EDIS/Northridge Database Project

This Service Provided by Simon Fraser University, in Cooperation with the California Office of Emergency Services!


This web page provides access to EDIS message traffic following the Northridge, California earthquake of January 17, 1994. EDIS traffic has been encoded in an mSQL database which you may query using this web page.

Here's some background information:

Relevant links:

Feedback:

EDIS/Northridge Database Search Form

Enter search criteria and click on the "Submit" button at the bottom of the form to select matching EDIS messages

A. Basic Message Data:

Date: between and

Time: Message Number:

Handling Level: Source Network:

Target Region:



B. Message Classification Flags:

Select one or more classification tags to further define your query

Classification:

Information Advisory Warning Media Release Organizational Instructional

Technology:

Satellite/Aerial Surveillance Seismic Telecommunications Other

Sources:

Federal Gov't State Gov't Municipal Gov't Other Gov't/Organization Civilian Report
Military Police Fire EMS Media Report Educational Institution

Hazards:

Collapse Fire Utilities Food/Water/Shelter Disease
Rescue Routing Aftershock Chemical Spill

Miscellaneous:

Inbound Message Outbound Message Urban Search and Rescue Medical Assistance

Transportation Infrastructure:

Airports Roads Waterways

Advanced searches:

The EDIS/Northridge project is maintained by Kevin McQuiggin mcquiggi@sfu.ca