STATE : Calif. Issues Quake Warning Plan
The nation’s first detailed plan for warning the public of imminent earthquakes and valid quake predictions was issued today by California emergency officials who hope the document will help them save lives and reduce damage.
The 140-page Short-Term Earthquake Prediction Response Plan “provides clear policy and procedures for responding to credible, scientific earthquake predictions,” the state Office of Emergency Services said.
It also spells out how scientists and officials will warn the public during “situations in which seismic activity in California could be followed in a short period of time by a damaging earthquake,” the agency added.
The plan, drafted on the Legislature’s orders, was released during a meeting of 180 Southern California local government officials in Pasadena.
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