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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and several partner organizations, including IAEM, on Mar. 13 released the fifth video presentation from the inaugural PrepTalks Symposium, Dr. Philip Berke’s “Land Use Planning for Community Resilience." Dr. Berke explained how effective land use planning strengthens community resilience through sharing research that shows “preventive land use policies have the highest benefit-cost ratios and Community Rating System incentives, yet are the least used actions to reduce vulnerability and promote mitigation.” Dr. Berke’s presentation, the Q & A session that followed, discussion guide, and additional reference materials are now online. PrepTalks are 15-to-20-minute presentations by subject-matter experts and national and international thought leaders, designed to spread new ideas, spark conversation, and promote innovative leadership for the issues confronting emergency managers now, and during the next 20 years. PrepTalks partners include FEMA, IAEM, National Emergency Management Association, National Homeland Security Consortium, and Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security. Please direct any questions to IAEM Communications & Marketing Manager Dawn Shiley.
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IAEM is inviting you to be, as a past IAEM Annual Conference attendee noted, “a part of one of the most valuable and engaging sessions at the conference.” IAEM’s EMvision Talks are modeled on the well-known TED™ Talk format and provide a forum for people to share a personal connection to an idea, experience or passion related to emergency management, leadership, communication, community engagement or other related topics. The talks are limited to seven minutes and will be presented on the plenary stage on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, at the IAEM 66th Annual Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Complete details may be found in the Speaker Guidance. To submit your proposal, visit the conference website.
ECNS
China will set up a ministry of emergency management to forestall and defuse serious and major risks and improve disaster relief, according to a plan to be submitted Tuesday to the ongoing national legislature session for deliberations.
The ministry will be responsible for compiling and implementing emergency management plans, as well as organizing rescue and relief for disasters and workplace accidents, according to the plan on institutional restructuring of the State Council, or the cabinet.
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The Japan Times
Sixty-two victims of the powerful earthquake and tsunami that struck the Tohoku region on March 11, 2011, remained unidentified as of the end of February, National Police Agency data showed Tuesday.
Fifty-two were in Iwate Prefecture and 10 in neighboring Miyagi Prefecture.
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NPR
One week after a Russian ex-spy and his daughter were found poisoned by a nerve agent in Salisbury, British officials are ramping up their probe into the attack, bringing military troops into the city and issuing their first public health advisory.
This after "trace contamination" was found in The Mill Pub and Zizzi Restaurant, England's Chief Medical Officer Sally Davies announced Sunday.
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The Conversation
Six months have passed since a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Mexico City, toppling 40 buildings and killing over 300, but the memory remains fresh. Condemned structures dot many neighborhoods, their facades crumbling. And after an earthquake 225 miles away in Oaxaca state shook the capital city again on Feb. 16, 2018, the city mayor said hospitals treated dozens of people for panic attacks.
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Jamaica Information Service
Jamaica’s resilience to disaster and climate risk is being strengthened through various activities and initiatives being undertaken as part of the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project.
The project, which is being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund from 2016 to 2022, is funded by the Government of Jamaica through a loan agreement with the World Bank valued at $30 million.
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News.com.au
Torrential rain has caused havoc in Queensland’s north, with the worst flooding since 2009.
The Bureau of Meteorology says the weekend’s heavy rain is now easing, however there are signs a cyclone may be forming off the state’s far north coast. This could have devastating effects on already damage-stricken regions.
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USA Today
In a rare move, the government watchdog for the Federal Emergency Management Agency has removed a dozen largely positive reports evaluating how the agency responded under President Obama to several disasters from 2012 to 2016, according to an internal memo obtained by USA TODAY.
The 12 reports were rescinded by the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General because they "may have not adequately answered objectives and, in some cases, may have lacked sufficient and appropriate evidence to support conclusions," read the internal memo issued Thursday.
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USA Today
"It's all gone," Jack O'Callaghan said in October as he stood in the charred rubble of what was his home in Glen Allen, Calif., following a deadly wildfire.
For folks like O'Callaghan, living in paradise has a cost: Americans are choosing to live in areas that are increasingly prone to devastating wildfires, a new study suggests.
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Washington Examiner
The Department of Homeland Security announced the creation of a steering committee that will be tasked with finding ways to improve security in schools around the country.
DHS is already providing training on a range of topics, like security awareness, emergency planning, active shooter awareness, mass casualty incident response, and how to spot suspicious behavior.
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IAEM
The next IAEM Bulletin special focus issue will be on the theme of “Cybersecurity,” which will appear in the June 2018 issue. Article submissions must be received by May 10, 2018. Articles might include, but are not limited to: Cybersecurity 101 about securing your own security and how you protect your own assets; how you incorporate cybersecurity into your CEMP/EOP; a discussion of available Internet resources; how to coordinate cybersecurity among your response team; how to protect information in your EOC; preparing for cybersecurity incidents, vulnerabilities and risks associated with IOT (Internet of Things – including AV systems, HVAC, remote sensors, etc.), and best practices for designing and conducting cybersecurity exercises. These are just examples of articles. You may identify another aspect of cybersecurity as it relates to emergency management that you would like to write about. Article length is 750-1,500 words. Please refer to the author guidelines for details, and email any questions to Editor Karen Thompson. See a list of all 2018 special focus topics at www.iaem.com/Bulletin. Articles may be submitted at any time. Don’t forget that special focus issues account for four issues annually, and the other eight issues of the Bulletin include articles on a variety of topics that are of interest to EM professionals.
