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Watch this short video and learn why many attendees return to the IAEM Annual Conference year after year. A detailed program is now available, including video highlights from last year’s conference. Register now and save up to $100, plus add complimentary FEMA courses for registered attendees at the full, basic and student registration rates at the IAEM 66th Annual Conference & EMEX, Oct. 19-26, 2018. Visit the conference website for more information.
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IAEM has negotiated discounted rates for the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Book your reservation using the unique link for IAEM attendees on the conference website to lock in the savings at the conference room block rates. The Amway Grand Plaza Hotel is a member of Historic Hotels of America and a part of the Curio Collection of Hilton Hotels. It has many amenities to make your stay even more enjoyable. View the Things to Do page on the conference website to add some fun to your stay in “one of the 10 best downtowns in the USA,” according to Forbes Magazine.
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Rappler
With the rainy season underway, the government and organizations are bracing for the coming storms. This raises the question: How do local government units improve public welfare during disasters?
A study presented at a recent seminar on disaster risk reduction in the Philippines showed that in some cases, public welfare during disasters is compromised due to politics.
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The Mainichi
A week after a powerful earthquake centered in northern Osaka Prefecture shook western Japan on June 18, a total of 6,925 homes have been confirmed damaged in Osaka and three other prefectures, and as of June 25, there are still 469 evacuees scattered across Osaka Prefecture.
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The Times of India
The directorate of education has asked schools to prepare students, teachers and staff to act quickly and effectively in case disaster strikes.
In keeping with the school safety policy issued last year by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), schools have been asked to develop an emergency response plan.
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Manila Bulletin
A neophyte solon has filed a bill granting disaster service volunteers a five-day paid leave during period of disasters.
Bulacan Rep. Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado said the country needs trained volunteers that would actively respond during typhoon, volcanic eruption, earthquakes, landslides and other similar calamities.
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India Today
New Delhi, Jun 25 (PTI) Ahead of the Amarnath pilgrimage, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has conducted mock exercises to assess the preparedness and response mechanism of all the stake-holders to deal with natural as well as man-made disasters, the Home Ministry said.
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The Guardian
The first fire brigade incident commander at the Grenfell Tower fire has admitted he failed to make numerous required checks on the safety of the building in the months before the disaster and told the public inquiry he had no idea that fires could spread through cladding.
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Turks and Caicos Weekly News
As the territory braces itself for yet another active hurricane season, UN representatives are partnering with the Government to help strengthen crisis and disaster resilience.
Bruno Pouezat, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) resident representative assigned to the TCI, visited the territory from Wednesday (June 20) to Friday (June 22).
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The External Stakeholders Working Group, part of FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Grants program, recently announced that the HMA Grants Forum is available online and seeking input. This forum encourages individuals or communities of practice to share, promote, and engage in topics such as hazard mitigation, project success stories, and lessons learned from the grants process of completing an application, implementation and grant closeout. Several ideas about safe rooms, drainage grants, and mapping finalization processes have been submitted, seeking peer-to-peer input and comments. A wide range of representatives from federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector are encouraged to contribute thoughts and opinions that will help their hazard mitigation counterparts across the country as they plan mitigation projects for their communities. Visit the HMA Grants Forum to submit ideas and offer your thoughts.
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POLITICO
The Department of Health and Human Services created a task force charged with reunifying thousands of migrant children in the department’s custody with their families, POLITICO’s Dan Diamond reports. The task force was established by the assistant secretary for preparedness and response — the arm of the agency that responds to public health disasters, and an indication that the challenge of reunifying thousands of families is likely beyond the capabilities of the refugee office.”
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The IAEM-USA Council on June 1 announced by email the call for nominations for the officer positions of Second Vice President and Secretary. Candidates must submit their credentials by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, on Monday, July 2, 2018, to IAEM Headquarters via email to info@iaem.com, to be reviewed by the IAEM-USA Nominations & Credentials Committee. For details, visit the IAEM-USA News web page. If you are a member who resides in IAEM-USA Regions 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 or 10, you received a separate emailed call for regional officer nominations. The deadline is also 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, July 2, 2018, for regional candidates, with regional nominations to be emailed to Karen Thompson, elections facilitator, Thompson@iaem.com. For details about regional nominations, visit your Region’s web page.
