The 2026 National Earthquake Program Managers meeting was held virtually on September 29 to 30, 2026. State earthquake program managers, FEMA Headquarters and regional staff, and NEHRP partner organizations shared program updates, lessons learned, and upcoming opportunities. Presentations, recordings, and transcripts (coming soon) are below, listed alphabetically by presenter, along with resources shared during the meeting.
Meeting Agenda
2026 Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills Overview
Mark Benthien, Statewide California Earthquake Center (SCEC)
Multi-State Critical Facility Inventory & FEMA P-154 Rapid Visual Screening Program
Brian Blake, Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC)
QuakeSmart Program
Sarah Chason, Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)
FY26 Planning & Important Dates
Jon Foster, FEMA
Video – Coming Soon
Regional Resource Allocation Planning Project
Scott Gauvin, Illinois
Download slides (PDF) – Coming Soon | Video
Tennessee Earthquake Mitigation Committee
Zane Kennedy, Tennessee
Download slides (PDF) – Coming Soon | Video
Missouri SAVE Coalition: Lessons Learned from the 2025 St. Louis EF-3 Tornado
Joe Leahy and Ben Ross, Missouri SAVE Coalition
NETAP Training Program
Mike Mahoney, Applied Technology Council (ATC)
California Food Bank Earthquake Resilience Program
Ines Pearce, Pearce Global Partners
Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup Initiatives
Pascal Schuback, Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (CREW)
Download slides (PDF) – Coming Soon
Learning from Recent International Earthquakes
Heidi Tremayne, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)
FEMA Headquarters Update
Jon Westcott, FEMA
Video – Coming Soon
California Earthquake Program Spotlight
Kristopher White, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)
Download slides (PDF) – Coming Soon | Video
2026 Whaley Award
Congratulations to Scott Gauvin, Illinois Emergency Management Agency
Resources
Some links shared by presenters and participants during the meeting.
Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (CREW)
Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC)
Applied Technology Council (ATC)
Trainings including ATC-20 & FEMA P-154
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)
Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)
Statewide California Earthquake Center (SCEC)
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Building Science Resource Library
- NEHRP State Assistance Program
- National Earthquake Technical Assistance Program (NETAP) Training
Federal Programs
- National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP)
- U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program
- Ready.gov: Earthquakes
Questions about the meeting or these materials? Contact info@crew.org.
