Quaking

Someone asked me what I do when I'm not doing FEMA-related support work.

Currently, I'm drafting what I affectionately call the 'armageddon' plan or the Continuity of Operations Plan that my organization here in Portland will use if our offices are unavailable to use (with causes ranging from a bldg fire, earthquake, bomb threat, or whatever).

In addition, I've been tasked to run a spring 'exercise' regarding my organization's response to an earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone.

What is the Cascadia Subduction Zone? Read about it:

• Live Science
• State of Washington
• USGS
• Gov't of Canada

And there is a similar exercise planned regarding the New Madrid Seismic Zone.

• Central US Earthquake Consortium

Hopefully we can get all this done in the next 6 months - then hurricane season will roll around again.