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IAEM has issued a call for entries for the annual IAEM Awards Competition. The purpose of the competition is to recognize and honor persons and organizations who have made special or significant contributions to the field of emergency management and have represented the profession well by their outstanding performance. The entry period will end on June 30, 2020, 5:00 p.m. EDT. Go online to learn about the award categories and review the entry guidelines. Contact Rebecca Campbell, IAEM awards staff liaison, with any questions.
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In June, the IAEM Editorial Committee will publish the second 2020 special focus issue on the topic of “Black Swan Events: Cybersecurity.” Cyber incidents are happening and will continue to occur. Our world is unique, and we have to embrace the reality of where we are and be ready to manage any emergency that arises. To survive and thrive, we must think in new ways, share resources, and work with new partners to forge new successes. We need to be ready to consider “non-traditional” solutions. Technology is vulnerable to cyber hacks, and the damage could be a whole lot more than the incidents we have already experienced. What have we learned from events that have already occurred to prepare our communities to face future cyber incidents? How will the challenges of cyber incidents become opportunities? The announced deadline has passed, but we will continue to consider article submissions on cybersecurity through May 31, 2020. Details are posted online. Direct questions to Bulletin Editor Karen Thompson.
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Everbridge
With Everbridge's Community Engagement, governments are able to expand outreach through mobile keyword opt-ins. With Resident Connection, agencies are able to obtain verified mobile, landline and VoIP telephone records to use for emergency notifications and are uploaded into the Everbridge system.
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IAEM
The deadline for both the Poster Showcase and the EMvision Talks is June 1, 2020. The Poster Showcase is an information-sharing event. With this opportunity, you may share your research or general findings while you network with emergency managers at the IAEM Annual Conference. Read the guidance for the requirements and submittal instructions. The EMvision Talks are based on the TED™ Talks format. Limited to seven minutes, they will be held on the plenary stage on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Do you have a story to share about a pivotal moment in your life when something changed your perspective, inspired you to do things differently, or prompted you to take action? If so, submit your story for an EMvision Talk today. Instructions for submitting are available in the Speaker Guidance. The IAEM 68thAnnual Conference & EMEX will be held in Long Beach, California, Nov. 13-20, 2020.
The Washington Post
It was not how Mary Witkowski pictured celebrating her birthday. But with visits to her nursing home suspended to keep the novel coronavirus out, she turned 90 on April 13 without family, in the room at the Camilla Care Community that she shared with three others. That week, Witkowski tested positive for covid-19. On April 27, doctors told her family her body was “starting” to shut down.
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Australian National University via Phys.org
A new study by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) has shown for the first time the full extent of the areas burned by Victorian bushfires over the past two decades.
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BCG is committed to helping you respond to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Our years of experience in the disaster and emergency management field make us a great partner for providing solutions to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and the challenges it presents.
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Forbes
New Zealand has found no new Covid-19 cases in the past two days, just as a new poll named Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern the country’s most popular leader in 100 years thanks to her pandemic response.
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9To5Mac
Coronavirus location-tracking has been one of the biggest controversies with contact tracking apps. The Apple/Google API deliberately takes a privacy-protecting approach, in which locations are not captured at all. But some governments argue that they need location data to identify infection hotspots in order to focus healthcare resources.
New Zealand’s app, launching this week, takes an interesting compromise approach, pitched as a ‘digital diary.’ Reuters reports.
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IAEM
For the past 10 fiscal years, IAEM and NEMA have offered a joint report to Congress detailing the return on investment realized by the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) program. EMPG is the only source of federal funding provided directly to state and local governments for all the functions which help build a robust emergency management system. In celebration of 10 years of this report, this year’s iteration represents a cumulative examination of the work conducted through this program for the past decade, including through Fiscal Year 2019. Over the past 10 years, recipients of this grant have consistently demonstrated a strong commitment to building all-hazards emergency management capacity at the state, local, and tribal levels of government. Download the report from the IAEM website.
IAEM
FEMA is seeking public feedback for an update of the 2009 National Incident Management System (NIMS) Implementation Objectives for federal departments and agencies. National engagement provides an opportunity for interested parties to comment on the draft implementation objectives, to ensure they are relevant for all implementing partners. The national engagement period will conclude at 5:00 p.m. EDT on June 17. This update seeks to ensure the objectives are consistent with the third edition of the NIMS, published in October 2017, and reflects changes to laws, policies and best practices. The third edition of NIMS also provides additional information on the roles of off-scene incident personnel such as local officials and emergency operations center personnel. FEMA will host a series of webinars to outline the proposed updates and answer related questions. All webinars are open to the whole community. For more information on the webinars and to review the draft objectives, visit the FEMA website.
Optimum Seismic
How vulnerable is your apartment to earthquake damage? Is it located near a fault, landslide or liquefaction zone? The United States Geological Survey has published an interactive map online, (https://maps.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/EQZApp/app/ ) enabling the public to search by property address to determine the earthquake risks associated with specific land parcels.
