- Remember to check the calendar on D4H and indicate whether you will attend the trainings you are requested for.
- Go to D4H and look at your profile – are all your qualifications current?
- Don’t forget to check your Task Book for skills that need to be qualified.
- The Task Force explores succession planning during the first part of every year. If you are interested in becoming a squad officer or manager, your application needs to be sent to: programmanager@michiganmabas.
us by close of business on January 31, 2026.
The 2026 Operational Exercise is scheduled for May 19/20 or May 20/21. This training will occur in and around Camp Grayling.
If you have some flexibility, it would be extremely helpful if some members who have signed up for the first half of the event would move their attendance to the second half.
- All private members should have received an updated MOU that must be signed and submitted
- A Deployment Manager will be stationed in the garage area near what will be the staging area. If you have not been assigned to a task, you must remain in the staging area until requested by the deployment manager.
- Shadd Whitehead has moved into the Program Manager position with the Task Force and Mike Evans has taken on some of the Training Manager tasks.
- If you have questions, suggestions or problems, please reach out to your section coordinator or a manager within your section for answers.
Yet at 2:15 a.m. on December 16, 1811, one of the most powerful and destructive earthquakes in North American history struck along the New Madrid Fault, centered near present-day Memphis, Tennessee. The estimated magnitude was approximately 7.7, and the shaking was felt more than 900 miles away. Around 7:00 a.m. that same morning, a powerful aftershock measuring about magnitude 7 followed.
The effects were dramatic. The banks of the Mississippi River collapsed, widespread flooding occurred, and in some areas the river reportedly flowed backward. Just as residents began to regain a sense of calm, a second major earthquake—estimated at magnitude 7.5—struck on January 23, 1812. A third main shock, again near magnitude 7.7, occurred on February 7, 1812.
Although the region was sparsely populated at the time, an estimated 1,000 people died, primarily from drowning and landslides. Five settlements were completely destroyed. The landscape itself was permanently altered, with new lakes forming—Reelfoot Lake being the most well-known example.
In Cincinnati, physicist Daniel Drake documented the events using a pendulum-type seismograph, recording thousands of tremors propagating from southwest to northeast.
Historical research suggests this was not an isolated event. At least two similar earthquake sequences occurred in the region around 1400 AD and again around 950 AD.
Today, scientists estimate a 7–10% chance of a magnitude 7.0 or greater earthquake occurring in the New Madrid region within the next 50 years. The probability of a magnitude 6.0 or greater event during that same period ranges from 28–46%.
If a magnitude 7.0 earthquake were to occur, it would likely be felt as far away as Michigan. While the risk of significant damage here is low, the consequences near the epicenter could be catastrophic.
Connect Rocket
During the monthly test, everyone gets a text message and an email. It is important that everyone respond to the notification, but you only have to respond to one of them. It will be recorded regardless of which one you respond to.
When there is a deployment request, connect rocket sends a message to every TF member. Regardless of your status with the TF, please respond with your availability. Even if you may not be deploying, you may be requested to help out at the Mob Center.
Are you having trouble accessing the members section of the website?
https://www.mitf1.org/
Contact Joe Chopski at [email protected] for assistance!
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Have you joined MI-TF1 private Facebook group yet? If not, contact Rayanne at [email protected] to be added!
Please be sure all requests for backfill for any TF or Section Training is submitted to [email protected] as soon as is possible. Thank you!
