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Welcome to the West Tennessee Seismic Safety Commission's website.
This website is designed to assist the commission in carrying out its day to day business; inform the public of commission activities; and to provide access to authoritative disaster preparedness information and resources through appropriate emergency management partners.
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The West Tennessee Seismic Safety Commission (WTSSC) has been tasked to initiate, with the assistance of state, federal, and local government agencies, a comprehensive program to prepare the state for responding to a major earthquake. WTSSC is a twelve (12) member board appointed as follows: two (2) members chosen by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, two (2) members chosen by the Speaker of the Senate and eight (8) members appointed by the governor. The WTSSC represent the following professional areas: architecture, fire protection, public utilities, engineering, geology or seismology, local government, insurance, business, emergency health services, nonprofit emergency assistance, local education and emergency management.
The West Tennessee Seismic Safety Commission (WTSSC) was created through the Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 58, Section 4. The Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI) at the University of Memphis (created by Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-8-602) is authorized and directed to provide any information or services requested by the commission to achieve its goals.
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WEST TENNESSEE SEISMIC SAFETY COMMISSION
PUBLIC NOTICE
The West Tennessee Seismic Safety Commission will hold a business meeting on November 4, 2010, 8:00-9:30 am CDT, on the University of Memphis campus in the Medallion Room at the Holiday Inn located at 3700 Central Avenue, Memphis, TN. The public is invited.For directions, special accommodations, or additional information, please contact Gary Patterson at 901-678-5264 or Bev Cook at 901-678-5561.
WEST TENNESSEE SEISMIC SAFETY COMMISSION
www.itmattersareyouprepared.org
University of Memphis
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER Chair Scott Fleming
II. WELCOME, INTRODUCTIONS Fleming
III. ROLL CALL, QUORUM COUNT - Fleming
IV. APPROVAL of AUGUST 2010 MINUTES Fleming
V. OLD BUSINESS:
A. Update on New Madrid Bicentennial Activities...the Central US Shakeout Executive
Director, Gary Patterson
B. Update on Reelfoot Lake Display Patterson
VI. COMMITTEE UPDATES:
A. Executive Committee Chair Fleming
B. Public Awareness, Education and Communications Chair Doc Holliday
C. Development Chair Kevin Brent
D. Strategic Planning Chair to be named
VII. NEW BUSINESS:
A. New Funds from Legislature for 2010-2011 Scott Fleming
B. Nominations for 2010-2011 Vice-Chair
C. Discussion: Replacements of Barry Moore (Emergency Health Services), Stan Weinrich (Engineer) and Ted Fox (Emergency Management)
D. Term Expired for Janice Millsaps. Motion needed to continue thru 2014.
E. Potential projects: (to be discussed under VII. Section G-Budget later in this meeting)
1. West TN Earthquake Awareness 2011
a. Poster Contest
b. Public Service Announcements
c. Central US Shakeout
2. Commission Unified Meeting
3. Earthquake Planning Workshop for New Madrid States Partners
4. April 2011, Memphis Earthquake Town Meeting with the Seismological Society of America Meeting in Memphis.
F. Recent and Upcoming Earthquake Presentations of Interest
G. Budget Items and Project Requests - Ms. Cook/Mr. Patterson
1. Current funds available (handout) - Cook
2. $12,000 in remaining funds must be used by end of June, 2011 - Cook
3. Recent meeting on September 15, 2010, ($3,000) Earthquake Preparedness and Incident Conference. See www.msacp.org for details on previous EPIC meeting.
4. January 2011, meeting of emergency managers and state legislators as requested by Senator Mike Faulk (R-Kingsport) and the Maryville Emergency Management Agency.
5. February: 2011 Earthquake Awareness activities.
6. February 2011: Business Contingency Planners meeting in Jackson, TN
7. Legislative Luncheon late February or March, 2011
8. April 2011, Memphis Earthquake Town Meeting in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Seismological Society of America Meeting in Memphis. (hors douerve)
9. Travel funds for WTSSC events and meetings.
10. Approval of continuation of current salaries into FY 2011 for Executive Director and Executive Secretary.
11. New in-house support staff, education and website. (replacing Jeremy)
H. Miscellaneous-
1. Structure of Bylaws
a. Executive Committee
b. Use of funding for unexpected events
I. Proposed performance review of the WTSSC Executive Director.
VIII. COMMENTS FROM GUESTS
IX. NEXT MEETING
X. WRAP UP/ADJOURNMENT
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Meet the Commissioners
Kevin Brent
John Bucy
Elaine M. Clyburn
Clifford M. DeBerry
E. Scott Fleming
Theodore C. Fox
Richard Holliday
Stephen Horton
Janice Millsaps
Barry W. Moore
Franklin Smith
Stan Weinrich
WTSSC meetings are open to the public and time is set aside for everyone to meet each other.
