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<br />State of Wyoming 1268-DR-WY <br />Hazard Mitigation Survey Team Report <br /> <br />, <br />Earthquake Program <br /> <br />The State of Wyoming participates in FEMA's Earthquake Program. The Earthquake Program <br />has four basic goals directly related to the mitigation of hazards caused by earthquake. They are <br />to: <br /> <br />. Promote understanding of earthquakes and their effects; <br />. Work to better identify earthquake risk including the use of a computerized loss- <br />estimation model called HAZUS. HAZUS will assist states in performing their <br />hazard analysis and vulnerability assessments; <br />. Improve earthquake-resistant design and construction techniques; <br />. Encourage the use of earthquake-safe policies and planning practices. <br /> <br />Dam Safety Program <br /> <br />Wyoming participates in the Dam Safety Program, which is a 100% federally funded program. <br />Dam Safety funding is used to: <br /> <br />. Improve the safety of non-federal dams; <br />. Inspect dams and reservoirs that would pose a significant threat to human life and <br />property in case offailure; <br />. Encourage owners of high hazard dams to write and exercise emergency response <br />plans; <br />. Pay for training state dam safety staff and inspectors. <br /> <br />8 <br />