This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here July 1, 2021 .IAEM CONFERENCE NEWS Attend the IAEM Annual Conference and connect with your colleagues IAEM There are many repeat visitors to the IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX. Learn why your colleagues return to the IAEM Annual Conference year-after-year. IAEM has announced the full program and registration is open. Register now with the early bird rate and save up to $100, plus add free FEMA training for registered attendees at the full and student rates while class space is still available. Complete details, including hotel and travel information, are available on the conference website. Act now to join us at the 69th IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Oct. 15-22, 2021. .IAEM-CANADA COUNCIL NEWS Government of Canada joins the Coalition on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Cision via Yahoo Finance As the world focuses on the fight against COVID-19, the urgent need to address climate change remains. Leaders and climate experts from around the world are working together to find and advance solutions including innovative, sustainable infrastructure, which can not only serve to lower emissions and protect people from the effects of climate change, but can also create economic opportunities and improve quality of life. READ MORE .IAEM-OCEANIA COUNCIL NEWS Natural disaster insurance scheme to reduce claims misery after disasters Stuff The National Disaster Response insurance scheme, which will see EQC take a back seat on claims-handling after a natural disaster, begins on Wednesday, June 30​. The scheme was devised following the misery caused to homeowners in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquakes in 2010 and 2011 when they had to lodge claims with both EQC and their private insurers. READ MORE .IAEM-USA COUNCIL NEWS Last call for IAEM-USA national and regional officer nominations IAEM The nominations period closes today (July 1) at 5:00 p.m. EDT for IAEM-USA council and regional officers. If you have not yet submitted your candidacy information for your intended position, do so now before the window closes. Direct questions to IAEM Elections Staff Liaison Rebecca Campbell. IAEM-USA Council nominations are being sought for the positions of second vice president and treasurer. IAEM-USA Regional nominations are being sought for the following positions: Region 1 vice president and secretary-treasurer; Region 2 vice president and treasurer; Region 3 president and secretary-treasurer; Region 5 president and secretary; Region 7 president and vice president; and Region 9 president. Nominations criteria and candidate guidelines can be found in the Bylaws and APPs. Don’t wait until it’s too late, submit your nomination now! FEMA seeks more staff as it rests beleaguered employees ahead of busy season Government Executive The Biden administration is looking to staff up at the Federal Emergency Management Agency as it projects increasing demands on the workforce and scales back ongoing deployments ahead of its busy natural disaster season. FEMA has endured an unusually busy year thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and other deployments, straining agency resources and employees. READ MORE  SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by Veoci How the NOAA GFS Upgrades Benefit Emergency Planners Practitioner’s Profile: How Lance Lynch Gives Back and Helps Others Grow Exploring the American Rescue Plan Act Ever wonder how a virtual EOC and command center works? View our On-Demand webinars How NYU Maintains a Common Operating Picture During COVID-19 Record heat wave primes wildfires in Pacific Northwest The Seattle Times via Government Technology A healthy snowpack is insulating vegetation at elevations above 5,000 feet, but the state's low-elevation forests and grasslands are as dry as they would typically be by the end of July or early August. READ MORE Major new building standard can map out tornado threat for the first time Homeland Security Today Of the natural hazards in Mother Nature’s arsenal, tornadoes are some of the most vicious. But while other hazards are regularly considered in building designs, tornadoes have not been part of the equation for most structures in the United States, even in highly tornado-prone regions. Now, an upcoming edition of a critical building standard gives tornadoes some much needed attention. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has released a draft version of the 2022 edition of ASCE 7 for public feedback ahead of its final publication in December. READ MORE  PRODUCT SHOWCASE Threat Monitoring and Real-Time Alerts The DataCapable® Platform™ combines patented artificial intelligence algorithms with human-in-the-loop validation to capture, automate, distribute, and visualize actionable information in a real-time common operating picture quickly make informed decisions to mitigate hazards affecting your communities, infrastructure, and resources before they become a wider threat to operations and public safety. 14-Day Free Trial Available! LEARN MORE Federal agencies respond to partial condo collapse in Florida Government Executive Various federal agencies are assisting in the emergency response to the tragic, partial collapse of a condo in Florida last week that has left almost a dozen killed and over 100 missing. Early on June 24, a 12-story condo building in Surfside, a town in Miami-Dade County, partially collapsed, killing 11 and leaving 150 unaccounted for as of Tuesday afternoon. READ MORE FEMA seeks feedback on resource typing documents IAEM The FEMA National Integration Center is hosting two national engagement periods for resource typing documents. The first engagement period will conclude at 5:00 p.m. EDT, July 29. This 30-day engagement period will feature resource typing and job title/position qualification documents for state mass care coordinator, field kitchen unit, field kitchen unit leader, mobile kitchen unit, and food service delivery unit. The second engagement period will also conclude at 5:00 p.m. EDT on July 29. This 30-day engagement period will feature job title/position qualification documents for urban search and rescue logistics specialist and urban search and rescue medical specialist. These job title/position qualification documents will facilitate the sharing of deployable resource types at all jurisdictional levels. To provide comments on the drafts, complete the feedback form on FEMA.gov and submit the form to fema-nims@fema.dhs.gov no later than the dates indicated for the national engagement periods.  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 States spend big as water levels fall, raising risks for catastrophic fires The Hill Governments across the Western United States are allocating unprecedented sums of money to prepare for what experts expect will be one of the worst wildfire seasons in memory, as low water levels and high temperatures conspire to create tinderbox conditions. READ MORE Why FEMA aid is unavailable to many who need it the most NPR FEMA's own analyses show that low-income survivors are less likely than more affluent people to get crucial federal emergency assistance, according to internal documents NPR obtained through a public records request. FEMA analyzed 4.8 million aid registrations submitted by disaster survivors between 2014 and 2018 and compared applicants' income. READ MORE  PRODUCT SHOWCASE Flood Gate | Doorway Flood Barrier Quick Dam provides innovative solutions to help protect against flooding. Flood Gate quickly seals off doorways from flood water. Units are available in 25 to 50 inches wide with protection up to 2ft. Installs in less than 10 minutes, doorways remain accessible, and available accessories for connecting multiple units together. LEARN MORE .IAEM NEWS IAEM seeks articles by July 20 for IAEM Bulletin special focus on partnerships, collaborations and smart practices IAEM IAEM is seeking article submissions for the next special focus issue of the IAEM Bulletin. The August 2021 edition will be a special focus issue focusing on “Partnerships, Collaborations, and Smart Practices in Emergency Management.” With shrinking resources, more global interconnections, and greater challenges, we must put words into action. Smart practices directly accomplish useful work in a cost-effective manner. It is difficult to define or document a claim to a BEST practice, and even a claim of GOOD practice may be too grand. What are some examples of SMART practices in your EM life? Full information and guidelines for article submissions can be found on the IAEM website. Article submissions and questions can be directed to IAEM Bulletin Editor John Osborne. .EM NEWS Report details 'cascading disaster' of response and failures Government Technology The city of San Antonio and its water and energy utilities failed to share enough information during February's winter storm, among themselves or with the public. That worsened an already bad situation, with hundreds of thousands of San Antonians enduring freezing temperatures without power or water for long periods. A 46-page report on how the three organizations responded to the storm, submitted to the City Council recently, detailed their shortcomings. READ MORE For flood-prone cities, seawalls raise as many questions as they answer Homeland Security News Wire The oceans are rising at an accelerating rate, and millions of people are in the way. Rising tides are already affecting cities along low-lying shorelines, such as the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts, where sunny-day flooding has become common during high tides. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, whose mission includes maintaining waterways and reducing disaster risks, has recently proposed building large and expensive seawalls to protect a number of U.S. cities, neighborhoods and shorelines from coastal storms and rising seas. READ MORE Natural hazards threaten 57% of US structures Homeland Security News Wire As a result of increasing temperatures and environmental changes, more than half of the structures in the contiguous United States are exposed to potentially devastating natural hazards — such as floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, and wildfires. READ MORE  FEATURED ARTICLE   Earthquake Fault Debate Impacts New And Older Construction Promoted by Optimum Seismic Inc. Should new construction be allowed on top of live earthquake faults? And, what about the thousands of structures