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IAEM
The Call for Speakers for the IAEM 65th Annual Conference & EMEX opens Monday, Jan. 9 and closes Friday, Feb. 17 at 5:00 p.m. EST. View the Speaker Guidance for requirements and tips for a successful submission. The Conference Committee will offer a webinar on “Tips for a Successful Speaker Proposal” on Jan. 18, 2017, at 3:00 p.m. EST. Register today for the Conference Committee’s webinar, “Tips for a Successful Speaker Proposal,” scheduled for Jan. 18, 2017, 3:00-4:00 p.m. EST.
The Sentinel
Where there is a will, there will be a way. India has proven this axiom once more with aplomb. Cut back to year December 26, 2004, the day world’s one of the most devastating disaster struck killing 230,000 people in 14 countries along the rim of the Indian Ocean. Massive waves swept away buildings and people as if they were just pieces of paper.
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PreventionWeb
One of the reasons tourists come to the Chiloé island, in the south of Chile, are the palafitos. These are wooden houses, colorfully painted. They rest on tall stilts and, with the coming and goings of the tides, the buildings sit over the ocean most of the time.
Though the structures look fairly old and weak, the Chiloé palafitos survived the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that shook the area on Dec. 25 without major problems.
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The Jamaica Gleaner
Jamaica needs to be better insured against natural disasters, says economist Errol Gregory.
Natural disasters occur regularly in the Caribbean region and have massive impacts on persons and the economy, the University of Technology, Jamaica lecturer said. Gregory pointed out that the impact of these disasters could be tempered through the improved use of insurance.
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TVNZ
GeoNet has dubbed 2016 "the groundbreaker" after revealing New Zealand experienced a record breaking 32,828 earthquakes in 2016. There were also 80,000 landslides, two tsunamis and a volcanic eruption to cap off a year.
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Insurance Journal
For just the second time in its history, the federal government’s National Flood Insurance Program has reinsurance to help it weather major storms.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which manages NFIP, announced that it has secured more than $1 billion in reinsurance effective Jan. 1, 2017 through Jan. 1, 2018 from a group of 25 reinsurers.
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IAEM
The First Responder Network Authority’s (FirstNet) Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) recently posted a profile of the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) on the FirstNet blog. The profile is part of a series of postings about the associations and other entities who are represented on the PSAC. IAEM is proud to have a seat at the table, as the PSAC represents associations and agencies from all disciplines of public safety, as well as state, territorial, tribal, and local governments, and provides guidance and recommendations to FirstNet in carrying out its duties and responsibilities. The committee’s input has been and continues to be invaluable to the development of the FirstNet network. IAEM’s PSAC representative is Joe Sastre, director of emergency management, Groton, Connecticut, who is a strong advocate for emergency managers and has volunteered his expertise and guidance to the PSAC. The blog posting links to a video in which Sastre stresses that FirstNet will provide emergency managers and first responders with priority use of a broadband network and will enable first responders to use developing technology.
The Washington Post
Weather over the past year was extreme. It ranged from a historic blizzard to record-breaking heat. At times, it was deadly. This map explains nearly all of it: rain and drought — the yin and yang of U.S. weather in 2016.
Even with a very strong El Niño, the vast majority of the West ended the year with below-average precipitation.
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Tampa Bay Times
As Hurricane Matthew brushed along the East Coast last fall, it left a trail of destruction across the mid-Atlantic. The storm left dozens dead and billions of dollars in damage in its wake. In North Carolina alone, record rainfall caused flooding so severe that experts categorized it as a "1,000-year event." A disaster of such magnitude — statistically — should only occur once in multiple lifetimes.
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Los Angeles Times
A swarm of more than 250 small earthquakes have struck since New Year’s Eve near the California-Mexico border, causing unease among residents and attention from scientists.
The strongest earthquake in the sequence was magnitude 3.9, striking directly underneath the town of Brawley, about 170 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
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Campus Safety
K-12 campus security and child development have always been popular topics for academics, government researchers and the media, and 2016 was no exception.
This year, researchers from around the country revealed some extremely interesting findings on everything from student perception of campus safety to truancy, mass shootings, video surveillance and more.
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IAEM
The IAEM-Global Communications Work Group has announced the 2017 special focus issue topics for the IAEM Bulletin. At least four times a year, the IAEM Bulletin includes a special focus section on a selected topic of interest to emergency managers, with the other eight monthly issues on a variety of topics of interest to EM professionals. Topics are recommended by the work group and approved by the IAEM-Global Board. The first special focus issue is on “Making Practical Applications out of Emergency Management Research.” Articles might include, but are not limited to: communications and messaging; social science research developed recently or being done currently; and research on preparedness for people who are disabled or who have other access or functional needs. Article length is 750-1,500 words, and articles must be submitted via email to Karen Thompson, editor, no later than Feb. 10, 2017. See author guidelines.
