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IAEM Scholarship applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. EDT, June 1. All full-time students working toward degrees in emergency management, disaster management or a closely related field of study are encouraged to apply. 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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The 2016 IAEM-Global Awards Competition recognizes excellence in public awareness, achievements in technology and innovation, successful partnerships between public and private entities that promote preparedness, and merit in business/industry preparedness. Enter at the Council level in this global competition. Council winners then compete at the global level. In addition to the multi-level IAEM-Global Awards Competition, the Canada and USA Councils offer additional award categories that are limited to their Council members. Entry deadline is May 31, 2016. Details are posted on the IAEM Awards web page at www.iaem.com/Awards, including guidelines, entry instructions, and entry forms. There is no entry fee for IAEM members. If you have any questions, please contact Karen Thompson, awards staff liaison.
News World India
The single emergency number 112 will be operational throughout India from Jan. 1, 2017 to help people reach immediate services of police, ambulance and fire department. Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has approved the provision of a single number for various emergency services that would be similar to the 911 all-in-one emergency service in the U.S.
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Reuters via Business Insider
Canadian officials showed some optimism for the first time that they were beginning to get on top of the country's biggest wildfire, as cooler weather and light rain stopped the blaze from growing as much as feared and winds took the flames away from oil sands boomtown Fort McMurray.
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Nominations are now being accepted for IAEM-USA Second Vice President and IAEM-USA Secretary. Candidates must submit their credentials by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, to IAEM Headquarters via email, to be reviewed by the IAEM-USA Nominations & Credentials Committee. To be placed on the ballot, candidates must submit: a letter stating candidacy; a letter of permission from the candidate’s immediate supervisor supporting the time and travel necessary to fulfill duties of office; a brief resume; and confirmation of IAEM-USA membership of at least three years immediately prior to seeking office. IAEM individual members are eligible to hold national office, provided they have been a member for at least three consecutive years, and have served as a regional or national officer, national committee chair, or active national committee member for two consecutive years. For more details, see the Call for Nominations.
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Government Executive
Just ahead of the deadline six months before Election Day, President Barack Obama signed an executive order establishing the framework for the coming presidential transition.
The order is Obama’s first implementing the 2016 Edward “Ted” Kaufman and Michael Leavitt Presidential Transitions Improvements Act, signed in March.
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IAEM
On May 10, the federal government launched a 30-day national engagement period to receive stakeholder input on designing and implementing a new Federal Mitigation Investment Strategy (FMIS). The purpose of FMIS is to identify, prioritize and guide federal investments in disaster resilience and hazard mitigation-related activities, and to make recommendations to the President and Congress on how the nation should prioritize future disaster resilience investments. The national engagement period will conclude June 7, 2016 at 5:00 pm EDT. FMIS is a priority of the Mitigation Framework Leadership Group (MitFLG), which integrates federal efforts to deliver mitigation core capabilities identified in the National Mitigation Framework and the National Preparedness Goal. To provide input and influence FMIS design and implementation, submit the FMIS Stakeholder Input Template to FEMA-FMIS@fema.dhs.gov by June 7, 2016.
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The DSRC Coalition (52 stakeholder organizations, including IAEM) on May 4, 2016, sent a letter to the President supporting "spectrum sharing in areas where it is technically feasible and will preserve both life-saving Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC) technology and ensure the protection of the existing Fixed Satellite Service operations in the 5.9 GHz band. In fact, the transportation and satellite industries have already successfully completed a sharing regime in this band reflecting our mutual commitment to operate our respective services on a non-interfering basis." Download letter.
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The Call for Abstracts for the IAEM-USA Academic Research Presentation Competition (Poster Contest) is now open. Open only to IAEM-USA student members, it is an opportunity to showcase research to scholars and practitioners in the emergency management community, as well as the general public. The IAEM-USA Academic Research Presentation Competition has been revamped from previous years, with changes in the submission timeline, requirements and judging process. Awards will be given in both the undergraduate and graduate level as follows: First Place - $225; Second Place - $175; and Third Place - $100. View the IAEM-USA Academic Research Presentation Competition Guidance for complete details. Visit the conference website for more information. The call for abstracts closes at 5:00 p.m. EDT, on June 3, 2016. Entries must be submitted via email attachment in Microsoft Word format, with the subject line “IAEM-USA Poster Abstract,” to Julie Husk.
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IAEM
Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of one of the most popular sessions at the IAEM 64th Annual Conference. The EMvision Talks are modeled on the well-known TED™ Talk format. They are five to seven minute presentations that will be held on the plenary stage during the IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX, in Savannah, Georgia, Oct. 14-19, 2016. View the Speaker Guidance and submit your EMvision Talk proposal by 5:00 p.m. EDT, May 27, 2016. All selected speakers will receive $200 off the full registration to the IAEM 2016 Annual Conference.
