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IAEM
The next IAEM webinar will take place on Jan. 20, 2016, 1:00-2:30 p.m. EST on the topic of “How FirstNet Could Benefit Managers at the Super Bowl.” After recent attacks in the United States and around the world, there is a heightened state of awareness about the need to protect public gatherings, such as stadiums and parades, which often can serve as targets. The Super Bowl, along with its related events, is an example of a huge responsibility for which emergency managers must prepare, and reliable communication between all agencies and personnel involved is critical. The webinar will highlight: public safety/governmental participation; the need for wide area data capabilities; the aggregation of data to create a common operating picture; and the challenges faced during public safety operations for Super Bowl XLIX, which was held in the Phoenix, Arizona, metropolitan area. Speakers will include: Kevin Kalkbrenner, Assistant Chief, City of Phoenix Emergency Manager; Amanda Hilliard, Director of Outreach, FirstNet; and Mike Worrell, Senior Fire Services Advisor, FirstNet (Former Division Chief, Phoenix Fire). Online registration is live. IAEM members have free access to IAEM webinars, but must register using their member password. Non-members can attend by registering and paying a $59 fee; after the event, non-members can use the $59 as a credit toward IAEM membership (credit is good for one year). All registrants, both members and non-members, will receive a link via email to set up their access to the webinar. Space in IAEM webinars is limited, so register early.
IAEM
The IAEM Call for Speakers is now open. Read the Speaker Submission Guidance in its entirety to learn all the requirements for a breakout submission. The online submission site will close on Feb. 19, 2016, at 5:00 p.m., EST. The IAEM 64th Annual Conference will be held in Savannah, Georgia, Oct. 14-19, 2016. The theme is “Today’s Emergency Management: Working in a Complex World.”
Jakarta Post
The West Aceh regency in Aceh has called for a cooperation with Japan to improve disaster mitigation efforts in the region, a government official said. The West Aceh Development Planning Board (Bappeda) Chairman H.T. Ahmad Dadek said that the local government had asked for Japan's support because it had seen that the awareness of the Acehnese people toward mitigation effort was still lacking.
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Japan’s aid agency is helping Sri Lanka cope with disasters like landslides and floods with a risk reduction community awareness program.
Three programs have been done in disaster-prone areas using new visual materials developed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency with the island’s Disaster Management Center.
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CBC News
Wildfires scorched a record amount of Canada's national parks last year — the latest in a number of long, hot summers that have almost entirely depleted Parks Canada's firefighting reserve.
"We had a very busy fire year," said director of fire management Jeff Weir. "We had more wildfires than normal and those fires burned larger areas than normal."
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On March 1-3, 2016, a gathering of practitioners and experts from a diversity of sectors will descend upon New Orleans to engage in programming that touches on a wide range of topics associated with resiliency and disaster management. Please consider attending! Additional information can be found at resconnola.com.
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Jamaica Observer
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Managment Angency will be conducting a three-day training course in the Bahamas in an effort to strengthen the capacity of the National Coordination Systems.
Twenty-eight technical personnel from the Bahamas National Disaster Management System will benefit from the course being done in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Agency.
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Jamaica Gleaner
Ambassador of Argentina to Jamaica Ariel Fernandez has promised that his country will be providing support to Jamaica's National Volunteers' Program.
The volunteer program is managed by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management and seeks to train individuals in search and rescue operations in the event of an earthquake.
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IAEM
If you are a U.S. local or tribal government emergency manager who receives Emergency Management Performance Grant Funding (EMPG), please take time to fill out the survey IAEM-USA is conducting. To show Congress the return on investment for EMPG, we need more survey completions. As of January 13, only 36 percent of the 3,596 jurisdictions had participated. However, eight states have achieved 60 percent or more participation. Nebraska is the star with 100 percent, followed by California (78.5%), Kansas (75.3 %), Tennessee (73.6 %), Connecticut (73.2%), North Dakota (72.2 %), Florida (65.7%), North Carolina (63 %), South Carolina (63%), and Mississippi (62.9%). A joint IAEM-NEMA report will be written and provided to Congress. Significant progress has been made in recent years in educating members of Congress on the importance of building and maintaining strong emergency management programs at the local level, as well as the role of funding, particularly EMPG funding, in building such programs. The narrative questions at the end of the survey are of particular importance. Those help paint the picture. Go to the IAEM-USA Government Affairs web page for details and the online survey link. Deadline to participate is Jan. 20, 2016.
IAEM
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued a new policy statement, “Medical Countermeasures for Children in Public Health Emergencies, Disasters or Terrorism.” This policy statement provides recommendations to close the remaining gaps for the development and use of MCMs in children during public health emergencies or disasters. Children are a population highly vulnerable to the effects of exposure to such threats, because many vaccines and pharmaceuticals approved for use by adults as MCMs do not yet have pediatric formulations, dosing information, or safety information. The abstract is available on the AAP website, and the full PDF is posted on the IAEM-USA Children in Disasters Caucus web page. The IAEM-USA Children in Disasters Caucus works to identify and address issues related to children in disasters. The Caucus works within IAEM and with external partners, such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, to increase the visibility of children in disasters within the emergency management community and the public in general. The Caucus is currently addressing topics such as best practices in reunification, issues related to protecting children in disasters from human traffickers and sex offenders, and empowering children to help better prepare their families, among many others. IAEM members who are interested in participating in the work of the Children in Disasters Caucus should contact Caucus Chair Drew Bumbak.
