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Events
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Disaster Preparedness Day at the San Mateo County Fair
Join us for first-aid, Police, Fire, Emergency Medical Services and Equipment demonstrations. Learn how to put together a Disaster Plan and Emergency Kit!
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ACP Membership Meeting
Learn about the robust emergency management and homeland security efforts for one of the eminent academic institutions in the world, the University of California, San Francisco! April 21, 2016.
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Taking the Fear Out of Emergency Preparedness
Ana-Marie Jones gives us insight into why she thinks preparedness messaging in the US remains chronically ineffective, and she provides several tested, successful alternatives.
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5th Annual Bay Area Science Festival
Two weeks. Fifty events. Unleash your inner scientist. Oct 22–Nov 7, 2015.
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Discovery Day at AT&T Park
Hundreds of hands-on activities, opportunities to meet local scientists and engineers, and plenty of fun and educational entertainment. Sat Nov 7, 2015 10AM–4PM.
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ShakeOut to Celebrate ADA
Free Inclusive Preparedness Fair marking the 2015 Great California ShakeOut and the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Thu, Oct 15, 2015 9AM–2PM.
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Seismic Protection of Nonstructural Components: Six Months Since Napa
AIA East Bay Monthly Program on Wed, Feb 25, 2015 in Oakland, CA. Wine and cheese reception to follow.
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BSSC Colloquium: Seismic Design Technology for New Buildings
Learn about the 2015 Building Provisions, new technologies, why changes occurred, how they will affect new structures, and future research issues. Wed, Feb 11, 2015 in Burlingame, California.
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EERI Chapter Meeting: 5 years since the 7.0 Haiti Earthquake
Interactive panel discussion focused on the recovery effort on Thurs, Feb 5 from 5:30–7:30 at ABAG in Oakland.
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12th Annual Northern California Earthquake Hazards Workshop
Science talks and panel discussions regarding earthquake hazards in Northern California on January 27–28, 2015 at USGS in Menlo Park.
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Lecture: Mapping an Earthquake Surface Rupture in the Digital Age
Tim Dawson, California Geological Survey, will discuss new technologies geologists used in responding to the M6.0 South Napa earthquake that occurred on August 24, 2014.
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Red Cross Town Hall on Technology + Disaster Resilience
How might emerging technology help you prepare for the next earthquake? Help influence the design of new programs that strengthen personal and community resilience. December 2, 2014, 2:30 PM–6:30 PM in San Francisco.
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America’s PrepareAthon!
Register and learn the actions to take to prepare for specific hazards through drills, group discussions, and exercises.
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FEMA Webinars
FEMA’s earthquake webinars are free and open to the public.
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Webinar: Increasing Community Resilience with Open Data, Analytics and the Crowd
Learn how a modern, open and configurable GIS approach helps you to prepare, respond and recover more quickly in times of disaster. Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 8am Pacific.
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Webinar: Introduction to the FEMA Youth Preparedness Technical Assistance Center
Learn about the tools, resources, and personalized assistance that are available from the FEMA Youth Preparedness Technical Assistance Center. Wednesday, June 11, 2014 10:45am–12:45pm PDT.
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What if the Big One Hits? Hacking Earthquake Resilience
Scientists and coders make the Bay Area safer and more resilient by hacking urban data. 31 May 2014 from 9am–9pm.
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San Francisco Tsunami Walk
Like an actual tsunami evacuation we’ll walk away from the bay and head to higher ground. The walk is on Saturday March 29 at 10:30am and begins at the Marina Green in San Francisco.
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Earthquake Interaction on the Scale of a Fault to the Planet
USGS Geophysicist, Ross Stein will deliver the School of Earth Sciences Distinguished Lecture at Stanford University’s Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center on Monday, February 24, 2014 at 4:15pm.
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11th Annual Northern California Earthquake Hazards Workshop
Science talks and panel discussions on February 11–12, 2014 at USGS in Menlo Park (Agenda).
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CAPSS Earthquake Retrofit Fair
January 28, 2014 3pm–7pm at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco.
See also: Map of retrofit projects completed in the Bay Area since the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake.
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2013 Buildings at Risk Summit
Learn how to best prepare your buildings to withstand and recover from California’s next major earthquake. This Summit will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 15 in San Francisco.
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Earthquake 2013 Business Preparedness Summit
Free conference on Friday, Oct. 11, 2013 at The Aspiration Dome in Sunnyvale, CA. Agenda and Details.
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Hayward Fault Tour
1 mile walk examining features along the Hayward Fault on June 8, 2013. Tour starts at the Fremont Earthquake Exhibit.
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Save-A-Life Saturday in the Bay Area
Learn life-saving skills to prepare you and your family for emergencies. Events are happening throughout the Bay Area March 23 – June 1, 2013. All attendees will receive a FREE disaster kit.
