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The IAEM Scholarship Program is accepting applications from full-time undergraduate and graduate students until June 1, 2016, 11:59 p.m. EDT, for scholarship awards for the 2016-2017 academic year. Students must be working toward a degree in emergency management, disaster management, or a closely related field of study. Undergraduate and graduate applications with complete instructions are available on the IAEM website. Questions may be directed to Scholarship Program Director Dawn Shiley.
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Entries in the IAEM-Global, IAEM-USA, and IAEM-Canada Awards Competitions are being accepted through May 31, 2016, 5:00 p.m. EDT. Details are posted on the IAEM Awards home page at www.iaem.com/Awards, including guidelines, entry instructions, and entry forms. There are many categories in the competitions, and it is suggested that you review them first in order to determine which category you should be entering. The IAEM-Global Award Competition categories are open to all applicants worldwide, while there are additional categories only open to IAEM-USA or IAEM-Canada applicants. There is no entry fee for IAEM members. If you have any questions, please contact Karen Thompson, awards staff liaison.
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The IAEM-Global Editorial Work Group is accepting article submissions until Monday, May 2, 2016, for the IAEM Bulletin special focus issue on “Emerging Technology’s Impact on Emergency Management.” This issue is being published in partnership with the IAEM-USA Emerging Technology Caucus. Articles might include, but are not limited to: cybersecurity specific to emergency threats and emerging vectors; 3-D printing in emergency management; drones (regulatory aspects); drones (actual use); wearable tech; mobile tech; self-driving cars and related implications; robots for searching buildings; overview of the full spectrum of emerging technology, both nationally and internationally; emerging technology in the EOC – innovative uses and new technology we need; and using social media to provide feedback to the government or to share information. The deadline for article submissions is May 2, 2016; please read the author’s guidelines before submitting your 750-1,500 word article to Karen Thompson, editor.
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Manila Bulletin
Hundreds of Central Luzon residents, the military, firemen, police officers and the private sector participated in the first National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill at the Haribon Hangar in Clark Air Base. The drill aims to test the country’s preparedness and remind Filipinos to “duck, cover and hold” once an earthquake occurs, Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council 3 chairperson and Office of the Civil Defense Region 3 director Josefina Timoteo said.
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The Manila Times
Not because the recent spate of earthquakes in Japan and Ecuador has triggered local fears of a big one here at home, but because we need a coherent view and understanding of how natural disasters truly impact our country and our people, we call attention to the paramount need to upgrade and modernize the nation’s mechanism and system for disaster management and emergency response.
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The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) has posted a draft of the new edition of the CSA Z1600 Emergency and Continuity Management Standard. This standard establishes criteria for an emergency and continuity management program. The draft is available online for a 60-day public review period. The closing date is June 15, 2016. All CSA public review drafts are reviewed online, and comments from the public must be posted online. You may comment on any section of this document by clicking the “Submit Comment” link at the bottom of the relevant section.
The Guardian
Moves to protect more households from the threats of surface flooding and sewer overload will be debated in parliament on Monday, with the government facing possible defeat in a key vote.
Surface flooding is a growing problem, with at least 20,000 sewer overflows occurring in the U.K. a year.
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On Apr. 22, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a public notice seeking public comment in ongoing proceedings with Ligado, (formerly LightSquared LLC) requesting that the FCC allow the company to share the 1675-1680 MHZ spectrum band with their growing terrestrial broadband service. NOAA’s geostationary environmental satellites have long relied on this spectrum for its direct broadcast of real-time information crucial to weather and flood warnings. Terrestrial signals will likely interfere with the much weaker signals of NOAA’s satellites from space, especially for non-federal users (who do not get protection zones). IAEM is concerned that if this sharing of spectrum is approved, local, county, and state emergency operations centers currently receiving real-time information direct from NOAA’s geostationary satellites may be delayed or disrupted in getting such information. While the data can be obtained through other means, the other means cannot transmit as quickly, which is not acceptable when every moment counts in a hazard situation. Many IAEM members take advantage of this direct broadcast from NOAA satellites since it is not reliant on Internet access, which is often unavailable in emergency situations. Individuals and organizations that currently utilize direct readout data from NOAA satellites, and all who rely on NWS weather and flood warnings, are encouraged to submit comments by June 21, 2016, to the FCC. Instructions for submission are available here. Background information on these proceedings are available on the FCC website, including recent letters from AMS, NWA and the NHWC.
