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At IAEM, we value feedback from our members and the emergency management community. It strengthens our partnerships and ensures we are meeting the needs of the EM community. We are currently seeking feedback for an industry partner on features used by Emergency Operations Center (EOC) personnel. For every survey response, the IAEM Scholarship Program will receive a donation (up to the maximum donation of $10,000) from our industry partner. Please help provide information and at the same time provide support to the future of emergency management through scholarships to those seeking degrees. Please take a moment to complete the online survey before July 23. The questions should only take about 8-10 minutes of your time. Providing contact information during the survey is optional. Any contact information provided will be for IAEM’s use only and will not be shared with the industry partner. Send any questions to IAEM Scholarship Program Director Dawn M. Shiley.
IAEM
The IAEM Editorial Committee is seeking 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, Thompson@iaem.com, no later than July 10, 2019.
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James Featherstone, president and CEO of the Los Angeles Homeland Security Advisory Council, will address IAEM attendees in a keynote session on Tuesday, Nov. 19, before the EMvision Talks at the IAEM 67th Annual Conference & EMEX in Savannah, Georgia, Nov. 15-20, 2019. Mr. Featherstone has been in Los Angeles emergency management for more than 30 years, starting with the fire department and later as the general manager of the LA Emergency Management Department. Mr. Featherstone will discuss practical solutions to ensure that we can create the collaboration necessary for cross-sector leadership in crisis management. For more information about the conference, visit iaemconference.info.
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The IAEM Scholarship Commission seeks applicants to fill several commission openings for the Class of 2021 (term ends in 2021). IAEM specifically is looking for individuals representing the following categories: past scholarship recipient; IAEM-Global Student Council member; IAEM-Canada Council member; academia; IAEM member-at-large; scholarship donor; and scholarship founders’ family. Applications must be submitted by July 31, 2019, via email to IAEM Scholarship Program Director Dawn Shiley. The application must include a letter of intent expressing the desire to participate, the ability to devote the time to the program, and an explanation of why they should be considered for the position they seek. In addition, the applicant must submit a current resume, with a two-page maximum. Specific requirements for Scholarship Commissioners and additional information are available on the IAEM website. Questions may be directed to IAEM Scholarship Program Director Dawn Shiley at (703)538-3542.
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IAEM-Asia has had a busy springl Mar. 16-20, 2019, IAEM-China delivered CERT TTT session in Beijing. IAEM Deputy Executive Director Clay D. Tyeryar, MAM, CAE, joined the session, which included a meeting with the BOMA China president on Mar. 20 and attendance at the OSAC Annual Assembly in Beijing. On Apr. 2, 2019, IAEM-China delivered ICS training in Taipei. On May 22, 2019, the IAEM-Asia and IAEM-Oceania Councils held a joint Annual General Meeting in Shanghai, hosted by GM. About 80 people attended from 12 countries. Participants were members from IAEM, ASIS and TAPA. GM leaders provided a welcome speech. In addition, there were four keynotes, three panel discussions, with more than 16 total presentations. IAEM-Asia will support each region in Asia to deliver CERT training. Please contact president@iaem.asia to coordinate a local session.
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It has been a busy spring for the IAEM-Canada Council as we continue to forge ahead in promoting best practices, education and networking for emergency managers across Canada. In June, our second IAEM-Canada Conference was held in Calgary, AB, achieving tremendous success by encouraging public-private partnerships in emergency management through thought-provoking presentations and the sharing of professional approaches, techniques and advancements. Also, in June, IAEM-Canada’s new president was instated. President Paula Gibson, CRSP, ABCP, AEMCA, projects we will embrace the strength of the current momentum of IAEM-Canada through the support and leadership of the IAEM-Canada Board, our members, and our partnerships, in order to convey cognizance of the profession in all sectors throughout Canada. Strategies to ensure this forward evolution of the profession will be strengthened and implemented in the coming months.
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Jamaica Gleaner
With the Atlantic hurricane season now in full swing, Canadian high commissioner to Jamaica, Laurie Peters, assures that her country is fully prepared to offer assistance to Jamaica and its neighbors in the event of a natural disaster.
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Newsroom
New Zealand will have a new national emergency management agency by the end of the year, Civil Defence Minister Kris Faafoi has confirmed.
