ECA Bay Area Summer 2024 Workshop: Tales of Three Earthquakes

Location: Napa County Health & Human Services, 2751 Napa Valley Corporate Drive, Bldg A, Napa CA 94559

This workshop will include presentations about the 2014 South Napa earthquake, a special screening of Quake Heroes (stories from the 1994 Northridge Earthquake), discussion of plans for the 35th anniversary of the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, and how to get free earthquake education and mitigation resources.

After the workshop, attendees can join a 30-minute tour of Top It Off Bottling’s wine barrel warehouse (next door) where barrel stacking procedures were revised after the 2014 South Napa earthquake due to many losses. Tours will be at 12:45pm and 1:15pm.

REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE

There is no cost to attend.

Coffee and refreshments sponsored by the
Association of Contingency Planners
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

Schedule:
08:30am – Registration and Networking
09:00am – Workshop Begins
12:30pm – Workshop Adjourns
12:45pm – Optional Tours of Wine Barrel Warehouse (next door)

AGENDA

Dena Gunning (San Mateo Central County Fire Department), Jeff Airth (SFO Emergency Management), and Ray Bonilla (Elevance Health)
Welcome and Introductions – ECA Bay Area Coordinating Committee Chairs

Prof. Mike Oskin (UC Davis)
Overview of the science of the 2014 South Napa Earthquake and the faults of the Napa Valley

Matt Lamborn (Napa County GIS Departmental Coordinator) and Jim Reeves (Napa County Field Inspection Supervisor)
Improvements to Tracking Damage Assessments for Recovery after the 2014 South Napa Earthquake

Mike Blom (Wine Consultant)
Wine Barrel Storage Losses and Lessons Learned from the 2014 South Napa Earthquake

TBD
Quake Break – review of recent earthquakes in the Bay Area (and elsewhere)

Special Screening of Quake Heroes Film
Learn how to arrange a screening or a “Quake Heroes Expo” for your community – including new opportunities for events in underserved communities supported by the California Seismic Safety Commission / Cal OES

Mark Benthien (ECA Executive Director | Statewide California Earthquake Center at USC)
ECA 2024 Mini Awards Update; printed materials ordering; ShakeOut resources and events including discussion of the Loma Prieta 35th Anniversary (on ShakeOut day this year)

Announcements by Participants

Gina Richmond (Winemaker): Tours of Top it Off Bottling Wine Barrel Warehouse
Tours at 12:45pm and 1:15pm with a focus on how barrel stacking procedures were revised after the 2014 South Napa earthquake.

WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS, DOCUMENTS, etc.

ECA Members will be notified when PDFs of presentations and other resources will be available (on this same page). To join the ECA (which is free and open to everyone), complete our simple form at EarthquakeCountry.org/join.

QUESTIONS: info@earthquakecountry.org