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Recent Commission Events of Interest: November 2009
WTSSC Chair, Elaine Clyburn, will represent the Commission at the upcoming National Disaster Recovery Stakeholder Forum in Memphis on November 23, 2009. The event will be held at the Marriott Memphis Downtown with participation from numerous emergency planning and response agencies and non-governmental organizations. The goal of the meeting will be to identify existing perceptions of recovery; identify best practice examples; identify challenges and obstacles to success; and share experiences and lessons learned. These discussions will help shape a Report to the President and the National Disaster Recovery Framework. See http://www.fema.gov/recoveryframework/ for details on this federal initiative.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
September 15, 2010, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Earthquake Preparedness and Incident Conference (EPIC) 2010
The largest business continuity / disaster recovery conference in the region will be held at the FedEx Institute of Technology on the University of Memphis campus Memphis, TN. Mark your calendars now for this comprehensive event!
Where: FedEx Institute of Technology at the University of Memphis (map )
365 Innovation Drive
Memphis, TN 38152-3115
*There is no charge to attend this event but you must register at www.msacp.org
*Attendance will be limited to the first 220 registrants
*Information on previous EPIC meetings at www.msacp.org
August 30-31, 2010
Paducah, KY Disaster Preparedness Conference
The event is being planned by agencies from a six-state area
including: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and
Tennessee.
Where: First Baptist Church
2890 Broadway Street
Paducah, KY
Fee: $25 per person
Additional information at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/ajmpu/disaster/
RECENT EARTHQUAKE MEETINGS
July 14, 2010
Public meeting on Arkansas Earthquake Hazards
Clinton Center Seminar Series, Little Rock, AR
Attendance: 200+
Related Article:
http://www.inarkansas.com/18905/new-madrid-fault-line-is-topic-at-clinton-school
July 15, 2010
Collierville TN LIving in Earthquake Country
The Town of Collierville organized this town meeting to
raise awareness of earthquake hazards in our community. Local officials
and Emergency Management representatives also attended.
Attendance: 170+
Related Articles:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/jul/15/collierville-meeting-set-to-focus-on-earthquake/
http://collierville.wmctv.com/content/living-earthquake-country-seminar-collierville-july-15th
http://germantown.wmctv.com/category/story-categories/community-spirit
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For information on past meetings, please follow the link below.
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Our Partners in the Effort
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The WTSSC and TEMA announce the winners of Earthquake Awareness Week 2009. Congratulations to all the winners.
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| Gen. Bassham of TEMA and WTSSC announce winners of Earthquake Awareness Week 2009 Poster Contest. |
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The Commission Chair is passed along.
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| Commissioner Ted Fox (Left) being honored by Commission Chair Barry Moore (Right) for his previous tenure as WTSSC Chair. |
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The West Tennessee Seismic Safety Commission would like to thank Commissioner Ted Fox for his dedication and commitment. Commissioner Fox has served as Commission Chair for the past year and was the founding chair. Thank you Commissioner Fox for everything you have done.
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Contact Information
Meeting Information:
Beverly Cook
Government Relations
University of Memphis
322 Administration Bldg.
Memphis, TN 38152
(901) 678-5561 Office
(901) 678-0863 Fax
becook@memphis.edu
Technical Information:
Gary Patterson, Geologist
Information Services Director
Center for Earthquake Research and Information
The University of Memphis
(901) 678-5264 Office
(901) 678-4734 Fax
www.ceri.memphis.edu
glpttrsn@memphis.edu
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| This map of the New Madrid and Wabash seismic zones shows earthquakes as circles. Red circles indicate earthquakes that occurred from 1974 to 2002 with magnitudes larger than 2.5 located using modern instruments (University of Memphis). Green circles denote earthquakes that occurred priror to 1974 (USGS Professional Paper 1527). Larger earthquakes are represented by larger circles. Source USGS Fact Sheet 2006-3125 January 2007. |
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