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IAEM
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to spread, information is a key element needed by U.S. emergency managers for planning. A resource available now via an online portal has been developed by IAEM member Eric Kant, in partnership with IAEM and NEMA. Based on the portal activated during the past four years to provide consolidated open source information during hurricane responses, the Illness Monitor for U.S. Hot Spots is updated regularly with the latest trending illnesses and information related to the COVID-19 outbreak. The portal provides: a real-time illness monitor; a COVID-19 FAQ, which charts cases; and a COVID-19 GIS Hub. Watch the short video tutorial for a demonstration of how the site provides valuable information to users. Thanks to Sitscape, the portal has rapid visual interactive Exploratory Data Discovery (EDA). With just a few mouse-clicks, users can create visually engaging and highly interactive visualizations of data from Sickweather and SABER. Direct questions to UnitifedPortal@TrustedOps.com.
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IAEM
The IAEM Editorial Committee seeks articles for the first 2020 special focus issue on the topic of “Black Swan Events: Pandemics,” which will be published in April 2020. The deadline for article submissions is Mar. 20, 2020. Articles could look at past incidents that offer lessons in how to best prepare, such as H1N1, SARS, MERS, or Spanish flu. Are travel bans effective in slowing the spread of a pandemic in our global environment? Retrospectively, what kinds of events have occurred, and how have we survived with them? What lessons did we learn from them that should/could be applied today? What do we advise citizens who want to be prepared? How do we prepare? How do we respond without destroying our economy and our social structure? Consider the improvements you have experienced and witnessed, as well as the failures. There is no more logical time to think about this kind of event, since the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread. Article length is 750-1,500 words, and author guidelines are online. A full list of 2020 special focus issue topics is posted here. Direct questions to Bulletin Editor Karen Thompson.
IAEM
The IAEM 68th Annual Conference & EMEX will be held in Long Beach, California, Nov. 13-18, 2020. Attend the event and see for yourself why the IAEM Annual Conference is consistently described as the premiere event for emergency managers. IAEM offers free training both pre- and post-conference from EMI, TEEX and NDPTC; dynamic keynote and spotlight session speakers, plus more than 80 breakouts from the top-notch experts in the field; a poster showcase; the ever popular EMVision Talks; and numerous networking events to expand your circle of friends whom you can call on for advice. Visit the conference website for more information. You can’t afford to miss this event.
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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
The IAEM Scholarship Program 2020 Spring Online Auction will be accepting online bids until 10:00 p.m. EDT, Mar. 24. Please bid and tell your friends about the auction to support the IAEM Scholarship Program, and help further the education of students studying the field of emergency management, disaster management or a related program. Items open for bid include: challenge coins; jewelry; EM collectibles such as Hurricane Harvey and Irma pins; and more! Bid in the auction or give a donation by visiting www.biddingforgood.com/IAEMScholarshipProgram.
IAEM
The IAEM Scholarship Commission seeks applicants to fill several commission openings for the Class of 2022 (term ends in 2022). Interested applicants must be detailed oriented, responsive to email and phone, and willing to devote at least 60 hours yearly to online reviews, online meetings, and fundraising. Commissioners must have an appreciation of students and the study of emergency management; understand the emergency management career field; possess experience in the field of emergency management and have demonstrated longevity; and be available to regularly attend online meetings and preferably the IAEM Annual Conference. IAEM specifically is looking for individuals representing the following categories: scholarship donor; IAEM-Oceania Council member representative; IAEM-USA Council member representative; IAEM member-at-large, USA; IAEM member-at-large, global (may not be a USA member); past scholarship recipient; private sector industry representative; and student member. Applications must be submitted by June 30, 2020, via email to IAEM Scholarship Program Director Dawn Shiley. The application must include a letter of intent expressing the desire to participate, the ability to devote the time to the program, and an explanation of why they should be considered for the position they seek. In addition, the applicant must submit a current resume, with a two-page maximum. Questions may be directed to IAEM Scholarship Program Director Dawn Shiley at (703)538-3542.
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Global News
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said wildfire season begins one month earlier in Alberta than in any other province. Officials said research shows wildfires are starting earlier and lasting longer than they were previously.
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Stuff
New Zealanders need a shake-up, warns Civil Defence, as complacency has set in around earthquake preparedness.
The next big one could strike at any time, and new research has found that cracks beneath Wairarapa were stressed by the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, increasing the potential for "giant earthquakes".
