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CBC News
The Canadian Armed Forces are prepared to deploy thousands of members if a catastrophic earthquake, colloquially known as The Big One, strikes the West Coast.
The military plan for response to such an earthquake in B.C. is code-named Operation Panorama.
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Reuters via AllAfrica
Disasters such as floods, earthquakes and droughts, have a negative impact on a country's economic growth, which in turn impacts the poorest and exasperates their vulnerabilities to shocks. A new paper by the Overseas Development Institute, Disasters and national economic resilience, finds that there is also a time dimension to how the impact of disasters plays out.
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IAEM
Expo Emergência 2017 will bring together the world of Brazilian rescue, firefighting, and emergencies in São Paulo, Aug. 16-18, 2017. The expo also will feature the First Latin American Congress of Emergency Managers, supported by AIGELAC (International Association of Emergency Managers of Latin America and the Caribbean) and IAEM (International Association of Emergency Managers), making this a unique occasion. Expo exhibitors will be face-to-face with about 7,000 professional “decision makers” from Brazil and other countries who will attend the technical events. In addition, 40,000 visitors are expected to view the expo to learn about the innovations offered by exhibitors. Download the event brochure, and consider exhibiting at Expo Emergência 2017 and also attending the Latin American Congress of Emergency Managers. Visit the IAEM-LAC News page for more details.
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IAEM
The Australia AEM®/CEM® certification exam is in the process of being updated. Until further notice, all Australia candidates will take the International exam and therefore should only study references from the "recommended publications" list. If you have any questions, please contact IAEM certification staff at CEMinfo@iaem.com.
FCW
The Federal Emergency Management Agency needs a new, experienced administrator quickly or it could lose some of its forward momentum, said both the agency's former head and lawmakers during a hearing on FEMA's future.
"FEMA is not the place for on-the-job-training," former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate told a House Homeland Security Committee's Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications Subcommittee hearing on Feb. 28.
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Nextgov
The federal government is increasingly concerned with protecting the nation's power grid, both from intentional attacks and from natural disasters.
Between the Energy Department, the Homeland Security Department and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, there are at least 27 separate programs dedicated to shielding various aspects of the grid from physical and cyber breaches, but also from natural phenomena such as solar storms.
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Homeland Security Today
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) needs to “review and improve, as necessary, policies and procedures that protect government resources used to support disaster response and recovery activities,” according to a new Department of Homeland Security Inspector General audit of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection’s receipt of $537.94 million in FEMA Public Assistance grant funds for temporary power, heat and hot water so residents could shelter-in-place in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
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Natural Hazards Center
Most often talk of infrastructure investments focuses on aspects firmly in the public eye — roads, bridges, transit, energy, and the like. Lower on the list is the wide-ranging and complex network of our nation’s dams; a system that could cost up to $65 billion to bring up to par.
That changed recently when extreme weather in the western United States created several big events that brought dam safety into the spotlight.
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IAEM
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released the 2016 Annual Report of the Office of the Flood Insurance Advocate (OFIA). OFIA identified six primary National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholder and property owner topics in 2016 that present opportunities for ongoing program improvement: erroneous severe repetitive loss property designations; gaps in flood insurance agent education; the need for consistency across FEMA regions in public mapping outreach; difficulties in accessing increased cost of compliance coverage; difficulties with multiple and conflicting flood zone determinations; and the inability to obtain a refund of the Homeowners Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 surcharge when cancelling an NFIP policy. The issues identified in this report are based on the observations of OFIA through the hundreds of inquiries submitted to the office this past year. These issues represent areas of concern that have a long-term impact on a broad population of NFIP customers. The annual report and a fact sheet are available online.
IAEM
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute (EMI) is offering a Train-the Trainer course for the National Emergency Management Basic Academy. To qualify for the course, individuals must have at least five years of experience working in the field of emergency management and at least three years of experience delivering emergency management instruction to adults. The entry-point for individuals pursuing a career in emergency management, the Basic Academy offers the tools to develop comprehensive foundational skills. The course will be held May 1-5 (apply by Mar. 20) and Aug. 7-11 (apply by June 26) at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Questions should be directed to Jeff Januchowski.
IAEM
Be prepared to be entertained during Dan Thurmon’s show-stopping and empowering lunch presentation during the IAEM Annual Conference on Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. Thurmon’s philosophy can be summarized by the title of his book, Off Balance On Purpose. He believes that we will never achieve “perfect balance” and should, instead, learn to embrace uncertainty and initiate positive changes that lead to growth. An author of two books, Thurmon also is a Hall of Fame speaker, and a recognized expert in delivering peak performances on stage and in the workplace. He has delivered thousands of presentations across six continents for business leaders and troops on the front lines, and he’s even performed for royalty. You can look up his many TED™ Talks with a quick Google search. The IAEM Annual Conference will be held in Long Beach, California, Nov. 10-15, 2017. For more information visit the conference website.
Prevention Web
Communicating earthquake risk has long been a major challenge for scientists. Yet the right messages at the right time can and will save lives, say U.S. Communication scholars in an article published in the Journal of Applied Communication Research, a National Communication Association publication. The authors stress that more should be done to ensure that members of the public receives clear, timely information on risk, and on what actions they should take to protect themselves.
