Zoom)
Click here to view workshop recording and other materials.

This workshop included a debrief of the 2023 ShakeOut, information how to locate nearby faults and other hazards, updates about ECA’s Mini Awards, and plans for the Northridge Earthquake 30th anniversary.

AGENDA

ECA SoCal Chairs: Heidi Rosofsky, Margaret Vinci
Welcome and ECA Overview

Heidi Rosofsky, Global Vision Consortium
2023 ShakeOut Debrief: Statewide Results, Key Events, and Open Sharing

Brian Olson,Senior Engineering Geologist, Seismic Hazards Program, California Geological Survey
Seismic Hazards Information and Resources from the California Geological Survey

Gabrielle Tepp (Staff Seismologist, Caltech)
Quake Break

ECA SoCal Mini 2023 Recipients
2023 ECA Mini Award Presentations and Updates for 2024

Mark Benthien (ECA Executive Director | Statewide California Earthquake Center at USC)
Plans for Northridge Earthquake 30th Anniversary including Quake Heroes Expos.

Announcements from Participants and General Discussion

WORKSHOP RECORDING, PRESENTATION SLIDES, SURVEY, etc.
Workshop Video Recording (Youtube; also view below)
Workshop Presentation Slides (PDF; some content shared live by presenters may not be not included)
Brief survey (Please complete after viewing the workshop (live or recorded)

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QUESTIONS: info@earthquakecountry.org

Learn How to Secure Your Space
2023-12-11 18:00 - 20:00
Click here to view workshop recording and other materials.

This online training workshop provided basic understanding and skills for how to reduce damage or injuries by securing your space (at home or work), and to help neighbors, friends, and family secure their space too.

Please share the event information with others who might be interested!

PRESENTERS

Glen Granholm (Vice President, Safe-T-Proof)

Trevyn Reese, (Vice President, Ready America)

WORKSHOP RECORDING, PRESENTATION SLIDES, SURVEY, etc.
Webinar Video Recording (Youtube; also view below)
Webinar Slides (PDF; content shared live by panelists is not included)

Brief survey (Please complete after viewing the workshop (live or recorded)

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QUESTIONS: info@earthquakecountry.org

ECA Bay Area Fall 2023 Workshop
2023-12-13 09:00 - 12:30
Click here to view workshop slides.

Location: Bob McGuir Park – Sal Cracolice Building (791 Garden Street, Milpitas, CA 95035)
The workshop included a debrief about this year’s ShakeOut, updates about Earthquake Early Warning and FEMA resources, overviews of ECA’s Mini Awards, and plans for the Loma Prieta Earthquake 35th anniversary.
Schedule:
08:30am – Registration and Networking
09:00am – Workshop Begins
12:30pm – Workshop Adjourns
01:00pm – Optional group lunch (self-paid at Casa Azteca)

AGENDA

Dena Gunning (San Mateo Central County Fire Department) and Ray Bonilla (Elevance Health)
Welcome – ECA Bay Area Coordinating Committee Chairs

Dena Gunning (Central County Fire Department) and Mark Benthien (ECA Executive Director | Statewide California Earthquake Center)
2023 Overview, including ShakeOut Debrief

Prof. Richard Allen (UC Berkeley)
Earthquake Warning California: MyShake App Overview

Anne Rosinski (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
FEMA Earthquake Mitigation Resources

ECA Bay Area Mini 2023 Recipients
2023 ECA Mini Award Presentations and Updates for 2024

Mark Benthien (ECA Executive Director | Statewide California Earthquake Center at USC)
Plans for Northridge 30th and Loma Prieta 35th Earthquake Anniversaries including Quake Heroes Expos.

Announcements by Participants

WORKSHOP PRESENTATION SLIDES

Workshop Presentation Slides (PDF; some content shared live by presenters may not be not included)

QUESTIONS: info@earthquakecountry.org

Share the Gift of Earthquake Safety (2023)
2023-12-15 14:00 - 2023-12-31 23:59
Have you “secured your space” for earthquakes? Have your family, friends, and colleagues? It’s the season of giving, and helping those you care about be safer before, during and after earthquakes is a great way to show you care.
In most earthquakes, much of the damage and many of the injuries happen when items such as furniture, TVs, and other objects are knocked down or thrown due to earthquake shaking, or when cabinets doors open and their contents fall out. That’s why it is important to secure these items so they won’t move, and why we made it Step 1 of the Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety.
To help you help others (and to secure your space too!) our partners at Safe-T-Proof and Ready America are providing special 25% discounts on their earthquake safety fasteners for furniture, TVs, and other items, plus other emergency supplies!
Safe-T-Proof: Visit www.Safe-T-Proof.com and add items to your shopping cart. At checkout, enter “holiday” in the discount code box for the 25% discount.
Ready America: Click this special link and the “Shop Now” button. You can then select from their full catalog of preparedness products – including their many types of earthquake fasteners. When you checkout you will see the 25% ECA discount.
If you post pictures of people receiving your gifts (or better yet – installing or using them) please use the hashtag #ECAgiftofsafety. To share any pictures or feedback about this program please email info@earthquakecountry.org.

San Simeon Earthquake 20th Anniversary
2023-12-19 13:00 - 14:00
Click here to view webinar recording and other materials.

On December 22, 2003, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake shook the Central Coast of California at 11:15 am, centered 7 miles northeast of San Simeon. At the time it was the most damaging earthquake in California ($250-$300 million) since the 1994 Northridge earthquake. Two people died as they ran outside a building and its façade fell onto them.
ECA Central Coast organized a special webinar to commemorate the 20th anniversary of this earthquake, on December 19, 1-2pm. The webinar presented the science of what happened, reviewed the immediate response and major impacts, and shared how the region recovered. The agenda and speakers are listed below.

AGENDA

Anthony Rodriguez (Foodbank of Santa Barbara County and ECA Central Coast Co-Chair)

Welcome and Webinar Overview

Russell Grayner (U.S. Geological Survey)
Geologic Setting of the San Simeon Earthquake

Chief Dan Turner (CAL FIRE – San Luis Obispo Fire Chief (retired) & Cal Poly Wildland-Urban Interface FIRE Institute)
Emergency Response Following the San Simeon Earthquake

Alan Hanson (Simpson Strong-Tie (retired) and ECA Socal Co-Chair)
Buildings damaged by the San Simeon earthquake, and examples of repair or retrofit

Janiele Maffei (California Earthquake Authority)
California Earthquake Authority Response to the San Simeon Earthquake

General Discussion

RECORDING, PRESENTATION SLIDES, SURVEY, etc.
Webinar Video Recording (Youtube; also view below)
Webinar Slides (PDF; content shared live by panelists is not included)

Brief survey (Please complete after viewing the workshop (live or recorded)

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QUESTIONS: info@earthquakecountry.org

Quake Heroes Expo @ CSU Northridge
2024-02-03 10:00 - 15:30
On Saturday, February 3, a special public event to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Northridge earthquake was held at California State University Northridge (CSUN). The event was organized with City of Los Angeles Councilman John Lee, the City of Los Angeles Emergency Management Department, the Statewide California Earthquake Center, and many other partners to remember the lessons and losses of 1994 and to improve safety and resilience today.

The event showcased Quake Heroes, a new motivational documentary that blends Hollywood storytelling with real-life heroism from January 1994. The film was created by SCEC with support from FEMA and many sponsors to inspire individual and community resilience.

Expo Location:
CSUN’s University Student Union (Northridge Center Building)

What’s included in a Quake Heroes Expo?

