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Community Preparedness Webinar Series
Earthquake Preparedness: Lessons Learned from Haiti and California
Date and Time: Thursday, February 18, 2010
Presenters: Steve Willey and Mark Benthien
The Community Preparedness Webinar series focuses on bringing together government and community leaders to involve citizens in all-hazards preparedness and resilience. The recent 7.0 earthquake that shook Haiti less than 800 miles from Miami, FL, has raised awareness that such an event could occur in America. Presenting on the topics of education, preparedness, training, and community involvement will be Mark Benthien, Director for Communication, Education and Outreach (CEO) for the Southern California Earthquake Center and Executive Director of the Earthquake Country Alliance, and Steve Willey, a member of the Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue Team (Virginia Task Force 1) and a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) instructor for Fairfax County, VA.
Presentations
USA-1/ Virgina Task Force 1 US&R Response to the 2010 Haiti Earthquake(PDF)
Resources
Are You Ready?: Earthquakes VIEW HERE
Index of FEMA Earthquake Publications VIEW HERE
Additional details on this webinar
A webinar is a web-based informational or training seminar (a presentation, lecture, workshop or seminar) that is transmitted over the internet. This webinar will last approximately one hour. After the presentation is complete, you will have an opportunity to ask questions via the chat feature in the webinar system. This webinar is free to the public and will accommodate the first 500 visitors that enter the site. In addition to airing live, the webinar will be recorded and viewable at your convenience after it completes.
Information on how to view our webinars
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Using HSIN Connect (18-page PDF) | Perform Compatibility Test | Presenting in HSIN Connect (PDF)
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