USGS Issues A Wake Up Call:

99.7% Chance That a 'Northridge-size' Earthquake
Will Rock California in the Next 30 Years

ProtectingAmerica.org co-chair and former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency James Lee Witt responds to reports that California faces a 99.7 percent chance of being hit by a massive and destructive earthquake in the next three decades:

This should be a serious and stark warning regarding the vulnerability of our families to massive natural catastrophes and a call to action for policymakers in Washington.

American families need to be better prepared and protected from the ravages of natural catastrophe. We need a comprehensive and integrated program that minimizes potential damages and loss of life through mitigation and preparation, improves the resources and training available to our first responders when catastrophe strikes and assures our families that they will have the financial resource they need to repair, rebuild and recover in the aftermath of a massive natural event.

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