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Join IAEM and Harvard NPLI on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, 1:30-2:30 p.m. EDT, for a Think Tank, "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
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,” and has extended the deadline for article submissions to Monday, July 22, 2019. 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. Email your article (750-1,500 words) to Bulletin Editor Karen Thompson, Thompson@iaem.com, no later than July 22, 2019.
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Do you need to gain approval from your employer to attend the IAEM 67th Annual Conference & EMEX in Savannah, Georgia, Nov. 15-20, 2019? IAEM has your key to successfully demonstrate cost-saving strategies and positive return on investment for you and your employer. Follow this step-by-step guide to secure your attendance today. For more information about the conference, visit the conference website.
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The IAEM Scholarship Commission seeks applicants to fill several commission openings for the Class of 2021 (term ends in 2021) and two openings in the Class of 2020. Applications need to 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, positions available, and additional information on successful applications are available on the IAEM website. Questions may be directed to IAEM Scholarship Program Director Dawn Shiley at (703)538-3542.
Homeland Security Today
The Canadian government has provided a one-time endowment of 25 million Canadian dollars to support the non-profit organization Avalanche Canada’s long-term sustainability and expansion of services.
Avalanches are Canada’s deadliest natural hazard and occur in almost every province and territory.
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Fatalities and injuries as a result of avalanches are a reality in Canada's mountainous regions. As Canada's deadliest natural hazard, they occur in almost every province and territory. The risk of avalanche is increasing as the popularity of backcountry sports grows, combined with the increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather due to climate change.
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IAEM
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has begun an open review of the 2013 Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) doctrine to incorporate lessons learned and best practices from the past six years of HSEEP’s use among the whole community’s exercise practitioners. HSEEP provides a foundation for exercise planning, conduct and evaluation, and a methodology to ensure a consistent and collaborative approach during the development and execution process. Feedback is requested to ensure that the review and update to the HSEEP doctrine, documents, and training course best meets the needs of the whole community. FEMA will conduct a series of one-hour webinars that are open to all stakeholders and anyone interested in providing feedback and listening to subject matter experts discuss HSEEP. Webinars are scheduled for: July 10, 1:00 p.m. EDT; July 12, 4:00 p.m. EDT; July 22, 4:00 p.m. EDT; July 24, 1:00 p.m. EDT; and July 26, 9:00 a.m. EDT. Attend the webinar of your choice online, or call-in to 1-800-320-4330, pin 504024#. Current HSEEP doctrine is located on the FEMA website or on the Preparedness Toolkit site. Submit comments by Aug. 15, 2019, to HSEEP@fema.dhs.gov.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on July 8 published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register, Revisions to Methodology for Payments to Write Your Own (WYO) Companies. FEMA intends to modify the way it pays private insurance companies participating in the Write Your Own (WYO) Program. FEMA seeks comments regarding possible approaches to incorporating actual flood insurance expense data into the payment methodology that FEMA uses to determine the amount of payments to WYO companies. Comments on this notice must be submitted by Sept. 6, 2019, either online or by mail to Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 8NE, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472.
IAEM
The National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) has issued a call for nominations for the Lacy E. Suiter Distinguished Service Award, which is presented in recognition of professionals who have dedicated their careers to making citizens, communities and states safer from disasters and emergencies. The award is presented annually to an individual who has made cumulative outstanding contributions directly to emergency preparedness, mitigation, response, or recovery at a local, state, regional or national level. These career accomplishments in emergency management should be of unusual merit. Download the application form and instructions. The deadline for nominations is Aug. 23, 2019.
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ABC Action News
If you live in Florida long enough, you learn storm surge is generally the number-one danger when it comes to hurricanes.
"We've seen a very large public outreach campaign over the past few years to educate people on the dangers of storm surge and people are responding. They're getting out of the way of these storms,” said Bryan Moraska, National Weather Service Meteorologist.
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Homeland Security Today
The devastation of climate-change induced wildfires is real and will continue to get worse as we see new fires eclipse previous fires in size, destruction and deaths. Shutting off the power will prevent some of these fires, but are the impacts acceptable?
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The Guardian
Climate crisis disasters are happening at the rate of one a week, though most draw little international attention and work is urgently needed to prepare developing countries for the profound impacts, the UN has warned.
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Reuters
Over the next week, Southern California has only a 27% chance of experiencing a third earthquake greater than magnitude 6, but a 96% chance of going through a tremor of magnitude 5 or higher.
Those precise probabilities were generated by scientists at the United States Geological Survey (USGS), using models based on longstanding principles of seismic behavior and decades of data on aftershocks from earthquakes.
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ReliefWeb
The adoption of international standards in national disaster response is expected to improve the quality and coordination of humanitarian response and disaster preparedness at a national, regional and international level.
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National Geographic
On the morning of July 4, a magnitude 6.4 rocked Southern California, fracturing roads and sending people fleeing to safety. But that wasn’t all the Earth had in store: Less than a day and a half later, a powerful magnitude 7.1 temblor shook the region.
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EDM Digest
When disasters occur, it is important for emergency managers to review the events leading up to the disaster to understand how and why it occurred.
The 2011 hospital fire in Kolkata, India, serves as a lesson in understanding how policy and administration are directly tied to emergencies of this magnitude.