Quake Heroes film screenings
Comments from officials and special guests (see below)
Invited ‘heroes’ from the film
Booths for each of the Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety (sign up for trainings and alerts, purchase discounted disaster supplies, learn life-saving skills, and more!)
Exhibits about the Northridge earthquake and earthquake science
Safe-T-Proof Quake Cottage mobile earthquake simulator
Opportunity to share your earthquake stories
Raffle for preparedness products and other items

Quake Heroes Expo @ CSUN Schedule

10:00am – 3:00pm
Seven Steps Information and Safety Fair

10:45am – 11:15am
Comments from Officials and Special Guests (see below)

11:30am – 12:30pm
First Screening of Quake Heroes film

1:00pm – 2:00pm
Second screening of Quake Heroes

Officials and Special Guests (10:45am)

Colin Donahue, Vice President for Administration & Finance/CFO, CSUN

John Lee, Councilman, City of Los Angeles District 12

Vincent Alvarado, Assistant Chief, City of Los Angeles Fire Department

Carol Parks, General Manager, City of Los Angeles Emergency Management Department

John Weight, Executive Officer, City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety

Yvette LaDuke, Program Manager, Cal OES Earthquake, Tsunami, and Volcano Program

Larry Collins*, Deputy Fire Chief, Cal OES Fire & Rescue Division

Ken Hudnut*, Seismic Expert, Business Resiliency Dept., Southern California Edison

Donna Boston, Principal Manager, Business Resiliency Dept., Southern California Edison

Ken O’Dell*, Principal, MHP Structural Engineers

* Featured in the Quake Heroes film

Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety Host Organizations for this Expo:

Step 1, Secure Your Space:Safe-T-Proof (bringing their Quake Cottage Simulator too)

Step 2, Plan to Be Safe:City of LA Dept. of Emergency Management & Southern California Preparedness Foundation

Step 3, Organize Disaster Supplies: SOS Products

Step 4, Minimize Financial Hardship: California Department of Insurance & Optimum Seismic

Step 5, Drop, Cover, and Hold On: SCEC / Earthquake Country Alliance & California Office of Emergency Services & Caltech

Step 6, Improve Safety: Los Angeles Fire Department &MySafe:LA

Step 7, Reconnect and Restore:American Red Cross

If you are interested in hosting a Quake Heroes Expo for your organization or community, visit QuakeHeroes.org.

Quake Heroes Trailer (Long)
from
RomaScope Inc
on
Vimeo
.

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QUESTIONS:
info@earthquakecountry.org

The January 17, 1994 Northridge Earthquake – Science & Engineering Aspects
2024-02-14 13:00 - 14:00 | Online (Zoom)
Episode 1 of the Northridge 30th Anniversary Webinar Series:
The Northridge Earthquake – 30 Years Later – A Catalyst for Engineering Resilient Communities

Series Partners:

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Infrastructure Resilience Division
ASCE Los Angeles Section
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Southern California Chapter
Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEOASC)
Earthquake Country Alliance (ECA), led by the Statewide California Earthquake Center

Topics and speakers of this first webinar included:

Geophysics: Kenneth Hudnut, Southern California Edison Co.
Geotechnical Engineering: Jonathan Stewart, University of California Los Angeles
Building Structures: David Cocke, Structural Focus
Lifeline Infrastructure Systems: Craig Davis, C A Davis Engineering

WEBINAR RECORDING & PRESENTATION SLIDES
Presentation Slides (PDF; some content shared live by presenters may not be not included)

(Click “CC” to see captions, once the video starts playing)View Recording on Youtube

ALL EPISODES:

Episode 1: The 1994 Northridge Earthquake – Science and Engineering Aspects (Feb. 14)
Episode 2: Insurance Issues and Impacts Following the Northridge Earthquake (April 23)
Episode 3: 30 Years of Progress in Quantification of Seismic Hazards (June 12)
Episode 4: An Unexpected Milestone in Real-Time Loss Estimation (July 24)
Episode 5: Legacies of the Northridge Earthquake in Disaster Recovery Planning & Policy (Aug. 28)
Episode 6: The Northridge Earthquake– the Catalyst for Resilience of Healthcare in California (Oct. 30)
Episode 7: Lessons learned about business losses and economic recovery – The Northridge Earthquake as a catalyst for research and application (Nov. 13)
Episode 8: Rethinking Communication about Seismic Risk – Linking Knowledge to Action in Innovative Ways Since the 1994 Northridge Earthquake (Dec. 18)

More episodes planned monthly through January 2024.
QUESTIONS: info@earthquakecountry.org

ECA Bay Area Winter 2024 Workshop
2024-02-21 09:00 - 14:00 | Private: UC Berkeley
Click here to view workshop presentation slides and other materials.

Location: UC Berkeley Seismological Lab (307 McCone Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720)
Discussions at the UC Berkeley Seismology Lab focused on “slow slip” and earthquakes on the nearby Hayward fault (with a visit afterwards at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), the Bay Area CERT Coalition, funding opportunities, and plans for the Loma Prieta 35th anniversary.

AGENDA

Dena Gunning (San Mateo Central County Fire Department), Jeff Airth (SFO Emergency Management), and Ray Bonilla (Elevance Health)
Welcome and Introductions – ECA Bay Area Coordinating Committee Chairs

Dena Gunning (San Mateo Central County Fire Department) and Mark Benthien (ECA Executive Director | Statewide California Earthquake Center)
Bay Area Funding Opportunities, Resource Updates, and Trainings

Sandra Firpo (San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department)
Overview of Bay Area CERT Coalition

Prof. Roland Bürgmann (UC Berkeley Seismology Laboratory)

Slow Slip and Earthquake Potential Along the Hayward Fault

Savvas Marcou (UC Berkeley Graduate Student)
Quake Break – review of recent earthquakes in the Bay Area (and elsewhere)

Mark Benthien (ECA Executive Director | Statewide California Earthquake Center at USC)
Planning for the Loma Prieta 35th Earthquake Anniversary (including Bay Area Quake Heroes Expos)

Announcements by Participants

WORKSHOP PRESENTATION SLIDES, SURVEY, etc.

Workshop Presentation Slides (PDF; some content shared live by presenters may not be not included)
Brief survey (Please complete if you attended, or if you registered but could not then attend)

ECA SoCal Winter 2024 Online Workshop
2024-02-28 10:00 - 12:00
This workshop included a debrief of the 2023 ShakeOut, information how to locate nearby faults and other hazards, updates about ECA’s Mini Awards, and plans for the Northridge Earthquake 30th anniversary.

AGENDA

Heidi Rosofsky, Margaret Vinci, Alan Hanson (ECA SoCal Chairs)
Welcome – ECA SoCal Coordinating Committee Chairs

Lori Dengler (Cal Poly Humboldt)
1964 Alaska Earthquake, evolution of tsunami warning system

Charles Scawthorn (Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center and PA Risk LLC)
Climate Change Effects on Earthquake Risk

Gabrielle Tepp (Caltech)
Quake Break

Pauline Louie (United States Environmental Protection Agency)
EPA’s Community Change Equitable Resilience Program

Mark Benthien (ECA Executive Director | Statewide California Earthquake Center at USC)
ECA 2024 Activities & Opportunities: Mini Awards Update, Northridge Earthquake 30th Anniversary / Quake Heroes Expos

ECA Associate sharing, announcements and discussion

WORKSHOP RECORDING, PRESENTATION SLIDES, SURVEY, etc.
Workshop Video Recording (Youtube; also view below)
Workshop Presentation Slides (PDF; some content shared live by presenters may not be not included)
Brief survey (Please complete after viewing the workshop (live or recorded)

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QUESTIONS: info@earthquakecountry.org

2024 California Tsunami Preparedness Webinar
2024-03-21 13:00 - 14:00 | Online (Zoom)
Click here to view workshop recording and other materials.

