USGS & Critical Infrastructure

Christopher Terzich, Chair RCCC

92 MillionAmericans in 1906

30% Americans in Cities

311 MillionAmericans Today

338%Increase

80%

Americans In Cities

Risk Decision Process – Real Life

Hyper-Connected

“Systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters”

Critical Infrastructure

Critical Infrastructure Owned by Private Sector

85%

Chair - Regional Consortium Coordinating Council

US Chamber – National Security Task Force Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council Regional Partnership Council

Chris Terzich

Chair - Regional Consortium Coordinating Council

US Chamber – National Security Task Force Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council Regional Partnership Council

Chris Terzich

Regional Consortium Coordinating Council (RCCC)

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Mission

“The mission of RCCC is to understand, connect, enable and build partnerships to enhance the security of critical infrastructure in the United States and the resilience of our communities. “

Christopher Terzich2012 RCCC ChairVice President, Wells Fargo

Regional Consortium Coordinating Council (RCCC)

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Chair – Christopher Terzich

• Marine Corps – Military Police• 25 Years Wells Fargo

• Security, Robbery, Kidnapping response, Workplace Violence, terrorism, pandemic, natural disasters

• Enterprise Incident Management• National Infrastructure Advisory Council• National Security Task Force• Learned from the best…

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United States Geological Survey

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Earthquake Hazards Program Mission

“To provide and apply relevant earthquake science information and knowledge for reducing deaths, injuries, and property damage from earthquakes through understanding of their characteristics and effects and by providing the information and knowledge needed to mitigate these losses.“

Critical Infrastructure Owned by Private Sector

85%

Outline Goal

Gather Data

Develop Options

Pros & Cons

Decide

Risk Decision Process

Risk Decision Process – Real Life

• Connected to our communities• Understands the risk• Adapts to “always on” world• Many different tools to understand

risk• A picture is worth 1,000 words

How USGS Works

Live EQ Reports

Visualizations Key to Complex Information

PAGER - Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response

Visualizations Key to Complex Information

Culture of Partnership and Community

April 18th, 1906San Francisco

August 1st , 2007Minnesota

August 1st , 2007Minnesota

Today

San Andreas

Fault