IAEM
Are you interested in the science, societal impacts, and public policy around climate change? If so, keep reading. Climate Science Day is a non-partisan event that includes more than a dozen scientific organizations, comprising multiple branches of earth and atmospheric sciences, ecology, food and agriculture, and economics. It is organized by the member organizations of the Climate Science Working Group (CSWG). This year marks the first attempt to include an emergency management perspective. Unlike many visits to Capitol Hill, this is not advocacy: we’re not asking for money, votes, or specific policy – just to use us as resources. We want to provide Congress the best possible access to objective information on climate change and its potential impacts as context for policy decisions. The CSWG organizers will prepare and assemble multi-disciplinary teams for Hill visits. We’d like to add EM practitioners to the groups; not as IAEM representatives, but as resources on what preparing for climate change can mean. This is a great opportunity to interact directly with Congressional members and staff, and to learn more about the public policy arena. An afternoon orientation briefing will take place Tuesday, Feb. 9. The Hill meetings will take place Wednesday, Feb. 10. A schedule of the 2015 event is posted in the IAEM Members-Only section. Interested? Please contact Jeff Rubin by Thursday, Jan. 21. Please include your name and contact info, and a summary (less than 200 words) of your interest and relevant background. Please note that this is not an IAEM event. This information is being provided as a relevant topic and an opportunity for professional development. Individuals are responsible for their own travel arrangements.
The Washington Times
The Obama administration is launching a new effort to counter online propaganda from the Islamic State and other extremist groups and to prevent radicalization inside the U.S., officials announced.
The Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security will form a Countering Violent Extremism Task Force that will focus on evaluating and coordinating activities aimed at diffusing violent extremism efforts in the homeland.
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FloodList
A recent report by the United Nations, “The Human Cost of Weather Related Disasters”, reveals that in the last 20 years, 157,000 people have died as a result of floods.
The report also says that between 1995 and 2015, floods affected 2.3 billion people, which accounts for 56 percent of all those affected by weather-related disasters — considerably more than any other type of weather-related disaster.
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Scientific American
We would all appreciate a healthy work-life balance, but even those of us who try to unwind outside the office are frustrated by the gentle chime of email at all hours. To our delight and horror, smartphones and tablets have given us the flexibility to respond to work from anywhere, practically becoming one of the family. Entrepreneurs and executives are known for a round-the-clock devotion to work, in contrast to the four-day-week gurus, but what toll does availability take for those whose jobs require it?
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Phys.org
Researchers at the Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology are preparing to send an amateur radio transponder into a geosynchronous orbit in 2017.
"Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, a new ham band will be available for the Americas," said Robert McGwier, a research professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Hume Center's director of research.
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The Huffington Post
Quadruped robots could soon be an important tool for replacing humans in dangerous situations. The maneuverability of advanced four-legged robots means they can navigate uneven terrain and could aid rescue efforts and disaster recovery scenarios.
No matter how agile a legged robot is, however, their role has traditionally been limited to load carrying or observation tasks.
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IAEM
Have you thought about attending the CEM®/AEM® Prep Course as you prepare to start the certification process? Find out what is covered in the CEM®/AEM® Prep Course and join us for one of the upcoming CEM®/AEM® offerings:
- Feb. 9, 2016, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Feb. 24, 2016, Baltimore, Maryland
- Feb. 29, 2016, New Orleans, Louisiana
Interested candidates should register through the IAEM website. IAEM requires a minimum of 10 registrants for the Prep Course. If you have any questions, contact Certification Administrator Jason Majesky.
IAEM
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) offers several National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) website developer resources to promote the NTAS through your website. These resources include: a feed of current alerts in XML (both consolidated and discrete); Adobe Illustrator files and DHS/NTAS web badges for use in linking to alerts; and an NTAS widget (released Dec. 23, 2015) that links to alerts for websites.
IAEM
FEMA offers a free, interactive independent study course online, IS-366.A: “Planning for the Needs of Children in Disasters.” This four-hour course teaches emergency managers and program implementers how to help children mitigate, prepare, respond, and recover from disasters. Participants will also learn how to create, update, or revise an emergency operations plan for their community or organization to effectively address the unique needs of children in disasters. Learn more and register online.
IAEM
IAEM members and all business continuity management professionals are invited to participate in the 14th Annual BC Management, Inc., Compensation Study. The study includes three separate surveys to accommodate all BCM professionals, including those who are permanently employed, working as independent consultants, or unemployed. Study participants will receive a complimentary copy of the BCM Compensation Report. Visit the BC Management website to download a sample of a past compensation report, and take the online survey by Mar. 4, 2016.
