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The IAEM-Global Editorial Work Group seeks feature articles on “Emergency Management and Whole Community Preparedness” for an IAEM Bulletin special focus issue to be prepared in conjunction with the IAEM-USA Whole Community Project Steering Group. Articles might include, but are not limited to: community-based preparedness in areas that don’t have all of the benefits of current technology; case studies of what specific communities or countries are doing to boost whole community preparedness (specific locations, and descriptions of what has worked and what hasn’t); and how all-hazards planning boosts whole community preparedness. Please read the author’s guidelines, and email your 750-1,500 word article submissions to Karen Thompson, editor, by the extended deadline of Monday, July 25, 2016, 5:00 p.m. EDT.
NDTV
The Narendra Modi government brought a drastic change in its approach to disaster management from a relief-centric to a holistic and integrated coverage, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said.
Singh said the National Institute of Disaster Management has been entrusted with the responsibility of human resource development, capacity-building that includes training and education, research, documentation and policy planning in the field of disaster management.
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USA Today
The "beast" is dead. The Fort McMurray wildfire — one of the costliest and most damaging wildfires in Canadian history — was officially declared "under control" Tuesday by provincial officials.
The fire started May 1 near Fort McMurray, Alberta, and soon roared into the city, forcing 80,000 residents to flee in what was the biggest fire evacuation in Albertan history.
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The Vanuatu Meteorological Service says its new cyclone map will help people understand cyclones better. The new tracking maps use numbers and the alphabet instead of latitude and longitude, and includes drawings of the potential impact of the cyclones.
The Service's William Worwor says it will make it a lot easier for those people with poor literacy skills.
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IAEM
Online voting for the next IAEM-USA Second Vice President and IAEM-USA Secretary began on July 1, 2016, 9:00 a.m. EDT, following an email announcement to all IAEM-USA members and website postings on the IAEM-USA Home page and the IAEM-USA News page. The election is open until Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, 5:00 p.m. EDT. All Individual, Affiliate, and Lifetime members of the IAEM-USA Council are encouraged to learn about the candidates in the online voting area and then vote for the candidates of their choice. If you are a new IAEM-USA member and haven’t voted online previously, there are voting instructions in the IAEM-USA online voting area .
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After three years of application, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) extended the Public Assistance Alternative Procedures Debris Pilot for another year, effective June 28, 2016. During the last three years, FEMA used the alternative procedures pilot to award more than $576 million across 117 disasters. The Public Assistance Alternative Procedures Debris Pilot program for debris removal was one of the first provisions to be developed under the authorities of the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act. The alternative procedures were first offered during the Oklahoma tornadoes in May 2013, and were then expanded to include all new declarations with the pilot program on June 28, 2013.
IAEM
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 $300 (early-bird rate) for the conference registration fee to attend the IAEM 2016 Annual Conference in Savannah, Georgia. Students should email their interest to be considered in the registration fee stipend lottery to IAEM Membership Manager Sharon Kelly at info@iaem.com no later than Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, along with the following information: name; complete contact information; and university you are attending. Notifications will be sent via email in late August. Please read about the requirements that those who are selected must meet in order to receive the stipend.
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Campus Safety
If you had any doubt that hospitals, schools and universities have embraced video surveillance in a big way, the results from the 2016 Campus Safety Video Surveillance Survey should put those questions to rest. Of the more than 900 K-12, higher education and healthcare protection professionals surveyed, more than 9 out of 10 say their campuses have installed some type of video surveillance equipment. Of those, 79 percent plan on buying more camera systems in the next three years.
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WFTS-TV
The 2016 hurricane season has already broken a number of records with four named tropical systems all before the end of June.
There was a single mention of some unsettled weather in the Gulf of Mexico near the end of June, but everyone knew it wouldn't amount to much, let alone a full-blown tropical storm.
The Atlantic went from producing a tropical storm every week or two to nothing in no time at all, so where did all the hurricanes go?
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KTAR-TV
The next time you think the earth is shaking under your feet, Google it.
People who feel the effects of an earthquake can now ask Google directly about the disaster and get timely information to help them stay safe.
“If you want to type in, "earthquake Phoenix" or "earthquake city near you" and earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 2.5 (on the Richter scale) will appear in search,” said Susan Cadrecha, a manger on Google’s search team.