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FEMA is updating its policy that guides how agency officials interpret regulatory requirements in their review and approval of tribal mitigation plans. This updated policy, titled the “Tribal Mitigation Plan Review Guide,” will supersede FEMA’s current Tribal Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning Guidance issued in 2010. The goal of this update is to simplify the guidance, address key policy questions, and improve alignment with similar FEMA policies on state and local mitigation planning. As part of this effort, FEMA is seeking feedback from tribal governments early in the policy update process. Over the next two months, FEMA will engage tribal officials through face-to-face engagements, conferences, and webinars to seek input on questions highlighted in the Tribal Mitigation Plan Review Guide: Key Concepts document. Tribal officials can submit comments on the Tribal Mitigation Plan Review Guide: Key Concepts document until July 8, 2016, either by e-mail to tribalconsultation@fema.dhs.gov or by mail to ATTN: Tyler Corson-Rikert, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration (FIMA), DHS/FEMA, 400 C Street SW, Suite 313, Washington, DC 20472-3020.
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FEMA released the refreshed National Incident Management System (NIMS) for a 30-day national engagement period. National engagement provides an opportunity for interested parties to comment on the draft NIMS, so that it reflects the collective expertise and experience of the entire community. This national engagement period will conclude at 5:00 pm EDT on May 9, 2016. To provide input, download the draft NIMS and feedback matrix from the link above and submit the completed feedback form to FEMA-NIMS@fema.dhs.gov.
KSNV-TV
Earthquake preparedness and the city's underground fault lines are a concern as new reports reveal the big one could mean a magnitude 7-plus for borders to the north and west of Nevada and Utah.
While Las Vegas is made up of mostly new structures prepared to withstand a large quake, Ron Lynn with the Clark County Building Department, said there are a few hundred buildings made of old masonry that need to be retrofitted to meet current standards.
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On April 21, 2016, FEMA posted draft replacement language for the Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide on Public Assistance Program Minimum Standards to the Federal Register for public comment. When using Public Assistance funds to repair, replace or construct buildings located in hazard-prone areas, applicants would use, at a minimum, the hazard-resistant standards reflected or referenced in the International Building Code (IBC). Costs associated with meeting these standards would be eligible. As FEMA works to implement the new standard for its Public Assistance program, it is requesting input on the draft language from the public and emergency management community. The draft language is posted to the Federal Register, and will be available for comment until May 23, 2016. FEMA will conduct outreach to its intergovernmental partners through a webinar and the upcoming Public Assistance Workshop taking place at the Emergency Management Institute in May.
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Exhibit spaces at the 64th IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX are filling quickly, so be sure to reserve your space at EMEX.org today! Interact with emergency managers from around the world while you exhibit with us Oct. 17-19, 2016 at the Savannah International Trade & Convention Center in Savannah, Georgia. Contact Jennifer Walsh with questions.
