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Evansville to host federal earthquake forum

By JOI LOUVIERE

Courier & Press staff writer 464-7419 or [email-masked]

Monday, July 21, 2008

Evansville is among four cities chosen by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency to host the first community forums for a new initiative called
QuakeSmart, which is designed to encourage business leaders and owners to take
actions that will mitigate damage to businesses and towns in the event of an
earthquake.

"A community cannot fully recover from a damaging earthquake until its
businesses have recovered," David Maurstad, assistant administrator of the
Mitigation Directorate at FEMA, said in a news release.

"And it is the small and emerging businesses that are the least prepared to
endure an earthquake or rebound from one."

FEMA is teaming with the Atlanta-based Safe America Foundation, which focuses
on safety and disaster preparedness, to lead the QuakeSmart effort. The
program's goal is to build awareness within the business community of the risk
of earthquakes and to educate businesses on the simple things they can do to
reduce the effect of earthquakes and support community preparedness, according
to the release.

September forums are planned in Evansville, Monterey, Calif., Reno, Nev., and
Cape Girardeau, Mo.

The date and location of the Evansville forum was not available late
Sunday.

"By cooperating with area chambers of commerce, government agencies, business
owners and operators, we hope to engage the community leadership to spearhead
the effort to promote earthquake mitigation throughout the community," Len
Pagano, president and CEO of Safe America, said in the release.

For further information about the program or to learn how to register for the
Evansville forum, contact Henry Munford at henry.munford@safe[SR]america.org or
visit www.quakesmart.org after Aug. 1.

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