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IAEM
The IAEM 67th Annual Conference & EMEX in Savannah, Georgia, will feature Dr. Rick Knabb as the keynote speaker on Monday, Nov. 18, at 2:30 p.m. Dr. Knabb will discuss on the need to align collective outreach messages to the public well in advance of the next weather disaster. Dr. Knabb came to the Weather Channel after serving as the director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami from 2012-2017. At the Weather Channel, Dr. Knabb leads hurricane and tropical storm reporting and provides expert in-depth forecast analyses and updates for the nation’s only 24-hour source of national storm coverage. For more information about the conference and to register, visit the conference website.
IAEM
IAEM has designed opportunities to give your company maximum exposure to our emergency management network through the Annual Conference Sponsorship Program. This includes a variety of options that can accommodate all budgets. Learn how to boost your company's exposure by reviewing the sponsorship brochure or by contacting Sponsorship Manager Kate McClimans.
IAEM
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. Openings exist for: academia representative; donor representative; founders’ representative; IAEM-Canada Council representative; U.S. Council Member-at-Large; student representative; and past scholarship recipient. Applications need to be submitted by July 31, 2019. Specific requirements for Scholarship Commissioners, positions available, and 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.
Optimum Seismic
California just experienced its deadliest and most destructive wildfire, ever. Nearly 14,000 homes, 530 commercial structures and 4,300 other buildings were destroyed in November when the Cal Fire ravaged the Butte County landscape, incinerating entire communities like the town of Paradise in its wake.
The devastation of lives and livelihoods lost is unfathomable. So too is the sheer scope of work needed to clear the charred debris before recovery can ever start.
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Homeland Security Today
FEMA announces today the selectees for the 2019–2020 Youth Preparedness Council.
FEMA selected eight new and seven returning members of the council based on their dedication to public service, community involvement, and potential to expand their impact as national supporters for youth preparedness.
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IAEM
FEMA’s National Integration Center is publishing several National Qualification System (NQS) documents that enhance interoperability and the effectiveness of mutual aid. This week FEMA released:
- NQS Job Titles/Position Qualifications for the Recovery mission area, Mitigation, and Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS) that define minimum qualifications criteria for personnel serving in these positions, and
- NQS Position Task Books (PTB) for the Recovery mission area, Mitigation, and DIVS that identify the competencies, behaviors, and tasks that personnel should demonstrate to become qualified for these positions.
To access the documents, visit here.
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EDM Digest
California saw its two biggest earthquakes in decades this month when a magnitude 6.4 quake hit on July 4 near Ridgecrest, California, followed by a magnitude 7.1 quake just a day later in the same region. Remarkably, and thankfully, the destruction from the two quakes was minimal – and, even though they left a crack in the Earth that is visible from space, nobody died.
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Emergency Management
In the wake of widespread cellphone service breakdowns during calamitous California wildfires, U.S. Reps. Jared Huffman and Mike Thompson are backing legislation that would allow states to require wireless telephone companies to upgrade their systems to be usable during fires and other natural disasters.
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Health Data Management
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response wants vendor input on innovative technologies to help address its disaster health challenges.
ASPR, which is charged with protecting Americans from natural and intentional health security threats, is holding an “Innovation Day” on August 7 and 8 in Washington, according to a request for information issued by the agency.
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WECT-TV
Hurricane season is in full effect and there are many things that play a role when preparing for a hurricane, one being gas.
GasBuddy recently did a study that reveals how quickly gas stations run out of fuel and get replenished during a major storm.
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Oregon Live
While there hasn’t been a lot of research into long-term health problems that can be caused by intermittent exposure to wildfire smoke, Oregon doctors say it should be treated seriously.
Dr. Paul Lewis, a Multnomah County Health officer, said it’s challenging to pick apart the effects of intermittent exposure to wildfire smoke due to other air pollutants, but it doesn’t mean it’s controversial.
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CBS News
Recent hurricane seasons have been vicious, last year's killed more than a hundred people and inflicted more than $50 billion dollars in damages. The country is still deep in recovery and this year's storm season is already underway. The relentless cycle of disaster, rebuild, repeat has many coastal residents feeling numb and helpless.
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Homeland Security Today
The Thomas Fire in December 2017 claimed two lives, burned 281,893 acres, and destroyed more than 1,000 structures before it was contained on Jan. 12, 2018. The Montecito Fire Protection District (MFPD), a small coastal community in California, saw the loss of only seven structures, a remarkably low number given the extreme fire behavior it experienced.
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Florida Today
After our last hurricane, it took weeks for many of our patients with Alzheimer's disease to recover. The chaos, fear, isolation and deprivations knocked out the underpinnings of their fragile worlds.
We all know we need to plan ahead during hurricane season. It is even more crucial for people who are caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
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FierceHealthcare
When major earthquakes hit Southern California earlier this month, it was a reminder to residents about the persistent threat of a catastrophic quake in that region.
But it was also a prompt for all hospitals located near the fault lines to brush up on their own disaster preparedness procedures.
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KBBI-Radio
One of the most popular landmarks in Kachemak Bay State Park is a glacier that’s becoming increasingly unstable. Scientists say climate change is raising the threat of landslides and tsunamis. Dave Lyon is standing near his water taxi in Homer’s harbor. All year round, he transports hikers and day-trippers to Kachemak Bay State Park. He said Grewingk Glacier is a top destination.