Tsunami Preparedness: Are You in the Zone?
As a lead up to California’s 2024 Tsunami Preparedness Week (March 23-31), the 2024 tsunami awareness and preparedness webinar was led by experts and leaders from the California Geological Survey, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, City/County of San Francisco, and Earthquake Country Alliance. Attendees learned about tsunami hazards in California – what they are, where they originate, tsunami hazard maps, and more. The webinar also covered tsunami alert and warning safety messaging, as well as what to do before, during, and after a tsunami occurs.

AGENDA

Mark Benthien (ECA Executive Director | Southern California Earthquake Center at USC)
Webinar Overview

Nick Graehl (Engineering Geologist, California Geological Survey)
Overview of Tsunami Hazards in California

Yvette LaDuke (Earthquake, Tsunami, and Volcano Programs Manager | California Office of Emergency Services)
California Tsunami Program – Tsunami Preparedness

Susan Clark (Emergency Services Coordinator, San Francisco Department of Emergency Management)
City/County of San Francisco Blue Line project

Mark Benthien (ECA Executive Director | Southern California Earthquake Center at USC)
California Tsunami Preparedness Week (March 23-31, 20024): Resources, Registration, and more

Q&A

WEBINAR RECORDING, PRESENTATION SLIDES, Q&A/CHAT CONTENT, SURVEY, etc.
Workshop Video Recording (Youtube; also view below)
Workshop Presentation Slides (PDF; some content shared live by presenters may not be not included)
Content from Chat and Q&A (PDF)
Brief survey (Please complete after viewing the workshop (live or recorded)

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QUESTIONS: info@earthquakecountry.org

2024 California Tsunami Preparedness Week
2024-03-23 - 2024-03-31
All Californians are encouraged to plan and register their #TsunamiPrep activities (at work, school, and home) to be counted as part of California’s 2024 Tsunami Preparedness Week (March 23 – 31) – or on any other day of the year!
There are many ways to participate – you can organize or join a group tsunami walk, attend an in-person lecture or an online webinar, find out if you are in a tsunami hazard zone, update your “Go Bag,” or many other options.

Coachella Valley Quake Heroes Expo
2024-03-30 09:00 - 13:00
UPDATE:
Due to the anticipated rain and wind on Saturday, we are scaling back this event. The 2 screenings of the Quake Heroes film inside the Rancho Mirage Public Library are continuing. However, the preparedness information booths and activities planned for outside are no longer possible. We will instead be providing information from several partner organizations, already put together within bags for your convenience! We appreciate your understanding.
If you are already registered, we encourage you to still attend! However if you will not be attending please cancel your reservation (look for a “view order” link on your EventBrite registration confirmation email) so that people on our waitlist can be confirmed.

On Saturday, March 30, a special event for residents of the Coachella Valley will be held at the Rancho Mirage Public Library to raise awareness of what can happen during earthquakes and how we can all improve safety and resilience. The event is hosted by the Rancho Mirage Emergency Preparedness Commission, in partnership with the Coachella Valley Disaster Preparedness Network, the Statewide California Earthquake Center, RomaScope, and many others.

The event will showcase Quake Heroes, a new motivational documentary that blends Hollywood storytelling with real-life heroism from the January 1994 Northridge earthquake. The film was created by SCEC with support from FEMA and many sponsors to inspire individual and community resilience.

Expo Location:
Rancho Mirage Public Library

What’s included in this Quake Heroes Expo?

Quake Heroes film screenings
Comments from officials and special guests

Information and resources for each of the Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety

Coachella Valley Quake Heroes Expo Schedule

9:00am – 1:00pm
Seven Steps Information and Safety Fair

9:15am – 9:30am
Comments from Officials and Special Guests

9:30am – 10:30pm
First Screening of Quake Heroes film

11:00am – 12:00pm
Second screening of Quake Heroes

Request Free Tickets to Attend
(NOTE: If tickets for each film screening are sold out, please join the waitlist as people may cancel)

If you are interested in hosting a Quake Heroes Expo for your organization or community, visit QuakeHeroes.org.

Quake Heroes Trailer (Long)
from
RomaScope Inc
on
Vimeo
.

(Click “CC” to see captions, once the video starts playing)

QUESTIONS:
info@earthquakecountry.org

Insurance Issues and Impacts Following the Northridge Earthquake
2024-04-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Online (Zoom)
Episode 2 of the Northridge 30th Anniversary Webinar Series:
The Northridge Earthquake – 30 Years Later – A Catalyst for Engineering Resilient Communities

Series Partners:

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Infrastructure Resilience Division
ASCE Los Angeles Section
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Southern California Chapter
Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEOASC)
Earthquake Country Alliance (ECA), led by the Statewide California Earthquake Center (SCEC)

Episode 2 Presenters:

Charles Scawthorn (Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center and PA Risk LLC)
Janiele Maffei (California Earthquake Authority)

WEBINAR RECORDING & PRESENTATION SLIDES
Presentation Slides (PDF; some content shared live by presenters may not be not included)

(Click “CC” to see captions, once the video starts playing)View Recording on Youtube

ALL EPISODES:

Episode 1: The 1994 Northridge Earthquake – Science and Engineering Aspects (Feb. 14)
Episode 2: Insurance Issues and Impacts Following the Northridge Earthquake (April 23)
Episode 3: 30 Years of Progress in Quantification of Seismic Hazards (June 12)
Episode 4: An Unexpected Milestone in Real-Time Loss Estimation (July 24)
Episode 5: Legacies of the Northridge Earthquake in Disaster Recovery Planning & Policy (Aug. 28)
Episode 6: The Northridge Earthquake: the Catalyst for Resilience of Healthcare in California (Oct. 30)
Episode 7: Lessons learned about business losses and economic recovery – The Northridge Earthquake as a catalyst for research and application (Nov. 13)
Episode 8: Rethinking Communication about Seismic Risk – Linking Knowledge to Action in Innovative Ways Since the 1994 Northridge Earthquake (Dec. 18)

More episodes planned monthly through January 2025.

QUESTIONS: info@earthquakecountry.org

ECA SoCal Spring 2024 Online Workshop
2024-06-05 10:00 - 12:00
Click here to view workshop recording and other materials.

This workshop included presentations about potential new earthquake information tools and challenges with earthquake early warning, an overview of earthquake impacts on utilities and other lifelines and how to reduce them, and updates about how to request free ECA printed materials, mitigation materials, and more!

AGENDA

Margaret Vinci, Alan Hanson (ECA SoCal Chairs)
Welcome – ECA SoCal Coordinating Committee Chairs

Craig Davis, Ph.D., P.E., G.E. (C A Davis Engineering)
Earthquake Impacts on Utilities and Other Lifelines and How to Reduce Them

Jessie Saunders, Ph.D. (Caltech)
Potential New Information Tools and Solving Challenges with Earthquake Early Warning

Gabrielle Tepp, Ph.D. (Caltech)
Quake Break

Mark Benthien (ECA Executive Director | Statewide California Earthquake Center at USC)
ECA 2024 Activities & Opportunities: Mini Awards Update; New Materials Order Form; Quake Heroes Expos

ECA Associate sharing, announcements and discussion

WORKSHOP RECORDING, PRESENTATION SLIDES, SURVEY, etc.
Workshop Video Recording (Youtube; also view below)
Workshop Presentation Slides (PDF; some content shared live by presenters may not be not included)
Brief survey (Please complete after viewing the workshop (live or recorded)

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QUESTIONS: info@earthquakecountry.org

ECA Bay Area Spring 2024 Workshop
2024-06-11 09:00 - 12:30
Click here to view workshop presentation slides.

