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Last week the IAEM Awards & Recognition Committee extended the deadline to enter the Awards Competition for two weeks. An extension of the awards entry deadline doesn’t happen very often, so you are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity. Award winners will be announced in a formal awards presentation at the IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX (Nov. 15-20, 2019, in Savannah, Georgia) and will be featured in the awards showcase. For the first time, all award winners also will receive a $315 discount toward their IAEM 2019 Annual Conference & EMEX registration fee. Visit the IAEM Awards web page for general information about the 2019 Awards Competition, and submit your nominations no later than June 18, 2019, 5:00 p.m. EDT, to Karen Thompson.
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The IAEM-USA Editorial Committee has issued a call for articles for the next special focus issue on the theme of “What We Should Do Now to Shape the Future.” Here are a few ideas for articles that could be written on this theme: climate change and technology, managing a future pandemic; preparing now for warning/alert issues of the future; helping to prevent disasters that might occur in certain areas (dam safety, earthquakes, etc.); and the most important thing that we should be preparing for right now (and why). There are other ideas on the IAEM Bulletin web page, or you may have an idea for a different topic that fits into the special focus issue theme. If you have not written for the IAEM Bulletin previously, please read the author guidelines. Email your article (750-1,500 words) to Bulletin Editor Karen Thompson, no later than July 10, 2019.
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Discover for yourself why the IAEM Annual Conference is consistently described as the premiere event for emergency managers. The online program, tailored for your individual needs, is searchable by interest area, speaker, day or track to find exactly what you need to enhance your career as an emergency manager. The program has more than 100 breakout sessions to fit almost every topic in emergency management. Conference attendees who are registered at the full, basic or student rate may register for free training from EMI, NDPC, and the Leadership Symposium. The annual conference will be held in Savannah, Georgia, Nov. 15-20, 2019. Registration will be opening soon. Visit the conference website for more information.
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The Canadian Press via Saskatoon StarPhoenix
The federal government says it can’t measure how many people actually receive emergency-alert messages on their phones. The Alert Ready system is designed to notify Canadians of potentially dangerous situations — everything from terrorism and explosions to flash floods and tornadoes. It is also the system used to broadcast Amber Alerts when a child goes missing.
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EDM Digest
Papua New Guinea has an intriguing emergency management program that has similarities to the overall structure of emergency management in the United States. However, there are also differences that make Papua New Guinea an interesting study of emergency management organizational and conceptual structures.
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“Store and Forward” capability allows field staff to work offline and ensures data integrity under the most adverse conditions!
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Governing
After months of delay, Congress passed a $19 billion aid bill on Monday to help places recover from natural disasters that have struck over the last two years -- and to help cover costs of the ones yet to come.
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USA Today
As a nation, the United States is becoming better prepared for possible disasters, disease outbreaks, and other emergencies, according to a recently published preparedness study. The National Health Security Preparedness Index reached 6.7 out of 10 in 2018, a 3.1% increase over the prior year, and an 11.7% improvement since 2013. The level of readiness, however, is uneven across the country.
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Homeland Security Today
The three sequential hurricanes — Harvey, Irma, and Maria — affected more than 28 million people in 2017, according to FEMA. Hurricane survivors aged 65 and older and those with disabilities faced particular challenges evacuating to safe shelter, accessing medicine, and obtaining recovery assistance.
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The 2019 call for nominations has been announced via e-blast to all IAEM-USA members for the 2019 IAEM-USA Council officers’ election, with separate regional notices sent to those members in IAEM-USA regions that are holding elections this year. This is your opportunity to serve your fellow members and to advance the mission of the association. The IAEM-USA Council voting members will be selecting the next second vice president and treasurer. Regional officers will be selected for these IAEM-USA regions: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 9. All call for nominations notices (council and regional) have been posted on the IAEM-USA News page. In addition, the regional call for nominations notices have been posted to each individual regional web page. The call for nominations notices include information on: officer eligibility; credentials that must be submitted; how to submit nominations; and links to pertinent regional bylaws and the IAEM-USA Administrative Policies and Procedures. Questions should be directed to Karen Thompson, staff elections liaison.