already perched upon these fearsome fissures? LEARN MORE   .UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE/SCHOOL EM ISSUES New Texas law changes how active shooter drills are done in schools Campus Safety For some students, participating in active shooter drills can be a traumatic experience. It’s a scary concept that can have an impact on mental health. In response to these concerns, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill on June 14 into law championed by State Senator César Blanco that would ensure active shooter drills in Texas schools are conducted safely and are developed with the mental health and well-being of students and teachers in mind. READ MORE DHS issues resources for threat assessment and reporting for schools IAEM The development and implementation of a threat assessment and reporting program remains a critical component of any school’s or district’s school safety prevention efforts. Establishing a reporting system that is continually monitored and allows for anonymous reporting, as well as having a threat assessment program, or a multidisciplinary group process, to evaluate these reports and respond to threats can significantly reduce acts of violence on school campuses. As we enter the summer months and school communities begin preparations for the fall, DHS is providing awareness of available Federal government programs, tools, and guidance on SchoolSafety.gov related to threat assessment and reporting. Questions or requests for additional information should be directed to SchoolSafety@hq.dhs.gov.  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 .HEALTHCARE EM UPDATE GAO finds room for improvement on cybersecurity collaboration at HHS Homeland Security Today Health care organizations’ IT systems are critical to the nation’s wellbeing. Cyberattacks on them could, for example, put patient privacy at risk or disrupt essential telehealth services. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has reviewed the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) efforts to address cybersecurity and found positives as well as a need for improved collaboration. READ MORE .CYBERSECURITY NEWS CISA starts cataloging bad practices in cybersecurity Nextgov The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released a list of two bad practices in an effort to help critical infrastructure providers prioritize their cybersecurity responsibilities. The bad practices are using unsupported or “end-of-life” software, and using known/fixed/default passwords and credentials, according to a blog post published by CISA Executive Assistant Director Eric Goldstein. He said the list is deliberately focused and that the dangerous practices listed are exceptionally egregious in internet-accessible technologies. READ MORE PRODUCT SHOWCASE Program to Deliver Public Services Delivering quality public services in an efficient and equitable manner is critical to the creation of public value. Designed by Faculty Chair Mark Fagan, Delivering Public Services: Efficiency, Equity, and Quality is a two-week online executive program to help leaders in service provider roles manage, measure, evaluate, and adapt to meet the needs of citizens.   LEARN MORE   Reach Your Prospects Every Week Thousands of industry professionals subscribe to association news briefs, which allows your company to push messaging directly to their inboxes and take advantage of the association's brand affinity. Connect with Highly Defined Buyers and Maximize Your Brand Exposure   LEARN MORE   Supply chains have a cyber problem Homeland Security News Wire If it wasn’t clear before the cyberattacks on, JBS S.A. and Colonial Pipeline, it’s now painfully clear that the intersection of cyberattacks and supply chains creates a wicked new form of risk—and the stakes are as much about national security as they are economics. READ MORE Report estimates major cyberattack could cost more than recovering from natural disasters The Hill The cost of a major cyberattack on a critical major U.S. utility or service provider could equate to that of a natural disaster such as a hurricane, a report released Monday found. The report, put together by experts from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) and insurance group Intangic, used a risk-rating system developed by Intangic to estimate the impact of two types of disruptive cyberattacks. READ MORE .NEW INSIGHTS We're not ready for another pandemic Government Executive Ominous pathogens seem to arrive every few years: SARS in 2003, swine flu in 2009, Ebola in 2014, Zika in 2016, COVID-19 in 2019. The World Health Organization calls these viral threats “Disease X,” both to encourage policy makers to think broadly about what the next pandemic might be, and because it could be anything. At this rate, 2025 is not looking good. After an inept coronavirus response, will the United States do better when the next pandemic strikes? READ MORE .DISASTER TECHNOLOGY NEWS NYC subway sensors could provide early warning for potential chemical and biological threats Homeland Security Today Public transportation is the backbone of a city. It moves people safely and quickly from place to place for work, school, events, meetings, and running errands. It connects businesses and families