CUSEC New Madrid Seismic Zone Catastrophic Planning Project. According to current scientific understanding, the New Madrid. Seismic Zone is capable of producing damaging earthquakes at any time. The earthquakes of 1.
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Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee—that would be most affected by an. Officially started in 2. New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) Catastrophic Planning Project, remains the. The effort also helped establish and refine. National Response Framework, an all- hazards guide that.
Nation will respond to small and large scale. The priorities for project were set by CUSEC’s Board of Directors, which is comprised of the state. CUSEC Member states. As state directors, the CUSEC Board is in. CUSEC is a peer- based organization where.
The concept selected to achieve these priorities was a. The M7. 7 New Madrid earthquake scenario was.
Mid- America Earthquake Center (MAE Center), George Washington. University, and Virginia Tech, and was in partnership with the U. S. Geological. Survey, and Association of CUSEC State Geologists. The. Private. sector, non- profit, and research centers were also included in the planning.
These individuals and. Over five years, this CUSEC led effort built response plans. Local and State workshops led to regional. FEMA region covering the CUSEC Member States. The regional workshops led to a Resource.
Allocation Workshop (RAW), providing an opportunity for comprehensive planning. New Madrid. earthquake. The five years of work in scenario- driven catastrophic planning.
National Level Exercise 2. NLE- 1. 1) that simulated a NMSZ. Wabash Valley Seismic Zone earthquake event. This was the first time that a natural hazard. National Level Exercise. The most significant result of the Catastrophic Planning. Project has been the comprehensive efforts undertaken by the eight states to. The Project. allowed the states to overcome obstacles that had limited them in the past and.
In the past several years, these efforts have already resulted in. CUSEC Member States. The States have been able to use the plans.
In December of 2. CUSEC prepared an “After Action Report”.
NMSZ Catastrophic Planning Project (1. MB PDF). This report catalogs in detail the five years of planning efforts and. NLE- 1. 1. While the efforts of CUSEC over the past five. Member States to their greatest level of preparedness in the.
This report identifies the lessons. The CUSEC Board of. Directors has listed several key activities that will take place over the next. CAPSTONE. 1. 4. This event will allow Member States. NMSZ Catastrophic. Planning Project Links.
Project Fact Sheet (1. MB PDF)New Madrid Earthquake Impact Analysis - Planning Scenario (3. MB PDF)After Action Report (1. MB PDF)For more information, please contact CUSEC.