Location: Rossmoor Event Center, 1021 Stanley Dollar Drive, Walnut Creek, 94595
This workshop held at the Rossmoor Retirement Community in Walnut Creek included presentations about earthquake hazards in the area, key issues for life after a “HayWired” earthquake, an overview of Rossmoor’s emergency preparedness efforts, and how to get free earthquake education and mitigation resources.

AGENDA

Dena Gunning (San Mateo Central County Fire Department), Jeff Airth (SFO Emergency Management), and Ray Bonilla (Elevance Health)
Welcome and Introductions – ECA Bay Area Coordinating Committee Chairs

Marcia McLean (Rossmoor EPO Board Member)
An Overview of Rossmoor’s Emergency Preparedness Organization (EPO)

Austin Elliott, Ph.D. (U.S. Geological Survey)
Contra Costa County Earthquake Hazards including Recent Research on the Concord Fault

Monika Stoeffl (California Resiliency Alliance) and Mark Benthien (ECA Executive Director | Statewide California Earthquake Center)
Life After HayWired: Lessons from the HayWired Scenario Exercise Toolkit

Dr. Grace Parker
Quake Break – review of recent earthquakes in the Bay Area (and elsewhere)

Mark Benthien (ECA Executive Director | Statewide California Earthquake Center at USC)
Help Us Create ECA Tools & Activities for Your Use!

Announcements by Participants

WORKSHOP PRESENTATION SLIDES, SURVEY, etc.

Workshop Presentation Slides (PDF; some content shared live by presenters may not be not included)
Brief survey (Please complete if you attended, or if you registered but could not then attend)

QUESTIONS: info@earthquakecountry.org

30 Years of Progress in Quantification of Seismic Hazards
2024-06-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Online (Zoom)
Episode 3 of the Northridge 30th Anniversary Webinar Series:
The Northridge Earthquake – 30 Years Later – A Catalyst for Engineering Resilient Communities

Series Partners:

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Infrastructure Resilience Division
ASCE Los Angeles Section
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Southern California Chapter
Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEOASC)
Earthquake Country Alliance (ECA), led by the Statewide California Earthquake Center (SCEC)

Episode 3 Overview:
There has been an exponential progress in the quantification of seismic hazard since the Northridge Earthquake. In this webinar, after a brief review of the status of seismic hazard assessment in the 1994 era, an overview of the progress in our understanding and quantification of ground motion and fault rupture hazards will be presented.
One major development in the direction of seismic hazards research in the last 30 years has been the initiation and expansion of a series of large community-based research programs on earthquake hazards. These non-traditional collaborative research initiatives have resulted in major advancements in our understanding and modeling of geohazards, and with a wide spectrum of impacts on various issues in earthquake engineering. In this webinar two examples of such large community-based programs, NGA ground motion research series and fault displacement hazard initiative, will be overviewed along with their current status and directions.

Episode 3 Presenter:
Yousef Bozorgnia
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, &
Director, Natural Hazards Risk and Resiliency Research Center (NHR3), UCLA
Yousef Bozorgnia is a professor at UCLA Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, and the Director of Natural Hazards Risk and Resiliency Research Center (NHR3). Dr. Bozorgnia’s decades of experience and expertise include earthquake engineering and ground motion hazard, with emphasis on multidisciplinary aspects of earthquake science and engineering. He has extensively published scientific papers on earthquake ground motion models, seismic hazard analysis, and earthquake engineering. Dr. Bozorgnia is a licensed Professional Civil Engineer (PE) in the State of California and has been a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) since 1998. Dr. Bozorgnia has been the Principal Investigator of multiple phases of the NGA seismic hazard research programs. In 2019, EERI, COSMOS and SSA jointly awarded Bozorgnia with the Bruce Bolt Medal for his extensive contributions to seismic hazard analysis and earthquake engineering. In 2023, Bozorgnia was awarded the UCLA Public Impact Research Award for his decades of impactful research contributions.

WEBINAR RECORDING & PRESENTATION SLIDES
Workshop Presentation Slides (PDF; some content shared live by presenters may not be not included)

(Click “CC” to see captions, once the video starts playing)View Recording on Youtube

ALL EPISODES:

Episode 1: The 1994 Northridge Earthquake – Science and Engineering Aspects (Feb. 14)
Episode 2: Insurance Issues and Impacts Following the Northridge Earthquake (April 23)
Episode 3: 30 Years of Progress in Quantification of Seismic Hazards (June 12)
Episode 4: An Unexpected Milestone in Real-Time Loss Estimation (July 24)
Episode 5: Legacies of the Northridge Earthquake in Disaster Recovery Planning & Policy (Aug. 28)
Episode 6: The Northridge Earthquake: the Catalyst for Resilience of Healthcare in California (Oct. 30)
Episode 7: Lessons learned about business losses and economic recovery – The Northridge Earthquake as a catalyst for research and application (Nov. 13)
Episode 8: Rethinking Communication about Seismic Risk – Linking Knowledge to Action in Innovative Ways Since the 1994 Northridge Earthquake (Dec. 18)

More episodes planned monthly through January 2025.

QUESTIONS: info@earthquakecountry.org

The Northridge Earthquake: An Unexpected Milestone in Real-Time Loss Estimation
2024-07-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Online (Zoom)
Episode 4 of the Northridge 30th Anniversary Webinar Series:
The Northridge Earthquake – 30 Years Later – A Catalyst for Engineering Resilient Communities

Series Partners:

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Infrastructure Resilience Division
ASCE Los Angeles Section
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Southern California Chapter
Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEOASC)
Earthquake Country Alliance (ECA), led by the Statewide California Earthquake Center

Episode Overview:
The 1994 Northridge Earthquake was an eye-opener for seismologists and loss modelers alike. While serving their purpose at the time, seismic monitoring and loss-modeling benefitted from the usual post-disaster societal resource boost to take full advantage of improving instrumentation, communications, and scientific advancements. In this webinar, we first review the status of seismic monitoring at the time, followed by a discussion of the innovation and evolution of near-real-time shaking and loss estimation motivated by this major California earthquake disaster. Many of the current state-of-the-art earthquake information products now used worldwide were born in the shadows of the Northridge earthquake, including real-time seismic monitoring combining both broadband and strong-motion sensors, rapid shake mapping, citizen science contributions, and the use of such data to better forecast losses.