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American Red Cross Bay Area Preparedness “Prep Rally”
The American Red Cross and PG&E are hosting their annual preparedness “Prep Rally” on the 107th anniversary of the Great 1906 earthquake. Thurs., April 18, 2013 9:30am–1pm at the California Academy of Science.
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Warning California: Science and Technology to Reduce the Growing Earthquake Threat
Lawson Lecture by Dr. Richard Allen, BSL on Monday April 8th, 2013 5:30–6:30pm at UCB.
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Get Ready 5th Grade Bay Area
Workshop and webinars in November 2012 for program managers and teachers responsible for emergency preparedness and public safety education.
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The 1868 Hayward Fault Earthquake
Dinner and Illustrated Talk By Historian Richard Schwartz on Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 5:30pm.
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Disaster Preparedness Day
Sat, Jun 9, 2012 10am–2pm, San Mateo County Event Center, 2495 S. Delaware St., San mateo.
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USGS Open House
Unique opportunity to interact with USGS scientists and enjoy hands-on exhibits on May 19th and 20th, 2012 from 10am–4pm at USGS in Menlo Park.
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EERI April Chapter Meeting
Northern CA Chapter meeting about “Lifelines Interdependency” on Wed, April 25, 2012 5:30–7:30pm, San Francisco.
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Lawson Lecture Series
“Insights into Earthquake Physics” by Dr. Bill Ellsworth, USGS on Wed, April 25, 2012 4–5pm at UC Berkeley.
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Emergency Preparedness Planning Seminar
Seminar to help organizations plan for earthquakes and other natural disasters on Tue, April 17, 2012 3–5pm in San Francisco.
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Bay Area Regional Disaster Resilience Initiative
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 from 9am–3:30pm (registration at 8:30am) at the ABAG MetroCenter Auditorium.
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Earthquake Hazards Workshop
January 24–25, 2012 at USGS in Menlo Park, including a Panel Discussion on Making Your City Resilient to Earthquakes. Please be certain to register if you plan to attend!
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Webinar: Reducing Non-Structural Damages from Earthquakes
Tues, Dec 13, 2011 at 1pm PST
This webinar describes non-structural earthquake damage and techniques to minimize future injuries and property losses before the next earthquake. The target audience is building owners, facility managers, local officials, engineers, architects, small businesses, and emergency managers.
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Not by Land, Air or Sea…
A Bay Area Transportation Resiliency Summit on June 28, 2011 at the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office.
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San Mateo County “Disaster Preparedness Day”
Saturday, June 11, 2011 from 10am–2pm at the San Mateo County Event Center, 2495 S. Delaware St.
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Earthquake Preparedness Messaging Workshop
NEW RESEARCH: What messages create public behavior change? May 19, 2011 in San Francisco and May 20, 2011 in Sacramento.
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SF Bay InfraGard meeting
The meeting on May 19, 2011 will focus on earthquakes, the #1 risk to the Bay Area’s critical infrastructure & key resources.
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Preliminary Briefing on Japan’s Tohoku Earthquake
Attend in person or watch via free webcast or view the archive on PEER’s YouTube Channel following the briefing on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 9 a.m.
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Earthquake Retrofit Workshop for Homeowners
Free event sponsored by ABAG on Saturday, April 9, 2011 from 10am–12pm at the Castro Valley Library.
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Earthquake Retrofit Workshop for Homeowners
Free event sponsored by ABAG on Saturday, March 26, 2011 from 10–11:30am at the ABAG/MetroCenter Auditorium.
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USGS Northern California Earthquake Hazards Workshop
January 24–25, 2011 at USGS in Menlo Park, CA.
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Mission: Secure your Space
The Tech Museum in San Jose is doing a series of earthquake events and activities leading up to the ShakeOut October 18–24, 2010.
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NCGS Field Trip
Geology and Tectonics of the Smartville Complex, NW Sierra Nevada, California led by Dr. Eldridge Moores on Saturday, September 18, 2010. Registration form (cost is $65).
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San Mateo County “Disaster Preparedness Day”
Sat., Sept. 18, 2010, 10am–2pm at USGS: 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
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Tri-City Safety Day (El Cerrito, Albany, Kensington)
Annual Tri-City Safety Day on September 18, 2010, at the El Cerrito Plaza (in front of Lucky) from 11am–3pm. There will be engines, trucks, Hazmat vehicles, Police cruisers and motorcycles on display.
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CESA Coastal Chapter Meeting
The California Emergency Services Association (CESA) is hosting the annual statewide emergency management conference and training, planned and developed by professional emergency managers. Sept. 14–17, 2010 in Monterey, CA.
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Hayward Fault Scenario Release
EERI September Chapter Meeting on Wed, September 15, 2010 from 5:30pm–7:30pm in Oakland.
