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IAEM
The Call for Speakers for the IAEM 67th Annual Conference & EMEX will open Jan. 14, 2019, and close at 5:00 p.m. EST, Feb. 15, 2019. This is your opportunity to be selected for one of the coveted speaking slots at the premiere event for emergency managers, set for Nov. 15-20, 2018, in Savannah, Georgia. The Conference Committee will host a webinar on “Tips for a Successful Speaker Proposal” in early January 2019. More information will be available soon.
Okotoks Online
A new regulation from the Government of Alberta aims to improve response times and better protect Albertans in disasters.
The Emergency Management Act has been updated, and is now the Emergency Management Amendment Act, which will provide communities with an easy reference as they develop and refine their emergency management plans and programs.
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Homeland Security Today
Flooding is Canada’s costliest and most frequent natural disaster. Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, has announced CAD2.36 million in federal funding to the Province of Ontario to support work on eight projects under the National Disaster Mitigation Program (NDMP) to better plan for and protect against the effects of flooding.
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IAEM
This is a reminder that the 2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the IAEM-Oceania Council will take place on Dec. 18, 2018, at the VICES South West Regional Office, 90 Furner Avenue, Bell Park, VIC, Australia. Conference call-in participation will be available. Updated information has been posted online that provides: information on the location, parking, and train and bus transportation; conference call details and time zone clarification; the draft agenda; instructions on submission of agenda items or questions for leadership; a proxy voting form for those who cannot attend the meeting, and instructions on how to cast votes by proxy.
Route Fifty
The Federal Emergency Management Agency should improve coordination with states and localities on the use of advance contracts, given leaders’ stated goal of shifting more responsibility to states after disasters, according to a new report on 2017 contracting.
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EDM Digest
In the aftermath of Friday’s 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck near Anchorage, CNN relayed a presidential tweet: “Trump tweets to Alaska: ‘Federal Government will spare no expense.’ ”
Future historians will have to assess where this disaster fits in the broader story of the Trump presidency and its management of catastrophes such as Hurricanes Maria and Harvey or the California wildfires.
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IAEM
The Department of Homeland Security has selected Powered for Patients as one of ten organizations to lead innovative research and development initiatives as part of the DHS 2018 National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) Security & Resilience Challenge. Through the DHS project, Powered for Patients and its technology partner, Talus Analytics, will create a prototype to consolidate data streams from various fault detection and automated reporting systems connected to emergency power at hospitals and other critical healthcare facilities throughout the country. This consolidated data stream of different technology company data feeds will provide government officials and utilities with a single dashboard through which to view and assess real time threats to emergency power during extended power outages. The success of this project will depend on the active engagement of many stakeholders. To learn more about the project, view a list of current stakeholders, and find out how to participate in various stakeholder categories, visit the Powered for Patients website.
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Forbes
The Atlantic hurricane season of 2017 gave us names that we will remember for a long time. Storms like Harvey, Irma, and Maria were a part of the most expensive hurricane season in U.S. history. Damage estimates easily exceed $200 billion. Puerto Rico is no stranger to hurricanes, but in 2017 its people, infrastructure, and ecosystems were ravaged by Irma and Maria.
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Homeland Security News Wire
A study of hurricane-hit areas of the United States has revealed a trend of larger homes being built to replace smaller ones in the years following a storm. The research shows that the sizes of new homes constructed after a hurricane often dwarf the sizes of those lost.
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CNN via WISC-TV
Every man-made thing that burned, burned all the way.
That is the powerful first impression driving into Paradise after America's deadliest wildfire in 100 years.
There are a few scorched-but-recognizable husks of gas stations or curio shops but most of the 14,000 homes that caught an ember burned with such blowtorch intensity, only railings and the fireplace remain.
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NPR
California's building codes are not keeping up with the severe, wind-driven wildfires that are becoming the norm.
Ten years ago, the state passed strict new standards for homes built in high fire-risk areas.
But even homes built to those standards were destroyed in last year's massive Thomas Fire.
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Emergency Management
The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) has released its annual safety and security guidelines for K-12 schools. The guidelines are recommendations on technology, policies and procedures and training for school district administrators.
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Homeland Security News Wire
The other day the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recorded 13 new Ebola cases in its daily update. Six of the new cases are in Butembo, three in Oicha, and two each in Beni and Katwa. The outbreak totals now stand at 471 cases, of which 423 are confirmed and 48 are probable; 273 people have died.
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Emergency Management
Right after a natural disaster, say, a hurricane or major flood, there is usually an outpouring of generosity and support for those affected, often in the form of material needs. But a few weeks into the recovery effort, that support and all the donated goods that poured in dwindle.