Episode 4 Presenters:
Ron T. Eguchi, CEO & Co-Founder, ImageCat, Inc.
Mr. Eguchi is CEO and Co-Founder of ImageCat, Inc., a risk management company specializing in the development and use of advanced technologies for risk assessment and reduction. He currently serves or has served on several Editorial Boards including the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute’s Journal SPECTRA. In 2006, he accepted an ATC Award of Excellence on behalf of the ATC-61 project team for work on An Independent Study to Assess Future Savings from Mitigation Activities that showed that a dollar spent on hazard mitigation saves the nation about $4 in future benefits. He was recognized by EERI as the 2008 Distinguished Lecturer where he discussed the topic of “Earthquakes, Hurricanes, and other Disasters: A View from Space.” In 2023, he was appointed to the California Governor’s Advisory Board on Wildfire Technology Research & Development, and in 2024, he was appointed as the Founding Chair of the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) Lifeline Advisory Panel. He has authored over 300 publications, many of them dealing with the seismic risk of utility lifeline systems and the use of remote sensing technologies for disaster response.
David Wald, Research Geophysicist, USGS
David Wald a seismologist with USGS in Golden. Wald leads development and operations of real-time information systems including ShakeMap, Did You Feel it?, PAGER, ShakeCast, and Ground Failure. David is currently the Past Editor-in-Chief of the EERI’s journal Earthquake Spectra and Adjunct Professor in the Geophysics at the Colorado School of Mines. He was an IRIS/SSA Distinguished Lecturer and EERI’s Distinguished Lecture and was the 2009 recipient of SSA’s Frank Press Public Service Award. In 2021, Wald was awarded the EERI-SSA Joyner Lectureship, an AGU Fellow, and received the USGS Shoemaker Lifetime Achievement Award in Communications, an award granted annually to a scientist who creates excitement and enthusiasm for science among non-scientists by using effective communication skills. In 2023, David received the Presidential Rank Award, which recognizes a select group of U.S. Government Senior Executive Service career members for exceptional performance over an extended period.

WEBINAR RECORDING & PRESENTATION SLIDES
Workshop Presentation Slides (PDF; some content shared live by presenters may not be not included)

(Click “CC” to see captions, once the video starts playing)View Recording on Youtube

ALL EPISODES:

Episode 1: The 1994 Northridge Earthquake – Science and Engineering Aspects (Feb. 14)
Episode 2: Insurance Issues and Impacts Following the Northridge Earthquake (April 23)
Episode 3: 30 Years of Progress in Quantification of Seismic Hazards (June 12)
Episode 4: An Unexpected Milestone in Real-Time Loss Estimation (July 24)
Episode 5: Legacies of the Northridge Earthquake in Disaster Recovery Planning & Policy (Aug. 28)
Episode 6: The Northridge Earthquake: the Catalyst for Resilience of Healthcare in California (Oct. 30)
Episode 7: Lessons learned about business losses and economic recovery – The Northridge Earthquake as a catalyst for research and application (Nov. 13)
Episode 8: Rethinking Communication about Seismic Risk – Linking Knowledge to Action in Innovative Ways Since the 1994 Northridge Earthquake (Dec. 18)

More episodes planned monthly through January 2025.

QUESTIONS: info@earthquakecountry.org

City of Gardena Quake Heroes Expo
2024-08-10 10:00 - 14:00 | Nakoaka Community Center, 1670 W 162nd St., Gardena, CA, 90247, United States
This special FREE event for residents of Gardena and surrounding areas will be held at the Nakoaka Community Center on August 10, 2024, to raise awareness of what can happen during earthquakes and how we can all improve safety and resilience. The event is hosted by the City of Gardena, Gardena Police Department, and TRI-CITY CERT, with support from the Statewide California Earthquake Center, RomaScope, Earthquake Country Alliance, and many others.

The event will showcase Quake Heroes, a new motivational documentary that blends Hollywood storytelling with real-life heroism from the January 1994 Northridge earthquake. The film was created by SCEC with support from FEMA and many sponsors to inspire individual and community resilience.
What’s included?

2 Quake Heroes film screenings
Welcome comments from officials and guests
Information & resource booths for each of the Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety (see below)
Additional public safety exhibitor booths! (see below)
Fire Equipment and Public Safety Displays
Exhibit about the 1994 Northridge earthquake
Free water and snacks when viewing the film
Food truck(s) will sell lunch items
Prize wheel for preparedness items and more

Expo Location:
Nakoaka Community Center
1670 W 162nd St, Gardena, 90247

Expo Schedule:

10:00pm – 2:00pm
Public Safety Fair (booths, exhibits, food, and fun!)

10:15am – 11:30am
First Screening of Quake Heroes film (with Mayor Cerda)

12:00pm – 1:15pm
Second screening of Quake Heroes film

Request Free Tickets (for your selected show time)
(NOTE: If tickets for each film screening are sold out, please join the waitlist as people may cancel)

Be sure to encourage others to join you at the Expo and become better prepared – We’re All in This Together!

Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety Host Organizations for this Expo:

Step 1, Secure Your Space:Safe-T-Proof

Step 2, Plan to Be Safe:City of Gardena

Step 3, Organize Disaster Supplies: More Prepared

Step 4, Minimize Financial Hardship: Earthquake Country Alliance / SCEC

Step 5, Drop, Cover, and Hold On: SCEC / Earthquake Country Alliance

Step 6, Improve Safety: Los Angeles County Fire Department & Tri-City CERT

Step 7, Reconnect and Restore:FEMA and Salvation Army

Additional Exhibitors:

Team Rubicon
Salvation Army
City of Gardena Police Department
LA County Dept of Animal Care
Sam’s Club
South Bay Animal CERT

Quake Heroes Trailer (Long)
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If you are interested in hosting a Quake Heroes Expo for your organization or community, visit QuakeHeroes.org.

QUESTIONS:
info@earthquakecountry.org

ECA SoCal Summer 2024 In-Person Workshop: Tales of Two(+) Earthquakes
2024-08-14 09:00 - 12:30 | City of Chino Police Department, 5450 Guardian Way,, Chino, CA, 91710, United States
This in-person workshop will commemorate the 5th Anniversary of the Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence (M6.4 & M7.1) and the 30th Anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake (M6.7) – with a special screening of the Quake Heroes film, and how you can have an event with it in your community. Plus there will be updates about ShakeOut, ECA materials, and ECA Mini Awards.
Location: City of Chino Police Department | 5450 Guardian Way, Chino, 91710
REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE (In-Person Only)
There is no cost to attend.

AGENDA

Margaret Vinci and Alan Hanson (ECA SoCal Chairs)
Welcome and introductions– ECA SoCal Coordinating Committee Chairs

Brian Olson (Senior Engineering Geologist, Seismic Hazards Program, California Geological Survey)
2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence:Scientific Response

Kenneth O’Dell, S.E. (MHP Structural Engineers)
2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence:Engineering Response

Klasha Ray (Emergency Services Officer, San Bernardino County Office of Emergency Services)
2019 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence:Emergency Services Response in Trona

Margaret Vinci (Caltech/ShakeAlert)
Quake Break (Overview of Recent SoCal Earthquakes)

Special Screening of Quake Heroes Film
Learn how to arrange a screening or a “Quake Heroes Expo” for your community – including new opportunities for events in underserved communities supported by the California Seismic Safety Commission / Cal OES

Mark Benthien (ECA Executive Director | Statewide California Earthquake Center at USC)
ECA 2024 Mini Awards Update; printed materials ordering; ShakeOut resources and events

ECA Associate sharing, announcements and discussion

WORKSHOP RECORDING, LINKS, etc.
ECA Members will be notified when PDFs of presentations and other resources will be available (on this same page). To join the ECA (which is free and open to everyone), complete our simple form at EarthquakeCountry.org/join.

QUESTIONS: info@earthquakecountry.org

ECA Bay Area Summer 2024 Workshop: Tales of Three Earthquakes
2024-08-21 09:00 - 12:30 | Private: Napa County Health & Human Services, 2751 Napa Valley Corporate Drive, Bldg A,, Napa, CA, 94559, United States
Click here to view workshop presentation slides.

