 A major earthquake caused widespread destruction across southern Wisconsin this morning. Large-scale damage is reported across the area as officials respond to this disaster. For more, Master Sergeant Mike Canodal is on the scene. As damage reports come in from across the region, the response to the earthquake is underway. As you can see, emergency response crews have already begun search and rescue operations as they search for survivors and multiple agencies rush to respond. Casualty estimates are over 5,000 in Wisconsin alone, with hundreds of structures damaged and people left homeless. Hospitals in the impact zone have suffered significant damage and can only provide basic emergency services for 24 to 36 hours. Once treated and stabilized, patients will be transported by military aircraft to one of two federal coordinating centers in the area for continued care. A national staging area for recovery operations has been established in Volkfield in central Wisconsin. A military contingency response group has been activated to survey and open the field and an incident management team has been assigned to manage the large numbers of personnel, equipment, and supplies that are streaming into Volkfield. This is a rapidly developing story and we will have more information on the response as it becomes available.