So Now, What Is All Of This Going On In Nevada? Should We Be Worried ?

[Mrs. Sharon B. Hodge]

Lyon County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Powell, pictured back right, briefs Lyon County Search and Rescue members in their command center bus during the recent Vigilant Guard 2008 multi-agency drill to test the preparedness of dozens of local and state agencies to work together effectively during an emergency


National Guard troops from five western states and Guam participated in a recent major emergency preparedness exercise involving dozens of local and state agencies in Silver City, The training scenario included a mock evacuation of the small Comstock town Pictured are troops posted at the entrance to Silver City to blockade the area and protect businesses and residents from looters while residents were evacuated to nearby Dayton High School

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Live action drill prepares emergency responders for massive earthquakes
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Dayton Courier
By Karren Rhodes
June 25, 2008

http://www. rgj. com/apps/pbcs. dll/article?AID=/20080625/DAYTON/80...

It's not often you see an armed military presence in the tiny Comstock town of Silver City, but that's exactly what residents awoke to on a recent sunny Saturday morning

Camo-clad armed soldiers were on a mission -- a training mission of first responders performing a mock 7.
1 magnitude earthquake

The simulated disaster, Vigilant Guard '08, was designed to test the skills and teamwork of every participant to enhance their response when a real disaster strikes the region.
The largest full-scale emergency preparedness exercise conducted in Northern Nevada was planned for nearly two years

The possibility of a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hitting south of Reno on the Mt.
Rose Fault System is real, according to earthquake experts

Recent earthquake activity in the region highlights the seismic dangers the region faces every day

There's a 12 percent to 15 percent chance an earthquake of magnitude 7 or greater could hit the Reno-Carson City area within 50 years, Nevada State Geologist Jonathan Price said during a news conference announcing the exercise

Chances of a quake measuring magnitude 6, the same strength as the one that damaged Wells in February, rise to 65 to 70 percent during the same time period, Price said

The drill played out in seven Western states and involved more than 2,000 participants from emergency response agencies in six Nevada counties including Lyon County

Dozens of local and state participants, including National Guard troops from five western states and Guam, responded to the disaster with a script that included evacuation of Silver City residents and securing the small town from looters

The script instructed responders that the earthquake occurred at 6 a.m.
June 12 and caused massive fatalities, injuries, damage and $3 to $11 billion in destruction

Along with soldiers, Lyon County Sheriff's deputies, search and rescue teams, county human services and the Red Cross played roles in the exercise that temporarily housed Silver City evacuees at Dayton High School

Lyon County Sheriff Sgt.
Ryan Powell was incident commander in the west-central Lyon County portion of the disaster drill

Between the sheriff's office and its search and rescue team there were about 30 individuals along with approximately 50 National Guard troops staged at the command center on Highway 341, in Silver City and Mason Valley

"It doesn't get any better than this.
This training is valuable," Powell said, adding that communication between all of the players worked well as did the exercise

At the other end of the county, another scenario was played-out that included turning the Lyon County Fairgrounds into a field hospital to tend to the thousands people wounded in the disaster

This type of exercise sharpens the skills of everyone involved so when they respond to a disaster or emergency they will be ready to deal swiftly with the catastrophic impact on life, property, business and infrastructure to restore public safety and well being, said Governor Jim Gibbons when he announced the drill

Vigilant Guard was established as an annual exercise for National Guard, local and state government emergency responders to coordinate and practice disaster response techniques. The exercise was made possible by a $1,5 million grant from the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security


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A little warning in my email from California Senator Boxer
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http://boxer. enews. senate. gov/mail/util. cfm?gpiv=1999900411. 12...

Dear Friend:

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is America’s earthquake science agency, charged with providing reliable information about where and when earthquakes may occur. The USGS has issued a new report that should be of interest to Californians. The report relates the prediction that California has more than a 99 percent chance of having a magnitude 6.
7 or larger earthquake within the next 30 years

Importantly, it also provides clues as to regions more likely to experience a major quake

The new USGS report on California earthquake probabilities is the result of a model that comprehensively combines a variety of seismic and earth science tools

I invite you to view the summary of the report and the full report, with comprehensive maps

News about earthquakes should give all of us a greater incentive to be prepared

If you have not created an earthquake preparedness program for your home and work, I encourage you to follow the tips provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency

Most Californians accept earthquakes as a part of living in our beautiful state.
But knowing more about where they may occur and what to do to prepare should also be a part of living here

I hope this information is helpful to you

Sincerely,



Barbara Boxer
United States Senator


Indianapolis was invaded by 2,300 Marines, then a week later the state was struck by catastrophic flooding

Iowa Homeland Security ICE raid arrested hundreds of 'illegals' a month ago and now the Iowa levees are breaking and thousands fleeing, just like Katrina, waiting for FEMA disarmament and roundup

See any pattern here? Still dont believe the government in creating ARTIFICIAL DISASTERS with GEOPHYSICAL WEAPONS LIKE HAARP?

Now Navada is preparing the military for EARTHQUAKES, talk about a state famous for its NUCLEAR TESTINGS, maybe this time the drill has something to do with the fault lines that could crack and sink California into the Pacific? Maybe I watched too many science fiction movies?

There has been a lot of rumors about the Aug 2007 B-52 carrying 6 nuclear cruise missiles from Minot AFB North Dakota making a stop in Nevada, as its had some serious delay before landing in Barksdale Air Force base, based on the flight path

Just a crazy guess, maybe the famed adventurer Steve Fossett disappeared after he saw something over Nevada's airspace? Just few days after the B-52 incident?


