This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here May 12, 2022 .IAEM CONFERENCE NEWS The second annual IAEM Virtual Conference is now available on-demand IAEM Take the opportunity to join IAEM for the second annual Virtual Conference, available on-demand. Sessions will be available until Mar. 25, 2023, so that you can enjoy and learn from top speakers in emergency management at your pace. The program provides topics to meet diverse needs, including sessions on power grid fragility, using weather data to drive decisions, takeaways from Hurricane Ida, tactics for tornadoes, flood mitigation, climate change impacts, the Miami Surfside building collapse, and more. All registrants will have access to content-on-demand and can receive credit for more than 20 contact hours that may be used towards IAEM certification. View the full program for the Virtual Conference. Register here. .IAEM SCHOLARSHIP IAEM Scholarship Program is accepting applications from full and part-time students for 2022 scholarships IAEM Full-time undergraduate as well as full and part-time graduate students working towards degrees in emergency management, disaster management, or a closely related field should apply now for the IAEM scholarship. Applications may be completed via the new application portal on the IAEM website. Be sure to review the application instructions before starting the application in the portal. Review the Application Checklist for your application type to identify the essay questions and to help verify that all documentation is provided. All materials are available on the Application web page. The application deadline is 11:59:59 p.m. EDT, June 13, 2022. Questions should be directed to IAEM Scholarship Program Director Dawn M. Shiley, CAE. .IAEM-CANADA COUNCIL NEWS Canada funds NGOs to build capacity and respond to emergencies Homeland Security Today The Canadian government has announced CA$150 million for the Supporting a Humanitarian Workforce to Respond to COVID-19 and Other Large-Scale Emergencies (HWF) program to support both capacity building and domestic response resources to four of Canada’s top emergency management NGOs. To date, the government has provided more than CA$78 million to the Canadian Red Cross, St. John Ambulance, The Salvation Army, and the Search and Rescue Volunteer Association of Canada (SARVAC) through this investment. This funding has allowed these organizations to mobilize in response to emerging events more quickly and deploy critical on-the-ground support to provincial, territorial and local governments. READ MORE Canada invests over $3 million to improve livestock disease preparedness The Pig Site Over the past few years, Canada's agriculture sector has faced many challenges, including devastating floods, a historic drought and a global pandemic. Addressing this issue, Canada's minister of agriculture Marie-Claude Bibeau announced an investment of over $3 million for two projects to enhance emergency management, develop risk assessments and strategies to mitigate disease outbreaks. Funding for the two recipient organizations will help the sector increase its capacity to face emergencies. READ MORE Western Canada: B.C. adopts Canada's emergency alerts system for wildfires and floods — but not heat waves The Globe and Mail People in British Columbia will soon get alerts on their phones when a forest fire or a catastrophic flood might threaten their home and force them to evacuate. They already get such alerts in the case of a predicted tsunami, though as the mayor of Ashcroft, in the Interior of British Columbia, mentioned dryly, that’s not terribly helpful to people in her town. But British Columbians, in Ashcroft or anywhere else, will not be getting similar warnings when temperatures start to skyrocket and the hot weather goes from being uncomfortable to being dangerous as it did at the end of June last year, causing some 600 deaths. 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Read more about the nomination criteria here and nominate someone today. GAO calls for a national assessment to improve earthquake resilience Homeland Security Today The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) has goals outlined in its most recent Strategic Plan for fiscal years (FY) 2009-2013 for the improvement of earthquake resilience in communities nationwide. However, officials from the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) told a Government Accountability Office (GAO) review that a national risk assessment has not been done to identify improvements and remaining gaps in resilience. READ MORE  PRODUCT SHOWCASE GET YOUR 72 HOUR KIT. ReadyWise – Are you prepared with enough food and water to last you through a disaster? ReadyWise’s delicious freeze-dried meals and drinks have up to a 25-year shelf-life and are easy to prepare, just add water. Go to ReadyWIse.com/IAEM to order you’re your 72-hour kit and use CODE: IAEM at checkout. LEARN MORE 988 Hotline for mental health emergencies will launch nationwide on July 16. Will states be ready? Route Fifty A new, three-digit number for mental health emergencies is set to roll out nationally in about nine weeks but some states still aren’t ready to handle what experts predict could be a crush of calls. The federally-mandated 988 system will strengthen and expand the existing 10-digit National Suicide Prevention hotline. It’s meant to make it easier for people in crisis to get the help they need without routing their calls through 911 public safety dispatchers. READ MORE .EM STUDENT NEWS I-DIEM scholarship period is open until June 3 IAEM The Lt. Julius Becton Jr. Scholarship will be presented to minority students in emergency management or homeland security-related fields of study at the associate, bachelor, master's, and doctoral levels of study. Acceptable fields of study include emergency management, homeland security, sociology, geography, geology, public health, public policy, environmental science, public administration, public policy, engineering, urban planning, or related fields. Eligible students will be awarded up to $5,000.00 towards tuition-related expenses for the academic year. Scholarship eligibility and application information are available on the I-DIEM website.  