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IAEM
There are two weeks left to submit a proposal to be a breakout session speaker at the IAEM 68th Annual Conference & EMEX, Nov. 13-18, 2020, in Long Beach, California. The deadline is Feb. 13, 2020, at 11:59:59 p.m. CST. Learn about speaker requirements, obtain helpful tips for speaker proposals, and benefit from a tutorial on the new speaker submission system by listening to the recorded Jan. 17 webinar hosted by the IAEM Conference Committee chairs. Additionally, be sure to review the Speaker Guidance. For more information about the conference, visit
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IAEM
The Journal of Emergency Management (JEM) Editorial Review Board invites the submission of original research, papers and case studies supporting a special issue titled “Analysis of Pre- and Post-Disaster Management and Recovery in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria.” JEM’s goal is to bring together a complete and comprehensive accounting of the event and its post mortem. This may include a pre-disaster assessment of the island's state of preparedness as well as any post disaster response, research, mitigation and recovery. Manuscripts must be submitted online, using the manuscript submission link. Select the "Special Issue on Puerto Rico and Hurricane Maria" in the Section/Category of the General Info tab to designate it for this special issue. Manuscripts will be accepted through Oct. 1, 2020. Questions should be directed via email.
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IAEM
IAEM-USA is conducting the 13th annual survey seeking information from U.S. local government and tribal emergency management offices about Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) funding. IAEM is seeking input from local and tribal jurisdictions. A joint IAEM-NEMA report will be distributed to key policy makers on Capitol Hill and within the Trump Administration. The narrative questions in the survey are of particular importance. Examples of how EMPG was directly related to an emergency response or EM program activity help “paint the picture” of the importance of EMPG. The survey is available here. To help gather the data needed to complete the survey, a PDF-version of the survey is available here. The deadline to complete the survey is 6:00 p.m. EST, Jan. 31. If you have any questions about the survey questions, please contact Thad Huguley.
Homeland Security Today
As the impact of Australia’s wildfires mounts, a new study available to the public, “California Fires: Building Resilience from the Ashes,” illuminates the rising toll of wildfires and outlines practical actions that individuals, businesses and communities can take to help reduce devastating losses and enhance resilience in fire-prone areas of California and elsewhere.
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Everbridge
With severe weather season intensifying, counties and cities across Florida share their perspective on hurricane preparedness and the benefits of leveraging Everbridge as their statewide mass notification platform, including improved situational intelligence, communication, and mutual aid. Watch Now.
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IAEM
FEMA is accepting applications through Mar. 8 for its 2020 Youth Preparedness Council (YPC) from students in grades 8-11. The YPC gives youth the chance to meet peers from across the country and to work together on exciting projects. Members will travel to Washington, D.C., for the annual YPC Summit. Since 2012, FEMA has brought youth together, nationwide, who are passionate about preparedness and community service. As part of the YPC, members can build leadership skills, represent their schools and communities, and share perspectives, feedback, and opinions with FEMA.
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IAEM
FEMA is accepting comments for the new draft policy regarding Section 1206, "Building Code and Floodplain Management Administration and Enforcement" of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act. After a disaster, local building departments sometimes lack the resources to carry out their duties in a timely manner due to the volume of work. This can result in communities waiving or suspending their codes/ordinances post-disaster. This policy is intended to provide communities with the resources necessary to effectively administer and enforce state and locally adopted building codes and floodplain management ordinances. FEMA has released the draft policy for a 45-day public comment period. Comments must be submitted using the comments matrix. Comments received by Mar. 6 will be reviewed and considered for the final version of the guide. The draft policy and accompanying comments matrix is located on the FEMA website.
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Optimum Seismic
California just experienced its deadliest and most destructive wildfire, ever. Nearly 14,000 homes, 530 commercial structures and 4,300 other buildings were destroyed in November when the Cal Fire ravaged the Butte County landscape, incinerating entire communities like the town of Paradise in its wake.
The devastation of lives and livelihoods lost is unfathomable. So too is the sheer scope of work needed to clear the charred debris before recovery can ever start.
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Homeland Security Today
The nation is critically underprepared to confront transnational biological threats ranging from DIY bioterror agents to natural pathogens that outpace current pharmaceuticals and overwhelm medical facilities, the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense heard at the Hudson Institute.