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Hayward Fault Lecture and Tour
Dr. Gareth Funning from UC Riverside will discuss the “The Hayward Fault in Fremont: How it’s Moving, How we Measure It, and Why” at Tule Ponds on July 23, 2010 at 7pm.
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Thrive Disaster Resilient Forum
Thursday, May 13, 2010 from 8:30am–4:30pm. The focus is on Strengthening Relationships and Building Partnerships to better address our own community needs before, during and after a disaster.
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Geology Field Day
San Juan Bautista, California on Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 9am.
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Earth Day
40th Anniversary on April 22, 2010
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100th Anniversary Jamboree, Boys Scouts of America
Join the Bay Area Earthquake Alliance on April 15–18, 2010 at Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, CA
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Preliminary Observations from Chile Earthquake
Attend in person or via live webcast on Tuesday March 30, 2010 3pm–5pm
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Thrive Quarterly Meeting
March 18, 2010, 9am–11am at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Conference Center
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Northern California EERI Chapter Meeting
March 17, 2010, 5:30pm–7:30pm
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“Are You on the Grid?”
March 4, 2010, 10am–2pm. Building a Resilient Bay Area Through Public & Private Leadership Collaboratives: An Emergency Preparedness Training and Roundtable Discussion
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Earthquake Preparedness: Lessons Learned from Haiti and California
Community Preparedness Live Webinar Series on February 18, 2pm–3pm EST
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USGS Northern California Earthquake Hazards Workshop
January 26–27, 2010 at USGS in Menlo Park, CA
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Haiti Earthquake Presentation by Eduardo Fierro, BFP Engineers, Inc.
January 26, 2010 at UC Berkeley
News and Announcements
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Emergency Drill at SFO
First Responders Test Earthquake Response Skills
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15 Seconds; 25 Years Later: Loma Prieta Quake
25th anniversary TV Special on KGO 7 TV featuring USGS scientists David Schwartz and Brad Aagaard.
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ESPN “30 for 30”: The Day the Series Stopped
This episode focuses on the Bay Area earthquake that postponed the game and brought the community together in the face of tragedy.
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CNN - SF Shaken: 25 Years After the Quake
Randi Kaye will share untold stories from beneath the rubble.
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The Mercury News’ coverage of Loma Prieta
From the archives: Mercury News, Oct. 18, 1989, afternoon edition.
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Are We Ready for the Next Big One?
Read the San Francisco Magazine cover story online (pages 69–83).
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Remembering: Loma Prieta
25 years after Loma Prieta quake: BART, then a lifeline, now stronger than ever.
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SF Examiner Earthquake Insert
Earthquake Insert published by the SF Examiner on Oct 17, 2014. Covers earthquake insurance and recovery.
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25 years after ‘89 quake, tech makes all the difference
Article by Michael Antonoff about how technology helps prepare us for inevitable earthquakes in the Bay Area.
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Menlo Park trains civilians to deal with next earthquake.
More volunteers are needed to help supplement firefighters responding to emergencies following a significant earthquake.
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ShakeAlert!—building an earthquake early warning system for California
View the lecture by Doug Given, USGS online (1 hour and 24 minutes).
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KTVU segment on the Hayward Fault
Scientists say there is a 30 percent chance a big quake will occur along Hayward fault within the next 30 years.
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KCBS In Depth: Bay Area Disaster Prep
An interview with Thor Poulsen, Public Education Officer for the Hayward Fire Department, on how prepared the Bay Area is for a natural disaster.
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Tsunami Scenario: Improving Resilience for California
A scientific report on a hypothetical but plausible tsunami created by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake offshore of the Alaskan peninsula.
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Report illustrates dangers of major tsunami
Stephanie Ross, USGS, discusses a new report that predicts a major tsunami could flood San Francisco’s Financial District.
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Contra Costa: Dangerous Earthquake Country
Dr. David P. Schwartz, USGS & Bay Area Earthquake Alliance Co-Chair, discusses earthquake hazards in Contra Costa County.
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USGS CoreCast: ARkStorm
Winter Storms in California that Could Cause $300 Billion in Damage.
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Seismic Safety in San Franicisco
KALW’s City Visions radio program examined seismic safety in San Franicisco on May 10 at 7pm.
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Large, Destructive Earthquakes in Haiti and Chile—Lessons Learned for the San Francisco Bay Area
April 29, 2010 Webcast by USGS Geophysicists Walter Mooney & Eric Geist.
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Preps for “Big” quake in San Francisco
China’s recent earthquake—the fifth major global seismic event in four months—is raising concerns in quake-prone San Francisco that northern California may be next. April 15, 2010 (2:58).
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Haiti’s Killer Quake: Why It Happened!
Discovery Channel Premiere on February 11, 2010 at 9pm ET/PT (check your local television listings)
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Earthquake Probabilities for Haiti during Jan. 27–Feb. 22
USGS Open-File Report 2010-1019, released by the USGS, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan on January 27, 2010