Earthquake Mitigation Best Practices
Organization Mitigation WebPages
EERI Mitigation Center Website
NEHRP Mitigation success stories Page
Mitigation Best Practices Portfolio
Mitigation Resources for Success - FEMA 372 CD
California Seismic Safety Commission Mitigation Success Stories
California Emergency Management Agency Mitigation Page
Non-Structural Mitigation
Non-Structural Mitigation resources and best practices can be found here.
Private Sector Projects
ISO-Base Seismic Isolation Platform (2004 National Awards Winner)
Genentech Seismic Upgrades (FEMA: 1995-1998)
Boeing Retrofits Hardware Systems
Safeguarding Against Earthquakes (FEMA: 1999-Ongoing)
Brewery Adjusts After Earthquake - Seismic Retrofitting to Avoid Disruption (FEMA: 1980-1993)
Best Practices by State:
Alaska
Kodiak Island Borough School Seismic Hazard Mitigation Program (2009 WSSPC Overall Award Winner)
Survival of the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline (FEMA: 2002-Ongoing)
British Columbia
Earthquake Hazard Mapping in SW British Columbia (1996 WSSPC Award Winner)
California
ABAG Home Quake Safety Toolkit & Outreach Education Program (2004 National Award)
Improving Natural Gas Safety in Earthquakes (2003 WSSPC Award)
Risk Management Tools for Decision Makers (2000 Overall National Award)
Homeowner's and Commercial Property Guides to Earthquake Safety (1999 WSSPC Award)
City of Berkeley Hazard Mitigation Program (1998 WSSPC Awards)
California Earthquake Loss Reduction Plan (1998 WSSPC Award)
Retrofitting Historic Buildings: San Francisco Bay Area (Structural Engineers Association of Northern California)
Berkeley Hazard Mitigation Bond Program (FEMA: 1992-Ongoing)
Bay Area Rapid Transit
District Mitigation Project (FEMA: 2001-Ongoing)
UCSF Medical Center
Seismic Saw-Cut Mitigation Project (FEMA: 2001-Ongoing)
New Era in Earthquake Monitoring
Project TriNet (FEMA: 1994-Ongoing)
Acquisition, Relocation of Schools -
Multiple Hazards in California (FEMA: 1995-1997)
Cape Mendocino Seismic Retrofit (FEMA: 1999-2002)
Critical Facility Seismic Mitigation - Olive View Medical Center (FEMA: 1988-1990)
Kaiser Permanente Seismic Retrofit (FEMA: 1990-Ongoing)
Kramer Motors Earthquake Rebuild (FEMA: 1994-1995)
Light Fixtures and Earthquakes (FEMA: 1994-1995)
Seismic Retrofit of Fire Stations (FEMA 1997-Ongoing)
Seismic Retrofit of UC Santa Barbara Buildings (FEMA 1975-1976)
Hawaii
Earthquake Hazards and Estimated Losses in the County of Hawaii (2007 WSSPC Overall Award)
Hawaii State Earthquake Advisory Board Local Adoption of Seismic Zone 4 Upgrade (2001 WSSPC Award)
Hawaii HAZUS Users Group - Hawaii HAZUS Atlas (FEMA: 2006-Ongoing)
Honolulu Harbor Generator Project Pays Off (FEMA: 1998-2001)
Idaho
Nez Perce County Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (2005 WSSPC Award)
Nevada
Mitigation of Fault Related Hazards (2002 WSSPC Award)
Nevada HAZUS Users Group: Loss-Estimation Modeling
of Earthquake Scenarios (FEMA: 2001-Ongoing)
Oregon
Statewide Seismic Needs Assessment of Oregon Schools and Emergency Facilities (2008 WSSPC Award)
Clackamas County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (2003 WSSPC Award)
Portland Earthquake Hazards Mapping (1996 WSSPC Overall Award)
Oregon HAZUS Users Group: Geologic Hazards
Future Earthquake Damage/Loss Estimates (FEMA: 2004-Ongoing)
Oregon's Plan
for Mitigating Earthquakes (FEMA: 2001-Ongoing)
Utah
Utah State Capitol Seismic Retrofit and Restoration (2008 WSSPC Award)
Development and Implementation of Seismic Design Policy (2004 National Award)
Seismic Design Criteria of Non-Structural Systems for New and Existing School Facilities (2003 WSSPC Award)
Seismic Improvement of Unreinforced Masonry Dwellings Guide (1997 WSSPC Award)
Washington
Seattle Project Impact - School Retrofit (2000 National Award)
The Magnitude 9 Earthquake - Solving the Mystery (FEMA: 2001-Ongoing)
Historic Residential Retrofit (FEMA 2001)
Police Department Seismic Retrofit (FEMA: 1995- Ongoing)
Public School Retrofit Program (FEMA: 1996-Ongoing)
Seismic Retrofit of Mobile Homes (FEMA: 1996-Ongoing)
Water Storage Tank Seismic Retrofit (FEMA: 1998-2000)
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