Preparedness

Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup - Not-for-profit coalition of private and public representatives working together to improve the ability of Cascadia Region communities to reduce the effects of earthquake events.
www.crew.org/

Central United States Earthquake Consortium - A partnership of the federal government and eight states in the central US. The organization coordinates the multi-state effort to facilitate emergency management and mitigate disasters through research and public awareness.
www.cusec.org/

The Earthquake Preparedness Handbook - Presented by the Los Angeles City Fire Department. Available in both text and graphics format. The handbook consists of chapters on family earthquake safety and evacuation plans, helping children cope with disasters, emergency communications, and useful supplies.
www.lafd.org/eqindex.htm

Earthquake Research Affiliates - A partnership bringing business, academia and government together to address risk assessment and reduction, emergency response, planning and preparation for significant earthquakes.
www.caltech-era.org/

Earthquake Safety Preparedness Information - Suggestions and recommendations for identifying and fixing potential hazards in your home.
quakeinfo.org/

Earthquakes - American Red Cross - Explains how to prepare an earthquake plan, how to assemble a disaster supplies kit, what to do when shaking begins, and what to do after shaking stops.
www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_583_,00.html

Equip for Earthquakes - Collection of links and information on earthquake preparedness.
www.employees.org/~vsukavan/equip.html

Families For School Seismic Safety - A parent-led group advocating bringing all schools in British Columbia up to acceptable seismic life-safety standards. The group calls for increased government action on retrofitting of existing school facilities in Canada's seismically active West coast.
www.fsssbc.org/

GeoHazards International - A non-profit organization working toward global earthquake safety through risk assessment, preparedness and mitigation.
www.geohaz.org/

Lessloss - A European integrated project focusing on risk mitigation for earthquakes and landslides that relies on the active participation of 46 European partners from both academia and industry.
www.lessloss.org/

Missouri Seismic Safety Commission - Reviews the State of Missouri's earthquake preparedness, response, mitigation and recovery issues
www.eas.slu.edu/MSSC/

RED Systems Initiative - Multifunctional seismic alert system that provides alert messages for seismic early warning plus real time shake maps within a few minutes.
www.red-systems.com/

Seismic Retrofit Training Materials - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has funded the development of extensive materials to train contractors and building inspectors on how to perform common earthquake retrofits for single family homes. The materials include both a Manual and a slide presentation.
www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/eqmaps/fixit/training.html

Western States Seismic Policy Council - WSSPC - Develops seismic policies and shares information to promote programs intended to reduce earthquake-related losses.
www.wsspc.org/