• Principal authors for 1994 and 2011 revisions to "FEMA 74, Reducing the Risks of Nonstructural Earthquake Damage - A Practical Guide" now avialalbe online or as pdf download from FEMA website. The ACT-69 Project received the 2012 Award of Excellance in the Study/Research/Guidelines category from the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California
• ATC-20 Post-Earthquake Damage Assessment Training; Fierro and Perry have presented case studies for this biannual training from 1999-present
• Develop short and long lectures, courses and presentations to educate students and/or professionals on earthquake engineering and earthquake hazard mitigation. E. Fierro has developed these materials in both English and Spanish and presented them in the US and other countries
• E. Fierro helped develop the first Master of Science program in structural engineering in the Dominican Republic and taught several of the courses; the first class graduated from this program in January 2013

FEMA E-74 is available online as a reference or as a download in pdf format.

Figure 6.3.2.1-3 Damage to structural column (“captive column”) due to restraint caused by partial height masonry wall in the 2001 Peru Earthquake (Photo courtesy of Eduardo Fierro, BFP Engineers).