Appendix E: Organizations Involved in Seismic Safety: Contact Information 116 Appendix E OrganizationsInvolved in Seismic Safety: Contact Information Listed are several organizations that Southern Building Code Congress can provide further information on International (SBCCI) codes or seismic design. Most of 900 Montclair Road them offer lists of publications (see Birmingham, AL 35213-1206 Appendix F). In addition, the profes- (205) 591-1853 sional organizations have directories fax: (205) 592-7001 of members and local chapters. TDD: (205) 599-9742 email: info(sbcci.org Code Organizations http:/ /www.sbcci.org These are the publishers of the model Multi-State Earthquake building codes used in the United States. More complete information Organizations on these organizations and their services is included in Appendix D. These organizations are consortia of officials from several states. Each Building Officials and Code one has a number of useful publica- Administrators, International, tions and, because they specialize in Inc. (BOCA) seismic safety issues, can help to put 4051 West Flossmoor Road you in touch with key officials in Country Club Hills, IL 60478-5795 your own state. (708) 799-2300 fax: 708-799-4981 Central United States Earthquake http:/ /www.bocai.org Consortium (CUSEC) 2630 E. Holmes Rd. Memphis, TN 38118 Council of American Building (901) 544-3570 Officials (CABO) fax: (901) 544-0544 5203 Leesburg Pike, Suite 708 email: cusec~ceri.memphis.edu Falls Church, VA 22041 http: / /gandalf.ceri.memphis.edu/ (703) 931-4533 -cusec /index.html fax: (703) 379-1546 http: / /www.cabo.org Northeast States Emergency Consortium (NESEC) International Conference of 607 North Ave., Suite 16 Building Officials (ICBO) Wakefield, MA 01880 5360 South Workman Mill Road (617) 224-9876 Whittier, CA 90601-2298 fax: (617) 224-4350 (562) 699-0541 email: NESEC@serVe.com fax: (562) 699-8031 http: / /www.serve.com/NESEC Customer Service and Publications: (800) 284-4406 Western States Seismic Policy http: / /www.icbo.org Council (WSSPC) 121 Second Street, 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 974-6422 fax: (415) 974-1747 http://vishnu.glg.nau.edu/ wsspc.html 117 IC7 Organizations Involved in Seismic Safety: Contact Information U.S. Geological Survey, Informa- FEMA Region VI Federal Agencies tion Services (Publications), Federal Regional Center Box 25286 800 North Loop 288 All these agencies are excellent Denver, CO 80225 Denton, TX 76201-3698 sources of publications, slides, and (800) 435-7627 (940) 898-5123 videos regarding earthquakes and Mitigation Directorate: seismic safety Key publications are USGS Office of Earthquakes, (940) 898-5165 listed in Appendix P. Volanoes & Engineering 12201 Sunrise Valley D1rive FEMAVL& Region VII M.S. 905 Federal Emergency Management 2323 Grand Blvd., Suite 900 Reston, VA 20192 Agency Mitigation Directorate Kansas City, MO 64108-2670 (703) 64840100 (FEMA) (816) 283-7002 http: / /www'-.usgs. gov 500 C. Street, SW fax: (816) 283-7018 Washington, DC 20472 345 Middlefield Road (202) 646-4622 FEM/IA Region Vi i M.S. 870 http:/ /wwwT.wfema.gov Denver Federal Center, Building 710 Menlo Park, CA 94025 Box 25267 (415) 853-8300 FEMA Publications Center Denver, CO 80225-0267 (800) 480-2520 (303) 235-4800 USGS National Earthquake Information Center FEMTYIA Region I FEMAA Region IX Denver Federal Center 442 J. W. McCormack Post Office B1uiding #105 M.S. 967, Box 25046 and Courthouse Building P.-O. Box 29998 Denver, CO 80225 Boston, MA 021094595 Presidio of San Francisco (303) 273-8500 (617) 223-9540 San Francisco, CA 94129 fax: (303) 273-8450 Mitigation Directorate: (415) 923-7100 http: / /fxT vawneic. cr.usgs.gov or (617) 223-9559 fax: (415) 923-7112 http: /earthquake.usgs.gov FEMIA Region I1 FEAMA Region X Mitigation Division State Seismic Safety Federal Regional Center 26 Federal Plaza, Room 1351 130 228th Street, SW Advisory Committees New York, NY 10278-0002 Bothell, WIA 98021-9796 (212) 225-7200 *(206)487-4600 Several states have created seismic fax: (212) 225-7262 Mitigation Directorate: safety advisory boards. If your state, (207) 487-4682 or a neighboring state, has one, they FEMA Region III can be good sources of basic seismic Liberty Square Building, 2nd Floor National Geophysical Data Center safety