SPONSORED VIDEO Emergency Operations that Scale Enable systems of care that scale, eliminate fragmentation of communication, and coordinate mutual aid — all on one communication and logistics platform. With Pulsara, Emergency Managers have the flexibility to assess regional and statewide needs and centrally compile needed resources during emergency response, dramatically reducing miscommunications and waste time. WATCH VIDEO .EM NEWS Identifying Ukrainian collections under threat IAEM The U.S. Department of State, the Interagency Working Group on Scientific Collections (IWGSC), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative (SCRI) are working together to help identify, and where possible assist with efforts to save/protect priceless Ukrainian archival, cultural, and scientific collections under threat. They are requesting your help in quickly identifying relevant collections in Ukraine and their needs. Please use this Google Form to provide information about the respective collections, including descriptions, locations, special needs, and points of contact. Please submit one form entry for each collection. The data submitted will be stored in a secure database with the US State Department. NYC launches Pandemic Response Institute in effort to improve emergency preparedness SILive A New York City initiative announced Tuesday will seek to learn from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in an effort to prepare for the next crisis. From infectious diseases to climate-related events, the Pandemic Response Institute will try to improve the city’s emergency preparedness through public-private partnership, according to a media release from the office of Mayor Eric Adams. READ MORE  SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by University of Southern California MS in Emergency Management from the University of Southern California 100% online, no GRE required, complete in 1 or 2 years Develop the strategic and analytical skills necessary for leaders in times of crisis Master critical leadership and communication skills for effective emergency management Learn from a dedicated faculty team with global emergency management experience .NEW INSIGHTS Crisis communications top tip: News releases are obsolete if you're doing this right Campus Safety A news release is one of the most time-consuming tasks of any part of the public information sharing process during a crisis. It’s one of the oldest, and some might say outdated, tools that a public information officer (PIO) has to share news with the public via the media. Drafting a news release is one of dozens of responsibilities on a PIO’s to-do list during a critical incident. Can we now, with the widespread use of social media, kiss the press release/media release/news release goodbye? You can, but it is a convenient place for news consumers to find everything in one place. READ MORE Study points to ways of involving visually impaired people in environmental disaster prevention FAPESP via Phys.org According to the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), almost half the world's population — about 3.3 billion to 3.6 billion people — live in contexts that are highly vulnerable to the impact of climate change. Social inequality greatly increases this vulnerability. To investigate the effects of inequality on environmental risk reduction and disaster prevention programs, researchers in Brazil affiliated with the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT) and the National Disaster Surveillance and Early Warning Center (CEMADEN) conducted an exploratory qualitative study focusing on visually impaired people. READ MORE .HEALTHCARE EM UPDATE WHO estimates nearly 15 million deaths linked to COVID pandemic Homeland Security News Wire The World Health Organization said more than twice as many people died as a result of the COVID pandemic than official data shows, if including deaths of other causes that might not have occurred in more typical times. The long-awaited estimate is more than double the official death toll of 6 million where COVID-19 featured on death certificates either as the primary cause or a contributing factor. READ MORE Building healthcare resiliency through employee personal preparedness Homeland Security Affairs Hospital Emergency Departments are at the forefront of disaster response. It is increasingly important to provide health care workers with the resources and support to achieve emergency personal preparedness at home, so they can respond to emergencies while ensuring continuity of care and patient safety. READ MORE  FEATURED ARTICLE   Emergency