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Federal earthquake preparedness funding is shrinking. Here’s what that means for your facility.

FEMA cuts and the BRIC program cancellation are reducing federal earthquake preparedness support. What facility operators in California, Oregon, and Washington need to know.

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The San Ramon earthquake swarm is back. Here’s what facility operators should take from the second round.

A M4.2 earthquake hit San Ramon on April 12, reigniting the Bay Area swarm. What the recurring pattern means for facilities on the Calaveras Fault.

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The Boulder Creek earthquake proved ShakeAlert works at 1:41 AM. Here’s what that means for your facility.

ShakeAlert fired during the April 2 Boulder Creek earthquake. But at 1:41 AM, nobody was awake to act on it. Here's what facilities should take away from that.

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If the 1906 earthquake happened today, San Francisco would get zero warning. Here’s why that makes the seconds everyone else gets even more important.

SF would get no ShakeAlert warning from a 1906-scale quake. But cities farther out would get 5-20 seconds, and what they do with that time affects everyone.

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It’s Earthquake Preparedness Month. Here’s what schools should actually have in place.

April is Earthquake Preparedness Month. Most schools run a drill and move on. Here's what real earthquake readiness looks like for K-12 campuses and universities.

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What the San Ramon earthquake swarm means for Bay Area facilities

The San Ramon earthquake swarm has produced 162+ quakes since November 2025. Here's what facilities on the Calaveras Fault should know about the risk and how to prepare.

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