information about your 105 South 7th Street National Oceanic & Atmospheric region. Philadelphia, PA 19106-3316 Administration (215) 931-5528 325 Broad-way, hMail Code EIGC Arizona fax: (215) 931-5501 Boulder, CO 80303-3328 Arizona Council for Earthquake (303) 497-6826 Safety FEMA Region IV http: / /wwTli,-wngdc.noaa.gov Arizona Dept. of Emergency & Mitigation Division Military Affairs Koger Center-Rutgers Building National Institute of Standards and DiT. of Emergency Services 3003 Chamblee-Tucker Road Technology (NIST) 5636 E. McDoxnell Rd. Atlanta, GA 30341 Buildings and Fire Research Phoenix, AZ 85008 (770) 220-5400 Laboratory (602) 231-6238 fax: (770) 220-5440 Building 226, Room B216 fax: (602) 231-6263 Gaithersburg, MD 20899 FEMA Region V (301) 975-5900 175 West Jackson Blvd., 4th Floor htlp: / Jnvw.nist.gov Chicago, IL 60604-2698 (312) 408-5500 fax: (312) 408-5551 Appendix E 118 Mississippi Utah Arkansas Mississippi Seismic Advisory Panel Utah Earthquake Advisory Board Arkansas Earthquake Advisory Mississippi Emergency Manage- University of Utah Seismograph Council ment Agency Arkansas Office of Emergency Stations P.O. Box 4501, Fondren Station University of Utah Services Jackson, MS 39216 135 South, 1460 East P.O. Box 758 (601) 352-9100 Room 705 Conway, AR 72033 fax: (601) 352-8314 Salt Lake City, UT 84112 (501) 329-5601 (801) 581-6274 fax: (501) 730-9754 Missouri fax: (801) 585-5585 Missouri Seismic Safety Commission California Missouri Emergency Management Washington Seismic Safety Commission Agency Washington State Seismic Safety 1900 K St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 116 Advisory Committee Sacramento, CA 95814 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Washington State Dept. of Natural (916) 322-4917 (573) 526-9101 Resources fax: (916) 322-9476 fax: (573) 634-7966 Geology & Earth Resources Divi- http: / /eas.slu.edu/seismic safety/ sion Hawaii Hawaii State Earthquake Advisory P.O. Box 47007 Nevada Olympia, WA 98504-7007 Board Nevada Earthquake Safety Council Office of the Director of Civil (360) 902-1000 Div. of Emergency Management fax: (360) 902-1785 Defense 2525 S. Carson Street 3949 Diamond Head Road Carson City, NV 89711 Honolulu, HI 96816-4495 Libraries (702) 687-4240 (808) 733-4300 (702) 687-6788 fax: fax: (808) 733-4287 All the references cited in Appendix F can be located at at least one of Oregon Illinois these libraries. The libraries are set Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Illinois Earthquake Advisory Board up to respond to public requests for Advisory Committee Illinois Emergency Management information. They can lend materi- 595 Cottage St., NE Agency als through interlibrary loan or, for Salem, OR 97310 110 E. Adams Street a fee, can photocopy excerpts from (503) 378-2903 Springfield, IL 62701-1109 documents. In some cases, you can fax: (503) 588-1378 (217) 782-4448 search their collections online fax: (217) 785-6043 through their internet web sites. Puerto Rico Comision de Seguridad Contra Indiana Center for Earthquake Research Terremotos Indiana Seismic Safety Advisory & Information State Civil Defense Board University of Memphis P.O. Box 9066597 Indiana State Emergency Manage- Campus Box 526590 San Juan, PR 00906-6597 ment Agency Memphis, TN 38152-6590 (787) 724-0124 IN GOVT CTR South/302 W. (901) 678-2007 Washington St., Room E208 fax: (901) 678-4734 Tennessee Indianapolis, IN 46204 http: / /www.ceri.memphis.edu Tennessee Seismic Safety Advisory (317) 232-3986 Panel fax: (317) 232-3895 Earthquake Engineering Research Tennessee Emergency Management Center Agency Kentucky University of California at Berkeley Tennessee EOC Governor's Earthquake Hazards & 1301 S. 46th Street 3041 Sidco Dr. Safety Technical Advisory Panel Richmond, CA 94804-4698 Nashville, TN 37204-1502 Kentucky Div. of Disaster & Emer- (510) 231-9403 (615) 741-0001 gency Services fax: (510) 231-9461 fax: (615) 242-9635 EOC Building, Boone Center email: eerclib~nisee.ce. Frankfort, KY 40601-6169 berkeley.edu (502) 564-8611 http: / /nisee.ce.berkeley.edu fax: (502) 564-8614 119 Organizations Involved in Seismic Safety. Contact Information Structural Engineers Association of American Planning Association Earthquake Engineering Research California 1776 .Massachusetts Ave., NW Library 555 