together. Keeping these systems safe without impeding or slowing the flow of traffic is critical. So how do you monitor public transit spaces for potential biological or chemical hazards without slowing anyone down? READ MORE How technology can be used to lessen the damage from natural disasters Insurance Journal In 2020 alone, more than 10.3 million acres were burned by wildfires across the United States, a level three times higher than the 10-year average from 1990 to 2000 10. Between fire suppression costs, direct and indirect costs, wildfires in 2020 cost the United States upwards of $170 billion. Add in floods, hurricanes, and other natural disasters, and the toll of disasters on Americans is astronomical. Andre Coleman and a team of researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) are part of the First Five Consortium, a group of government, industry, and academia experts committed to using technology to lessen the impact of wildfires and other natural disasters. READ MORE Using intelligent drones for search and rescue Homeland Security News Wire Finding people lost (or hiding) in the forest is difficult because of the tree cover. People in planes and helicopters have difficulty seeing through the canopy to the ground below, where people might be walking or even laying down. The same problem exists for thermal applications—heat sensors cannot pick up readings adequately through the canopy. New drone technology helps search and rescue teams locate missing persons - even in dense forests. READ MORE .IAEM CERTIFICATION UPDATES Register now for certification prep courses IAEM IAEM is offering the AEM®/CEM® Prep Course on Aug. 31 in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the National Homeland Security Conference, and on Oct. 17 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, at the IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX. A minimum of 10 registrants are required for the course. Learn more about these courses and register on the IAEM website. .EM CALENDAR Webinar: Testing earthquake emergency preparedness and planning IAEM The Great ShakeOut Earthquate Drill and Connect Consulting Services are cohosting a two-part webinar series designed to test your earthquake preparedness and planning. The first webinar will be held on July 20, 1:00 p.m. EDT, with a focus on designing and conducting a functional exercise for organizations to practice "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" to test earthquake emergency plans. The second presentation will be on Aug. 24, 1:00 p.m. EDT, with a focus on writing after-action reports and improvement plans. Registration for each webinar must be done separately. Register for July 20 webinar. Register for Aug. 24 webinar. .IAEM-ASIA NEWS Moving beyond band-aid solutions for disaster resilience Outlook Since COVID-19, a slew of natural hazards including four major cyclones, floods, landslides, forest fires, and several earthquakes have also put further thousands of lives across India at risk. READ MORE .AROUND THE WORLD Police report spike in sudden deaths as blistering B.C. heat wave continues CBC News Police in Metro Vancouver say they've responded to more than 100 sudden deaths since an extreme heat wave took hold in the province, and the danger is expected to continue in the face of unrelenting heat still in the forecast over the next several days. By Tuesday afternoon, Vancouver police said they had been called out to more than 65 sudden deaths since the temperature began spiking on Friday. READ MORE The West Coast heat has killed dozens and hospitalized more in Canada and the US NPR Scores of deaths along the U.S. West Coast and in the Vancouver metro area in Canada are being blamed on an ongoing heat wave that has broken records. Authorities said at least six deaths in Washington and Oregon could be due to the heat wave that began in the region on Friday. Temperatures in Portland topped at least 116 degrees on Monday after at least three days of record-high temperatures. READ MORE Death toll rises to 12 in Surfside building collapse as search and rescue teams hold onto hope of finding people CNN The death toll for the Surfside, Florida, building collapse rose to 12, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Tuesday. The total number of people unaccounted for is now 149 and the number of people accounted for is 125, Levine Cava said during the latest update on search and rescue efforts. READ MORE Gov. Whitmer declares state of emergency after widespread flooding WJR-AM Michgan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a State of Emergency in Wayne County following power outages and displaced residents due to heavy flooding. Whitmer said she has been in talks with members of Congress and the Federal Emergency Management Authority (FEMA). Though relief may not come before storms return to Metro Detroit. READ MORE Landslide displaces 94 families in Bajura Khabarhub The incessant rainfall since the 15th of this month has thrown life out of gear in the district. Scores of settlements are at risk due to flood and landslide triggered by the monsoon rain. The rivers and streams in the district have become swollen intensifying the risk to nearby settlements. 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