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If you were unable to attend the IAEM 2015 Annual Conference, there is still a way to see the presentations that you missed and earn certification credits. Get a sneak peak by viewing the new IAEM video. Participation in the Annual Conference via Digital Pass earns credit toward the IAEM Certified Emergency Manager (CEM®) and Associate Emergency Manager (AEM®) programs under Training or Professional Contribution (Category B, Professional Conference Attendance). If you were one of the more than 1,800 conference attendees, your registration fee includes complimentary access to the IAEM Digital Pass, and you don't have to separately purchase the pass to see any recorded sessions you did not attend. The 2015 digital pass gives you access to several live streams of the keynote and plenary sessions, as well as one recorded session in each spotlight and breakout session block, plus the EMvision Talks, for a total of 14 learning opportunities. The Digital Pass is available for $99 (IAEM members) or $197 (non-members). Those who registered for the conference or are now registering for the Digital Pass receive an email with access information. To learn more, visit the IAEM Annual Conference Digital Pass page. Refer questions about access to recorded sessions to IAEM Communications & Marketing Manager Dawn Shiley.
Homeland Security Today
Many serious threats, from active shooters to natural disasters, put America’s 50 million public school children at risk. Although efforts to improve school safety have increased substantially in response to the recent spate of school shootings, federal agencies need to improve interagency collaboration on school emergency preparedness, according to a Government Accountability Office report.
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USA Today
Goodbye and good riddance Joaquin, Erika and Patricia.
The World Meteorological Organization on Monday retired the three names from its rotating list used for hurricanes and tropical storms in light of the death and destruction the storms caused last year.
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CBS News
When Nature grows savage and angry, Americans get generous and kind. That's admirable. It might also be a problem.
"Generally after a disaster, people with loving intentions donate things that cannot be used in a disaster response, and in fact may actually be harmful," said Juanita Rilling, director of the Center for International Disaster Information in Washington, D.C. "And they have no idea that they're doing it."
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SciDev.net
On April 16, a powerful earthquake struck Japan and then, later that same day, a separate devastating earthquake hit Ecuador. In Ecuador, the death toll currently exceeds 650, with as-yet incalculable damage to buildings and infrastructure.
While such major quakes are thankfully rare, earthquakes on the whole are common. Last year alone, 801 quakes were registered in Japan and more than 50,000 worldwide.
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The Washington Post
If it’s spring in the social media era, it’s wedge season. What is a wedge, you ask? Well, pretty much any tornado these days.
Sarcasm aside, a wedge is a tornado that appears wider than it is tall.
For whatever reason they’ve been all the rage in recent years when it comes to tornado reports. “Wedge tornado” is becoming colloquially synonymous with “very strong tornado.” We even have articles from meteorologists defining strong tornadoes as wedges.
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The Guardian
The world’s failure to prepare for natural disasters will have “inconceivably bad” consequences as climate change fuels a huge increase in catastrophic droughts and floods and the humanitarian crises that follow, the United Nation’s head of disaster planning has warned.
Last year, earthquakes, floods, heatwaves and landslides left 22,773 people dead, affected 98.6 million others and caused $66.5 billion of economic damage.
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AccuWeather
A new effort is underway to build more disaster-resistant homes in the central United States, an area more prone to tornadoes and severe weather.
The first FORTIFIED Home™ using "High Wind & Hail" standards will be built in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety announced in late March.
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The Guardian
The remote Nepalese mountain village where Dr. Nama Budhathoki was born was a full day’s hike from the nearest road. Budhathoki attended the village school and spent his spare time herding goats and helping out on the family smallholding.
There were no computers — there wasn’t even electricity.
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IAEM
Are you preparing to start the AEM/CEM Certification process and need to take your exam? We have two exams scheduled:
May 21, 2016, Miami, Florida
May 24, 2016, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Interested candidates should register through the IAEM website. IAEM requires a minimum of 10 registrants for the Prep Course. If you have any questions, contact CEM Administrator Jason Majesky.