The Government’s decision implements the main recommendation of a technical advisory group (TAG) report released last year, which outlined concerns with the country’s current emergency management systems including the role of the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management (MCDEM).
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FEMA is designing a new program, the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, to replace the existing pre-disaster mitigation grants in 2019. With the passage of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act in October 2018, FEMA now has the authority to set aside six percent of estimated disaster expenses for each major disaster to fund pre-disaster mitigation. On May 20, FEMA requested public input to inform the development and implementation of BRIC on the Ideascale forum, with more than 2,700 comments and suggestions already received. Provide comments by the July 15 deadline. As FEMA transitions programs, there will be no gap in mitigation assistance for our state, local, tribal and territorial government partners. FEMA will make $250 million available for the 2019 grant program.
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This year, IAEM-USA Council voting members will be selecting the next IAEM-USA 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), which were emailed to regional members on June 3, have been posted on the IAEM-USA News 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. This is your opportunity to serve your fellow members and to advance the mission of the association, so we hope you’ll consider running for office. The nominations period closes on July 3, 2019, 5:00 p.m. EDT. Questions should be directed to Karen Thompson, staff elections liaison, Thompson@iaem.com.
Bloomberg
The president renewed the country’s pandemics and weapons of mass destruction response programs when he signed an emergency response bill into law June 24.
The bill reauthorizes programs in the Department of Health and Human Services related to public health emergency preparedness, which includes resources to contain the largest measles outbreak in nearly two decades.
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Nextgov
The Government Accountability Office urged Congress to protect America’s first responders from being booted from communicating on a sliver of the spectrum the Federal Communications Commission is poised to auction in 2021.
The T-Band is a portion of the spectrum used by public safety officials across 11 of the nation’s most densely populated cities for mission-critical voice communications regarding and during emergencies.
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Emergency Management
After battling the most destructive wildfires in California’s history over the past two years, Cal Fire is rolling out emergency fuel reduction projects to help protect the state’s most vulnerable communities.
The 35 projects span the state, from Siskiyou to San Diego counties. One crucial effort in the Sacramento area, the North Fork American River Shaded Fuel Break, is a fuel break project that covers 850 acres around the city of Colfax in Placer County.
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Domestic Preparedness
The U.S. government published two landmark emergency management policies in March 2019. The first was the update of the 2015/2016 Space Weather Strategy and Action Plan released from the Office of the President. DomPrep published an article on 15 June 2016 describing how the strategy and action plan affected disaster and emergency operations planning.
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The IAEM-Global Student Council supports the mission of bridging the gap between academia and practice by cultivating student membership experiences which integrate students and practitioners in education, networking, and career/professional development. Our vision for 2019 is that "we are for, and with, the students." Our primary goal is to develop a greater environment of support among student members, help student members reap the benefits of their IAEM membership, and find innovative ways for students to engage within IAEM and the EM community. Our goals are achieved through strategic planning initiatives and working groups. By participating in these groups, student successes are highlighted as they gain valuable networking exposure and career development opportunities, all of which help foster growth academically and professionally. These strategies and initiatives are proving successful towards our goal of increasing student involvement, developing student outreach, and connecting student benefits of IAEM membership nationally and internationally.
Emergency Management
As atmospheric rivers dumped record volumes of rain on California this spring, emergency responders used the federal government’s satellites to warn people about where the storms were likely to hit hardest.
Many government scientists say such warnings may become a thing of the past if the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission pushes forward with plans to auction off radio frequency bands adjacent to one that weather forecasters use.
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PEW
It’s a scene of utter devastation.
Smashed automobiles, derailed train cars and piles of rubble are scattered across an apocalyptic landscape. Hard-hatted responders cling to nylon ropes alongside a gutted high-rise. In the distance, an industrial fire sends flames and smoke into an otherwise bright blue sky.
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The London Economic
A new way of measuring earthquakes may unlock the ‘holy grail’ of where and when they will strike.
Scientists have long struggled to identify patterns for earthquakes leading to suggestions they strike at random.
But new evidence revealed the majority of earthquakes strike fault lines which are under stress built up from centuries of past tremors.