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FEMA published additional data on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) via its OpenFEMA platform, to include more than 2 million claims records, dating back to 1978, and more than 47 million policy records for transactions taking place during the past 10 years. This data supplements and provides insight into current NFIP data at the county level available through OpenFEMA. The publication of this NFIP data promotes transparency, reduces complexity for public requests, and improves how stakeholders interact with and contextually understand the program. The OpenFEMA platform is intended to meet the requirements established in the HR 4174, Foundations for Evidence Based Policy Act, Title II Open Government Data Act. To view this data, visit the OpenFEMA website.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which maintains guidelines and standards to support the Risk Mapping, Assessment and Planning (Risk MAP) program for regulation of the National Flood Insurance Program, is planning to implement significant changes through new or updated standards, guidance documents, and technical references. The changes include: new strategies for modernizing legacy maps; automation of map products; removing floodways during a map update; and financial tracking improvements. Details are available online.
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The Hill
The House passed legislation by voice vote on Monday that would create “cyber incident response teams” at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which can be used to assist both government and private sector organizations after a data breach or other cyberattack.
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FEMA’s National Integration Center seeks public feedback for an update of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) Implementation Fact Sheet for Nonprofit Organizations. This National Engagement Period will conclude at 5:00 p.m. EDT, July 12, 2019. National engagement provides an opportunity for interested parties to comment on the draft fact sheet, to ensure it is relevant for all implementing nonprofit partners. NIMS is an integral component of the National Preparedness System and the nation’s ability to achieve the National Preparedness Goal. The NIMS Implementation Fact Sheet for Nonprofit Organizations identifies the specific activities that are involved in NIMS implementation for state, local, tribal and territorial nonprofit organizations. FEMA last revised the factsheet in 2006 and is now updating and renaming the document to ensure it is consistent with the NIMS refresh, to incorporate stakeholder input, and to make it a clearer and more useful tool for nonprofit organizations as they implement NIMS. Based on the 2017 Hurricanes Season FEMA After-Action Report, the NIMS refresh, and feedback from both nonprofits and the private sector, a recommendation to the public will be presented during the National Engagement period to create separate NIMS Implementation Fact Sheets – one for nonprofit organizations and one for private sector organizations. The latter is being developed for release this year. Visit the FEMA website to review the fact sheet.
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The Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) maintains two training focus groups to leverage the knowledge and experience from the emergency management and urban search-and-rescue (US&R) communities of practice to assist us in maintaining a quality training program for both Standards. Do you have a background in training? Would you be interested in helping roll out either the 2019 Emergency Management Standard or the 2019 National US&R Standard? Would you be interested in helping shape the 2019 Emergency Management Standard or the 2019 National US&R Standard Training Curriculum and other training initiatives? If so, EMAP is soliciting volunteers for the 2019 Emergency Management Standard Training Focus Group and the 2019 US&R Standard Training Focus Group. Applications are due by June 28, 2019. Information about the training focus groups and how to apply currently is available on the EMAP home page.
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Newsweek
A volcano previously classified as "extinct" in Russia's far east has woken up, and experts are now warning it could produce an eruption similar to the one that wiped out Pompeii and Herculaneum almost 2,000 years ago.
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Geospatial World
Set up by a group of humanitarian organizations, the Missing Maps Project brings disaster-hit areas and communities on the map to assist resource allocation and relief work.
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The Hill
The largest wildfire in California history was caused by a claw hammer, according to the state's fire protection agency. Cal Fire said Thursday that the Ranch Fire, which first sparked last July, began when a Potter Valley property owner was hammering a metal stake into the ground.
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Homeland Security Today
The Federal Emergency Management Agency tested this week how agencies will come together should the New Madrid Fault Line in the Midwest break loose. The Shaken Fury exercises, ranging from tabletop to full-scale, incorporated the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Northern Command, state and local governments, and the private sector. The scenario? A 7.7 magnitude earthquake epicentered near Memphis, Tenn.
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The Telegraph
High impact disease outbreaks such as Ebola could become the "new normal", the World Health Organization has said. Dr Mike Ryan, WHO’s assistant director for emergencies, said that a range of factors such as population movement, conflict and poor governance were coming together to create a perfect storm for disease outbreaks.
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Forbes
New Zealand researchers say that waste tires could be reused as seismic isolation for medium-rise buildings.
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Homeland Security Today
Water and wastewater utilities provide critical lifeline services to their communities and regions. Clean water is essential for public health, ecosystem protection, and economic strength. Supporting these important functions requires secure information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) systems.
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Government Technology
The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act would support the public-private partnerships necessary to develop important vaccines, therapeutics and devices for chemical and biological events.
