This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here May 27, 2021 .IAEM CONFERENCE NEWS All-In registration provides IAEM members with 2 events at a bargain price IAEM This year, IAEM is offering a special deal for the two conferences in 2021 – All-In registration. For just $19 more than the IAEM Annual Conference “full conference rate,” IAEM members also will receive the two-day June virtual conference pass, including the optional free training AND the full registration to the Annual Conference. By registering for all-in, you will also receive notification before Annual Conference registration officially opens to give you a chance to choose your free pre-conference training options in Grand Rapids. Since training is first-come first-serve, this is a huge perk. For attendees that have restrictions on the number of registrations they may process through their employer per year, this is a way to attend two events and only register and pay one time. Register for all-in today. .IAEM SCHOLARSHIP Students — Don't miss next week's deadline to apply for an IAEM Scholarship IAEM Students working towards a degree in emergency management, disaster management, or a closely related field, wishing to apply for an IAEM Scholarship, must apply by 11:59:59 p.m. EDT, June 1. Full- and part-time graduate student and full-time undergraduate student applications with complete instructions are available on the IAEM website. This is your last weekend to work on the application. Take the time to complete it now, before it is too late. Questions may be directed to Scholarship Program Director Dawn Shiley. .IAEM-CANADA COUNCIL NEWS Calgary Emergency Management Agency flummoxed on low vaccination rates in east Calgary: 'not for lack of desire'* Global News Why one side of the city is getting vaccinated against COVID-19 and another isn’t remains a mystery to Calgary’s Emergency Management Agency (CEMA). In a map shown to Calgary’s emergency management committee Tuesday, Deerfoot Trail almost perfectly marks a divide between vaccination rates above 50 per cent and below 50 per cent. READ MORE Dry spring can create wildfire trouble for Western Canada, experts say Terrace Standard Wildfire conditions are cause for concern this year as parts of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and British Columbia report either significant drought or record low rainfall between January and April,experts say. However, the severity of the wildfire season will depend on what kind of weather the next few months bring, they say. READ MORE  SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by Esri Real-time Solutions for Emergency Management Operations: Download the e-book Fast, Scalable Damage Assessment Workflows: an Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management Success Story In Response to Earthquake, Turkey Connects Victims with Critical Aid via Web based Platform The New Hurricane Landscape and Where Your Preparedness Plans May Be Falling Short Hurricane Aware Application: Real-Time Tracks .IAEM-OCEANIA COUNCIL NEWS Ensuring Māori perspectives are integrated in our emergency management system Mirage The appointment of a new Ministerial Advisory Committee, established by the Minister for Emergency Management Kiri Allan, recognises the vital role iwi have in responding to disasters and will help shape changes to New Zealand’s emergency management system, the Acting Minister Kris Faafoi says. READ MORE .IAEM-USA COUNCIL NEWS Double emergency spending for active hurricane season TNS via Government Technology Forecasters are predicting another active Atlantic hurricane season after last year's historic number of storms, as President Biden on Monday said he's doubling emergency spending to help communities prep for weather-related disasters. Those at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center say there's a 60% chance for an "above-normal" Atlantic hurricane season, but they don't expect the historic level of storm activity seen in 2020. 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A prior effort to upgrade the BioWatch system – known as Biological Detection for the 21st Century or BD21 – proposed using sensors that couldn’t distinguish particles like pollen or dust from dangerous agents, thereby causing false alarms. In 2019, the House Science and Technology Committee called for the new program to be shut down, citing tests that found that the technology to be relied on by BD21 detected viral material simulating smallpox or other deadly viruses that could be weaponized in just eight of 168 attempts, a success rate of less than 5%. READ MORE FEMA facing disaster overload and hurricane season hasn't started yet The Apopka Voice The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is forecasting its seventh-consecutive “above average” hurricane season with up to 20 named storms battering the Atlantic between June 1 and Nov. 1. Florida has been fortunate without a hurricane crashing ashore since Hurricane Michael in October 2018, dodging all of last year’s 30 named storms that made 2020 the most active Atlantic hurricane season on record. READ MORE  SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by American Military University COVID-19: Will This Be the Public Health’s 9/11 Earthquakes: The ‘Big One’ Might Hit the Midwest – Not California ­COVID-19: Flattening the Curve to Avoid a 'Great Depression II' Staying Safe: The Twin Threats of COVID-19 and Disaster Events ­How 1911's Triangle Fire Changed US Safety Laws Biden imposes flood standard after stumbling the first time E&E News It was an innocuous error that President Biden made on his first day in office — and that he has now corrected, to the relief of climate advocates. When Biden issued an expansive day one executive order