Managers Discuss Lessons Learned Promoted by Tidal Basin Group It has been two grueling years that the world has been in the grips of SARS-CoV-2, the novel virus that disrupted life as we knew it. Now, mask mandates in the U.S. have relaxed, and many are beginning to find some comfort in the thought that COVID is a once-in-a-lifetime event. But is it? LEARN MORE   .CYBERSECURITY NEWS Top cybersecurity trends for 2021 and beyond Homeland Security Affairs The pandemic response caused massive disruptions to the way we live, work, and conduct business. Organizations rapidly shifted to online operations and remote working to maintain normalcy during the pandemic. These transitions will continue into post-pandemic and beyond as the new normal. Cybercriminals have responded and will use this opportunity to launch a new breed of cyber attacks in 2021. READ MORE NIST cybersecurity guidance for supply chain risk management updated Continuity Central After a multiyear development process NIST has released ‘Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Systems and Organizations’ which updates previous guidance in this area. The new guidance "offers key practices for organizations to adopt as they develop their capability to manage cybersecurity risks within and across their supply chains. It encourages organizations to consider the vulnerabilities not only of a finished product they are considering using, but also of its components - which may have been developed elsewhere - and the journey those components took to reach their destination." READ MORE .EM RESOURCES New quarterly emergency management journal is now available IAEM Pracademic Affairs, a new online journal, is part of Homeland Security Affairs, the Journal of the Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security. The mission of Pracademic Affairs is to bridge the gap between practitioners and academics. This is achieved by providing emergency management and homeland security practitioners a welcoming platform to write, explore, analyze, and examine real-world critical lessons learned to improve the resilience of our communities. The first issue has just been published and can be accessed here. The journal welcomes any practitioner submissions. The process to submit is on the journal website. Questions or comments may be directed to the journal co-directors, Meg McPherson and Michael Wallace, at pracademic@chds.us. FEMA releases new flood insurance resources IAEM If a property owner doesn’t know their flood risk, they cannot know their premium rate or what mitigation actions to consider. As FEMA rolled out the National Flood Insurance Program’s new rating system, Risk Rating 2.0: Equity in Action, the agency has heard questions from policyholders and industry partners such as, “How does FEMA calculate my rate?” and “How can I reduce my flood risk and pay less?" To provide answers to these important questions, FEMA has published new materials to the Risk Rating 2.0: Equity in Action resource webpage on FloodSmart.gov. The materials provide in-depth explanations on topics ranging from flood risk variables and individualized policy pricing to discounts and other options available to policyholders.  FEATURED ARTICLE   Asbestos? Lead? It Pays To Do Things Right Promoted by Optimum Seismic, Inc. Many older homes and apartment buildings contain lead and asbestos. Owners sometimes downplay the health hazards these substances pose to humans and the environment alike, and feel tempted to bypass the rules by removing these contaminants undercover — hoping that no one finds out. LEARN MORE   .DISASTER TECHNOLOGY NEWS Strengthening first responder communications Homeland Security News Wire A critical element of protecting the U.S. is securing the ability of first responders to communicate. A DHS-run exercise aimed to help responders prepare to mitigate potential jamming incidents. READ MORE FirstNet Authority, NIST launch immersive virtual experience center for public safety Homeland Security Today The U.S. Department of Commerce’s First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today the launch of the Public Safety Immersive Test Center in Boulder, Colorado, to spur the development and deployment of technologies critical to effective public safety response. READ MORE .CERTIFICATION UPDATE IAEM Certification Commission issues call for new members IAEM The IAEM Certification Commissioners receive complimentary registration to IAEM’s annual conference plus a waived recertification fee upon completion of a three-year term. Join the next class of Commissioners. IAEM is accepting applications until June 1. All details, including application requirements, can be found on the IAEM website. .GRANT ANNOUNCEMENTS FEMA grants users are given registration renewals IAEM Last month, the new Unique Entity ID generated in SAM.gov became the official, government-wide identifier used for federal awards. This replaces the Dun & Bradstreet numbers used to uniquely identify entities registered in SAM.gov and affects FEMA Grants users. To continue to help users during the transition, there will be an automatic, 30-day extension for any existing SAM.gov entity registrations needing to be renewed with an expiration date ranging between Apr. 29, 2022, and Apr. 28, 2023. No action is required on the part of entity registrants. The new expiration dates will be included in the SAM.gov entity management extracts and available through