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Forbes
The strength, size, and fleeting nature of tornadoes require meteorologists to rate a tornado by surveying damage left behind by the storm. Some of these tornado ratings can be surprising and even controversial. Here’s how meteorologists use damage to determine the strength of a tornado.
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Route Fifty
Emergency personnel, disaster readiness officials and coastal residents can track flood risk from oncoming storms with a new online dashboard that combines federal data from more than 200 water level stations.
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Homeland Security Today
Out of the Whirlwind is a new book by Philip J. Palin that offers a unique perspective on disaster response, resilience, and recovery. It tells the story of how pre-existing supply chains for food and fuel roared back in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria’s catastrophic hit on Puerto Rico. The book tells this story through a combination of data, analysis, and narrative. Implications for future catastrophic events are strategically obvious and operationally challenging.
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FEMA’s National Integration Center released the following two Job Titles/Position Qualifications and Resource Typing Definitions documents related to the Environmental Response/Health and Safety core capability of the National Preparedness Goal: Hazardous Materials Technician and Hazardous Materials Response Team. NIMS Job Titles/Position Qualifications and Resource Typing Definitions define minimum qualifications and capabilities for personnel and their equipment within their assigned teams to manage all threats and hazards, regardless of the incident’s cause or size. A Hazardous Materials Response Team is an organized group of hazardous materials technicians who respond to HAZMAT incidents, including those involving Weapons of Mass Destruction. To view the documents, visit the Resource Typing Library Tool.
EDM Digest
A Heritage Foundation report charged that emergency management spending is simply out of control. Knowing what we understand about emergency management resources, these tight budgets should be a major concern to all emergency management professionals across the country.
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Governing
In an emergency, government must convince people it knows best for them. That's easier said than done.
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Natural Hazards Center
Disasters and emergency evacuations can pose feeding difficulties for the mothers of infants and young children, but these challenges can be mitigated — often with nothing more than awareness, some logistical thinking, and a little space.
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USA Today
Google is adding tools to Google Maps and search to help you survive a natural disaster.
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Homeland Security Today
We all know that malware threats are on the rise. Living-off-the-Land attacks. Formjacking. Rootkits. Trojans. Ransomware and cryptojacking. The list goes on, and each year the number of the threats and the amount of damage they do is only rising.
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This is the year to earn your AEM® or CEM®! IAEM resources are available, including the free Certification Webinar Series (with on-demand viewing options) and hundreds of featured mentors ready to assist you in the certification process. Visit the IAEM website for more details.
MyHorryNews.com
Horry County’s top emergency management official is leaving the county for Conway Medical Center. Randy Webster, the county’s emergency management director, has accepted a similar position with the healthcare provider. He’s officially retiring from the county on July 31 and starting at CMC on Aug. 1.
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On June 6, FEMA announced that the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFS) National Board will allocate $120 million in Fiscal Year 2019 funding to cities and counties across the country. The funding was made available by Congress and awarded by FEMA in Fiscal Year 2019 to the National Board of the EFS program to support social service agencies in cities and counties across the country. The program provides funds to supplement the work of nonprofit and governmental/social service organizations within the United States, so they may provide non-disaster emergency assistance to individuals within their communities. These funds enable a broad range of services dedicated to: mass sheltering and feeding, food pantries and food banks, utility bills and rent/mortgage payments to prevent foreclosures or evictions and transition assistance from shelters to stable living conditions. To learn more, visit the Emergency Food and Shelter Program website.
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The IAEM-USA Emerging Technology Caucus is hosting a webinar that focuses on the most effective ways to use the common social media platforms for the benefit of emergency management outreach. “Social Media for the Everyday Emergency Manager” will take place on June 19, 2019, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT. This includes the latest trends that are relevant, accessibility options, and the best way to brand content. Register online.
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IAEM-USA Region 1 will hold a webinar on June 25, 2019, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT, on “The Team Rubicon Response to the 2018 Aquidneck Island Gas Outage.” Team Rubicon’s Region 1 State Administrator for Rhode Island and Connecticut, Margaret Cullather, will be the speaker. This is the latest in a series of webinars presented by Region 1. Register online at no charge.
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will host the 8th Annual Building Resilience Through Private-Public Partnerships Conference on July 23-24, 2019, in Washington, DC. The conference, which is supported by FEMA, DHS, and the U.S. Northern Command, will focus on the need for collaboration between private, public and nonprofit sectors to help mitigate the effects of natural and human-made disasters and improve the overall resilience of individuals, businesses and communities. With the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation as a leading resource and voice for businesses and their social and community interests, more than 300 business, government, and civil society leaders are expected to participate in this event.