University Avenue, Suite 126 Suite 400 California Institute of Technology Sacramnento, CA 95825 Washington, DC 20036-1997 Mail Code 104-44 (916) 427-3647 (202) 872-0611 Pasadena, CA 91125 fax: (916) 568-0677 fax: (202) 872-0643 (818) 395-4227 http://wIvwrw.seaoc.org http://wwnvwplanninrg.org fax: (818) 568-2719 -email: eerliblcco.caltech.edu The United States Conference of American Society of Civil http:/ /wiww.eerl.caltech.edu/ Mayors Engineers (AS CE) library/hbraryvhtml 1620 I Street, N-W 1801 Alexander Bell Drive Washington, DC 20006 Reston, VA 201914400} National Center for Earthquake (202) 293-7330 (800) 548-2723 Engineering Research fax: (202) 293-2352 http: / /wwAnwasce.*org c/o Science and Engineering http: / /wwvAi;usmayors.org/uscm Library Associated General Contractors of SUJNY-Buffalo America 304 Copen Hall Additional Organizations 1957 E Street, NW Buffalo, NY 14260-2200 Washington, DC 20006 (716) 645-3377 These university, nonprofit, and trade (202) 393-2040 fax: (716) 645-3379 organizations all have publications. fax: (202) 347-4004 http://nceer.eng.buffalo.edu related to building codes or seismic http://wwwT.agc..org safety Some of them are instrumental Natural Hazards Research & in promoting the adoption of seismic International City/County Applications Information Center building codes, and could provide Management Association University of Colorado valuable support to your efforts. Campus Box 482 (ICMA) 777 North Capitol Street, NE Boulder, CO 80309-0482 American Association of State Suite 500 (303) 492-6818 Highway & Transportation Washington, DC 20002-4201 (303) 492-2151 fax: Officials (202) 289-4262 email: hazctrlcolorado.edu 444 N. Capitol Street, NW Suite 249 fax: (202) 962-3500 7'.colorado.edu/ /wwv http:// Washington, DC 20001 http://wTrvwv.icma.org hazards! (202) 624-5800 fax: (202) 624-5806 National Association of Home Resource Organizations Builders, American Institute of Architects for Developing Code- 1201 15th Street NW (AIA) WiTashington, DC 20005 Adoption Strategies 1735 New York Avenue, NW (202) 822-0200 Washington,' DC 20006 fax: (202) 822-0559 These professional and trade (2[02) 626-7300 http: / / wwwm.nahh.com organizations represent key groups http://wwwaia.org whose support you will need in National Society of Professional trying to promote the adoption of American Society of Civil Engineers (NSPE) seismic building codes. These Engineers (AS CE) 1420 King Street national offices can refer you to the 1801 Alexander Bell Drive Alexandria, VA 22314 local or regional affiliate nearest Reston, VA 20191-4400 (703) 684-2800 you. (800) 548-2723 fax: (703) 8364875 http: //wwwvasce.org http: / /www:nspe.org American Institute of Architects (AIA) Applied Technology Council (ATC) National League of Cities (NILC) 1735 New York A-venue, NWT 555 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 550 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW -Washington, DC 20006 Redwood City, CA 94065 Suite 550 (202) 626-7300 (415) 595-1542 Washington, DC 20004 http://wvn,?raia.org fax: (650) 593-2320 (202) 626-3000 http: / /wwwivatcouncil.org fax: (202) 626-3043 http://wwwToncais.com/nic/ Appendix E 120 National Institute of Building Building Seismic Safety Council Sciences (BSSC) 1090 Vermont, NW, Suite 700 1090 Vermont, NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 289-7800 (202) 289-7800 fax: (202) 289-1092 fax: (202) 289-1092 http: / /www.nibs.org http: / /www.nibs.org Seismological Society of America Earthquake Engineering Research 201 Plaza Professional Building Institute (EERI) El Cerrito, CA 94530 499 14th Street, Suite 320 (510) 525-5474 Oakland, CA 94612-1934 fax: (510) 525-7204 (510) 451-0905 (510) 451-5411 fax: Southern California Earthquake email: eeri(eeri.org Center http: / /www.eeri.org University of Southern California University Park Institute for Business and Home Los Angeles, CA 90089-0742 Saftey (formerly Insurance (213) 740-5843 Institute for Property Loss (213) 740-0011 fax: Reduction) email: SCECinfo~usc.edu 73 Tremont Street, Suite 510 http: / /www.scec.org Boston, MA 02108-3910 (617) 722-0200 fax: (617) 722-0202 National Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards, Inc. (NCSBS) 505 Huntmar Park Drive, Suite 210 Herndon, VA 20170 (703) 437-0100 fax: (703) 481-3596