{"id":6926,"date":"2021-01-11T21:04:45","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T21:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/?p=6926"},"modified":"2021-02-04T17:43:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T17:43:36","slug":"fema-risk-index-can-lead-to-improved-infrastructure-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/insights\/blog\/fema-risk-index-can-lead-to-improved-infrastructure-resilience\/","title":{"rendered":"FEMA Risk Index can lead to improved infrastructure resilience"},"content":{"rendered":"
By John Thompson<\/span><\/p>\n Engineering for resilience is critical for buildings in locations that are at risk for natural hazards and disasters. Los Angeles County, where\u00a0<\/span>IMEG has many clients<\/span>, was\u00a0<\/span>recently\u00a0<\/span>identified<\/span>\u00a0as the most\u00a0<\/span>at-risk<\/span>\u00a0county in the U.S.<\/span>\u00a0for natural disaster<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0in FEMA\u2019s\u00a0first\u00a0<\/span>National Risk Index<\/span><\/a>; the adjacent counties of\u00a0<\/span>Riverside and San Bernadino\u00a0<\/span>rank<\/span>\u00a0at 9 and 10<\/span>\u00a0on the index<\/span>, respectively.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n