The 'official' flight path of the B-52 'accidentally' carrying 6 LIVE nuclear missiles across the US Aug 2007


After calculating the flight speed this is a more plausible path, 'pit stop' in Nevada

Interesting blog - "A VIEW TO A KILL":STEVE FOSSET,A BROKEN ARROW&a...


Snow gone, rugged Nevada search for Fossett resuming - Associated P...


B-52 carrying 6 nuclear cruise missiles from Minot AFB North Dakota to Barksdale AFB Louisiana - Aug 30, 2007


Search for Steve Fossett, who disappeared in Nevada Sep 3, 2007

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VIGILANT GUARD ’08 EXERCISE WILL TEST PREPAREDNESS
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Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons
June 12, 2008

http://gov. state. nv. us/PressReleases/2008/2008-06-12-VigilantGua...

CARSON CITY, Nev. – Governor Jim Gibbons today helped kickoff Nevada Vigilant Guard ’08, a full-scale disaster preparedness exercise involving more than 2,000 participants from civilian emergency response agencies and National Guard units from seven western states. The Vigilant Guard ‘08 exercise simulates a 7.
1 magnitude earthquake striking Reno, triggering widespread damage and destruction

The joint civilian and military exercise got underway at 6 a.m. PDT when the simulated earthquake “struck” southwest Reno near the intersection of State Route 431—Mt .Rose Highway—and U.S. Highway 395.
The drill, which includes emergency response units coming to Nevada’s aid from six other western states, will be staged through June 19 with different scenarios played out at specific sites in Washoe, Carson City, Douglas, Storey, Lyon, and Churchill counties

At a news conference held at the State Emergency Operations Center in Carson City this morning, Gov. Gibbons said, “Vigilant Guard ‘08 has been in the planning stages for two years, and the earthquake scenario has turned out to be very timely given the recent seismic activity around Reno. Nevada must be fully prepared to respond swiftly and effectively to any emergency or disaster that may occur, including flood, wildfire or biochemical incident.
This exercise will help achieve that goal”

Nevada is among the nation’s most seismically active states, ranking No. 3 in larger quakes after Alaska and California. According to University of Nevada, Reno seismologists, a magnitude 7.
1 earthquake in Reno would cause death, extensive injury, damage, destruction, disruption of transportation and utilities, and an economic loss of $3 billion to $11 billion

Vigilant Guard ’08 will test and train participants’ skills in victim recovery, triage, mobile field hospital setup, evacuation by ground and helicopter, search and rescue, mass sheltering for displaced victims and pets, emergency food distribution, hazardous chemical spill response, and gathering of information.
Assessing “damage” to buildings, roads, dams, pipelines, and other infrastructure is also part of the exercise

The Nevada Division of Emergency Management is directing the exercise in conjunction with the Nevada National Guard.
Participants in the exercise include emergency response agencies from six Nevada counties and more than 1,750 National Guard soldiers and airmen from Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Washington state, and Utah

Attendees at the news conference in Carson City this morning also heard from Frank Siracusa, Chief of the Nevada Division of Emergency Management; Maj. Gen.
Cynthia Kirkland, commander of the Nevada National Guard; and State Geologist Jonathan Price, director of the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, which includes the Seismological Laboratory at the University of Nevada, Reno

“This exercise will provide participants an unprecedented opportunity to work and train together to strengthen their skills in all aspects of emergency preparedness,” Siracusa said.
“As we undertake the emergency response activities, evaluators will assess our performance and recommend areas for improvement when the exercise concludes”

Major General Kirkland said, “Although Vigilant Guard is a National Guard exercise program nationwide, it is critical that we include as many of our local, state, and federal partners as possible. In the guard we train like we fight, and since the guard responds to emergencies to support local and state partners, it makes sense to ensure we include as many as possible in the plan.
The time to build relationships and learn about each others' capabilities is not when you're responding to an actual emergency”

Price added, “No one can predict with certainty when an earthquake will occur, but we can take action to prepare, and Vigilant Guard ’08 is exactly what we should be doing right now. Most of the damage from the earthquake this exercise envisions would occur in Nevada, particularly in Washoe County, Carson City, Douglas, Storey, and Lyon counties.
Damage also would occur in El Dorado, Placer, and Nevada counties in California, and may affect other counties as well”

Price said the probability of a 7.
0 earthquake occurring near Reno or Carson City within the next 50 years is between 12 percent and 15 percent, which he called “significant, but low enough that we can take action to be better prepared”

“Living with Earthquakes in Nevada,” a guide to preparing for, surviving and recovering from an earthquake, is available online at www. nbmg. unr. edu/dox/sp27. pdf

The federal government requires states to conduct Vigilant Guard exercises and provides funding through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that is designated for training exercises. Nevada’s Vigilant Guard exercise, the 11th such exercise to be staged across the country, received a federal allocated of $1.
5 million for National Guard and Nevada Division of Emergency Management mobilization

To learn about specific exercises being staged in a particular county, go to http://dem. state. nv. us/coordinators. shtml to find contact information for the local Emergency Operations Center

The public may notice an increased military presence during the exercise as National Guard and other troops participate in a variety of activities, including “victim” recovery and triage. However, the exercise will not stage any real-life impact on services or infrastructure during the week-long exercise.

Information about Vigilant Guard ’08 activities can be found at http://nvstatejic. nv. gov


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