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Business Insider
Earthquakes happen when there's a sudden release of energy from the Earth's outer shell, causing the surface to shake. They're measured on the Richter scale, which basically records what level the tremor was: enough to shake a few tiles off a roof, or sufficient enough to destroy the building altogether.
Earthquakes are a lot harder to monitor than volcanic eruptions, but some techniques are used such as laser beams to detect plate movement, or a seismometer to pick up the vibrations in the Earth's crust.
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Center for Disaster Philanthrophy
Today, decades after the end of legal limits on their mobility, too many African-Americans and other highly vulnerable populations are place-bound; concentrated in disaster-prone areas without the resources to move out of harm’s way.
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UPI
Wildfires are getting bigger, more frequent and occurring during a larger portion of the calendar year. And new research suggests humans are largely to blame.
Researchers looked at records for every wildfire that required firefighting between 1992 and 2012. Of the 1.5 million blazes, humans were responsible for sparking 84 percent. Humans were also to blame for nearly half, 44 percent, of the acreage burned over the 20 years.
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Route Fifty
All states are vulnerable to cyberattacks if even one ignores National Institute of Standards and Technology cybersecurity protocols, a framework only 20 of 35 states the National Governors Association surveyed have implemented.
The other 15 states are in the process of aligning with NIST.
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Nextgov
Unmanned aerial systems — more commonly referred to as drones — are becoming an integral technology for many federal agencies, yet perhaps no agency is as far along in drone use as the Interior Department.
The Interior Department is a steward for 500 million acres of federal land across the country and plays a critical role in disaster response, search and rescue and in containing wildfires, mitigating avalanches and monitoring volcanic eruptions.
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mySSnews
With the Texas winter wildfire season upon us, officials at Texas A&M Forest Service are responding to an increase in wildfire frequency across the state. Recently, two single engine air tankers responding to a wildfire in Erath County were grounded due to the presence of a drone in the wildfire perimeter.
Flying a drone near a wildfire creates a serious safety hazard for firefighters and halts the assistance of any firefighting aircraft.
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IAEM
To assist candidates in obtaining their certification with IAEM, a new Certification Webinar Series has been created. Information about webinar dates, topics, and registration details can be found in a new page under the “Getting Started” section of the IAEM Certification web pages. Plan to join us for these free sessions and start working toward your AEM®/CEM® certification this year.
IAEM
FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute (EMI) will offer its last in the Emergency Management Teaching with Cases Webinar Series Mar. 8, 2017, 3:00-4:30 p.m., providing an overview of the use of cases in teaching emergency management higher education programs. This event will focus on evaluating learning and participation, and will examine evaluation criteria for different types of case-based learning outcomes; evaluation methods; grading considerations and approaches; and giving/receiving feedback and debriefing techniques. The presenters are Jane Kushma, Ph.D., professor, Department of Emergency Management, Jacksonville State University, and Jean Slick, Ph.D., associate professor, Disaster and Emergency Management Program, Royal Roads University. Register online.
BBC News
Rainstorms and landslides in Chile have contaminated a major river forcing the authorities to cut off drinking water to at least four million people in the capital, Santiago.
Officials said the water supply from the Maipo river would be cut to most of the city until the water flowed clear.
At least three people have been killed and 19 are missing as rivers overflowed and bridges were washed away.
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The Associated Press via The Telegraph
Mount Etna has erupted in a fiery show of lava in eastern Sicily.
The volcano's latest eruptions, which can last days and even weeks, began on Monday evening and are the first for eight months. The giant orange fountains of lava, spewing toward the sky, could be seen in the city of Catania and the resort town of Taormina.
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TNS via Emergency Management
San Jose, Calif., officials on Monday estimated the devastating Coyote Creek flooding caused at least $73 million in damage to public and private property, but that figure is expected to grow as officials wade through three ravaged neighborhoods.
“This is the first step in seeking potential state and federal emergency assistance,” said Dave Sykes, director of the city’s Emergency Operations Center. “I believe the number we have given is fairly conservative. It wouldn’t surprise me if these costs go up.”
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CNN
Severe thunderstorms are leaving swaths of destruction for a second straight day in parts of the Midwest and Southeast after a string of tornadoes ripped through several states Tuesday.
At least three people were killed in Illinois and Missouri in Tuesday's storms. Others were injured and cars were left scattered on highways.
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The Sydney Morning Herald
Huge mudslides from November's earthquakes have wiped out all organisms living in the seabed of the Kaikoura Canyon, which used to be a hotbed of life.
A survey a decade ago found the canyon had one of the highest volumes of organisms living in the mud known anywhere in the world.
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The Portugal News
A landslide on Rua Damasceno Monteiro, in Lisbon on Monday, damaged three buildings and led to 27 people being evacuated, the Lisbon Fire Service said. “The landslide happened at the back of three apartment buildings on Rua Damasceno Monteiro. As a result of the incident one person was slightly injured and two buildings were structurally damaged,” a Fire Service spokesperson told Lusa News Agency.
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