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IAEM
The IAEM-USA Universities & Colleges Caucus (UCC) held a webinar in May 19, 2019, on “Elevating the Profession of Emergency Management in Higher Education.” The program featured Jerusha Kasch, MS, CCJS, CEM, director of institutional crisis management, Rice University. The recording is available online.
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FEMA and its emergency management partners, including IAEM, this week released The Big One podcast team’s “Storytelling to Promote Action.” In their PrepTalk, the team shares why they developed “The Big One: Your Survival Guide” and how to tell stories that compel people to prepare for disasters. Their podcast explores what it would be like if a major earthquake were to hit the Los Angeles area. The Big One Podcast team includes host, Jacob Margolis; producers, Arwen Champion Nicks and Misha Euceph; and editor, Megan Garvey. The team works at 89.3 KPCC, Southern California Public Radio. Their PrepTalk video and additional resources are available at www.fema.gov/preptalks/the-big-one. PrepTalks is a partnership between FEMA, IAEM, NEMA, the National Homeland Security Consortium, and the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security.
Homeland Security Today
A radiological dispersal device (RDD), or “dirty bomb,” detonation in a local jurisdiction will have significant consequences for public safety, responder health and critical infrastructure operations. First responders and emergency managers must quickly assess the hazard, issue protective action recommendations, triage and treat the injured, and secure the scene in support of the individuals, families and businesses in the impacted community.
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CNN
Each attack is as unique as it is horrific. But among the country's deadliest acts of violence last year, investigators found similarities between many of the alleged perpetrators.
The Secret Service's annual Mass Attacks in Public Spaces report, released Tuesday, says almost all of the alleged criminals in 27 mass attacks last year had experienced a major stressor in their lives.
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PEW
Gerardo Ramirez, a central Texas dairy worker, was near his home but taking an unusual route to a children’s hospital in April when he drove his Volkswagen Jetta into a flooded section of road, not seeing in the pre-dawn dark that heavy rains had turned a tiny creek into a death trap. Ramirez survived, but his wife and two children drowned.
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Security Boulevard
Ransomware attacks on cities are becoming more prevalent with ransom demands increasing with each attack. Recently, two cities have gone against conventional wisdom and decided to pay the ransom amount demanded by hackers who held their cities hostage.
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Domestic Preparedness
Imagine this scenario. A tornado watch has been in effect for the past six hours. The severe thunderstorm warning expires as the squall line passes over the area, which escaped significant severe weather. Although the Storm Prediction Center shows the area has been downgraded from enhanced to marginal, the Day 4-8 prediction indicates a 15% chance of severe weather in the area on Wednesday – today is Friday. Here comes another one.
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The New York Times
Many Los Angeles residents thought the ShakeAlertLA app on their phones should have given warning. Officials said the system had worked as designed — but promised some chagnes.
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IAEM
Have you had a great experience using one of IAEM’s Featured Mentors? We are seeking testimonials highlighting how the Featured Mentor program has helped you in your certification journey. Email your story to Certification Administrator Kate McClimans.
IAEM
IAEM is 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. By completing the survey, you will be supporting the future of emergency management through scholarships to those seeking degrees. Please take a moment to complete the survey before July 23 at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HKMFQB2. 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.
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The Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) has scheduled a webinar on “Resource Management, Mutual Aid, and Logistics Standard Review” for June 25, 2019, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. EDT. Have you struggled to understand the documentation needed for the Resource Management, Mutual Aid and Logistics Standard Area? Do you know what EMAP is looking for in terms of your resource gap analysis? These are questions that the webinar will strive to address. The Resource Management, Mutual Aid and Logistics Standard Area is composed of six standards. These standards require documentation of your program's resource management system and processes, resource gap analysis, and donations and volunteer management processes. Register online.
Xinhuanet
China's Ministry of Emergency Management has released a new regulation specifying the work responsibilities of regional officials in flood control and drought relief, vowing to hold the heads of local governments accountable in cases of faulty management due to negligence.
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ReliefWeb
Jamaica will host the region’s highest forum for reviewing progress on reducing disaster losses in Latin America and the Caribbean in July 2020 as the year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season gets underway.
The 7th Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction will be the first in the series to be staged in the Caribbean and takes place as UN Member States strive to meet the 2020 deadline for having in place national and local strategies for disaster risk reduction.
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UPI
The Indonesian Geophysics Agency issued a tsunami warning that later expired in the wake of an earthquake that struck off the country's eastern coast Sunday.
The magnitude 6.9 quake struck in the Molucca Sea between North Sulawesi and North Maluku at 11:08 p.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The depth was 22.5 miles below the surface.
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Emergency Management
For the second consecutive day, a major earthquake shook Southern California and was felt far beyond, stopping the NBA’s Summer League games in Las Vegas, forcing the evacuation of rides at Disneyland in Anaheim, and reminding residents that the state is always on unstable ground and destined for more.
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CTV News
Wildfires have forced hundreds of people to evacuate from First Nations communities in northeastern Manitoba and northwestern Ontario. The fires have also prompted special air quality statements for parts of both provinces.
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The Associated Press via St. Louis Post-Dispatch
New figures show that more than 600 homes, businesses and government buildings were damaged by a tornado that tore through Missouri's capital city earlier this year.
A report released jointly by Jefferson City and Cole County on Monday says the May 22 tornado damaged 516 residential buildings, 82 commercial buildings and 30 government buildings.
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