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Homeland Security Today
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) surprised us all, especially our nation’s hospital system, which was not prepared for a pandemic. Hospitals throughout the United States, especially in New York state, are overwhelmed with patients with coronavirus symptoms and can’t provide them beds.
TNS via Emergency Management
Stating when it comes to a crisis preparedness is everything, Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday stressed the critical roles the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and PA National Guard play in coordinating the state’s preparedness and response to COVID-19.
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Route Fifty
When an uncontrolled fire begins to spread across a forest or brush, wildland firefighters commonly pile into crew trucks, sometimes with 10 people onboard in back, to get to where they need to be. With large blazes, they can end up eating, sleeping and working from camps where hundreds of people are based for days at a time.
But with the coronavirus outbreak, state firefighting agencies are rethinking their traditional practices.
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Phys.org
A group of 14 scientists (11 from the U.S., two from Canada and one from Germany) has posted a letter on the DocumentCloud server warning of the imminent danger posed by an Alaskan mountain slope that has become unstable. It lies beyond the leading edge of the Barry Glacier. The glacier has been retreating for several years, possibly due to global warming.
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Campus Safety
As we begin to assess what damage the COVID-19 virus has wrought on our country, we see it extends beyond the tragic deaths of so many people and includes major damage to our economy, employment and the mental health of adults and children alike.
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Homeland Security News Wire
Like an undulating seesaw, weather in some regions swings from drought to heavy rain under the weight of climate-induced changes, a new study finds. The analysis finds a link between droughts followed by heavy rain events, along with an increased rate of these successive extreme weather occurrences.
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CNN
It is becoming increasingly evident that hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones worldwide are becoming stronger and potentially more deadly as the globe warms due to the climate crisis, according to a new study.
The study, released by researchers at the University of Wisconsin in Madison and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), looked at nearly 40 years of satellite data of global storms.
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IAEM
In preparing for the 2020 hurricane season, FEMA has released actionable guidance to state, local, tribal, and territorial officials to prepare for response and recovery operations and encourages personal preparedness measures amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While this document focuses on hurricane season preparedness, most planning considerations can also be applied to any disaster operation in the COVID-19 environment, including no-notice incidents, spring flooding and wildfire seasons, and typhoon response. The guidance is available for download on the FEMA website.
IAEM
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released two independent study course revisions. National Response Framework, An Introduction (IS-800.d) is designed to provide guidance for the whole community. Within this broad audience, the National Response Framework (NRF) focuses on those who are involved in delivering and applying the response core capabilities, including first responders and emergency managers. This course revision incorporates the October 2019 NRF updates, including Community Lifelines. National Incident Management System (NIMS) Resource Management (IS-703.b) is designed to introduce federal, state, local, tribal and territorial emergency managers, first responders and incident commanders from all emergency management disciplines to NIMS Resource Management, as well as private industry and volunteer agency personnel responsible for coordination activities during a disaster. This revision incorporates the October 2017 NIMS updates.
IAEM
During an emergency or disaster, shelters provide refuge for the general community and at-risk populations. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Emergency Management Program has updated the Environmental Health Assessment form for Disaster Shelters. This form has been developed to assist environmental health practitioners in conducting a rapid assessment of disaster shelter conditions during emergencies. The assessment form covers 10 areas of environmental health, ranging from basic food safety and water quality to pet (companion animal) wellness, and allows for the documentation of immediate needs in shelters. It can be modified to meet local needs.
Governing
COVID-19 has accelerated the digital revolution to warp speed. We all want to know what happens next. How will our urban landscapes change? How will our public-sector systems change? How will this affect how we live and how we relate to each other?
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Nextgov
The plan for a pandemic drone didn’t last long in Westport, Connecticut.
Within days in late April, the police department of the coastal town outside New York City reversed course on using drone-mounted cameras to scan crowds for fevers and coughs.
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IAEM
The AEM®/CEM® Study Guide has been updated to reflect a change in the core reference list. FEMA has retired IS-547a and replaced it with IS-1300. The updated study guide is available in the Certification Resource Center.
IAEM
The FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI) announced that Jeffrey Stern, Ph.D., CEM, will be the next superintendent. Dr. Stern successfully led the Virginia Department of Emergency Management as state coordinator for the last six years, which included more than 50 disaster declarations. Dr. Stern will join the staff on June 7. In 2021, EMI will celebrate its 70th year since its founding as the Civil Defense Staff College in 1951. IAEM congratulates Stern on this new challenge and looks forward to working together on mutual goals.