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The CEM® Commissioners reviewed 120 AEM® and CEM® (1 Oceania/Asia and 119 North American) applications during the March 2016 review period. The deadline for the next AEM®/CEM® credential review is Apr. 30, 2016. The Commission will review the applications during May and June 2016. For a complete list of the 2016 application deadlines and review dates, please visit the IAEM website credential review page. For more information about the AEM®/CEM® application process, requirements and review dates, please visit the applications webpage.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Social Media Working Group (VSMWG) and DHS First Responders Group in April released a report titled, “From Concept to Reality: Operationalizing Social Media for Preparedness, Response and Recovery.” Recognizing the need to address the challenges of implementing social media and collaborative technologies to share information and connect with communities during crisis, the DHS Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) established a VSMWG. The mission of the working group is to provide guidance to the emergency preparedness and response community on the safe and sustainable use of social media technologies before, during and after emergencies. Drawn from a cross-section of subject matter experts from federal, tribal, territorial, state and local responders from across the United States, VSMWG members are establishing and collecting best practices.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration released the 2016 Emergency Response Guidebook.
The Emergency Response Guidebook provides first responders with an updated go-to manual to help respond to hazardous materials transportation accidents during the critical first minutes.
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Digital Journal
Sherrise M. Boyd, ASC II and Facilities Emergency Response Team Coordinator for Prince William County Government Department of Fire and Rescue, has been recognized as a Distinguished Professional in her field through Women of Distinction Magazine. Sherrise M. Boyd will be featured in the upcoming edition of the Women of Distinction Magazine in 2016.
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The IAEM-USA Children in Disasters Caucus will present a webinar on “Children Separated by Disaster: Reunification Challenges and Resources” on May 3, 2016, 1:00-2:30 p.m. EDT. This webinar is limited to IAEM members only. Please log in with your member ID and password, and go to this page for the online registration link. Sharon Hawa from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) will discuss the importance of disaster reunification planning and the implications for children who become separated from their parents and guardians in the aftermath of a disaster. She will also talk about the various disaster resources that NCMEC offers to support disaster-impacted states with the identification, location and reunification of children with their families.
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The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) Program Management Office (PMO) is hosting the next installment in the IPAWS in Action Webinar Series titled, “Technical Information for Developers.” Join the webinar on May 4 at 12:00 pm EDT for an overview of the latest version of IPAWS-OPEN, current strategies, and system standards. Please use this link below to log into the webinar. Upon logging in, you will be prompted with directions to receive audio via your phone. If you are unable to join us online, the audio portion of the program can be delivered via your phone (1-650-479-3207; Access Code: 290 063 087).
The Huffington Post
It was a fine spring night, people peacefully sleeping as weekday passed into weekend, until Chernobyl’s fourth nuclear reactor blew up.
Oleksandr Galuh recalls that night well.
“My mother woke up as the windows shattered,” Galuh, then a fourth-grader in Pripyat, a town not too far from Chernobyl, remembers. “She thought it was a thunderstorm.”
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Northeast Today
Apart from causing heavy damages to standing crops and vegetables, over 6,000 houses have been damaged by heavy rain accompanied by hailstorm that swept across Manipur.
In Oinam Assembly segment alone, the violent hailstorm wreaked havoc to 3,309 houses of 14 villages.
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The Indian Express
The flood situation in Assam worsened on Monday with the number of people affected in six districts rising to over 92,000, of whom 7,200 have shifted to 40 relief camps. As several tributaries of the Brahmaputra continued to flow above the danger level and inundated fresh villages, the authorities have also deployed the Army, NDRF and SDRF personnel in rescue operations.
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Buenos Aires Herald
Floods continued to wreak havoc across multiple provinces in low-lying provinces in Argentina’s north and east, with over 40,000 people reported affected and thousands of hectares of land under water according to the Interior Ministry.
As in other recent cases of heavy flooding to hit the northeast, Entre Ríos province, sandwiched between the Paraná and Uruguay rivers, was the most severely stricken, and a province-wide “state of emergency” was declared over the weekend by Governor Gustavo Bordet.
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The Associated Press via San Francisco Chronicle
The death toll from last week's magnitude-7.8 earthquake that flattened towns along Ecuador's coast has risen to 654 with another 58 people missing, the government said Saturday.
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