This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here July 15, 2021 .IAEM CONFERENCE NEWS IAEM Annual Conference will feature half-day FEMA Update Series on Sunday IAEM New this year, the IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX will offer a half-day FEMA Update Series on Sunday, Oct. 17, 12:00-4:00 p.m., just prior to the Welcome and Networking Party. Attendees should make plans to arrive in time for these extra sessions. The series will include the following presentations: Preparing for Recovery: Insights to Help Decision Makers Prepare for Delivering FEMA’s Recovery Grant Programs Following a Disaster; Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place Planning: New FEMA Research and Resources to Help Jurisdictions Plan for and Coordinate this Critical Responsibility; Preparedness Grants in the Time of COVID-19; and Leveraging the National Exercise Program and EMPP Looks to the Past to Shape the Future of EM. The IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX will be held in person Oct. 15-22 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Register before Sept. 11 to lock in the early bird discount rate. If you need additional time for budget approval, lock in the rate by registering now and paying later. .IAEM-CANADA COUNCIL NEWS 'It's not if, but when': B.C. fires expose Canada's lack of emergency preparedness, experts say CBC The fire that quickly overwhelmed residents and destroyed most of a B.C. village has renewed calls from some experts to urgently bolster Canada's ability to respond to emergencies fuelled by climate change. Residents of Lytton had just minutes to flee their homes on June 30 as a fast-moving fire consumed the village, killing two people. READ MORE .IAEM-USA COUNCIL NEWS FEMA begins development of the 2022-2026 strategic plan IAEM FEMA is excited to announce that the agency is kicking-off the development of the agency's 2022-2026 strategic plan. The nation is expecting more than it ever has from FEMA and its partners and these expectations will only grow in the coming years. In FEMA Administrator Criswell’s words, this is a testament to our strengths as emergency managers and a responsibility that we do not bear lightly. As FEMA begins the development of the 2022-2026 FEMA Strategic Plan, the diverse voices and perspectives of the nation are important to help set a path to meet these expectations and build the FEMA our nation needs and deserves. FEMA will be conducting a series of internal and external engagements over the coming months. In the next few weeks, FEMA will share information about how you can join workshops and other engagement opportunities to hear directly from the public. For questions or concerns, contact Fema-StratPlan@fema.dhs.gov. .EM NEWS Hurricanes may not be becoming more frequent, but they're still more dangerous Science News Climate change is helping Atlantic hurricanes pack more of a punch, making them rainier, intensifying them faster and helping the storms linger longer even after landfall. But a new statistical analysis of historical records and satellite data suggests that there aren’t actually more Atlantic hurricanes now than there were roughly 150 years ago, researchers report July 13 in Nature Communications. The record-breaking number of Atlantic hurricanes in 2020, a whopping 30 named storms, led to intense speculation over whether and how climate change was involved. READ MORE  SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by Veoci Budget Season: Tips for an Emergency Management Program Planning for All Hazards: How Texas SB1614 May Reframe Resilience for Long Term Care Atlas Air's Virtual Method of Collaboration and Response How NYU Maintains a Common Operating Picture During COVID-19 What does a virtual EM and daily ops tool look like? View our On-Demand webinars to find out .UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE/SCHOOL EM ISSUES Here's the updated CDC Guidance for COVID-19 prevention in K-12 schools Campus Safety Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its pandemic public health guidance for K-12 schools. Specifically, staff and students who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 might not need to wear masks inside their school buildings. However, students should continue to wear face coverings when they are riding the bus or if their school says otherwise. READ MORE .CYBERSECURITY NEWS CISA issues mitigation tips for common attack tactics Nextgov The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released details for mitigating six stages of a sample attack pathway based on weaknesses identified following an annual vulnerability assessment. The six steps CISA identified along its attack pathway were initial access, command and control, lateral movement, privilege escalation, collection, and exfiltration. 