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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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IAEM
Given the significant mobilization of emergency management resources at the state level, NEMA today partnered with the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), the National Association of Counties (NACo), and Big City Emergency Managers to submit a letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees requesting additional funding for the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) through the forthcoming supplemental to respond to the coronavirus outbreak.
The Hill
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is preparing for President Trump to potentially make an emergency declaration regarding the coronavirus outbreak, NBC News reported.
The agency is readying itself in case Trump makes an “infectious disease emergency declaration,” which would allow states and local governments to receive disaster relief funding and federal assistance to combat the virus, according to internal planning documents obtained by NBC.
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New York Post
A dry beginning of the year has left most of California abnormally parched, as officials brace for the possibility of an early and more intense wildfire season amid record-breaking temperatures. Drought has expanded from just under 10% of the state last week to nearly a quarter, mainly in central California, the heart of the state’s agricultural sector, according to a U.S. Drought Monitor map made public recently.
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Homeland Security News Wire
Seven of the United Kingdom’s ten wettest years on record have occurred since 1998. Its wettest winter in history came in 2013, and the next wettest in 2015. In a single week in November 2019, 400 homes were flooded and 1,200 properties evacuated in northern England.
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RouteFifty
To a small county with limited resources, it may sound intimidating to overhaul and adopt new cybersecurity standards.
But if county officials begin by taking small steps to improve their government’s overall cyberhygiene – such as using secure passwords and training employees on cyber threats – they may be surprised how quickly they fall in line with industry best practices.
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Government Technology
Emergency managers can and should help by lending their expertise in providing shelter and broadcasting good information to the public. Seattle used its AlertSeattle to inform residents about a local case.
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Campus Safety
School districts across the United States are updating emergency plans and preparing for possible school closures after the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned the coronavirus is likely to spread.
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Route Fifty
An outbreak of coronavirus disease in a nursing home near Seattle is prompting urgent calls for precautionary tactics at America’s elder care facilities, where residents are at heightened risk of serious complications from the illness because of the dual threat of age and close living conditions.
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Wired
A typical drought is a slow-motion catastrophe. But scientists are trying to figure out a phenomenon called a flash drought, which forms in as little as two weeks.
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NPR
Opening arguments ended in Texas in the highest profile criminal case ever brought against a company and its employees for allegedly failing to adequately prepare for the effects of climate change.
The company, Arkema, owns a chemical plant outside Houston that flooded when Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 5 feet of rain on the area in 2017. The rising water knocked out power to the plant and caused volatile chemicals stored there to heat up and eventually catch fire.
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IAEM
EMS.gov developed an hour-long training webinar designed as a Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) primer for EMS and 911 workers. The multi-agency panel covers the basics of COVID-19, the latest guidance for 911 and EMS, and recommendations for transporting and treating people possibly infected. Accompanying webinar slides are also available.
KSNF-TV
Community leaders in Joplin hope to assemble a digital disaster database based on the things they learned in the May 2011 tornado.
Not long after an EF-5 tornado struck the Joplin area, city leaders made contact with two other communities that had gone through devastating tornadoes themselves — Oklahoma City and Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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IAEM
The FEMA webinar, "Emergencies and Disasters: Save for the Unexpected," is now available online. The webinar shares strategies on how to save for unexpected events. It also provides financial tips, tools, and resources for individuals, communities, and community organizations. FEMA partnered with America Saves, a campaign coordinated by the nonprofit Consumer Federation of America, to promote America Saves Week. The webinar was part of the annual celebration and call to action to encourage the public to commit to saving. For more information and resources, visit the America Saves Week website.
IAEM
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is expanding its external reach to a new platform: Facebook. As a new agency with a collaborative mission, CISA’s success depends upon the ability to communicate with partners and the public. Facebook will be a critical platform to share resources. Follow CISA today.
Government Executive
Though challenges remain in fighting the spread of coronavirus, the United States government has tools ready to face a potential pandemic, an expert explains.
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Domestic Preparedness
The fact is, it is too late to worry if the current coronavirus manifests into a worldwide pandemic. Supply chains are already being negatively affected. If the medical supply chains are impacted due to diminished supplies of cotton, N-95 facemasks, personal protective equipment (PPE), and generic pharmaceuticals, it may be a harrowing year in the United States.