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Emergency Management
On a recent trip to Galveston, Karen MacClune noticed something odd: Everywhere she went, three feet, five feet, 15 feet high on buildings, she saw little plaques with ominous arrows pointing to the high water marks from Hurricane Ike nearly 10 years ago. It was as if they were badges of pride.
“You can’t even be in Galveston for a day and not recognize the flood risk,” she said.
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The Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report
The head of the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency says the state will be in good hands if he leaves to take a top post at the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Peter Gaynor has been nominated by the White House to be deputy administrator of FEMA. He has led the state Emergency Management Agency since January 2015.
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IAEM Headquarters is maintaining a list of IAEM members who have a current student membership and wish to be considered for a student registration fee stipend in the amount of $310 (early bird rate) which can be used towards either the IAEM Annual Conference registration fee or to help support travel expenses to attend the IAEM 2018 Annual Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Students should email their interest to be considered for the registration fee stipend lottery to IAEM Membership Manager Sharon Kelly at info@iaem.com no later than Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, along with the following information: your name, your complete contact information, and the university that you are attending.
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IAEM has scheduled a new IAEM Think Tank on the topic of “Smart Cities: How New Technology, Including Nanotechnology, Can Enhance All Phases of Emergency Management.” This event will take place on July 12, 2018, 2:00-3:30 p.m. EDT. Register online here. Smart cities and nanotechnology, now emerging, have the potential to improve community resilience. We are hosting our Think Tank from San Diego, California, one of the leaders in the smart city initiative. Smart City San Diego is a broad public-private collaboration that includes the City of San Diego, San Diego Gas & Electric, General Electric, the University of California, San Diego, and CleanTech San Diego. Joining the discussion is San Diego based startup AerNos, Inc., a nano gas sensor company developing air quality monitoring solutions for smart cities. Deployed on smart street lights and parking meters, AerNos sensors will provide granular, actionable data to cities. The objective of the collaboration is to improve the region's energy independence, to empower consumers to use electric vehicles, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and to encourage economic growth. This webinar will look at the use of nanotechnology in helping to develop smart cities and how it could affect the field of emergency management. Speaker bios are online.
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The IAEM Editorial Work Group asks that you consider writing an article for the upcoming IAEM Bulletin special focus issue on “Climate Change: An Emerging Threat.” The deadline for article submissions is July 10, 2018. Articles might include, but are not limited to: coastal mitigation; increased needs for shelters (heating shelters, cooling shelters); how adaptation to climate change is defined; demographic changes; immigration; U.S. federal government website with resources on climate change; NASA resources with worldwide information available via database; global responses to climate change/climate adaptation, anticipated increase in weather extremes, case studies. These are just examples of articles. You may identify another aspect of climate change as it relates to emergency management that you would like to write about. Article length is 750-1,500 words. Please refer to the author guidelines for details, and email any questions to Editor Karen Thompson.
Homeland Security News Wire
Hurricane Harvey made landfall near Rockport, Texas on 25 August 2017 as a Category 4 storm. Over the next four days, Harvey dropped more than 40 inches of rain over eastern Texas, causing catastrophic flooding. The resulting floods inundated hundreds of thousands of homes, displaced more than 30,000 people and prompted more than 17,000 rescues.
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Aju Business Daily
"Is he conscious? Apply pressure to the bleeding wound and put a splinter next to that joint," a trauma center physician said, asking a firefighter wearing a pair of augmented reality (AR) glasses to treat a patient in a simulated real-time operation.
The operation in Wonju some 88 kilometers (54 miles) southeast of Seoul on Sunday was led by Lee Guk-jong, who heads a trauma center at Ajou University Hospital south Seoul.
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IOT Evolution
There is a significant need for the newest technology to be used when a group of first responders are reacting to a natural disaster.
IBM and partners launched the Call for Code Global Initiative. This is the largest and most ambitious effort to bring startup, academic and enterprise developers together to solve one of the most pressing societal issues of our time, which is preventing, responding to and recovering from natural disasters.