IAEM
Have you been thinking about submitting a proposal to speak at the IAEM Annual Conference? Have you read the Speaker Submission Guidance but still have some questions? Join representatives of the Conference Committee for this one-hour webinar to hear what qualifies as a successful submission. In this webinar, we will discuss the requirements, the breakout focus areas and what makes for an effective presentation. Register today.
IAEM
The next National Association of Government Communicators' (NAGC) webinar, set for Jan. 20, 2016, 1:00-2:00 p.m. EST, will address how social media has significantly altered the cause and creation of crises. In addition to facing the potential for major crises, governments now must cope with the many mini-crises borne on social media. The new emphasis in crisis management focuses on diffusing the issue before it hits the mass media. Spero Canton, author of Tap Dancing with the Media, will share inside information on the social media audiences you should be addressing and the most effective way to communicate with them. He'll discuss how to match messages to demographics, use multiple platforms to extend your reach, and address potential crises before they spread. Details and registration are available here.
IAEM
The Federal Alliance for Safe Homes is offering a special registration discount for its 2016 FLASH Conference: “The Next Generation of Resilience,” set for Jan. 27-29 at the Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek, Orlando, Florida. The conference will feature an all-hazards agenda that includes the latest research and information from experts on building codes, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and wildfires. Attendees also will enjoy a tour of the award-winning educational experience, StormStruck: A Tale of Two Homes® at Epcot® Theme Park. To receive the discounted rate code, email zoe@flash.org and mention the “National Strategy for Youth Preparedness.”
IAEM
The FEMA Individual and Community Preparedness Division will hold a webinar on Feb. 4, 2016, 3:00-4:00 p.m. EST, focused on engaging the public on disaster preparedness and resilience efforts serving youth. Featured speakers include: Bruce Lockwood, CEM, Acting Captain, Emergency Management Division, East Hartford Fire Department, CT, Former Commissioner for the National Commission on Children and Disasters, IAEM-USA Past President, and current chair of the IAEM-USA Government Affairs Committee; Hilary Palotay, American Red Cross; Jane Shovlin, Arizona Future Health Professionals (AzHOSA); Sarah Thompson, Save the Children; and Captain Rob Tosatto, Medical Reserve Corps. Register online.
IAEM
The FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI) conducts a monthly series of Virtual Tabletop Exercises (VTTXs), using a teleconference platform to reach community-based training audiences around the United States. The design of the VTTX provides a virtual forum for disaster training, including a group of 10 or more representatives from the state, local and tribal Emergency Management Community of Practice. Participants must have an appropriate site equipped with video teleconference capability. The goals of the VTTX are to test the participants’ knowledge, skills, and abilities to effectively conduct all-hazards emergency response and recovery. The four-hour VTTXs also enable coordination response operations with counterparts from Federal agencies, state, local, and tribal governments, private sector organizations, non-governmental agencies, and other emergency management partners. To participate in a VTTX, email a request to Doug Kahn or call 301-447-7645. Please send a courtesy copy email to the Integrated Emergency Management Branch at FEMA-EMI-IEMB@fema.dhs.gov or call 301-447-1381. The deadline for applying to a VTTX is four weeks prior to the start date. Additional information is available online.
Chicago Tribune
Last year's wildfire season set a record with more than 10 million acres burned. That's more land than Maryland, the District of Columbia and Delaware combined.
More than half the total was the result of mega-fires in Alaska, where dryness due to historically low mountain snowpack and a freak lightning storm created perfect conditions for a huge blaze.
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NineMSN
Two earthquakes have shaken Indonesia, the Philippines and Japan within 30 minutes of each other, but no tsunami threat has been issued.
A strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck off Indonesia's Talaud islands north of Sulawesi, seismologists said.
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UPI
At 5:30 p.m. EST on Monday, NASA's Terra satellite captured an image of Tropical Storm Pali. Less than five hours later, the rapidly strengthening system was declared a hurricane.
The declaration — just 11 days into the new year — set a record as Pali became the earliest hurricane to be declared in the central Pacific basin.
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The Andalusia Star-News
A strange little system in the Atlantic that seems not to know what season it is has a 40 percent chance of becoming something more over the next five days, according to forecasters with the National Hurricane Center.
Forecasters said that the low-pressure system, which is 900 miles east of Bermuda, is producing maximum winds of hurricane force, although no specific speed was recorded.
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EarthSky
According to new preliminary data released by the National Interagency Fire Center, wildfires scorched more than 10 million acres of land in the United States during 2015. That makes 2015 the worst wildfire year on record based on data dating back to the early 1960s. The year was marked by intense drought across much of the western U.S., which likely contributed to the high levels wildfire activity.
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Gizmodo
2015 was a record hot and fiery year, but it may not get to keep the title for long. While the American West is still reeling from a devastating wildfire season, Australia's pyrotechnic woes are just getting started.
Over the past few years, persistent drought conditions have transformed vast swaths of Southern Australia into a tinderbox.
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