Emergency Management
After six months of chasing down and documenting the death and destruction Hurricane Irma left behind from the eastern Caribbean to the Carolinas, the National Hurricane Center released its report on Monday.
It underscores the wide swath of damage left behind by the massive storm, which brought wind and storm surge to much of Florida last September.
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The Canadian Press via News 1130
Apparently lightning can strike the same place twice after all.
A study by researchers at the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering suggests it’s possible to predict where lightning will strike and how often.
They say satellite data and artificial intelligence can help foresee where lightning poses a greater risk to spark wildfires.
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Newsweek
On September 8, 2017, sirens rang out across Mexico City. A minute later, the ground began trembling from a major earthquake off Mexico’s southern coast. The shake killed at least 60 people, but that minute may have saved a few lives.
That there was a siren at all is something the vulnerable the U.S. West Coast is unaccustomed to. “The way I know that an earthquake is happening,” says Robert-Michael de Groot, who lives near Los Angeles, “is I feel shaking.”
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IAEM
IAEM is offering the following Certification Preparatory Courses and Exams. A minimum of 10 registrants are required for each Prep Course. Register now through the IAEM website.
- April 22 (Prep Course & Exam) – Region 4 Training Summit and Expo, Nashville, Tennessee
- May 3-4 (Prep Course & Exam) – New Jersey Emergency Preparedness Conference, Atlantic City, New Jersey
- June 6 (Prep Course & Exam) – IAEM-Canada 2018 Emergency Management and Leadership Innovation Conference, Calgary, Alberta
- June 14 (Prep Course & Exam) – Emergency Management Leaders Conference, Tampa, Florida
- July 9 (Prep Course & Exam) – National Homeland Security Conference, New York, New York
IAEM
The Virginia Tech Department of Science, Technology and Society will host a seminar on “Nuclear Emergency Response Training: Preparing for an Event You Hope Never Happens” on Mar. 22, 2018, 12:00 p.m. EDT, at the Virginia Tech Research Center, Arlington, Virginia. The Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) trains and equips a suite of specialized teams to deal with the broad range of radiological emergencies. These low-probability, high-consequence events pose unique challenges for responders. Effective responses require extensive preparedness gained from robust training, high-pressure exercises, and real-world operations that test the technical skills, coordination, and communication among different teams and organizations. The team of presenters, who all work within the DOE/NNSA, include Travis Bertram, program manager for operations and exercises; Dr. Nathan Hoteling, scientist at the Remote Sensing Laboratory where he supports a number of DOE's emergency response teams; and Dr. Daniel Blumenthal, manager of the consequence management programs, Office of Nuclear Incident Response. Register online to attend, or watch the live webcast.
Unmanned Aerial
A conference held at Florida International University in Miami next month will help educate government, industry and academia about the role of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in major emergencies, especially in preparation for the 2018 hurricane season.
The UAS/Drones for Disaster Response conference will be held at the Biscayne Bay Campus of Florida International University on April 19-20.
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Emergency Management
The third nor'easter in two weeks has left 108,000 households in the dark in Massachusetts this morning, as a blizzard warning has extended through Boston.
Strong winds reduced visibility to near zero as the storm drove north from New Jersey this morning, prompting the National Weather Service to extend its blizzard warning overnight to include Boston.
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Daily Mail
The Queensland floods have brought a number of animals out into the world, particularly in areas that they wouldn't normally be seen.
Now the Queensland Environment Department have issued a warning for those caught in the danger zone.
The warning, shared on Facebook, read: "Crocodiles and snakes may turn up in unexpected places as a result of the heavy rainfall and flooding in parts of North Queensland."
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The Weather Network
At least 16 people are dead and 140 injured following a lightning strike a Seventh-Day Adventist church in southern Rwanda Saturday, officials say.
Mayor Habitegeko Francois told AFP that most of the victims died instantly when lightning hit the church in the district of Nyaruguru.
Lightning also struck 18 students in the area Friday killing one, Francois added.
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The Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report
A landslide caused by melting snow destroyed several houses Tuesday in central Croatia, sending people fleeing from their homes in panic. No serious injuries were reported.
The landslide in the town of Hrvatska Kostajnica happened as Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic was attending an emergency session of local authorities battling floods in the area.
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Novinite
Heavy rains covered the northern regions of Italy, and in the southern regions there is warm weather unusual for the season.
In the southern part of Italy there was a tornado. It affected the city of Caserta in the Campania region. The wind turned a truck, pulled out trees and destroyed roofs.
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