on climate change and public health, it included a little-noticed provision that intended to reinstate a flood-mitigation policy that President Obama had established in 2015 and President Trump revoked in 2017. But in April, White House attorneys determined that Biden's order had not actually reinstated the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard. READ MORE Death-certificate omissions stymie FEMA funeral assistance program Politico Thousands of Americans seeking federal funeral assistance for coronavirus victims can’t collect because their family members’ death certificates do not list COVID-19, according to two senior administration officials with direct knowledge of the situation. The Federal Emergency Management Agency rolled out the $2 billion pandemic funeral assistance program in April, modeling it on similar efforts it has run after major hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural disasters. 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IAEM hopes you take this opportunity to honor those who you feel truly embody the profession. The past year tested everyone’s limits, especially those of emergency managers. Don’t miss this opportunity to give them the recognition they deserve. The guidelines for this and other awards are on the IAEM website, as well as the links for the online submissions. .EM NEWS FEMA recognizes Emergency Management Institute's 70 Years of training* FEMA This year, FEMA commends the Emergency Management Institute on their 70 years of training those who serve our nation. The Civil Defense Staff College opened April 1, 1951 with the intention of teaching civil defense courses during the Cold War. Concerns about a potential attack led the college to relocate the campus from Olney, Maryland to St. Joseph’s campus in Battle Creek, Michigan. READ MORE Previously unrecognized tsunami hazard to coastal cities identified Homeland Security News Wire A new study found overlooked tsunami hazards related to undersea, near-shore strike-slip faults, especially for coastal cities adjacent to faults that traverse inland bays. Several areas around the world may fall into this category, including the San Francisco Bay Area, Izmit Bay in Turkey and the Gulf of Aqaba in Egypt. READ MORE BC Management recently posted the 19th Edition BCM Compensation Report IAEM This study is globally recognized as the premier compensation assessment for business continuity/ resiliency professionals assessing compensation earning potential by years of experience, degree, years of management and leadership expertise, geography, certification, and much more. A complimentary copy of this report is available for download. Additionally, more than 40 customized BCM Peer Compensation Dashboards have been published from this study. If you are interested in receiving your own customized dashboard (by job title or by years of BCM expertise), you may still confidentially contribute to this study and request your customized dashboard once you submit your study response. This video answers questions on BC Management’s customized BCM Peer Dashboards.  FEATURED ARTICLE   Interactive USGS Map Lets You Zoom In To See For Yourself Promoted by Optimum Seismic Inc. How vulnerable is your apartment to earthquake damage? If it is located within a fault, landslide, or liquefaction zone, it may be at risk – and a combination of any of these could be disastrous. LEARN MORE   .HEALTHCARE EM UPDATE Dozens of countries face severe oxygen shortages due to COVID surges* Axios Dozens of countries are facing oxygen shortages so acute that they threaten to result in the "total collapse" of their health systems, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism reported. Many of these countries already faced oxygen shortages before the pandemic. Increased demand from COVID-19, coupled with low vaccination rates, could leading to devastating results, per the Bureau. READ MORE Preparing for the next pandemic Government Executive The past year has been both a devastating and illuminating experience for those responsible for protecting the United States from biological threats. With its significant toll on millions of lives, the national and global economy and national security, COVID-19 has been a wake-up call to how fragile our systems are and has tested our national response teams with its historic challenges. READ MORE  PRODUCT SHOWCASE Disaster Recovery. Simplified Deloitte’s Close as You Go (CAYG) is a secure cloud-based software platform built to help agencies manage recovery documentation for procurement and contracting, model policies and procedures, and plan for disaster. Developed alongside specialists in preparedness and response, CAYG helps you prepare, so you can focus on recovery. LEARN MORE Federal Agencies and Governmental Partnerships in Public Health Emergency Management: Implications for Continued COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Homeland Security Affairs The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has tested the global governmental and public agency response to pandemic emergencies with regard to a number of areas. This essay focuses on major agency involvement in the United States as well as relevant historical comparisons to highlight important aspects of our current challenges in mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic. Analysis of previous pandemics including both domestic and international response inform our suggested best practices for public agency involvement in ongoing pandemic operations in the United States and abroad. READ MORE .CYBERSECURITY NEWS Shared tactics between emergency response and IT defense* GCN The IT security team and the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) in Arapahoe County, Colorado, are