The Plan to Coordinate NEHRP Post-Earthquake Investigations
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Date
2003
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Disaster Research Center
Abstract
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This is the plan to coordinate domestic and foreign
post-earthquake investigations supported by the National
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). The plan
addresses coordination of both the NEHRP agencies-Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), National
Science Foundation (NSF), and U. S. Geological Survey
(USGS)- and their partners. The plan is a framework for
both coordinating what is going to be done and identifying
responsibilities for post-earthquake investigations. It does not
specify what will be done. Coordination is addressed in various
time frames ranging from hours to years after an earthquake.
The plan includes measures for (1) gaining rapid and
general agreement on high-priority research opportunities,
and (2) conducting the data gathering and field studies in a
coordinated manner. It deals with identification, collection,
processing,processing, documentation, archiving, and dissemination of
the results of post-earthquake work in a timely manner and
easily accessible format.
For the purposes of this plan a significant domestic earthquake
is defined as either (1) an earthquake resulting in a Presidential
disaster declaration, or (2) an earthquake considered
by NEHRP agencies to provide an opportunity to learn how to
reduce future earthquake losses in the United States. The plan
organizes domestic post-earthquake investigation and information
dissemination activities into three phases, which include
the following elements:
Keywords
NEHRP, Post-Earthquake Investigations, FEMA, NIST, NSF, USGS