Seismic Study Announced In Seattle
Release Date: September 21, 2000
Release Number: R10-00-81
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the findings of a national earthquake study that identifies and ranks the nation's high-risk and high-loss areas for earthquakes on Wednesday, September 30 at the National Earthquake Risk Management Conference at the SEATTLE, Wash. Airport DoubleTree Hotel. Copies of the study are available at http://www.fema.gov/hazus/
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(L to R) FEMA National Earthquake Program director Craig Wingo and Washington state Emergency Management director Glen Woodbury discuss earthquake hazards with KING TV reporter Shanon Brinias. FEMA News Photo |
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NW Cable News Television Morning Show host Meg Coyle (L) and FEMA Acting Regional Director Tammy Doherty prepare to go live to discuss Pacific NW seismic hazards and this week's National Earthquake Risk Management Conference in SEATTLE, Wash., Washington. FEMA News Photo |
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FEMA Associate Director for Mitigation Mike Armstrong fields media queries on the new national earthquake risk study at the National Earthquake Risk Management Conference in SEATTLE, Wash.. FEMA News Photo |
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SEATTLE, Wash.'s National Earthquake Risk Management Conference Exhibitors Fair showcased products ranging from boxed emergency drinking water to tsunami warning signage and base isolation structures. (L to R:) Argonautics dsaster preparedness consultant Hal Skowbo, King & Pierce County Project Impact coordinator Claudia Ellsworth and Scholle Corporation product manager Tara Cavallaro discuss the absolute criticality of ready supplies of safe drinking water. FEMA News Photo |
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NW Cable News Morning Show host Meg Coyle interviews Acting Regional Director Tammy Doherty during the National Earthquake Risk Manangement Conference in SEATTLE, Wash.. FEMA News Photo |
"Seismic hazard in the Pacific Northwest has remained pretty constant this last decade but seismic risk has increased dramatically, due to urban development, aging infrastructure and vulnerable transportation corridors," said Doherty. "A new FEMA study of earthquake risk across the United States indicates that 84 percent of this nation's annual losses are expected to occur in California, Oregon and Washington state." The study provides policy makers and planners with a nationally consistent approach that explains the complexity and dynamics of risk, how levels of risk can be measured and compared, and the multitude of factors that influence risk. Understanding the scope and complexity of potential earthquake damage in a community provides the foundation for planning, zoning, building codes and regulating development in a way to reduce, or mitigate earthquake risk.
Last Modified: Monday, 17-Nov-2003 13:57:43