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IAEM
Don’t wait any longer to get certified! We’re here to help candidates in their successful completion of the AEM®/CEM® certification. Current commissioners are often willing to help mentor candidates through the process. See a complete listing of commissioners on the IAEM website. The CEM® Resource Center includes has tools to help candidates with the application and exam. IAEM staff can be reached at info@iaem.com or 703-538-1795 to answer questions.
GMA
Save the Children invites parents to live in an ICE age — but not the frosty kind.
The organization has partnered with "Ice Age: Collision Course" to promote the use of "in case of emergency" cards, a simple piece of paper that could prove to be useful in times of crisis.
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IAEM
The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention recently published “Emergency Planning for Juvenile Justice Residential Facilies.” It is the first comprehensive planning guide to address the specific needs of children, youth, and families involved in the justice system during an emergency. The guide covers topics like establishing communications procedures and providing mental health services and medical care.
IAEM
Developed by the Ozark Center in cooperation with the National Child Traumatic Stress Network and the Missouri Foundation for Health, Help Kids Cope, an app by the University of California-Los Angeles, provides age-appropriate communication prompts for parents and guardians to talk with their children about the natural disasters they may face, from earthquakes and extreme heat to floods, landslides, and windstorms, among others. The app helps parents and guardians know how best to support their children throughout a disaster—whether sheltering-in-place or evacuating to a designated shelter—and how to help the family to heal after reuniting. The app is currently available for free download to Apple devices in the app store.
IAEM
On Wednesday, July 6, 2016, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Grant Program, with $10 million in available funds. This is the first federal assistance program devoted exclusively to providing local communities with the resources to counter violent extremism in the homeland. In addition to state, local and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education are eligible to apply. These grants will help scale community-led initiatives across the country to address the evolving terrorist threat, including international and domestic terrorism. Specifically, funding will support training, community engagements, and activities that challenge violent extremist narratives used to recruit and radicalize individuals to violence. Learn more by reading the fact sheet about the grant program. More information is available in the Notice of Funds Available (NOFA) at Grants.com.
IAEM
The National Criminal Justice Training Center (NCJTC) of Fox Valley Technical College in partnership with the National Association For Search And Rescue (NASAR) will be hosting the 10th Annual National Missing and Unidentified Person’s Conference (MUPC) and Pre-Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. This year’s theme is “Managing the Missing and Unidentified Persons Search and Recovery Process: What We Have Learned Since 9/11 – A Look Back and A Look Ahead.” Details about the conference are available on the event site.
IAEM
The Office for Bombing Prevention provides Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT) courses to provide general awareness level counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED) information to a broad audience through an online virtual training experience with a live instructor. There are multiple offerings of six different courses. Most of the July sessions are already full. So, register now for August and September.
IAEM
On July 21, 2016, FEMA Region III will host the third annual Public-Private Sector Tabletop Exercise in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which will focus on cyber as the threat scenario. This full-day event will bring together members of the public and private sectors to educate and inform participants on contemporary cyber threats. Throughout the course of the day’s events, participants will be invited to share best practices, information sharing methods, capabilities, resources, and incident response plans for cyber attacks. Get more information on this event and register.
India Live Today
The death toll from a flash flood in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province rose to 43 on Sunday, with over 40 injured and scores of others missing, officials said.
The provincial National Disaster Management Authority said that Chitral district was the worst hit area where 31 people were killed, Xinhua news agency reported.
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The Star Online
Heavy rain around China's Yangtze river basin has left 128 people dead and scores missing, media said Tuesday, with more damage feared from a typhoon expected to land this week.
Flooding has forced some 1.3 million people to evacuate vast areas near China's longest river and its connected waterways, the official Xinhua news agency cited the civil affairs ministry as saying.
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The Indian Express
Nearly 90,000 people have been affected in the latest wave of floods across seven districts in Assam. Assam State Disaster Management Authority sources said more than 88,000 people are reeling under flood in 257 villages across Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Nagaon, Jorhat, Golaghat, Morigaon and Biswanath districts.
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Global News
Weather played a significant role this long weekend in Alberta, with four confirmed tornadoes or probable tornadoes touching down in the province over four consecutive days. It all began late Thursday afternoon. Social media was flooded with ominous pictures and video of a massive cloud approaching the town of Ponoka. Environment Canada confirmed Friday that an EF0 tornado touched down in the area Thursday night.
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The Economic Times
The toll in the landslide at Bhalukpong in Arunachal Pradesh's West Kameng district rose to 10 with the recovery of five more bodies this morning.
The rescue operation, which was suspended last evening, resumed at the break of the dawn and the five bodies were recovered, West Kameng SP A Koan said.
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