CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE CLEARINGHOUSE
2012 GOLDEN GUARDIAN EXERCISE
Wednesday May 30th, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Southern California
In conjunction with Golden Guardian 2012, the California Earthquake Clearinghouse is conducting a preparedness exercise. The goals of the Clearinghouse exercise are to:
- Strengthen the relationship between the California Earthquake Clearinghouse and the southern California earthquake research & emergency response communities
- Conduct the first test of Unified Incident Command & Decision Support (UICDS) framework to enable electronic data sharing amongst/between California Earthquake Clearinghouse stakeholders. http://www.eqclearinghouse.org/CA/uicds/
- Test various electronic tools for collection of post-earthquake scientific and engineering observations
All California Earthquake Clearinghouse partners and anyone interested in participating in a regional, simulated earthquake response exercise are welcome to participate. To learn more about the Clearinghouse, GG 2012 & UICDS, please register on the Clearinghouse website and join the Golden Guardian 2012 group. In the coming weeks we will be providing additional details about the exercise. (Please note, you will experience a short delay before you are able to log in to the Clearinghouse web site while your membership is verified)
The California Earthquake Clearinghouse is a place to coordinate earthquake field investigations and share observations and knowledge among emergency responders and the engineering and scientific communities
The California Earthquake Clearinghouse (Clearinghouse) will provide a location, real or virtual, after a damaging earthquake, where engineers, geologists, seismologists, sociologists, economists, and other professionals who arrive in the affected area can become part of a larger, temporary organization (the Clearinghouse) to facilitate the gathering of information, maximize its availability, and better use the talents of those present. These experts have a wide range of knowledge and experience, and their observations in the field can add substantially to the information available to officials managing response and recovery operations. This website provides information on the history and purpose of the Clearinghouse, the member organizations, recommendations for field investigation equipment, safety guidelines, and basic information on how to contribute to the clearinghouse after a California earthquake. Members of the Clearinghouse can also log in here. There are a number of groups on this site–click in the top right on GROUPS to see list. Three groups are standing committees of the clearinghouse: Overflight, Information Technology and Outreach. These committees welcome new participants. The other groups have been created to function in particular in an earthquake as a place where field investigators can quickly share information. Observations can be short descriptions, questions, comments. Posts will be visible to all members of the group. (To become a member, you need to register on this site.) Files will show up under Documents menu inside each group. PHOTOS, WITH BRIEF CAPTIONS, SHOULD BE UPLOADED DIRECTLY TO THE MAP. See map and instructions in tab in top right corner.