Location: Napa County Health & Human Services, 2751 Napa Valley Corporate Drive, Bldg A, Napa CA 94559
This workshop will include presentations about the 2014 South Napa earthquake, a special screening of Quake Heroes (stories from the 1994 Northridge Earthquake), discussion of plans for the 35th anniversary of the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, and how to get free earthquake education and mitigation resources.
After the workshop, attendees can join a 30-minute tour of Top It Off Bottling’s wine barrel warehouse (next door) where barrel stacking procedures were revised after the 2014 South Napa earthquake due to many losses. Tours will be at 12:45pm and 1:15pm.
REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE
There is no cost to attend.
Coffee and refreshments sponsored by theAssociation of Contingency PlannersSan Francisco Bay Area Chapter
Schedule:
08:30am – Registration and Networking
09:00am – Workshop Begins
12:30pm – Workshop Adjourns
12:45pm – Optional Tours of Wine Barrel Warehouse (next door)

AGENDA

Dena Gunning (San Mateo Central County Fire Department), Jeff Airth (SFO Emergency Management), and Ray Bonilla (Elevance Health)
Welcome and Introductions – ECA Bay Area Coordinating Committee Chairs

Prof. Mike Oskin (UC Davis)
Overview of the Science of the 2014 South Napa Earthquake and the Faults of the Napa Valley

Matt Lamborn (Napa County GIS Departmental Coordinator) and Jim Reeves (Napa County Field Inspection Supervisor)
Improvements to Tracking Damage Assessments for Recovery after the 2014 South Napa Earthquake

Mike Blom (Wine Consultant)
Wine Barrel Storage Losses and Lessons Learned from the 2014 South Napa Earthquake

Special Screening of Quake Heroes Film
Learn how to arrange a screening or a “Quake Heroes Expo” for your community – including new opportunities for events in underserved communities supported by the California Seismic Safety Commission / Cal OES

Mark Benthien (ECA Executive Director | Statewide California Earthquake Center at USC)
ECA 2024 Mini Awards Update; printed materials ordering; ShakeOut resources and events including discussion of the Loma Prieta 35th Anniversary (on ShakeOut day this year)

Announcements by Participants

Gina Richmond (Winemaker): Tours of Top it Off Bottling Wine Barrel Warehouse
Tours at 12:45pm and 1:15pm with a focus on how barrel stacking procedures were revised after the 2014 South Napa earthquake.

WORKSHOP PRESENTATION SLIDES

Workshop Presentation Slides (PDF; some content shared live by presenters may not be not included)

QUESTIONS: info@earthquakecountry.org

Legacies of the Northridge Earthquake in Disaster Recovery Planning and Policy
2024-08-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Online (Zoom)
Episode 5 of the Northridge 30th Anniversary Webinar Series:
The Northridge Earthquake – 30 Years Later – A Catalyst for Engineering Resilient Communities

Series Partners:

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Infrastructure Resilience Division
ASCE Los Angeles Section
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Southern California Chapter
Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEOASC)
Earthquake Country Alliance (ECA), led by the Statewide California Earthquake Center

Episode 5 Overview:
The 1994 Northridge Earthquake was a milestone in U.S. disaster recovery management, firmly establishing long-term reconstruction as a significant topic of practice, and pioneering new practices subsequently used following 9/11, Hurricanes Katrina and Harvey, major wildfires, and more. In this webinar, we will look at the influences of the 1981 PEPPER – Pre-earthquake Planning for Post-earthquake Rebuilding – project in Los Angeles that attempted to use earthquake scenarios to drive pre-disaster planning for post-disaster rebuilding of a modern city; Los Angeles’ timely preparation before the Northridge Earthquake of the first known pre-disaster citywide reconstruction plan, which helped guide the city’s earthquake recovery efforts; the unprecedented Congressional appropriation of over $600 million in U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant and Affordable Housing Program (HOME) funds for locally-customized large-scale housing repair and community recovery projects; and the use of the Hollywood Redevelopment Plan as a ready-to-go blueprint for the district’s transformation and revival after Northridge.
Episode 5 Presenters:
Laurie Johnson, Principal, Laurie Johnson Consulting | Research
Laurie Johnson is an internationally recognized urban planner specializing in disaster recovery and catastrophe risk management. For over 30 years, she has combined her unique blend of professional practice and research in earth science, urban planning and public policy to help communities, the insurance industry and other organizations address the complex challenges posed by natural hazards and disasters. She founded her consultancy in 2006 and much of her recovery management and research is captured in the book she co-authored, After Great Disasters: An In-Depth Analysis of How Six Countries Managed Community Recovery. She also served as Chief Catastrophe Response and Resiliency Officer for the California Earthquake Authority and California Wildfire Fund from 2020 – 2023. Laurie chairs the Advisory Board for the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation and also serves on the Board of Trustees of Geohazards International and the Earthquakes and Megacities Initiative. She is the 2019-2020 President of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) and the 2024 recipient of EERI’s Alfred E. Alquist Special Recognition Medal for her extensive work and dedication in improving the seismic safety and resilience of communities around the world.
Robert Olshansky, Professor Emeritus of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Visiting Professor of City and Regional Planning at UC Berkeley
Robert Olshansky has studied recovery planning after major disasters, including ones in the U.S., Japan, China, Taiwan, India, Indonesia, New Zealand, and Haiti. He co-authored After Great Disasters: An In-depth Analysis of How Six Countries Managed Community Recovery (2017). His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation and Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, and in 2004-05 and 2012-13 he was a Visiting Professor at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute at Kyoto University. His current research focuses on post-disaster community relocation, and he has recently taught city planning studio courses on resilient rebuilding after California wildfires and adaptation to sea level rise along San Francisco Bay. He was the 2015 EERI Distinguished Lecturer, and he co-chaired EERI’s effort to develop post-earthquake reconnaissance methods focused on seismic resilience.

WEBINAR RECORDING & PRESENTATION SLIDES
Workshop Presentation Slides (PDF; some content shared live by presenters may not be not included)

(Click “CC” to see captions, once the video starts playing)View Recording on Youtube

ALL EPISODES:

Episode 1: The 1994 Northridge Earthquake – Science and Engineering Aspects (Feb. 14)
Episode 2: Insurance Issues and Impacts Following the Northridge Earthquake (April 23)
Episode 3: 30 Years of Progress in Quantification of Seismic Hazards (June 12)
Episode 4: An Unexpected Milestone in Real-Time Loss Estimation (July 24)
Episode 5: Legacies of the Northridge Earthquake in Disaster Recovery Planning & Policy (Aug. 28)
Episode 6: The Northridge Earthquake: the Catalyst for Resilience of Healthcare in California (Oct. 30)
Episode 7: Lessons learned about business losses and economic recovery – The Northridge Earthquake as a catalyst for research and application (Nov. 13)
Episode 8: Rethinking Communication about Seismic Risk – Linking Knowledge to Action in Innovative Ways Since the 1994 Northridge Earthquake (Dec. 18)

More episodes planned monthly through January 2025.