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Tahawul Tech
Public facilities as well as homes within in the UAE will now be able to optimise smart systems as part of the nation’s efforts to reinforce fire prevention and safety measures. Smart fire alarm systems to be installed in UAE homes
The UAE Ministry of Interior has recently signed a strategic agreement with telco Etisalat to work together for the supply, installation, operation and maintenance of fire alarm systems in homes and link them with the civil defense operation rooms.
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AEM®/CEM® candidates in the Class of 2018 who are interested in receiving their diploma at the IAEM Annual Conference during the awards ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, must have their initial AEM®/CEM® credential application approved no later than the July 2018 online review meeting (application submission deadline is June 30, 2018) and must take and return their completed exam to IAEM by Sept. 20, 2018, as well as receive a passing grade.
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Join Governing, Government Technology and Emergency Management for a one-of-a-kind, special issue Summit on Crisis Management, to be held at the Mayflower Hotel (Autograph Collection), 1127 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The nation’s recent spate of natural and man-made disasters serves as a poignant reminder that crisis management is a complex and dynamic set of challenges – and an increasingly acute concern to state and local officials. To address these concerns, the summit will bring together top officials, leading issue experts, and industry partners who support government resiliency, emergency planning and mitigation efforts. State and local elected officials and agency directors, as well as public safety leaders will share lessons learned from having led their communities through crises. The program will offer tactical and strategic advice, and the tools to inform leadership decisions well before a crisis - as well as when disaster strikes. Keynote speakers are Daniel Kaniewski, Ph.D., deputy administrator, Protection and National Preparedness, FEMA; and Dr. Stephen Flynn, founding director, Global Resilience Institute, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts. Visit the event site for a detailed agenda and online registration.
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On July 31, 2018, the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense will hold a public special focus meeting to discuss The Cost of Resilience: Impact of Large-Scale Biological Events on Business, Finance and the Economy, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C. This meeting of the Study Panel, chaired by former Rep. Jim Greenwood and co-chaired by former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, will provide the panel with a better understanding of private sector views on: financial impacts of large-scale biological incidents; public-private partnerships and collaboration in advance of such incidents; and how the private sector can contribute to biodefense, especially before federal assets are mobilized and after federal resources are exhausted. RSVP by July 25 by registering online at no charge. This event also will be webcast, and details on the webcast will be posted here.
Relief Web
An Americas and Caribbean conference on disaster risk reduction closed with ministers reiterating support for a regional plan to accelerate action against natural and man-made hazards that take a heavy toll each year.
The Vl Regional Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas – now officially Americas and the Caribbean – was held June 20-22.
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AccuWeather
Monsoon rains unleashed widespread flooding in Mumbai and surrounding areas on Monday and downpours are forecast to reach New Delhi later this week.
Frequent downpours and gusty winds caused travel chaos and have been linked to at least five deaths in the Mumbai area, according to the Khaleej Times.
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ABC News
There were more than 100 reports of severe weather, spanning from the Plains to the South to the mid-Atlantic, on Saturday, including four tornadoes — two in Kentucky, one in South Dakota and one in Montana. Winds gusted up to 87 mph in Texas, which also saw baseball-sized hail, and winds exceeded 70 mph in Oklahoma, which today could see more severe weather.
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The Sacramento Bee
Fueled by high temperatures, dry grasslands and gusting winds, a series of wildfires continued to burn across Northern California counties Monday as firefighters braced for what may be another brutal fire year for California.
Following the devastating firestorms that killed 44 people last fall and caused roughly $10 billion in damages, Cal Fire is warning that the number of fires and acreage burned so far this year is higher than the same six-month period last year, and far above the five-year average.
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Emergency Management
By 10 a.m. Saturday, the floodwater had nearly reached the basement ceiling of Jane Range’s house just east of the U.S. 1 bridge in Stafford County, Va., and was still rising.
“The entire basement is destroyed,” Range said. “We managed to get three pets and four kids out safe and away. That’s the main thing.”
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