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Homeland Security Today
While the desire to attack the commercial aviation system by terrorists has remained constant the methods terrorists have utilized since 9/11 have evolved. Explosive shoes, explosive underwear, liquid explosives, we deal with an evolving adversary and as the methods for carrying out terror attacks against transportation have evolved so must our ability to conceptualize and prepare for tomorrow’s threat.
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Radio Resource International
The SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre launched in February and announced details of its first research and development (R&D) projects, prioritizing water security, disaster management and advanced telecommunications innovation.
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Futurity
A new algorithm can forecast the flow of floodwater in almost real-time, a new study shows. The algorithm could lead to more timely emergency response and planning.
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Government Technology
The North Dakota Department of Transportation has partnered with the Northern Plains UAS Test Site to use drones to relay information in a potential spring flood battle. The plan is to use drones to capture still images and live video to be used by officials in determining whether or not to close a road, when to reopen one and when to conduct visual inspections of bridges, should it become necessary.
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IAEM
The IAEM Certification Program is now accepting applications for new certification commissioners. The deadline to apply is June 1.The IAEM website has more details.
Campus Safety
This year’s survey covers the number of systems used per organization, the types of situations where alerts are issued, satisfaction levels with various types of technologies, SMS text alert sign-up rates, systems integration and more.
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IAEM
FEMA is holding a series of webinars throughout March to discuss 2020 Department of Homeland Security preparedness grant opportunities to increase security for states, tribes, nonprofits, urban areas and ports. Nonprofit Security Grant Program webinars will be held at 2:30 p.m. ET throughout the month. Participants can use FEMA Adobe Connect or call-in via the following FEMA teleconference numbers:
- March 5: 1-877-446-3915 PIN: 289309#
- March 12: 1-877-446-3916 PIN: 289309#
- March 19: 1-877-446-3917 PIN: 289309#
- March 26: 1-877-446-3918 PIN: 289309#
A Tribal Homeland Security Grant Program webinar will be held at 1:00 p.m. EST on Mar. 6. To participate, use FEMA Adobe Connect or call-in via FEMA teleconference: 1-877-446-3914 PIN: 232966#.
IAEM
The Federal School Safety Clearinghouse has scheduled three webinars for the school safety community interested in learning more about the tools and resources highlighted on SchoolSafety.gov. The agenda will include an overview, a demonstration of the website’s functionality, an update on future state information, and a question-and-answer session. The webinars, which will include the same content, are set for 4:00-5:00 p.m. Eastern time on: Mar. 5; Mar. 11; and Mar. 16. Register online for the date of your choice, and you will receive an email prior to the webinar with the webinar link and conference line.
Route Fifty
Houston has been transformed by the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey, along with five other federally-declared flooding disasters. Officials have dedicated significant time, money and effort to build a safer, stronger city that can quickly and sustainably bounce back from adversities
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The Asahi Shimbun
In the event of a major earthquake or powerful typhoon disrupting the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, officials are preparing a playbook to consult for calling off or postponing events.
The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee compiled the draft guidelines for the Tokyo Olympics, which open on July 24, and the Paralympics, which start on Aug. 25.
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University of Warwick via Phys.org
Brazilian communities that are vulnerable to devastating floods are being united and empowered to defend themselves, using 'citizen science' and a specially developed mobile app, thanks to two research projects led by the University of Warwick.
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Phys.org
At least 21 people have been killed in torrential rain that hit the Brazilian states of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, triggering flash floods and destroying homes, authorities said. Another 32 people are missing in Sao Paulo, raising fears the toll could rise further.
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The Guardian
The situation in flooded areas of east Yorkshire continues to be chaotic, with residents in the town of Snaith being offered temporary accommodation as far as 46 miles away. The council confirmed 24 properties in Snaith and 69 in East Cowick had flooded since the River Aire overflowed.
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The Weather Channel
Emergency crews continued to comb through wreckage searching for victims, more than 24 hours after at least one long-track tornado touched down in Middle Tennessee, claiming at least two dozen lives and destroying more than 140 buildings.
At least 18 of the dead were in Putnam County, about 70 miles east of Nashville.
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BBC
Indonesia's most active volcano, Mount Merapi, has erupted again, spewing ash 6,000m into the air and blanketing a nearby village.
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The Japan Times
More than 200,000 people have been affected by floods that have ravaged Congo since last year, authorities said.
The government has issued an urgent international appeal after the flooding along the Congo and Ubangi rivers in the country’s north, inundating communities and washing away homes and cattle.
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