This message was sent to ##Email##
|
|
|
|
|
VietNamNet
APEC’s Emergency Preparedness Working Group has held the 11th meeting in Nha Trang city, focusing on promoting the reform of scientific-technological application to enhance the member economies’ resilience to natural disasters.
READ MORE
Vancouver Sun
A new study shows nearly 4,000 buildings in Victoria are at risk of complete damage from a major earthquake.
It’s only the second such analysis — after one by the District of North Vancouver in 2015 — conducted recently by communities in southwestern B.C. which are beginning to grapple with increasing scientific knowledge that a major earthquake will be devastating.
READ MORE
| | IAEM-INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL NEWS |
Daily Trust
Hon. Ali Isah, the Deputy Chairman, House of Representative Committee on emergency and disaster preparedness has charged Nigeria to always prepare for disasters before they occur.
The legislator, while speaking at the 2017 meeting of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Abuja, said the country cannot achieve disaster risk reduction without a disaster risk management approach.
READ MORE
|
Promoted by
|
|
|
|
 |
NZ Herald News
The Civil Defense Minister says communication problems in this week's deadly Port Hills wildfires has highlighted the need for changes in the law governing emergencies.
Gerry Brownlee has been critical about the lengthy delay by Christchurch officials to declare a state of civil emergency this week.
READ MORE
RNZ
Prime Minister Bill English says some of Civil Defense's decisions around the Port Hills fire "could have been made better." However, he told Morning Report today local authorities faced an "unprecedented situation" for New Zealand and Christchurch.
READ MORE
Newshub
While Gerry Brownlee might have been "perplexed" at the decisions made by Civil Defense regarding the Port Hills blaze, Bill English says at least everyone was able to be evacuated safely.
Speaking to The AM Show on Monday, the Prime Minister said Cabinet would be taking a look at the decisions Civil Defense authorities made last week after the fire started.
READ MORE
IAEM
The FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) team on Feb. 16 announced the members of the 2017 External Stakeholder Working Group (ESWG). Download the announcement here. Among those selected are three IAEM members: Miles Anderson, bureau chief, Bureau of Mitigation, Florida Division of Emergency Management, Tallahassee, Florida; Kaylynn Gresham, emergency management director, Oneida Nation, Oneida, Wisconsin; and Chris Blinzinger, CEM, emergency manager, City of Provo, Utah. The 2017 ESWG is tasked with opening the channels of communication between federal and state, territorial, Indian tribal, and local mitigation staff; gathering insight into mitigation and/or HMA program issues from the state, territory, Indian tribe, or local perspective; increasing transparency in HMA goals, program priorities, and policy development; helping HMA provide a consistent, predictable experience for external stakeholders; and delving more deeply into issues identified during the HMA Café at the 2016 HMA Workshop.
IAEM
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is accepting applications from individuals interested in serving on the National Advisory Council (NAC). The NAC is a federal advisory committee established to ensure effective and ongoing coordination of federal preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation for natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters. The council includes a geographically diverse mix of officials, emergency managers, and emergency response providers from state, local and tribal governments, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations who will advise the FEMA Administrator on all aspects of emergency management. Learn online about the discipline areas that FEMA is seeking for open positions, and submit applications by close of business on Mar. 15, 2017. All appointments are for three-year terms starting in September 2017.
IAEM
FEMA is seeking applicants for its Youth Preparedness Council, which was created in 2012 to bring together U.S. teens who are interested and engaged in advocating for preparedness. Council members are selected based on their dedication to public service, efforts in making a difference in their communities, and potential to expand their impact as national advocates for preparedness. Students in 8th through 11th grade are eligible to apply. The Youth Preparedness Council offers an opportunity for youth leaders to serve on a distinguished national council and participate in the Youth Preparedness Council Summit in Washington, D.C. Application materials, information about current members, and general details are available online. Applications and supporting materials must be received no later than Mar. 31, 2017, 11:59 p.m. PST.
IAEM
The IAEM Call for Speakers closed on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. The Conference Committee is currently reviewing all the submissions. Speakers accepted to present at the IAEM 2017 Annual Conference will be notified by May 1, 2017.
IRIN
Bird flu is back. Chinese authorities are closing live poultry markets as H7N9 courses through the country, infecting 192 and killing 79 in January alone.
So far, this strain of avian flu appears to have been transmitted only through contact with live poultry, but there’s always a fear it will mutate and start passing between humans.
READ MORE
Government Security News
An overwhelming majority of power and utility executives say their cybersecurity function does not fully meet their organization's needs, according to the EY Global Information Security Survey 2016-17.
That number continues to rise compared with last year as companies struggle to manage increased risk from growth in digital and connected devices.
READ MORE
GCN
Hundreds of thousands of visitors came to Washington, D.C., on the weekend of Jan. 20 for the inauguration of President Donald Trump and the Women’s March. With the political rancor surrounding the events, it was essential for government agencies to have measures in place to protect area residents and visitors from all types of threats.
READ MORE
NPR
An "atmospheric river" is a colorful term for a sinuous plume of moisture that travels up from the tropics — a single plume can carry more water than the Mississippi River at its mouth. But new research shows that atmospheric rivers are also among the most damaging weather systems around.
