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Kentucky Emergency Management
EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS AND NATIONAL LEVEL EXERCISE (NLE) 2011 MEDIA
WHO: Kentucky Division of Emergency Management (KYEM) Director, John Heltzel
WHAT: KYEM will conduct an in-depth telephone discussion pertaining to
earthquake preparedness in Kentucky, The Great Central US ShakeOut and the
National Level Exercise (NLE) 2011.
Following the discussion there will be a Q & A interview session
for addition information.
Information on the KY Earthquake Program, ShakeOut and NLE 2011
can be found at www.kyem.ky.gov .
WHERE: Conference Call Tel. No. 1-866-241-5471, Password Code 1709#
WHEN: April 15, 2011 - 1:00 PM EDT
Unlike the weather, experts cannot predict when and where an earthquake may
occur. However, we can tell you with certainty what will happen in Kentucky
on May 16, 2011, during the National Level Exercise 2011:
* A 7.7 earthquake will strike the New Madrid Seismic Zone in Western
Kentucky and the impact on the Commonwealth will include:
* Approximately 235,000 people will seek shelter
* 330,000 households will be without power
* Approximately 6,500 will be injured
* Approximately 300 deaths will occur
* 68,500 buildings will be damaged
* Critical infrastructure will be destroyed or damaged
* 250 bridges damaged or destroyed, limiting transportation into and
out of the affected area
* Communications will fail or be greatly impaired
* Emergency responders will scramble to get information from the area
and local emergency management will be limited getting information out
This is the scenario that Kentucky will use to drive the upcoming National
Level Exercise 2011 (NLE 2011) scheduled this May 16 through 20.
Join us today at 1:00 PM EDT as John Heltzel, director of Kentucky Emergency
Management leads a discussion on the NLE 2011 and earthquake preparedness.
Conference Call Tel. No. 1-866-241-5471, Password Code 1709#
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