QUESTIONS: info@earthquakecountry.org

ECA Symposium at the 2024 Disasters Expo USA
2024-09-05 10:00 - 16:00 | Los Angeles Convention Center
Disasters Expo USA, being held at the Los Angeles Convention Center September 5-6, 2024, is hosting an all-day Earthquake Country Alliance Symposium on Thursday, September 5!
ECA Members and all Expo participants are encouraged to attend this day of science and safety with stories of quake heroes and lessons for today, in commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake.
Plus you can explore the Expo’s many exhibitor booths both days of the Expo (10am-4pm), all for free. ECA is hosting a large booth with several partner organizations on both days. We’ll have plenty of materials about earthquake safety, 3D-models of faults and buildings, and more.
To get your FREE ticket for the Expo (normally $199), use this special link– then click the “register tickets” tab at top right!
We look forward to seeing you!
Agenda

11:00 – 11:45
The Science of the 1994 Northridge Earthquake and Innovation Since
Dr. Ken Hudnut, Southern California Edison (formerly with USGS Pasadena)
Ken Hudnut has led the Seismic Resiliency Program for Southern California Edison for 4 years. He advises leadership, guiding their efficient investment towards improving seismic resiliency of the electric power grid. Prior to Edison, he served as a geophysicist at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in Pasadena for 28 years. In this role, he responded to significant domestic and international earthquakes, conducted research on fault interaction and earthquake rupture processes, and applied new technologies to earthquake science.

12:00 – 12:45
Building Damage Caused by the Northridge Quake and Resulting Design Improvements + Experiences of a LACoFD Firefighter/Paramedic Involved with Rescues After the Northridge Earthquake
Samuel Mengelkoch, Structural Focus &
Dave Norman, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
Samuel Mengelkoch is a licensed Structural Engineer in California and a Principal at Structural Focus. Sam has 22 years’ experience in project management, analysis, design, and construction administration of new, existing, and historic buildings. Sam leads teams of engineers through complex projects ranging from adaptive reuse and retrofit to new, ground-up construction. Recent projects include retrofit of non-ductile concrete buildings, restoration of historic adobe structures, new office buildings, multi-family housing, sound stages, and highly technical digital studios and screening rooms. Sam volunteers as a Disaster Service Worker with the California Office of Emergency Services providing post-disaster structural inspections. In this capacity, he worked in areas heavily damaged by hurricane Katrina, helping build databases of structures and their type and degree of damage. He organizes Structural Focus’ Earthquake Response Program and assists clients in developing Accelerated Building Reoccupancy programs to reduce business interruption from earthquake disasters.
Dave Norman began his career with the Palos Verdes Estates, CA Fire Department in 1982. In 1986, he began with the LA County Fire Department as a Fire Fighter Paramedic. He was promoted to Battalion Chief in 1999 and was also a Task Force Leader for the LACoFD FEMA/USAR Team. Dave holds an AS in Fire Science, BS in Vocational Education, and an MS in Emergency Management. Captain Norman was also a Rescue Team Manager and Safety Officer for the 80-member FEMA/USAID task force, which deploys on national and international rescue missions. This included the 2015 Nepal Earthquake, a 21-day deployment. He retired from LACoFD in 2023. He now is the Assistant chief for Special Operations at Cal OES. He hopes to continue serving communities through teaching, mentoring, and volunteering, to contribute to the better good and preparation of our State and Nation in emergency operations and preparedness.

1:00 – 1:45
Quake Heroes of Northridge & The Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety
Mark Benthien, Statewide California Earthquake Center (and ECA)
Are you prepared to survive and recover when a major earthquake happens in your community? The choices we make now will also determine our quality of life in the days, months and years after. The Earthquake Country Alliance has worked with experts to develop this step-by-step guide for staying safe when the earth shakes; attendees will complete their own action plan of simple actions to take for each step.
Mark Benthien is the Director of Public Education and Preparedness at the Statewide California Earthquake Center, headquartered at the University of Southern California (USC) where he works to increase earthquake and tsunami awareness and to reduce loss. Mark is also Executive Director of the California-focused Earthquake Country Alliance, which organizes the annual Great California ShakeOut Earthquake Drill. He was recognized as a White House “Champion of Change” for expanding ShakeOut drills worldwide, which involve more than 50 million people each year. He also manages TsunamiZone.org which supports participation in California Tsunami Preparedness Week along with activities in other states and countries. Finally, he is the Executive Producer of Quake Heroes (a motivational documentary that depicts stories from the 1994 Northridge earthquake).

2:00 – 2:45
ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning for the Western States
Margaret Vinci, Caltech/ShakeAlert®
Learn about how to receive alerts on your mobile device or through other systems that may provide a few seconds notice prior to the arrival of earthquake shaking, including how to set up your phone and new options for automating opening of doors, slowing of trains, etc.
Margaret Vinci, member of the Caltech seismological laboratory staff since 1993, is the Manager of the Office of Earthquake Programs, communications, education and outreach and is the SoCal Regional Coordinator for the ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning System. She serves as the liaison between academia and critical users of earthquake information. Her principal responsibility is the management of the Caltech Earthquake Research Affiliates Program, a partnership between seismologists and leaders in business, government and emergency response to assess potential risks to life and property due to earthquakes, development of earthquake tools to reduce losses and media interaction. As the SoCal Regional Coordinator of ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning duties include the communication, education and engagement of technical partners and end-users of ShakeAlert for public alerts and automated actions to reduce injuries and damage to infrastructures due to earthquakes.
Founding member of Earthquake Country Alliance and the committee that created the Great California ShakeOut in 2008. Provides earthquake science and emergency preparedness workshops, trainings and presentations to empower residents, employees and businesses to be self-sufficient when disaster strikes and serves as one of the Earthquake Country Alliance SoCal Regional Chair to promote earthquake resiliency.

3:00 – 3:45
ECA Symposium Wrap Up and Q&A
A panel of the Symposium’s Presenters will answer all your earthquake-related questions

QUESTIONS: socal@earthquakecountry.org

The Northridge Earthquake – the Catalyst for Resilience of Healthcare in California
2024-10-30 12:00 - 13:00 | Online (Zoom)
Episode 6 of the Northridge 30th Anniversary Webinar Series:
The Northridge Earthquake – 30 Years Later – A Catalyst for Engineering Resilient Communities

Series Partners:

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Infrastructure Resilience Division
ASCE Los Angeles Section
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Southern California Chapter
Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEOASC)
Earthquake Country Alliance (ECA), led by the Statewide California Earthquake Center

Episode 6 Overview:
Like the 1971 Sylmar Earthquake and earlier seismic events, the 1994 Northridge Earthquake was another reminder that the health care system had critical fragilities and shortcomings in its ability to provide reliable critical services in a time of emergency. Just months after the Northridge earthquake, the State of California enacted what is known as Senate Bill 1953 (SB 1953) which was an amendment to the Alfred E. Alquist Hospital Seismic Safety Act of 1983 (commonly known as the Alquist Act). The Alquist Act established a seismic safety building standards program under the Department of Health Care Access and Information’s (HCAI) jurisdiction for hospitals built on or after March 7, 1973. The Act was initiated because of the loss of life incurred due to the collapse of hospitals during the Sylmar earthquake of 1971. The Act emphasizes that essential facilities, such as hospitals, should remain operational after an earthquake. Hospitals built in accordance with the standards of the Act resisted the January 1994 Northridge earthquake with minimal structural damage, while several facilities built prior to the Act experienced major structural damage and had to be evacuated. However, certain nonstructural components of the hospitals did incur damage, even facilities built in accordance with the structural provisions of the Act. The provisions and subsequent regulation language of SB 1953 amended the Act to address the issues of survivability of both nonstructural and structural components of hospital buildings after a seismic event. Therefore, the ultimate public safety benefit of the Act is to have general acute care hospital buildings that not only are capable of remaining intact after a seismic event, but also capable of continued operation and provision of acute care medical services after a seismic event. SB 1953’s purpose is to provide resiliency to the healthcare system to be able to provide the needed critical care services when disasters like earthquakes occur. This webinar will provide an overview of the SB 1953 program and present the progress of the program towards its ultimate goal of providing resilience in healthcare in California and be a model for other communities that face similar hazards.
Episode 6 Presenter:
Marshall Lew, Ph.D., G.E., Geotechnical Consultant and Former Member of the California Hospital Building Safety Board (1999-2006 and 2015-2023)
Dr. Lew has been a practicing geotechnical engineer for over 47 years and has been involved in numerous hospital projects. He has been the geotechnical engineer of record for hospital projects for Kaiser Permanente, UCLA Medical Center, Cedars-Sinal Medical Center, Hoag Hospital, Providence-St. John’s Medical Center, Torrance Medical Center, Henry Mayo Medical Center, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, White Memorial Medical Center and others. He has been active in new construction and in hospital upgrades and seismic improvements to meet SB 1953 requirements. Dr. Lew was also a member of the Hospital Building Safety Board (HBSB) from 1999 to 2006 and from 2016-2023, which is an advisory board to the State of California’s Department of Health Care Access and Information which regulates hospital design and construction in California. During his time with the HBSB, he has been involved with the development of the regulations to carry out SB 1953 and has been involved in reviewing code changes and policies regarding hospital design and resiliency. Dr. Lew has been a member of EERI since 1978 and served as Secretary-Treasurer of EERI from 2006 to 2012 and was selected as an Honorary Member of EERI in 2018.

REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE
There is no cost to attend.

WEBINAR RECORDING & PRESENTATION SLIDES
Workshop Presentation Slides (PDF; some content shared live by presenters may not be not included)

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ALL EPISODES:

Episode 1: The 1994 Northridge Earthquake – Science and Engineering Aspects (Feb. 14)
Episode 2: Insurance Issues and Impacts Following the Northridge Earthquake (April 23)
Episode 3: 30 Years of Progress in Quantification of Seismic Hazards (June 12)
Episode 4: An Unexpected Milestone in Real-Time Loss Estimation (July 24)
Episode 5: Legacies of the Northridge Earthquake in Disaster Recovery Planning & Policy (Aug. 28)
Episode 6: The Northridge Earthquake: the Catalyst for Resilience of Healthcare in California (Oct. 30)
Episode 7: Lessons learned about business losses and economic recovery – The Northridge Earthquake as a catalyst for research and application (Nov. 13)
Episode 8: Rethinking Communication about Seismic Risk – Linking Knowledge to Action in Innovative Ways Since the 1994 Northridge Earthquake (Dec. 18)

More episodes planned monthly through January 2025.

QUESTIONS: info@earthquakecountry.org

Episode 7: Lessons learned about business losses and economic recovery – The Northridge Earthquake as a catalyst for research and application
2024-11-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Online (Zoom)
Episode 7 of the Northridge 30th Anniversary Webinar Series:
The Northridge Earthquake – 30 Years Later – A Catalyst for Engineering Resilient Communities

Series Partners:

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Infrastructure Resilience Division
ASCE Los Angeles Section
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Southern California Chapter
Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEOASC)
Earthquake Country Alliance (ECA), led by the Statewide California Earthquake Center

Episode 7 Overview:
Social science research on businesses affected by the Northridge earthquake was ground-breaking for understanding business interruption and losses, with an emphasis on how factors such as business characteristics and building and infrastructure performance affect outcomes for firms and organizations. In addition to providing an understanding of how businesses fare in the aftermath of disasters, organizational-level findings provided data inputs for the development of regional economic impact modeling. This webinar will provide an overview of the methods and findings from Northridge earthquake research and how studies of subsequent earthquakes, for example the 2014 S. Napa and the 2023 Kahramanmaras earthquakes, were influenced by but also expanded on the approach. The catalyst of the Northridge study is also evident in the framing of economic analyses for the HayWired earthquake scenario, including aspects of business characteristics, damage patterns, and macroeconomic impacts.
Episode 7 Presenters:
Dr. Kathleen Tierney, professor emerita in the Department of Sociology and research professor in the Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado Boulder
From 2003 to 2017, Kathleen was director of the university’s Natural Hazards Center. Prior to her move to Colorado, she was a professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice and director of the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware. She has also held academic and research positions at the University of California Los Angeles, the University of Southern California, and the University of California Irvine.
Kathleen’s research interests include disaster and climate change vulnerability, resilience conceptualization and measurement, and the political economy of hazards and disasters. She has published widely in journals in the fields of sociology, environmental studies, and disaster risk reduction and emergency management. She was lead author of Facing the Unexpected: Disaster Preparedness and Response in the United States (Joseph Henry Press 2001), co-editor of Emergency Management: Principles and Practice for Local Governments (ICMA Press, 2007), and author of The Social Roots of Risk (Stanford University Press 2014) and Disasters: A Sociological Approach (Polity Press, 2019), the second edition of which will be published in 2025.
Kathleen has served as an EERI board member and has received EERI’s distinguished lecturer and honorary member awards. Her other awards include the Fred Buttel award for distinguished contributions to the field of environmental sociology and the Charles Fritz award for distinguished contributions to the study of hazards and disasters.
Dr. Cynthia Kroll, regional economist
Dr. Cynthia Kroll is a regional economist who was Co-Chair of the EERI Learning from Earthquakes Business Resilience Working Group from 2019 through 2023. She consults locally and globally on regional economic, environmental, real estate and resilience topics. As Chief Economist for the Association of Bay Area Government and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, from which she retired in 2019, she updated and expanded the economic forecast for the region and led efforts to assess how a major earthquake in the East Bay would affect the Bay Area and California economies. She led staff research at UC Berkeley’s Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics for almost three decades, and previously held positions at the State of California and at SRI International. Dr. Kroll’s work on earthquake impacts began with a National Science Foundation technology assessment of earthquake prediction tools while at SRI, and continued with a study of the impacts of the Loma Prieta earthquake on businesses while at UC, as well as more recent work on business resilience related to earthquakes in Napa, California, Cushing, Oklahoma, Alaska, and Turkiye. Dr. Kroll received a bachelor’s in social sciences and art, and master’s and PhD degrees in City and Regional Planning from UC Berkeley.
Episode 7 Moderator:
Dr. Anne Wein, USGS Moffett Field

WEBINAR RECORDING & PRESENTATION SLIDES
Workshop Presentation Slides (PDF; some content shared live by presenters may not be not included)

(Click “CC” to see captions, once the video starts playing)View Recording on Youtube

ALL EPISODES:

Episode 1: The 1994 Northridge Earthquake – Science and Engineering Aspects (Feb. 14)
Episode 2: Insurance Issues and Impacts Following the Northridge Earthquake (April 23)
Episode 3: 30 Years of Progress in Quantification of Seismic Hazards (June 12)
Episode 4: An Unexpected Milestone in Real-Time Loss Estimation (July 24)
Episode 5: Legacies of the Northridge Earthquake in Disaster Recovery Planning & Policy (Aug. 28)
Episode 6: The Northridge Earthquake: the Catalyst for Resilience of Healthcare in California (Oct. 30)
Episode 7: Lessons learned about business losses and economic recovery – The Northridge Earthquake as a catalyst for research and application (Nov. 13)
Episode 8: Rethinking Communication about Seismic Risk – Linking Knowledge to Action in Innovative Ways Since the 1994 Northridge Earthquake (Dec. 18)

More episodes planned monthly through January 2025.

QUESTIONS: info@earthquakecountry.org