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The Guardian
It was my birthday recently, and it was sad to “celebrate” with another climate disaster here in the Philippines.
Heavy flooding destroyed the work of farmers in Kapatagan Valley, the rice-growing area of Lanao del Norte province on the island of Mindanao. I know the area well — it is where I started my aid work in the early 1990s.
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The Irish Times
Tropical cyclones followed quickly by deadly heatwaves will be a growing threat as global temperatures continue to rise to a dangerous level for human beings, according to climate scientists in Ireland and the UK.
The scientists say their research should act as a “stark warning.”
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IAEM
The Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office’s Active Shooter Podcast Series has two available podcasts focusing on the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 3000 Standard for An Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response Program. The first is an overview of NFPA 3000 and why it is relevant for law enforcement agencies as well as fire departments. The presenter discusses why NFPA 3000 does not recommend tactics but instead lists benchmarks to hit within your jurisdiction or department based on your specific needs and capabilities. The second focuses on planning for victims of mass shootings. The presenter from the Department of Justice’s Office for Victim of Crime explains why it’s important for victim services personnel to be included in your planning, training and exercise programs. These podcasts and their transcripts are available for viewing or download.
Route Fifty
U.S. coastal counties are densely populated and extensively developed. They also are directly exposed to sea level rise and storms, which scientists predict will become more destructive as climate change progresses.
But despite forward-looking environmental management and land-use planning intended to reduce future risk, development trends in many coastal locations are running in the opposite direction.
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Livemint
NEW DELHI: The proposed Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) was first discussed at G20 summits, and could now be taken up at the G7 meet next month in Biarritz, where India has been invited by hosts France, along with Australia, Chile and South Africa.
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Emergency Management
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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Emergency Management
More and more public safety agencies are getting on the drone bandwagon and implementing an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) program.
But the aircraft don’t necessarily come with the policies and procedures, governance program or knowledge that an agency needs once it adopts a UAS program for public safety missions.
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Emergency Management
U.S. Geological Survey geophysicist Sarah Minson was in the thick of efforts to develop an earthquake warning system in California when a series of major temblors struck the sparsely populated community of Ridgecrest in the Mojave Desert this summer.
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IAEM
Are you working towards your AEM®/CEM® this year? Review dates and important information about completing the process in time to receive your diploma at the IAEM Annual Conference in Savannah, Georgia, are available on the IAEM website. The deadline is approaching quickly. We hope to celebrate your achievements with you in November!
Xinhuanet
China channeled 350 million yuan (50.87 million U.S. dollars) from its central budget for disaster relief after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted the southwestern province of Sichuan.
The money, allocated by the ministries of finance and emergency management, will be used to aid disaster relief and reconstruction of damaged houses in the quake-hit Changning County, the Ministry of Emergency Management said on its website Tuesday.
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Inquirer.net
Majority of Filipinos believe that homes, farming, and children are the most vulnerable to disasters in the Philippines, a Harvard survey revealed.
The nationwide household survey was conducted between March and April of 2017 by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) Program on Resilient Communities (PRC) with 4,368 adult respondents representing all economic strata.
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CNN
A wildfire inside the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona, grew to 1,800 acres in size, prompting authorities to order mandatory evacuations in the surrounding area Monday.
Firefighters hadn't been able to contain any of the fire by Tuesday, and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey declared a state of emergency in Coconino County. No homes or structures have been affected.
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CNN
The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo now constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organization announced on Wednesday.
"The risk of Ebola spread in DRC and the region remains very high, and the risk of spread outside the region remains low," Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of WHO, said during a press conference on Wednesday.
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The Associated Press
More than 1,000 firefighters and 14 water-dropping aircraft battled a major wildfire Monday amid scorching temperatures in Portugal, where forest blazes wreak destruction every summer.
As temperatures reached almost 40 C (104 F) in the afternoon, and a wind blew up, the blaze that had been largely contained overnight rekindled in some areas.
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USA Today
Trains and planes were delayed while cars and pedestrians slogged through knee-deep water in battered Brooklyn as flash flooding swept through parts of the borough following days of intense heat and power outages.
The storms hit late Monday and early Tuesday. The National Weather Service posted a Flash Flood Warning that included Brooklyn and neighboring Queens.
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Deseret News
The death toll in monsoon flooding in South Asia has climbed past 160 as millions of people and animals continue to face the brunt in three countries, officials said Saturday.
At least 90 people have died in Nepal and 62 in northeastern India's Assam state over the past week. A dozen have been killed in flooding in Bangladesh.
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Reuters via KFGO-Radio
Severe flooding has killed at least 61 people, displaced nearly 800,000 and inundated thousands of homes across a third of Bangladesh, government officials said on Tuesday, after two weeks of heavy monsoon rains.
Nearly 3 million people are struggling with flooding, the worst in two years, according to the disaster management and relief ministry.
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Express.co.uk
A state of emergency has been declared by President Martin Vizcarra in the area surrounding the Ubinas volcano. According to Peru’s National Emergency Operations Center (COEN), ash from the volcano covered 617 schools and 20 health centres in the southern region of the Andean nation in South America.
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Emergency Management
More than 230,000 Michigan residents are still without power Monday morning after storms ripped through the state over the weekend.
“We had about half of the outages from Friday’s storm restored when we were hit with a stronger storm Saturday,” DTE Energy Vice President of Distribution Operations Heather Rivard said during a press conference Monday, July 22.
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