IAEM
FEMA is making it easier for state, local, tribal and territorial government partners to create accounts and apply for Public Assistance. To help familiarize partners with these changes, there are now remote training tools available, including 17 YouTube videos, daily webinars and 28 independent study courses online. The videos help guide viewers through how to establish an account, file a Request for Public Assistance, submit streamlined applications and follow other steps in the application process. The independent study courses, hosted by the Emergency Management Institute, provide an overview to the program, application process and the Grants Portal platform.
IAEM
This virtual seminar, on May 27, 2:00-3:30 p.m. EDT, from the National Alliance for Public Safety GIS Foundation (NAPSG) will discuss the latest innovative tools and best practices for technology-enabling your public information workflow and to equip your citizens with lifesaving incident information. The talk will include an opportunity to see examples of effective public information maps, learn best practices, and gain tools for building your own solutions and operational game plans for producing and maintaining live public information maps and apps. Speakers will be: Justin Kates, CEM, emergency management director, City of Nashua, New Hampshire, and president of IAEM-USA Region 1, and Paul Doherty, director, technology innovation, NAPSG Foundation. Register online.
IAEM
IAEM and Witt O’Brien's are partnering to offer an upcoming webinar for IAEM members affected by COVID-19. The webinar, “Accessing the $2 Trillion Recovery Fund for COVID-19: Navigating Federal Funding Streams and Preparing for Federal Reimbursement,” will take place on May 28, 2020, 1:00 p.m. EDT. Featured topics will include: key deadlines; documentation; and reimbursable costs. Additional documents are available online to help understand funding streams. Presenters will be: Brad Gair, CEM, principal, Witt O’Brien’s; Jonathan Hoyes, subject matter expert in public assistance, Witt O’Brien’s; William Roche, senior FEMA program advisor, Witt O’Brien’s; and Matthew Erchull, senior consultant government services, Witt O’Brien’s. Register online.
IAEM
The IAEM-USA Disaster Recovery & Finance Caucus scheduled four additional offerings of the “COVID-19 Cost Recovery Webinar.” Caucus members will discuss the public assistance aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic. These webinars will focus exclusively on FEMA’s Public Assistance funding for Category B, Emergency Protective measures. We will not be discussing any of the medical aspects, except as they may be eligible for FEMA funding. We also will not be discussing DHHS or CDC funding. The Apr. 28 and May 12 webinars have already taken place. The remaining two webinars will take place at 1:00-2:00 p.m. EDT on these dates: May 26, and June 9. Register online, and select which of the sessions you wish to attend. Download the webinar handout here. If you are not able to attend a session of this webinar, the recordings will be posted here, as well as on the IAEM COVID-19 Resources page.
IAEM
Join the National Alliance for Public Safety GIS Foundation (NAPSG) for its virtual seminar on “Tornado Readiness and Resources” on May 28, 2020, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT, and learn about building a geospatial game plan for tornado readiness, response, and recovery. The discussion will include: core information needs for tornado readiness and response; available tornado predictive products and their timelines; resources for determining and validating the scope and extent of tornado damage; how states and locals are using technology to rapidly assess impacts to inform a disaster declaration; and how to develop a geospatial game plan to implement across all hazards. This webinar is part of a virtual webinar series featuring best practices and resources to advance emergency management through geospatial capabilities, promoting the integration of innovative technology and solutions in day-to-day operations. Register online.
BBC
India and Bangladesh are evacuating millions of people from coastal areas ahead of a super cyclone which is approaching from the Bay of Bengal.
Cyclone Amphan was expected to make landfall in an area near the border of the two countries later on Wednesday.
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The Japan Times
The Philippines’ fight against the coronavirus is likely to become more complicated with the onset of typhoon season, during which it typically has to evacuate tens of thousands of people from storm-hit areas.
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Homeland Security News Wire
A coronavirus "north-south divide" has emerged across England, according to the latest modelling by scientists at Public Health England. Sarah Knapton writes in The Telegraph that, overall, around one in 5 Londoners has been infected by the virus since the epidemic began, compared with 14 per cent of people in the North West, 11 per cent in the Midlands, the North East and Yorkshire, 10 per cent in the East of England and eight per cent in the south east.
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The Associated Press
Beyond the hot spots of Brazil and Mexico, the coronavirus is threatening to overwhelm Latin American cities large and small in an alarming sign that the pandemic may be only at the start of its destructive march through the region.
More than 90% of intensive care beds were full last week in Chile’s capital, Santiago, whose main cemetery dug 1,000 emergency graves to prepare for a wave of deaths.
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CNBC
Already navigating the coronavirus pandemic and the worst invasion of desert locusts for more than 25 years, parts of East Africa are now being devastated by flooding.
Heavy rains over the last month have led to overflowing rivers and lakes and mudslides, with Kenya particularly impacted.
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CNN
A rain-swollen river has breached two dams and flooded fields and streets in parts of mid-Michigan, forcing evacuation orders for thousands amid a coronavirus pandemic that's posing safety challenges Wednesday for officials trying to provide shelter.
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