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Homeland Security News Wire
A new report from Aon shows that 409 natural catastrophe events of 2019 resulted in economic losses of $232 billion. Of that total, private sector and government-sponsored insurance programs covered $71 billion.
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Homeland Security Today
The International Atomic Energy Agency has held its first course to train participants on preparedness and response to a nuclear emergency.
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Inside Higher Ed
Students at several U.S. universities are tested for possible cases of a novel coronavirus. Experts weigh in on how colleges can prepare for the virus.
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Campus Safety
In addition to traditional security and monitoring functions, Nemours Children’s Hospital uses its video management platform to deliver unique services to the radiology and cardiology units, behavioral health clinics, perinatal care and more.
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Domestic Preparedness
The next severe pandemic will not only cause great illness and loss of life but could also trigger major cascading economic and societal consequences that could contribute greatly to global impact and suffering. Efforts to prevent such consequences or respond to them as they unfold will require unprecedented levels of collaboration between governments, international organizations, and the private sector.
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Science News for Students
Last month, a new coronavirus emerged in China. Since then, it’s been spreading globally. Chinese officials recently placed millions of people under quarantine. At the same time, airports across the planet have begun screening international travelers for signs of the new pneumonia-like illness.
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MIT News
Five-hundred-year floods. Persistent droughts and heat waves. More devastating wildfires. As these and other planetary perils become more commonplace, they pose serious risks to natural, managed, and built environments around the world.
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Route Fifty
There are roughly 20 million acres of forest in California—nearly one-fifth of the state’s land—where controlled burns and other measures to thin out vegetation, could help reduce the risk of massive wildfires, according to a new academic study.
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Homeland Preparedness News
Global health security may need an overhaul.
That’s how Kathryn Bouskill, a social scientist at the RAND Corporation and associate director of the RAND Center for Global Risk and Security, sees the future of the discipline.
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Business Wire via Yahoo
An investigator from The Lundquist Institute has demonstrated a way to limit the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder in those affected by wildfires through early intervention and triage using a web-based app, providing valuable insight for medical professionals and first responders dealing with the aftermath of another devastating fire season.
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BizTech
What makes a successful nonprofit? Most people would point to organizations that raise the most money or mobilize the most volunteers.
Those are important, and technology has helped in these respects, giving nonprofits new ways to elicit fundraising and engage those who want to get involved.
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IAEM
IAEM has scheduled its Certification Prep Course and Exam for June 29, 2020, in Chicago, Illinois. Registration details can be found on the IAEM website.
IAEM
Natalie Gutierrez, MA, is the most recent IAEM-USA appointment to the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) Commission. Gutierrez is the managing deputy administrator of the Office of Emergency Management and Communications, City of Chicago, Illinois, the primary coordinating agency in the city for public safety communications, emergency management, and homeland security grant funding. Prior to taking on this position in 2019, she served as Chicago’s deputy manager for grants administration (2011-2019). Gutierrez is the conference coordinator for the 2020 Chicago National Homeland Security Conference. EMAP, an independent nonprofit organization, fosters excellence and accountability in emergency management programs, by establishing credible standards applied in a peer review accreditation process. The EMAP Commission is the governing and decision-making body of the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP), and its members are appointees of IAEM and the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA).
IAEM
The editor of Domestic Preparedness recently published a six-month review along with a publisher message. A response to the message prompted the publication to create a survey regarding the role of federal agencies in disasters. Read the background information to the survey on the publication website. Respond quickly to the poll, as it will close on Feb. 4.
IAEM
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is offering a webinar today, Jan. 30, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST, on “FEMA 101: Overview of the DHS Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives and FEMA Components.” Join this webinar to learn how the DHS Center for Faith and Opportunities Initiatives (DHS Center) is working with houses of worship and nonprofits, connecting with FEMA and other federal partners. Featured speakers will include representatives from the DHS Center, FEMA’s Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), Individual and Community Preparedness Division (ICPD) and Intergovernmental Affairs (IGA). The agenda will include: an introduction on the role and functions of the DHS Center; an overview of the IAEM process and voluntary agency liaisons; information on the PA policy for houses of worship; information about ICPD preparedness resources; and details on ways that the IGA communicates preparedness and disaster-relation information. Register online through Adobe Connect.