working together to improve cybersecurity incident response. Traditionally, issues such as active shooters and critical infrastructure haven been considered separate from IT, but they intersect, Amber Winthers, an IT cybersecurity analyst for the county, said during a May 13 Route Fifty event. READ MORE The Colonial pipeline ransomware hackers had a secret weapon: Self-promoting cybersecurity firms ProPublica via Nextgov Five months before DarkSide attacked the Colonial pipeline, two researchers discovered a way to rescue its ransomware victims. Then an antivirus company’s announcement alerted the hackers. READ MORE .EM RESOURCES FEMA releases shelter-in-place guidance IAEM FEMA released shelter-in-place pictogram guidance for 10 hazards and three building types. The pictograms provide clear, visual guidance to the public on shelter-in-place actions, classified by hazard and building type, to ensure the public takes effective protective actions when instructed to shelter-in-place during emergencies. The guidance provides recommended interior locations for specific hazards, additional actions for protection, and the recommended duration for staying sheltered-in-place. The ten hazards are: active shooter, chemical hazard, earthquake, flooding/flash flooding, hurricane, nuclear/radiological hazards, pandemic, thunderstorm, tornado, and winter storm. The three types of buildings are: manufactured or mobile home; one- or two-story buildings; multistory buildings. The shelter-in-place pictograms can be used by community partners in multiple communication channels, such as posters, websites, just-in-time social media posts and emergency managers for Integrated Public Alert & Warning System messages. 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I am here because 6:25 a.m. on November 8, 2018, my fate was sealed." READ MORE .DISASTER TECHNOLOGY NEWS Hurricane planning could get more nimble as storms bear down on coast WBTW-TV South Carolina’s coastal residents know all too well what it’s like to see a hurricane churning through the Atlantic and wonder whether they should head for higher ground or hunker down and hope the storm passes harmlessly out to sea. Constantly changing conditions, such as the storm’s track and intensity, can make the decisions agonizingly difficult, but new research led by Yongjia Song of Clemson University could help make it easier to adapt. READ MORE .IAEM CERTIFICATION UPDATES To receive diploma at the 2021 IAEM Annual Conference, certification applications must be submitted by June 30 IAEM Certification candidates who want to be recognized and receive their diploma at the IAEM 2021 Annual Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan, must submit their initial application by Jun. 30, 2021, and have it approved during the July 21 meeting. Additionally, the candidate must pass the certification exam by Sept. 17, 2021. Learn more. .IAEM MEMBER NEWS Emergency management director in SC retiring after 22 years* The Associated Press via The News & Observer Florence County Emergency Management Division Director Dusty Owens has lost track of the number of hurricanes he has seen the county through, but he has likely seen his last. The 22-year veteran EMD director’s last day in the office will be May 28. READ MORE .GRANT ANNOUNCEMENTS FEMA announces funding for regional preparedness grants IAEM FEMA released the funding notice for the fiscal year 2021 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program. The application period will close at 5:00 p.m. EDT on July 16. The program provides $12 million to eligible states and local governments to close known preparedness capability gaps, encourage innovative regional solutions to issues related to catastrophic incidents and build on existing regional preparedness efforts, including pandemic preparedness. The purpose of the Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program is to improve and expand collaboration to build regional capacity to manage catastrophic incidents. Applicants are encouraged to consider the needs of underserved and socially vulnerable populations and to involve representatives from the affected communities in the proposed project to ensure their needs are sufficiently addressed. Awards will be made on a competitive basis to applicants who present an ability to successfully meet the requirements described in the funding notice. Applicant submissions must be made on grants.gov. .SURVEY REQUESTS Reminder: please complete survey on hazard mitigation resource portal IAEM Don’t forget! You are invited to give your input on a portal of hazard mitigation resources, TurboGrants, by the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS). The Portal aims to help jurisdictions jump-start mitigation projects and to improve applicants’ capacity of applying for federal grants. The survey will close at 11:59 p.m. PDT on June 9, 2021. By taking just 5-7 minutes to complete this survey, you are providing input on: how the portal could include the most relevant and useful information that will help officials bring mitigation projects to fruition; and how the portal could be most beneficial to your office, community, and jurisdiction. Responses will be anonymous when collected and when shared with NIBS, so please feel free to be candid. If you have questions about NIBS or the portal, please contact Dr. Jiqiu (JQ) Yuan, executive director, NIBS. .EM CALENDAR IAEM-USA Region 1 Webinar on grocery supply chain will be on June 2 IAEM Join IAEM-USA Region 1 for a webinar, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT, Jun. 2, on "From Distribution Centers to the Dinner Table – The Grocery Supply Chain during Disasters." C&S Wholesale Grocers is the largest wholesale grocery supply company in the United