IAEM
You could be one of the emergency managers who will receive their certification diplomas at the 2017 IAEM Annual Conference. Start now by attending a preparatory course, then study for the exam by using the helpful study guide, and begin working on your online application. IAEM staff is ready to help you with any questions.
IAEM
The Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Association (LEPA) has issued its call for presentations at the 2017 LEPA Annual Conference. Proposals must be submitted online by Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. The conference will be held May 1-4, 2017, at the Golden Nugget in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Proposals will be evaluated on the relevance to the theme of the conference, clarity, potential value to conference attendees, and speaker's expertise and knowledge.
IAEM
FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute Higher Education Program and National Training Liaison has initiated a series of webinars on using cases in teaching emergency management higher education programs. The second session, “Emergency Management Case Teaching: Getting Started with Design and Delivery,” will be offered on Jan. 11, 2017, from 3:00-4:30 p.m. EST. This webinar explores ways cases can be used to: develop professional practice competencies; discuss using existing case libraries, case journals, and other resources to support the integration of this case method into teaching; and look at resources to support developing and publishing case studies to be used in the emergency management field. While this is the second session in a webinar series, participation in the initial webinar is not a prerequisite. Register today.
IAEM
The 11th Annual National Homeland Security Conference will take place June 6-8, 2017, at the Buffalo National Convention Center, Buffalo, New York. This year the National Homeland Security Association (NHSA) will be hosting presentations in these areas: recent events; training for preparedness; grant management; emergency medical response and public health issues; port and transit security; intelligence and information sharing; whole community preparedness; public safety; and counterterrorism–protecting the homeland. The conference provides a direct bridge to connect and share best practices among those charged with keeping the nation safe. Attendees typically include homeland security professionals, emergency managers and planners, public safety representatives from every response discipline, local, state, and federal government leaders from the largest metropolitan areas in the 50 states and U.S. territories, as well as subject matter experts from the private sector.
The Local
On Wednesday the north of Germany is set to be hit by torrential rain and hurricane force winds, as the low pressure "Axel" moves in.
The first sign of troubles to come will be winds reaching up to 110 km/h blowing across the north of the country. The weathermen are also warning of the possibility of flooding on the Baltic Sea coast on Wednesday evening.
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PressTV
A massive wildfire has erupted on the outskirts of the hilly Chilean port city of Valparaiso, leaving at least 100 homes gutted and forced the evacuation of hundreds of people.
The blaze which broke out in the Laguna Verde area and spread to Playa Ancha hill on Monday also left 19 people slightly injured, deputy interior minister Mahmud Aleuy told reporters.
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PressTV
Nearly 23,000 people in two northeastern states in Malaysia have been forced out of their homes as a result of heavy flooding, officials say.
Local authorities announced on Wednesday that the latest seasonal rain storms and subsequent flooding have forced rescue workers to evacuate 10,038 residents from the state of Kelantan and 12,910 more from neighboring Terengganu State.
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The Weather Channel
Parts of the South were cleaning up and assessing damage Tuesday after severe thunderstorms spawned several tornadoes on Monday and six people died.
Four people were killed in a mobile home Monday evening in Rehobeth, Alabama, when a tree crashed through it. Another man died in Florida while trying to evacuate his home, and a woman was killed in southwestern Georgia.
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The Wall Street Journal
At least 23 people were killed and 17 others were missing after a ferry caught fire off the coast of Indonesia’s capital on Sunday, officials said.
The vessel was carrying more than 230 people from Jakarta’s port of Muara Angke to Tidung, a resort island in the Kepulauan Seribu chain, when it caught fire, officials said.
One official from the country’s disaster management agency said that the fire gutted about half of the ship.
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Inquirer News
And so, this would be a “powerless” new year for most of Marinduqueños who would be spending their New Year without electricity, or homes, or enough food and water after typhoon Nina hit the province before this year had ended. Joseph Israel Laban, a Marinduqueño film director based in Manila, took their concerns and needs to Facebook, noting the lack of concrete help from the national government during the first three days.
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The Associated Press via Los Angeles Times
The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has hit a region in the eastern part of Indonesia.
The agency says the earthquake hit about 6:30 a.m. Friday in the Sumbawa region. The epicenter was about 18 miles south of Tolotangga.
The agency says the earthquake was about 44 miles deep.
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