State Earthquake Resources and What's Being Done to Protect You
Many states and regional organizations are taking steps to reduce earthquake risk. FEMA supports state and local programs that protect citizens from the earthquake hazard through the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP).
Some states and territories do not participate in the NEHRP because of a low level of seismic risk. Visit Earthquake Contacts to learn about programs affecting your community.
Regional Consortia
A number of regional organizations are working to reduce earthquake risk and loss.
- Central United States Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC)
If you live in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, or Tennessee, CUSEC serves as the coordinating hub for your region. Established in 1983 with FEMA funding, the mission of CUSEC is to reduce deaths, injuries, property damage, and economic losses resulting from earthquakes in the Central United States. Ten adjacent states also participate as associates in CUSEC (Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Virginia).
- Northeast States Emergency Consortium (NESEC)
If you live in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, or Vermont, NESEC develops, promotes, and coordinates "all-hazards" emergency management activities throughout your region. This includes hazard risk evaluation and assessment, public awareness and education, hazard mitigation and information technology transfer.
- Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC)
WSSPC is a regional earthquake consortium funded primarily by FEMA. WSSPC draws its membership from the emergency manager and geoscientist directors of 13 western states, 3 territories, a Canadian territory, and a Canadian province. WSSPC is your regional consortium if you live in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, American Samoa,Guam, and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (CREW)
CREW is a non-profit coalition of private and public representatives working together to increase the ability of Cascadia Region communities in the Pacific Northwest (California, Oregon, and Washington) to reduce the effects of earthquake events.
Last Modified: Thursday, 04-Jun-2009 13:37:29 EDT
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