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Program Manager:
Ms. Candice Sherry
State Planner
Ohio Emergency Management Agency
2855 W. Dublin-Granville Road
Columbus OH 43235-2206
Phone: (614) 889-7172
Fax: (614) 799-3823
Email: csherry@dps.state.oh.us
Program Statement:
Ohio is at the
beginning of its NEHRP efforts. The state has been in the program
for two years and has developed a two-pronged approach. The first
approach has been to develop a network of computers and seismometers
in volunteering universities and facilities across Ohio. By this
means we can monitor seismic events and analyze the information
in order to determine the threat posed to Ohio
Please go to
the following URL and open the links to OhioSeis and the Geology
of Ohio/ Geological Hazards for more information on this fascinating
subject.
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/odnr/geo_survey/
The second approached
is focused on the Ohio counties that have the greatest vulnerability
to earthquakes or are in the best position to monitor seismic events
for a region in the state. These counties include Hamilton, Clermont,
Montgomery, Shelby Auglaize, Allen, Athens, Geauga, Ashtabula and
Cuyahoga.
Computers and
MapInfo software were purchased for all of these counties and plans
are in the works to get them all trained on HAZUS next year. After
the training they will be able to update their databases and develop
a hazards analysis as their basis for planning, preparedness and
mitigation.
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