States, supplying 7,700 stores, including independent supermarkets, chain stores and institutions, with more than 137,000 different products. Learn more about the region’s grocery supply chain and how C&S moves food from manufacturers to grocery shelves during blue skies and disasters. The impact of severe weather, COVID-19, and civil unrest on the food supply chain will also be discussed. Register to participate. HURREVAC decision for emergency managers IAEM Starting June 7, FEMA's National Hurricane Program will host a five-day HURREVAC training for emergency managers. HURREVAC is a free web-based decision-support tool that assists emergency managers by providing information, visualizations and tools to inform hurricane response decisions in advance of a threatening storm. Training topics include: an overview of HURREVAC; tools to understand potential wind timing and intensity based on the forecast; tools to support evacuation decisions and response timelines; storm surge tools and other features to support hurricane response and decision-making related to water hazards; and information on creating exercise storms and using HURREVAC to answer scenario-based questions. Learning how to use HURREVAC can help emergency managers make tough evacuation decisions when a hurricane threatens. In addition to operational decision-making, HURREVAC can be used for training, exercises and hurricane preparedness and planning efforts. Interested emergency managers can register now for this annual HURREVAC webinar series. To register, visit the 2021 HURREVAC Webinar Series page. .IAEM-ASIA NEWS Indians turn to social media for help as COVID crisis overwhelms the health-care system CNBC As India’s devastating second wave of coronavirus outbreak overwhelmed the health-care system, desperate users turned to social media to seek help from the public as hospital beds and oxygen supplies ran out. People in need of assistance, either for themselves or their relatives, posted requests on sites such as Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram. Others collated information on the availability of beds in hospitals as well as contact details of vendors with oxygen cylinders and other resources in short supply. READ MORE How Odisha's model of disaster preparedness came into being Hindustan Times Home to over 4.6 crore people, Odisha, along the Bay of Bengal, often acts as a magnet for all kinds of natural disasters starting from floods, cyclones to droughts. Between 1891 and 2021, over 100 tropical cyclones are known to have lashed Odisha — the highest number among other states on the coast. READ MORE India's western states lack critical infrastructure for cyclone management Business Standard Extremely severe cyclonic storm Tauktae, which hit southern Gujarat's Saurashtra coast on May 17, brought heavy rain to all seven states and union territories (UTs) on India's western coast. Thousands of uprooted trees damaged residences, vehicles and essential infrastructure such as electricity lines. Around 150,000 people had to be evacuated in Gujarat. At least 90 people died. The damage has drawn into sharp focus the need for adequate disaster mitigation infrastructure like shelters, all-weather roads and embankments in light of increasing cyclonic storms on the west coast READ MORE .IAEM-INTERNATIONAL NEWS Tanzania's 'forgotten' cyclones and concerns for the future* The Conversation Media Group via PreventionWeb A cyclone, known as Jobo, made landfall near Dar es Salaam in late April. By this point it had weakened to a tropical depression and impacts were, thankfully, minimal. Land-falling tropical cyclones are rare in Tanzania so past events are outside the memory of most. It had even been suggested that Cyclone Kenneth, which occurred in 2019, was the first tropical cyclone to make landfall in Tanzania. The largest impacts of cyclone Kenneth were felt further south where at least 38 lives were lost and almost 35,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. READ MORE .AROUND THE WORLD Congo's Goma hit by tremors after volcanic eruption, scores missing Reuters Repeated tremors shook the Congolese city of Goma on Monday, unnerving families still reeling from a volcano eruption at the weekend that destroyed nearby villages, displaced thousands and killed at least 32 people. READ MORE Italy in shock as 14 people die in cable car accident The Guardian Italy was in shock on Sunday after a cable car crashed to the ground in a northern Italian beauty spot, killing 14 people including a nine-year-old child. The cable car is believed to have been carrying 15 people on the 20-minute ride between the resort town of Stresa and the Mottarone mountain in the Piedmont region when it plummeted into the woods near Lake Maggiore shortly after midday. READ MORE Cyclone lashes India, Bangladesh; 6 dead, 1.1 million evacuated The Associated Press Heavy rain and a high tide lashed parts of eastern India and neighboring Bangladesh on Wednesday as a cyclone pushed ashore in an area where more than 1.1 million people were evacuated during a devastating coronavirus outbreak. At least six people were reported dead. READ MORE Volcanic eruption, ensuing chaos kill at least 15 in Congo The Associated Press via ABC News Torrents of lava poured into villages after dark in eastern Congo with little warning, leaving at least 15 people dead amid the chaos and destroying more than 500 homes, officials and survivors said Sunday. The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo on Saturday night sent about 5,000 people fleeing from the city of Goma across the nearby border into Rwanda, while another 25,000 others sought refuge to the northwest in Sake, the U.N. children's agency said Sunday. 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