About WSSPC

Mission Statement
The mission of the Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC) is to develop seismic policies and share information to promote programs intended to reduce earthquake-related losses.

WSSPC Goals

Promote regional cooperation and the interaction of the State Emergency Management, State Geological Surveys, and State Seismic Councils and Commissions in the formation of, and advocacy for, seismic policy.

Improve the overall awareness of earthquake hazards and methods to mitigate the associated risks; develop strategies to enhance earthquake preparedness; and support earthquake studies and earthquake preparedness activities that will reduce or eliminate deaths, injuries and property damage.

Serve as a resource for earthquake-related materials, information, training programs and workshops, in coordination with other regional and national earthquake organizations.

Advocate adoption and implementation of seismic mitigation policies at all levels of government.

WSSPC Management
The Council is managed by a Board of Directors and an Executive Director. Once approved, Board Meeting Minutes are posted online.  Minutes from the WSSPC Annual Business Meetings are also available online, starting with the 2000 meeting.

Strategic Plan
The Western States Seismic Policy Council's 2007-2009 Strategic Plan may be viewed online in Adobe® Portable Document Format (PDF)

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WSSPC Background
Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC) is a regional earthquake consortium organized as a 501(c)(3) non-profit and is funded primarily by the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Geological Survey. Headquartered in Sacramento, California, its members are the State Geological Survey and Emergency Management Directors of 13 western states, 3 territories, a Canadian territory and a Canadian province. In 2005 state seismic safety councils and commissions in the western states were voted in as members.

To learn more about WSSPC's history, click here.