IAEM
The Center for Disaster Research and Education of Millersville University will hold the first of its Spring 2020 Virtual Webinar Series on the “Past, Present, and Future of the International Association of Emergency Managers,” on Feb. 5, 2020, 12:00 p.m. EST. The series offers various topics related to emergency management. This webinar will feature IAEM-USA President Teri Smith, CEM, and IAEM-USA Immediate Past President Marty Shaub, CEM, for a discussion on the past, present and future of IAEM. To attend, join the Zoom Meeting online, using Meeting ID 184845775, or dial-in at 1-646-558-8656.
IAEM
The 34th Annual Governors Hurricane Conference, “Standing Strong Together,” is scheduled for May 17-22, 2020, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Online registration is now available. The event’s annual awards nomination period ends Mar. 6, 2020. The Governor’s Hurricane Conference was established in order to provide a vehicle to present lessons learned and other important information about hurricanes to public and private officials, especially local emergency management professionals and those involved in preparedness, planning, response and recovery at all levels of government, industry and private interests. The primary target audience continues to be the first-line responders to a hurricane or other tropical weather event. In addition, the conference also serves as a forum for state and local emergency management officials to exchange ideas and to discuss and recommend new policies to improve emergency management in the State of Florida.
IAEM
The Third Annual Mass Notification Seminar will be offered by the San Francisco Bay Area Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) on May 12-13, 2020, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., at the Mission Bay Conference Center, University of California, San Francisco, California. There is no registration fee, and you can reserve your seat online. Participants from across the United States will include alert and warning system administrators, public information officers, and emergency managers from local, state, and federal agencies and community organizations. The agenda will include sharing lessons learned, local practices, and ideas for improving regional coordination for mass notification and emergency alerts before, during, and after emergency incidents. A light breakfast, coffee, snacks, and lunch will be provided both days. This project is overseen by the Bay Area UASI Public Information and Warning Work Group. This seminar is funded in part by the Bay Area UASI and the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management.
Global Times
The National Disaster Reduction Center of China has acquired a fixed-wing drone with plans to set up an emergency monitoring mechanism for serious disasters.
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The Japan Times
Kishimoto, now 32, was a second-grader at a local elementary school when the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck. Today, thanks to her experience and a high school class on disaster prevention, Kishimoto has made it a mission to help others learn about disasters and prevention.
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The Telegram
It’s early days, but a tally of the blizzard damage pegs costs at up to tens of millions of dollars so far, and some destruction might still be buried under snow.
Newfoundland’s coastal communities are bearing the brunt of the damage.
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Homeland Security Newswire
The Chinese National Health Commission said Friday that there are 830 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus countrywide, while at least 25 people have died. At least 10 cities, and at least 33 million people, have been put on lockdown.
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CNN
At least 22 people died and hundreds injured in eastern Turkey after an earthquake rattled the region on Friday evening, according to authorities.
The 6.7-magnitude quake struck near the town of Sivrice, in eastern Elazig province, collapsing at least 10 buildings, Turkish Interior Minister Sulyman Soylu said.
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CNN via The Mercury News
At least 44 people have been killed after heavy rains hit southeastern Brazil, the country’s Civil Defense force said Monday.
Around 13,000 people have been affected by the floods in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, with thousands forced out of their homes.
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The Associated Press via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
A wildfire sparked by a military helicopter helping firefighting efforts was blazing out of control and threatening homes on the outskirts of Australia’s capital on Tuesday as fire danger escalated across the country’s southeast.
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BBC
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake has struck in the Caribbean, prompting brief tsunami warnings and office evacuations as far away as Florida.
The quake hit between Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Cuba at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), the US Geological Survey (USGS) said on Tuesday.
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Anadolu Agency
Since its most recent major eruption earlier this month, the Taal Volcano has affected nearly 400,000 people in the Philippines, local media reported on Tuesday.
A total of 104,645 families, or 396,731 people, across four provinces have so far been affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano, one of the country's most active, according to the state-run Philippine News Agency (PNA).
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The Associated Press via WHNT-TV
A massive fire that killed at least eight people and destroyed dozens of boats in an Alabama marina early Monday was spread so rapidly by the wind that “we didn't have time to do nothing,” said one resident who survived but lost his brother in the cold water.
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The Weather Channel
At least 26 people have died and another 20 are missing in the wake of flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in northern Madagascar.
Some areas have received as much as 11 inches of rain since Monday, according to weather data from NOAA.
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