Articles Tagged with ''earthquakes''

Security Guard Found Alive After 8 Days Beneath Earthquake Rubble

Security Staff

July 6, 2026

43-year-old Hernán Alberto Gil Flores was retrieved from a collapsed mall following an earthquake.

FEMA conducts earthquake preparedness tabletop exercise

Security Staff

May 3, 2022

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is conducting a tabletop exercise on the risks posed by and response to a potential Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquake-tsunami event.

California Wildfires, Hurricane Michael Top List of 2018’s Costliest Natural Disasters

January 24, 2019

Damage from natural disasters in 2018 amounted to $160 billion, according to German Insurance company Munich Re.

Annual Great ShakeOut Prepares for the Next Earthquake

October 9, 2018

On October 18 at 10:18 am millions of people across the nation will be dropping, covering, and holding on to participate in The Great ShakeOut.

An Earthquake Is Not Just an Earthquake: Preparing for More than Aftershocks

Abraham Domb Jay Levinson

September 11, 2018

The very definition of a disaster is an event that supersedes normal response. Your contingency plans must take this into account.

Earthquake Program Bill Introduced in Senate

October 12, 2017

Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize a national program to improve the nation’s earthquake preparedness.

U.S. Geological Survey to Expand Earthquake Early Alert System

August 18, 2017

The U.S. Geological Survey has awarded $4.9 million to six universities and nonprofits governed by universities to support the ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system.

Those charged with maintaining security at stadiums

When Touchdowns Lead to Earthquakes

Ed Finkel

July 1, 2017

The subject of security at sports venues usually revolves around traditional violence-related concerns like terrorism, active shooter or possibly drunken and rowdy fans getting into brawls.

USGS Maps Identify Potential Earthquakes for 2017

March 9, 2017

New USGS maps identify potential ground-shaking hazards in 2017 from both human-induced and natural earthquakes in the central and eastern U.S.

PG&E to Implement Earthquake Warning Technology

February 7, 2017

As California acts to implement an effective and sustainable statewide earthquake early warning (EEW) system, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is taking steps to integrate the technology into its emergency management and preparedness efforts.

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