web services after the records are extended. .EM CALENDAR NHSA hosts the National Homeland Security Conference in Cleveland, Ohio in July IAEM From July 11-14, NHSA will host its four-day National Homeland Security Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. This year, attendees can expect to learn about emerging trends in homeland security and see the new equipment to support their mission. Registration is open online and the current rate for registration is $725. The National Homeland Security Conference brings together U.S. professionals in homeland security, law enforcement, fire, and emergency management. They include officials in federal agencies, nonprofit agencies, business owners, universities, and decisions makers in these fields. Last year's conference was groundbreaking for exhibitors and attendees. The NHSC 2022 at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio promises to deliver another record-breaking experience. Visit the conference website for more information. Register here. CISA 2022 Hurricane Season Preparedness Webinar scheduled for June 1 IAEM The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security (CISA) 2022 Hurricane Season Preparedness Webinar will be held on 10:00-11:30 a.m. EDT, June 1, 2022. This webinar will focus on providing awareness of CISA's role and resources in hurricane preparedness and response activities associated with systems that make landfall on the continental United States or U.S. territories. It will also feature presentations from the NOAA Liaison to the National Operations Center and FEMA's National Business Emergency Operations Center. There will be a question & answer period following the presentations. Register to participate. 2022 Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) Workshop scheduled for Sept. 19-21 IAEM The 2022 CAP Implementation Workshop and Training will be in Amsterdam, Sept. 19-21. Please see the Call for Participation and register here. These events are more fully described in this flyer. If you have CAP implementation experiences or insights to share, please let the Program Committee know that you want to give one of the 20-minute presentations by emailing the Workshop chair at Eliot.J.Christian@gmail.com. Reactive to proactive: How smart technology and automation can improve campus safety Campus Safety Existing campus security solutions are highly reactive, and threats are becoming more frequent in today’s world. Without the right solutions in place, proactively managing the safety of students and staff is becoming more challenging and labor-intensive. However, with smart technology, school leaders can automate and improve safety without increasing workload. READ MORE .IAEM-INTERNATIONAL NEWS South Africa: Government set to bolster disaster management plans AllAfrica Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, says government has to consider introducing a policy imperative that will in future help with long-term planning in the field of disaster management. The visit was aimed at assessing progress in the implementation of a Monitoring and Evaluation Framework following the recent floods in the area. READ MORE .IAEM-JAPAN NEWS Tokyo disaster officials mull removing utility poles from remote islands The Japan Times The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is aiming to remove all utility poles from remote Pacific islands in an effort to prevent power outages caused by typhoons, officials said. The metropolitan government will pick out a test island for research during fiscal 2022, which ends March next year, with the aim of making Tokyo's remote islands free of utility poles as early as the 2030s. READ MORE .AROUND THE WORLD Thailand — Severe flash floods hit southern provinces FloodList At least one person has died and homes, roads and bridges have been damaged after flash floods in southern Thailand following days of heavy rain. Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) reported heavy rain and flooding from 05 May 2022 has affected over 350 households in districts of Chumphon, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Chiang Mai and Nakhon Phanom provinces. READ MORE Hotel Saratoga Havana explosion death toll rises to 43 CBS News The elegant Hotel Saratoga was supposed to reopen in Havana after a two-year pandemic break. Instead, it was a day of mourning for the 43 people known to have died in an explosion that ripped the building apart. Emergency workers continued to hunt through the ruins for other victims as experts began to consider the fate of the 19th century building, a former warehouse that had been converted into a hotel early in the last century. READ MORE   IAEM Dispatch Connect with IAEM Hailey Golden, Director of Publishing, MultiView, 469-420-2630 | Download media kit Bob Kowalski, Executive Editor, MultiView, 469-420-2650 | Contribute news *Article contributed by the Emergency Manager's Weekly Report. International Association of Emergency Managers 201 Park Washington Court  |  Falls Church, VA 22046-4527  Elizabeth B. Armstrong, MAM, CAE, IAEM CEO, IAEM Executive Director Dawn M. Shiley, CAE, IAEM Dispatch POC, IAEM Communications and Marketing Manager (703) 538-1795  |  Contact Us  |  www.iaem.org/ Click here to unsubscribe.  Learn how to add us to your safe sender list so our emails get to your inbox. ADVERTISE SUBSCRIBE PAST ISSUES   7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063