The Independent
Residents of southern California have been warned by a top seismologist that the San Andreas fault is “locked, loaded and ready to go” and a major earthquake in the region is overdue. The dire warning has come just a few months after the Mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, pushed legislation through the City Council demanding that the most vulnerable buildings in the city be retrofitted as soon as possible so they will be able to withstand violent shaking.
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Tech Times
Officials at the U.S. Geological Survey reported that they have detected more than 130 small earthquakes beneath Mount St. Helens in the Pacific Northwest over the past few weeks.
With the volcano having been known to erupt violently in the past, agency scientists are looking at the possibility that these minor tremors could be indicators of an even bigger activity from the volcano.
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University of Texas at Austin via ScienceDaily
New research indicates that slow-motion earthquakes or "slow-slip events" can rupture the shallow portion of a fault that also moves in large, tsunami-generating earthquakes. The finding has important implications for assessing tsunami hazards. The discovery was made by conducting the first-ever detailed investigation of centimeter-level seafloor movement at an offshore subduction zone.
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The Washington Post
We live in a wireless world. So many devices are connected “over the air,” from phones and computers to watches. We even have Wi-Fi-enabled thermostats and coffee pots in the new era of the “Internet of things.” Traditional TV and radio broadcasters still send their signals to the masses using high-powered transmitters and tall towers. And there are rivers of wireless data you don’t know about and probably take for granted.
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The Washington Post
The start of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season is just three weeks away, and initial seasonal hurricane predictions have ranged from near-average to above-average activity. Some meteorologists are pointing to warmer-than-normal sea surface temperatures near the East Coast to advertise an increased hurricane threat to the U.S. coastline.
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Ars Technica
Right now, wildfires are raging in Canada, forcing the evacuation of Fort McMurray, the nation's largest northern city. More than 80,000 people have fled Fort McMurray as the rest of the world watched horrific videos of long lines of cars struggling through thick smoke while threatened by encroaching walls of fire.
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Phys.org
Purdue researchers have developed a prototype system that could allow law enforcement and public safety agencies to tap into thousands of cameras located in numerous venues including parking garages, college campuses, national parks and highways.
In addition to applications in law enforcement, the system can be used to quickly find damage, plan rescues and other operations during natural disasters such as tornadoes, hurricanes and blizzards.
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EDM Digest
The rise of social media has been a major factor in many recent disasters, with both positive and negative outcomes. Without question, this increasingly popular networking outlet is important to emergency and disaster management, and some local governments and agencies are fielding the new challenge more successfully than others.
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The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) is committed to providing up-to-date information on current public health emergencies. The ASPR Technical Resources Assistant Center & Information Exchange (TRACIE) just released an updated resource, Zika Virus Disease Resources at Your Fingertips. This document provides Zika virus disease resources and an overview of public health and healthcare system considerations and implications that are applicable to professionals in those systems, emergency management stakeholders, and other audiences. Please note that information on Zika is constantly evolving. Therefore, if you are a clinician treating a patient, please check the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Zika site for the most current information and clinical guidance.
IAEM
Ninety-nine percent of chemical contamination can be removed by carefully removing clothes and wiping skin with a paper towel or dry wipe, according to new scientific studies of decontamination methods sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). Funded by ASPR’s Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), researchers from the University of Hertfordshire in England and Public Health England, an agency of the United Kingdom’s Department of Health, found that removing clothes removes up to 90 percent of chemical contamination and wiping exposed skin with a paper towel or wipe removes another 9 percent of chemical contamination. After disrobing and wiping with a dry cloth, showering and drying off with a towel or cloth provides additional decontamination, bringing contamination levels down 99.9 percent. More details are available online.
IAEM
FEMA and NOAA are asking for your help to increase awareness and to motivate individuals, families, businesses and communities to know their risk, get prepared and stay informed before hurricane season. The agencies have prepared a 2016 Hurricane Seasonal Preparedness Digital Toolkit that includes resources to aid its partners in spreading the word. The toolkit includes: key messages; templates for letters to employees; press releases; blog posts; social media tools and sample messages; and resource links, including infographics, videos, and other materials.
TribLIVE
Allegheny County has named Matt Brown director of emergency services; he has served in the position as interim director since January.
Brown was previously promoted from his role as deputy director of operations and training, according to county officials. Before he joined the county, Brown worked with United States Steel as director of protection services.
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HeraldNet
Jason Biermann has been promoted as director of Snohomish County's department of emergency management, removing the interim title next to his name.
The job puts Biermann in charge of preparing for emergencies such as flooding, storms and wildfires, and coordinating the response when disaster strikes.
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IAEM
FEMA announced the Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) for the FY 2016 Pre-Disaster Mitigation and Flood Mitigation Assistance grant programs. These two grant programs assist state, local, tribal and territorial governments in strengthening our nation's ability to reduce the potential cost of natural disasters to communities and their citizens. The NOFO for each program is posted on Grants.gov and contains the key program priorities and application requirements. Applications are due by 3:00 p.m. EDT on June 15, 2016.