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 .EM RESOURCES FEMA releases continuity guide for non-federal governments IAEM FEMA has released the “Guide to Continuity of Government for State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Governments.” The new guide is a companion document to the “Continuity Guidance Circular.” Continuity ensures that the whole community has a plan for sustaining critical services and functions when routine operations are disrupted during a crisis. The “Guide to Continuity of Government for State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Governments” describes the relationship between continuity of operations, continuity of government, and enduring constitutional government. Providing guidance in the form of planning factors to assist non-federal governments assists achieving the goal of viable continuity capability to ensure the resilience and preservation of government in the event of an emergency. CDC releases tool for radiation emergencies — August workshop scheduled for tool review IAEM The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the release of CRC SimPLER. This free, publicly available, online tool is used to help state and local emergency and public health planners prepare for setting up community reception centers (CRCs) to monitor people following a large-scale radiation emergency. CRC SimPLER enables planners to estimate their throughput based on currently available resources. Planners can also determine where additional resources would be most beneficial to optimize their response goals. To introduce CRC SimPLER, ASTHO and the National Alliance for Radiation Readiness are hosting a workshop on Aug 23, 1:00-2:00 p.m. EDT. Registration is required for the event. Participants are encouraged to email proposed scenarios to review during the session.  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 .NEW INSIGHTS The future of emergency operation centers: Six shifts to consider from COVID-19 Homeland Security Today The scene is a familiar one: a room filled with people moving with urgency and purpose, surrounded by graphs and charts, alongside desks and chalkboards/flip charts. Some may have the latest technology with computer screens live-streaming data, while others may rely on paper and markers. In all its shapes, emergency operation centers (EOCs) have been at the core of emergency management since emergency response became a coordinated team activity. READ MORE .DISASTER TECHNOLOGY NEWS Delivering aid to disaster scenes with hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicles Homeland Security News Wire DHS S&T, along with other government agencies, is working on the design and creation of the “H2Rescue” emergency vehicle. The H2Rescue is an innovative new truck that can be a lifeline to responders and community members during times of chaos and uncertainty because the H2Rescue is fully powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. READ MORE USGS on why ShakeAlert early warning didn't send out messages for 6.0 California quake Homeland Security Today A magnitude 6.0 (M6.0) earthquake struck Little Antelope Valley, California near the Nevada border on July 8, 2021 at 3:49pm local time (July 8 at 22:49 UTC). The earthquake occurred about 20 miles southwest of Smith Valley, NV. Perceived shaking for the quake was very strong. The event was widely felt, with over 25,000 “Did You Feel It?” reports thus far submitted. The quake is a result of normal faulting at approximately 6.2 miles (10 km) depth near the Antelope Valley fault, which runs north-south along the Sierra Nevada range front. USGS scientists expect that this event will trigger aftershocks, but these will decrease in frequency over time. See the aftershock forecast for details. READ MORE  FEATURED ARTICLE   Will Your Building Survive The Next Big Earthquake? Promoted by Optimum Seismic Inc. It’s been a difficult year for owners of rental income properties, with up to 20% of Southern California tenants behind on rent and many owing balances in the tens of thousands of dollars, according to various reports. LEARN MORE   Machine learning helps in earthquake risk prediction Homeland Security News Wire When that solid ground turns to liquid — as sometimes happens during earthquakes — it can topple buildings and bridges. The phenomenon is known as liquefaction, and it was a major feature of the 2011 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. New framework applies big data, supercomputing to soil liquefaction. READ MORE Detecting floods from space using Artificial Intelligence Homeland Security News Wire Researchers at the Image Processing Laboratory (IPL) of the University of Valencia, in collaboration with the University of Oxford and the Phi-Lab of the European Space Agency (ESA), have developed a model for flood detection based on neural networks. It’s called WorldFloods and has been launched into space by aerospace company D-Orbit from Cape Canaveral. READ MORE  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 Deployable operations centers can aid in long-term disaster response StateTech Researchers and experts expect not only above-average activity this hurricane season but also potentially devastating wildfires in states such as Washington and California. As state and local governments and public safety and firefighting agencies gird themselves for a long, hot summer, they should consider the advantages they gain from deployable operations centers. Such centers can provide sustained communication, information collection and coordination capabilities in the wake of natural disasters and other prolonged emergency situations. READ MORE .IAEM CERTIFICATION UPDATES IAEM sets deadlines for individuals to receive AEM® or CEM® diplomas at the Annual Conference IAEM