Lessons of Emergency Managers and Local Governments
SPA’s Keith Porter and Charles Scawthorn lead a session at the National Earthquake Conference in Long Beach CA, which offered […]
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
SPA’s Charles Scawthorn gave an invited talk at NIST in January 2016 on the topic of fire following earthquake. Dr.
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Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEAOSC)
On November 5, 2015, SPA’s Keith Porter gave the concluding plenary presentation to the 2015 SEAOSC Summit Strengthening Our Cities. The presentation,
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Understanding Risk: Boulder
On October 25, 2015, SPA’s Keith Porter moderated a session in an Understanding Risk symposium on the subject of citizen
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Global Alliance of Disaster Risk Institutes (GADRI)
On October 13, 2015, SPA’s Charles Scawthorn attended an organizing meeting of GADRI held at Kyoto University’s Disaster Prevention Research
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Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC)
On October 6, 2015, SPA’s Keith Porter spoke at SEAONC’s October Dinner Meeting, presenting a talk entitled Lessons of the HayWired
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Workshop on Fire Following the MW 7 “Haywired” Earthquake
As part of the Haywired project for the USGS, SPA’s Charles Scawthorn and Keith Porter organized a Workshop on Oct.
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Napa Earthquake Reconnaissance Report
A magnitude Mw 6.0 affected the northern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area at 3:20 AM on 24 August
SAFRR Tsunami Scenario is Released
This new disaster planning scenario from the USGS and partners depicts the potential effects in California of a tsunami generated
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors Unanimously Approve the Mandatory Soft Story Retrofit Ordinance
The ordinance grew out of the Community Action Plan for Seismic Safety, which SPA’s Charlie Scawthorn helped to lead, and