IAEM
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has scheduled a webinar on “NOAA’s National Hurricane Center Product Updates,” on May 24, 2016, 10:00 a.m. EDT. Dr. Rick Knabb, Director of NOAA’s National Hurricane Center (NHC), will provide a brief review of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season and forecast challenges faced by the National Hurricane Center. New NHC storm surge products will be introduced, and tropical cyclone product changes for the 2016 hurricane season will be discussed. Register online.
IAEM
The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA), in conjunction with IAEM-USA Region 1, the Rhode Island Association of Emergency Managers (RIEMA), and the Community College of Rhode Island’s (CCRI) Emergency Management and Homeland Security Program, will be hosting the two-day Annual Preparedness Conference on Aug. 10-11, 2016, at CCRI’s Knight Campus, Warwick, Rhode Island. This all-encompassing preparedness conference will address multiple emergency management-related topics. The theme of this year’s conference is “Be Rhody Ready.” The conference will consist of knowledgeable speakers, insightful training opportunities, forums in which attendees will be given the chance to speak one-on-one with subject matter experts, live demonstrations, and exhibitors throughout the two-day event. Visit the event site for more details and online registration. Registration for this year’s Region 1 Conference is free of charge.
IAEM
One of the featured general sessions at the upcoming NAGC Communications School, June 7-9, 2016, FHI 360 Conference Center, Washington, D.C., is “Inclusion and Communications: Is Diversity Part of your Communications DNA?” presented by Preeti Shridar, Deputy Public Affairs Administrator, Renton, Washington. Across the United States, target audiences are changing. For us to communicate effectively we need to rethink our strategies and make diversity and inclusion part of our communications DNA. This presentation will share the unique award-winning strategies implemented by the City of Renton, Washington, to build an inclusive and informed city with opportunities for all. Learn more about the NAGC Communications School, and register today.
IAEM
Register now for the May 17, 2016, webinar presented from 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT by the SBA and PrepareMyBusiness co-sponsor Agility Recovery. They will share lessons learned and the best methods to prepare organizations for the upcoming hurricane season. Topics will include: preparing employees; practical steps to organize and prepare your business; simple tools and takeaways any organization can use immediately. The SBA has partnered with Agility to offer business continuity strategies through its “PrepareMyBusiness” website. Visit the website to access previous webinars and for additional preparedness tips.
NPR
A series of tornadoes across the Great Plains on Monday killed at least two people and devastated multiple towns.
Homes were demolished, cars flipped over and trees stripped of their bark, according to wire reports.
Oklahoma was the hardest hit, though twisters also struck Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois and Arkansas, as tallied by the National Weather Service.
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The Associated Press via Fox News
About 2,500 people have been evacuated in the Dominican Republic because of flooding caused by heavy rains over the previous 12 days, relief agencies said Sunday.
Juan Manuel Mendez, director of the Caribbean nation's Center of Emergency Operations, urged people to keep alert as there is a possibility of more flooding and mudslides from further rains forecast for the coming days.
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BBC News
At least 53 people have been killed by landslides caused by heavy rains over the weekend in Rwanda, officials say.
Most of the victims are believed to have been children, reports say.
The downpours have also destroyed more than 500 homes and damaged infrastructure across the country, especially in the north.
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CCTV America
Rescue teams have recovered the bodies of 31 victims while seven people were still listed as missing Monday following a landslide at the site of a hydropower project in southern China after days of heavy rain, authorities said.
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Daily Mail
The worst of Victoria's wild weather might not be over with damaging 70 mph winds forecast for parts of the state and the northeast bracing for flooding.
A severe weather warning for damaging winds was issued across much of Victoria for Monday evening and Tuesday morning.
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The Associated Press via Los Angeles Times
Alberta's premier has declared the wildfire-plagued city of Fort McMurray saved and said a plan will be put together within two weeks so 88,000 residents forced to evacuate can return to their homes.
At least two neighborhoods in the heart of Canada's oil sands region were scenes of utter devastation when toured by officials and reporters late Monday, with incinerated homes leveled to the ground from a wildfire that the city's fire chief called a "beast ... a fire like I've never seen in my life."
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The Associated Press via ABC News
A state-affiliated broadcaster in Ethiopia says at least 50 people have been killed in flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains.
Fana Broadcasting Corporate cited local officials who said roads have been washed away, bridges have collapsed and tens of thousands of people are affected by heavy rains in many parts of the country.
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Japan Today
The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said that 181 people nationwide were taken to hospital to be treated for heat exhaustion in the week from April 25 to May 1.
The agency said one death — in Shimane Prefecture — had also been attributed to the heat during the same weeklong period, Fuji TV reported.
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