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Los Angeles Times
Our current approach to wildfire is killing us. Instead of making communities fire safe, we’re mostly trying to manage habitat to suppress fire, and it’s failing to protect our lives and our property. Bureaucratic inertia and hubris are preventing needed change. Until the public understands the true nature of wildfire and demands the same of government, the staggering losses will continue to mount.
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WIRED
When a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the eastern coast of Japan on March 11, 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant failed, leaking radioactive material into the atmosphere and water. People around the country as well as others with family and friends in Japan were, understandably, concerned about radiation levels — but there was no easy way for them to get that information.
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IAEM
Online applications received by Dec. 31, 2018, will be reviewed in January 2019. Candidates will be notified of the results during the week of Feb. 17, 2019.
IAEM
The Fiscal Year 2018 Fire Prevention and Safety Grant application period will close on Dec. 21, 2018, 5:00 p.m. EST. The purpose of the grant is to enhance the safety of both the public and firefighters by decreasing fire hazards and assisting with fire prevention programs. Fire departments and nonprofit organizations can complete their application online. Application assistance tools are also available. Email questions or requests for additional information to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Help Desk at firegrants@fema.dhs.gov.
IAEM
IAEM is offering the latest in its Thursday Learning Series webinars, “Budgeting for Disasters: Challenges and Innovative Practices in Times of Uncertainty,” on Jan. 7, 2019, 1:00-2:00 p.m. EST. In recent years, natural disasters have increased in the United States in terms of frequency, severity, and cost. For example, FEMA’s Public Assistance Grant Program, the largest source of federal disaster assistance to state and local governments, increased by 212 percent from 1996 to 2015. Since state and local governments bear part of the cost of federally declared disasters, governments at all levels are spending more on response and recovery. Panel members representing state and local government will discuss actions their jurisdictions have taken to manage volatile, increased costs through innovative budgeting practices. Audience members will be encouraged to share best practices as well as recent actions taken in their own jurisdictions. Register online.
Manila Standard
Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has pushed for the creation of a Department on Disaster Management, citing the need for a full-time Cabinet official to deal with the logistical requirements of preparing for calamities. Speaking to media at the sidelines of the recent distribution of relief goods to typhoon victims in Marilao, Bulacan, Arroyo noted that while she is satisfied with the work of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, the agency has limitations.
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El Pais
The Madrid region is preparing a contingency plan to deal with potential radioactive emergencies such as a terrorist attack involving a dirty bomb, radioactive debris from a satellite or the theft of sensitive material.
The regional government is keen to point out that the threat is nothing new and that the plan is simply a preventive measure that is required by national legislation.
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Asia Insurance Review
Tropical cyclones once again caused billions of dollars in damage across the globe in 2018, with the high number of typhoons that hit Japan and the two hurricane strikes in the U.S. being of particular note.
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EIN News
As global warming continues to increase sea-water temperatures, the Caribbean is becoming more vulnerable to increasingly frequent and damaging natural disasters. Policies that build resilience in Caribbean countries — such as strengthening physical infrastructure and putting in place insurance protection — can help minimize the human and economic costs of natural disasters and preserve the region’s majestic beauty.
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Trend News Agency
Eight people have been pulled out of the debris of a landslide that toppled three houses Sunday afternoon in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Trend reported with the reference to Xinhua.
Three died en route to hospital and the other five were under emergency treatment in hospital, local government said.
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The Telegraph
Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano erupted twice on Friday night, giving off spectacular flashes of light followed by dazzling incandescent material spilling out of the crater and down the mountain side.
The first eruption occurred at 10:44 p.m. local time, before shooting off another blast less than one hour later, at 11:22 p.m.
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The Weather Channel
Winter Storm Diego unleashed its wrath on the Southeast over the weekend, leaving at least four dead, one missing and tens of thousands still without power across the region Tuesday.
Hundreds of schools in North Carolina remained closed for the second day in a row and Georgia government workers and schools announced delayed openings with the threat of black ice on the roads.
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VNExpress International
At least eight people have died and two others are missing as heavy downpours flood thousands of houses in central Vietnam.
An extreme northeast monsoon dumping huge amounts of rain on central Vietnam since Saturday has triggered severe flooding in Da Nang City and the provinces of Ha Tinh, Binh Dinh, Thanh Hoa, Quang Tri, Quang Nam, and Thua Thien-Hue.
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Daily Star
The 7.1 magnitude quake struck on Monday close to the South Sandwich Islands, a British owned group of islands north of Antarctica.
Its epicentre was 61km northeast of Bristol Island, a small island composed of several active volcanoes.
The earthquake's depth was 165km, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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