Individuals who want to be recognized and receive their AEM® or CEM® diploma at the IAEM 2021 Annual Conference during the Awards Banquet on Oct. 20 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, must have their application approved no later than the July review meeting and pass the certification exam by Sept. 17. Information about scheduling an exam with an approved proctor can be found on the IAEM website. .IAEM MEMBER NEWS City of Amarillo Deputy City Manager Kevin Starbuck accepts position with Texas Division of Emergency Management KAMR-TV City of Amarillo Deputy City Manager Kevin Starbuck has accepted a position with the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) said the City of Amarillo. The city said Starbuck will be Assistant Chief/Region 1 with the TDEM. READ MORE .EM CALENDAR IAEM-USA Region 9 to host 'Diversity in EM' Region Talk webinar on July 21 IAEM Region Talk is a quarterly webinar series devoted to addressing all things emergency management, created and hosted by IAEM-USA Region 9, and open for everyone. Join them for the Quarter 3 webinar discussing diversity and inclusion and the EM role on July 21 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. PST. Listen and join the conversation, then stay after the presentations for the networking component to talk with all the attendees and speakers. The plenary speaker is Bettina Coleman, MSP, CEM, senior grants program manager, D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency. Other panelists include Vance Taylor, chief, Office of Access and Functional Needs, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (CalOES); Christina Garrard, founder and CEO, Griffin LLC; and Jorge Rodriguez, CEM, community alert and warning coordinator, County of Sonoma. Register to participate. EMAP is offering cohort training in September and November IAEM Is your program seeking an accreditation or consecutive accreditation effort in 2022 or 2023? Do you have an accreditation manager that is trained on the 2019 Emergency Management Standard? EMAP will be providing two virtual cohort trainings on the Emergency Management Standard in September and November 2021 for aspiring emergency management programs, accreditation managers, and EMAP assessors. To register for the EMAP Virtual Cohort Training in September or November, complete the registration form. The virtual cohort trainings fill up quickly so don’t wait to register! .IAEM-ASIA NEWS Congress demands setting up of COVID Disaster Management Commission in Kerala ANI Kerala Opposition leader VD Satheesan has urged the Left Democratic Front government to set up a COVID Disaster Management Commission in the state to study issues faced by all sectors and to take remedial action. READ MORE A community-driven flood-mitigation model pays rich dividend The Hindu Recently, the Ernakulam District Disaster Management Authority received a communication recommending the opening of all 12 shutters along the Chalakkudy River to avert potential flooding in the wake of intensified rainfall. It was based on the data from rain gauges along the river basin that put the rainfall at 150mm to 200 mm in the preceding 20 hours. READ MORE .AROUND THE WORLD Western wildfires: over 300K acres burned across 6 states; 2 firefighters dead Homeland Security Today More than 300,000 acres are burning across six states across the western United States on Sunday as the region battled yet another brutal heat wave that shattered records and strained power grids. The largest, the so-called Bootleg Fire, burned across 143,607 acres in Oregon and was 0% contained. READ MORE Wildfires threaten California's power grid Homeland Security News Wire Wildfires blazed through California, Arizona, and Oregon, driven by winds and a lack of humidity. Death Valley in California’s Mohave Desert hit 128 degrees Fahrenheit. Utility officials in Oregon were keeping a weary eye on the Bootleg Fire which is raging out of control in southern Oregon and threatening Path 66 — a vital electric line corridor linking California with the Oregon power grid. The blaze in Oregon threatens the power lines which carry power to California. READ MORE At least 52 dead, 22 injured in COVID-19 hospital fire in Iraq CNA At least 52 people were killed and 22 others injured in a fire likely caused by an oxygen tank explosion at a COVID-19 hospital in Iraq's southern city of Nassiriya, health officials and police said on Monday (Jul 12). This is the second such deadly blaze in Iraq in three months. READ MORE Monsoon wreaks havoc in Rajasthan as heavy lightning at Amber Fort leaves 11 dead, 35 injured The New Indian Express Eleven persons died and 35 suffered injuries when lightning struck them on the watchtower of the famous Amber Fort, Jaipur police commissioner Anand Srivastava said. Many others fell down from the hill into the bushes amid heavy rains lashing the city. READ MORE Evacuations in Kagoshima after 95mm of rain in 1 hour FloodList Around 300 people evacuated their homes in Kagoshima after torrential rain in Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued the highest level warning for heavy rainfall for parts of southwestern Japan on 09 to 10 July 2021. The warning covered in Kumamoto, Miyazaki and Kagoshima Prefectures. 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