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The U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA) will hold two overview webinars on the agency’s updated Vulnerability Self-Assessment Tools and Emergency Response Plan Guidance. The webinars are set for Aug. 22 and Sept. 5, both at 1:00 p.m. EDT. Register online here for either webinar. In addition to the webinars, the EPA will offer one-day in-person training sessions, by EPA regions, with limited space available. The training will provide a detailed review of the new requirements and thorough discussion on the application of the updated tools. Preference is given to water utilities, state and tribal primary agency representatives, technical providers, and circuit riders. Each training will be available later via webinar. Register for the in-person training by clicking your EPA Region: EPA Region 1, Nov. 5, Chelsea, Massachusetts; EPA Region 2, Oct. 18, New York City; EPA Region 3, Oct. 16, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; EPA Region 3, Nov. 1, Annapolis, Maryland; EPA Region 4, Nov. 15, Atlanta, Georgia; EPA Region 5, Oct. 29, Chicago; EPA Region 6, Oct. 8, Addison, Texas; EPA Region 7, Nov. 7, Lenexa, Kansas; EPA Region 8, Oct. 10, Denver, Colorado; EPA Region 9, Sept. 12, San Francisco; and EPA Region 10, Sept. 11, Seattle, Washington.
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The Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) has scheduled a webinar on “Accreditation Manager Corner” for June 17, 2019, 2:30-4:00 p.m. EDT. If you are getting stuck on a standard or having a difficult time understanding how a standard could be applied to your agency? These are common issues that all accreditation managers run into during the self-assessment phase. EMAP is providing you with an opportunity to direct your questions to accreditation managers from recently accredited emergency management programs. These accreditation managers are from a variety of sectors and can speak not only to the scalability, but also to the application of the Emergency Management Standard. Register online.
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The Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) has scheduled a webinar on “Annual Reports” for June 20, 2019, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. EDT. This webinar will address recent formatting changes to EMAP annual reports. Participants will learn about the importance and benefit of the new annual report format in maintaining your documentation and program during the accreditation period. Register online.
The Hindu
With the State all set to receive the first southwest monsoon after the devastating 2018 floods, the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) has operationalized its new disaster preparedness guidelines for the rainy season.
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Supply Chain Digital
This year, the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDA) is taking lessons learned from the 2018 floods. In order to better respond to the 2019 monsoon season - expected to hit the Kerala coast this week - the KSDA has restructured its disaster management plan in order to include emergency supply chain management as a critical component.
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Xinhua via ReliefWeb
The China National Commission for Disaster Reduction and the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM) jointly activated a level-IV emergency response on Sunday after rainstorms triggered floods in east China's Jiangxi Province.
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Cision PR Newswire via Yahoo!
What will the combination of earthquake early warning technology and smart television bring to us? Recently, Chengdu Hi-tech Institute of Care-Life of China, which focuses on the research and development of earthquake early warning technology, has given the answer. On 22 May, Chengdu Hi-tech Institute of Care-Life and Beijing Kuyun Interactive Technology Co., Ltd. signed a cooperation agreement and officially launched China's first earthquake early warning system on the internet.
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The Associated Press via Minneapolis StarTribune
Authorities in Greece say dozens of firefighters are trying to contain a large wildfire that is blazing through a forested region in the south but not directly threatening inhabited areas.
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KTVQ-TV
A wildfire called the Mountain Fire near Phoenix spread to 7,225 acres by Saturday afternoon, Tonto National Forest officials said. As of that local time, there was no containment. Air tankers and helicopters are dropping fire retardant and water, and the fire appeared to be burning away from communities, fire officials said.
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The Associated Press via WSPA-TV
A chunk of North Carolina’s mountains and foothills are facing flash flooding that’s being blamed for three deaths.
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Global Times
Torrential rains will continue to hit southern China after a flood caused by rainstorms has affected more than 1.42 million people and caused economic losses of 2.6 billion yuan ($367 million) in Jiangxi Province.
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Newsweek
The Mississippi River was expected to crest on Saturday, but experts predict the mighty river will now keep rising through Monday. Hundreds of barges carrying cargo up and down the water artery have been stalled, and railway and highway shutdowns have affected farmers in the Midwest.
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The Straits Times
At least seven people have been killed and thousands evacuated as torrential downpours unleashed floods and toppled houses in several provinces in south, southwest and east China.
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