READ MORE
EDM Digest
Tornadoes are a scary reality that can be tremendously devastating to communities. Emergency managers do their best to plan for these types of emergencies and to muster all the resources communities would need to minimize the massive damage caused by tornadoes.
READ MORE
Emergency Management
As the Midwest edges toward what is typically the season of its most active and severe weather, meteorologists, emergency managers and others are looking at simpler ways to communicate messages than can save lives.
Some changes are in the works, taking effect late in 2017
"That's kind of what we're after: short, sweet and to the point," said Mike Hudson of the National Weather Service.
READ MORE
The Herald
Since last October, torrential rains have pounded much of Zimbabwe, causing rivers, including Save, the country's biggest river, to overflow with dozens of dams spilling and thousands of acres of cropland swamped. By the first week of February, more than 100 people had died, over 1,000 homes destroyed and 40 schools damaged.
READ MORE
ITWeb
IBM and The Weather Company, an IBM firm, have introduced Mesh Network Alerts technology that provides a mobile method of communicating with underserved populations in developing countries to notify residents of potential severe weather events or disasters.
The notifications can take place even in areas with limited internet connection, or when cellular networks are disrupted due to an outage.
READ MORE
Gulf News
A low weight communication equipment project developed by Nokia won the UAE Drones for Good Award in the international category and a Sanad Academy project won the award in the national category in Dubai on Saturday.
The international project, "Saving Lives," carried a prize money of $1 million while the national category winner Sanad Academy was handed a Dh1-million prize money.
READ MORE
IAEM
The Certification Prep Course and Exam offering is being held at the Texas Emergency Management Conference in San Antonio, Texas on May 15 and 16. Register through the IAEM website to secure your space in these IAEM certification offerings. We hope to see you there!
IAEM
The U.S. Department of Education’s Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Tactical Assistance Center recently published a Post-Disaster Reunification Fact Sheet for the use of K-12 schools, who may be seen as a community-wide point of contacts by families and children affected by a disaster. As guardians of children, K-12 schools and districts may have a significant role to play in reuniting children with their families. This is especially true when a disaster occurs during normal school hours, before-school programs, after-school programs, or summer programs. The task of reuniting children with their families is important, as the risk of trauma or danger experienced by children increases with the time that they remain separated from their family. The fact sheet includes methods to address reunification in school emergency management planning and provides links to key reunification resources.
IAEM
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has published the Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning Guide for Local Governments. This guide is designed to prepare local governments for recovery efforts from future disasters by engaging with the whole community and planning for recovery activities that are comprehensive and long term. The guide also provides tools for public engagement and identifying existing recovery resources outside partnerships that could help local governments build resilience. The Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning Guide for States was released at the end of 2016, and a guide for tribes is being developed.
IAEM
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention will host a webinar on Feb. 27, 2017, 12:00-1:00 p.m. EST, on “Using the Radiological Sheltering Exercise Tabletop Toolkit to Fulfill PHEP Grant Requirements.” A catastrophic radiation incident at a nuclear facility or a terrorist attack using an improvised nuclear device (IND) or a radiological dispersal device (RDD) could adversely affect many U.S. communities. Given the broad threat and need for evacuation from impacted areas for radiation emergencies, jurisdictions of all sizes and at any distance from nuclear facilities should develop capacity to conduct mass sheltering operations for displaced persons following a radiation emergency. Last year, NACCHO released the Radiological Sheltering Tabletop Exercise Toolkit as a local health department resource to identify strengths and areas for improvement in mass shelter plans for radiation emergencies and to orient health departments to CDC’s Guide to Operating a Public Shelter in a Radiation Emergency. NACCHO will provide an overview of the exercise toolkit, with local health department presenters sharing important lessons learned and planning considerations identified during recent tabletop exercises using the toolkit. Presenters also will share how they used the radiation exercises to meet annual exercise and drill requirements.
USA Today
Residents in San Antonio were picking up the pieces Monday after severe overnight storms ripped through south-central Texas, damaging more than 150 homes.
The National Weather Service confirmed Monday that at least four to six tornadoes hit San Antonio. Five minor injuries were reported, the Associated Press said.
At one point Sunday night, 46,000 customers were without power in the San Antonio area.
READ MORE
News24
Tropical Cyclone Alfred has formed in the warm waters of Australia's Gulf of Carpentaria. The storm has already brought heavy floods to parts of the Northern Territory and northern Queensland.
Alfred is currently located about 500 km to the east of Darwin. The system is currently packing winds of around 80 km/h with gusts approaching 100 km/h.
READ MORE
ABC News
At least 5 people died after a powerful storm pummeled Southern California on Friday night, flooding numerous roadways in Los Angeles and San Diego.
Rescuers on Saturday in the community of Thousand Oaks found the body of a young man in his 20s who had been swept away by swift-moving waters, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office said.
READ MORE
Daily Star
An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale has struck the north of Argentina near the Chilean border. The quake was recorded 50 miles north-west of San Antonio de los Cobres.
It is the third earthquake to hit the area in the last few months.
READ MORE
Bangkok Post
Torrential rains in the Indonesian capital have overwhelmed drains and flooded roads and thousands of homes.
The disaster mitigation agency said Tuesday that more than 50 areas were flooded in Jakarta, with waters up to 1.5 meters high in East Jakarta.
It said the city's drains could not accommodate the runoff and rivers had also overflowed.
READ MORE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063
|