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Homeland Security Today
The United States is “in worse shape than we were 15 years ago” in the ability to respond — particularly at the critical community level — to a potential pandemic that could be foreshadowed by a pattern of new influenza strain outbreaks, biodefense expert Steven Hatfill warned.
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Ability 360
Victoria Bond is the Interpreter Outreach and Development Coordinator for the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. She is working to ensure that the roughly 25,000 Arizonans whose primary language is ASL, along with the roughly one million more with hearing loss, are able to get timely and accurate information.
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IAEM
HSIN-Intel members have access to exclusive training courses and videos on HSIN Learn. These courses include instruction on intelligence practices, national security-homeland security issues, and updates from law enforcement. Some examples of courses available on HSIN Learn include: Collections 1010 Training; Echoes of Columbine video; Event De-confliction Awareness video; Fusion Centers: Enabling Information Sharing; Fusion Talk; and Information Sharing Environment (ISE) Core Awareness Training.
Access all the available HSIN Learn courses online.
Emergency Management
After a 40-year career of organizing, planning, preparing, and responding to nearly every type of event, crisis, or disaster, imagine my surprise when I found myself emotionally unready for my own personal catastrophe.
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Reuters
Virtual reality simulations work better than traditional alerts in motivating people to evacuate ahead of hurricanes, research said on Friday, part of efforts to improve alert methods as the risk of extreme weather increases.
Typically utilizing headsets for viewers to look into, dramatic simulations can create a heightened sense of urgency and fear, said the study by researchers at Hofstra University in New York.
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Homeland Security Today
An epiphany occurred while researching my annual public safety communications forecast: History is integral to future development. Trends projected long ago are now past, yet they paved the way to the present and will set the stage for what’s to come as communications continue to evolve.
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IAEM
If you are an AEM® or CEM® candidate looking for guidance on completing your certification application, IAEM has compiled a list of mentors who are willing to help. Featured Mentors can be found on the IAEM website.
IAEM
A graduate student requests survey participation from emergency managers in the federal government. The survey is 14 questions long and will review the OPM employment requirements, the distribution of EMs across the federal government, and leader development opportunities in the field. The survey is available online.
IAEM
An IAEM webinar has been scheduled for June 28, 2019, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT, on “Social Media for the Everyday Emergency Manager: Real-World Examples from the Field.” The event is being offered by the IAEM-USA Emerging Technology Caucus. Register online.
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Join IAEM and Harvard NPLI on Thursday, July 25, 2019, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT, for a ThinkTank,
"An Open Conversation with Pete Gaynor, the Acting FEMA Administrator." The conversation will center on FEMA’s future. Participants will be given an opportunity to ask questions. Register today.
IAEM
Speaker abstracts are sought for Resilience Con 2020, an event that focuses on strength-based approaches for research, prevention, and intervention on violence and other adversities. All ResilienceCon sessions are interview-based. Every session makes time for moderated interviews of the presenters, followed by an audience Q&A. Moderators are not just timekeepers but serve as hosts and interviewers. The format makes space for great conversations, where participants hear about lessons learned, professional stories, and what it really takes to successfully implement a project or intervention. ResilienceCon 2020 is scheduled for Apr. 5-7, 2020, in Nashville, Tennessee. Details on the call for speaker abstracts are online, and the deadline for submissions is Nov. 1, 2019.
Temblor
On Tuesday, June 18, 2019, a magnitude-6.4 quake struck the west coast of Honshu along the eastern Sea of Japan. The quake was shallow — 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) deep — and only 6 kilometers (3.7 kilometers) offshore, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Its proximity to the cities of Tsuruoka and Sakata, both of which have populations of about 100,000, meant many were exposed to shaking.
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BBC News
Fourteen people were rescued by boat from Stirling County Rugby Club after torrential thundery downpours affected the area.
Stirling fire and rescue service's water rescue unit was called out at about 20:45 on Monday. No-one was injured.
Flash flooding affected many roads in Stirling and Edinburgh.
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METRO
Buildings were evacuated as far away as Australia after a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia. People reported buildings swaying as the 7.3 magnitude quake hit in Indonesia’s Banda Sea.
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BBC News
Edinburgh and Stirling have been hit with flash flooding and thunder with one man stranded on a car roof.
Heavy rain led to disruption in the west of the capital across Bankhead, Clermiston and Corstorphine.
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