Our Mission and Products
Cascadia Regional Earthquake Workgroup (CREW) arose out of several regional hazard meetings funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the US Geological Survey (USGS) between 1992 and CREW formally organized into a nonprofit corporation in 1997 to address the regional nature of earthquake hazards in the Pacific Northwest More specifically, the focus was to address the interdependency of public agencies and private businesses in planning for earthquakes.
CREW’s region stretches from Vancouver Island, British Columbia to Cape Mendocino, California. CREW board members are from British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and California.
The Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (CREW) is a coalition of private and public representatives working together to improve the ability of communities throughout the Cascadia Region to reduce the effects of earthquakes and related hazards, such as tsunami.
1. Promote efforts to reduce the loss of life and property damage from earthquakes; 2. Educate and motivate decision makers, managers, and the general public to reduce risks associated with earthquakes; and 3. Foster productive linkages between scientists, critical infrastructure providers, businesses and governmental agencies in order to improve the resilience of communities after an earthquake.
1 of 4 earthquake consortia funded through the National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program (NEHRP) FEMA administers CREW’s cooperative agreement CREW projects and programs fulfill goals and objectives of the NEHRP program CREW is comprised of 16 voting Board Directors and 4 supporting Board Directors who direct the Work Program
Emergency Management British Columbia Public Safety Canada British Columbia Housing Washington EMD Washington DNR Degenkolb Central Washington University - Cascadia Hazards Institute Pacific Northwest Seismic Network Global Risk Consultants Oregon OEM DOGAMI Oregon Public Health Division Providence Health & Services University of Oregon – Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience Pearce Global Partners FEMA USGS
Earthquake Scenarios Regional Resilience Crosswalk Business Resilience Course Development Factsheets geared towards businesses Education and Outreach – presentations, webinars, symposiums Youth earthquake preparedness comic books Business Roundtables Planning Guides – post-disaster recovery guides, business toolkits Shakeout support
Cascadia Subduction Zone Scenario (updated 2013) Shallow Earthquake Scenario (2009) Deep Earthquake Scenario (2008)
Education and Outreach – Continue development of 2-page factsheets Focus to be on schools Maintain membership engagement through semi- annual eNewsletter Present CSZ Scenario Update at conferences Business Resilience Course Completed needs assessment in 2014 Developing partnerships to help create course
Resilience Crosswalk Regional resilience assessment of the region based upon the resilience plans of Washington and Oregon and the Auditor-General’s report of British Columbia Identification of common themes and major differences Sector analysis how together these plans can be implemented to achieve regional resilience
Cascadia Region EQ & Tsunami Symposium & Training 1-day symposium Inform, educate and discuss the newest research and information related to the Cascadia region Relationship – building to achieve better resilience Larger audience - business owners, social scientists, emergency managers, scientists, political scientists, policy makers, economists and insurance industry representatives NETAP training (TBD) Date and Location TBD States Assistance Assist Oregon and Washington in achieving NEHRP-related activities Includes Shakeout
Thank you! Michael Kubler, CREW President Phone: Heidi Kandathil, CREW Administrator Phone: