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IAEM
The IAEM Conference Committee has created a step-by-step guide to help attendees gain approval from their employers to attend the IAEM 64th Annual Conference & EMEX in Savannah Georgia, Oct. 14-19, 2016. We know the economy often will impact training budgets first, and you will need to justify spending time and money to attend the conference. By following the four simple steps in the guide, you will demonstrate the positive ROI to be gained by you and your organization from your attendance at the IAEM Annual Conference in Savannah. Get the guide and register today.
The Guardian
Japan is asking for the Fukushima nuclear exclusion zone to be classified as a no-go area for Pokemon after the discovery of at least one of the game’s characters on a power station’s site.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings has requested that Pokemon Go developer Niantic and the Pokemon Company prevent Pokemon appearing in and around areas affected by the nuclear reactor meltdown in Fukushima to help prevent encouraging players to enter dangerous areas.
Radio New Zealand News
The Tropical Cyclone Winston National Lessons Learned Workshop is running this week until July 28 and is focused on understanding what worked well and the challenges faced by different stakeholders.
Led by Fiji's National Disaster Management Office it aims to look at the response and recovery and pass on the lessons learned.
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The Washington Post
President Barack Obama approved a new directive Tuesday that spells out for the first time in writing how the government handles significant cyber-incidents.
The directive lets the public know which agency handles what, answering an oft-heard question after a breach: Whom do I call for help?
The administration also for the first time revealed how it grades the severity of an event — and how it determines what is significant.
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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, Oct. 14-19, in Savannah, Georgia. IAEM students members 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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IAEM
The IAEM-Global Awards & Recognition Work Group on July 22 announced via email to all IAEM members the winners of the 2016 IAEM-Global Awards Competition, as well as the winners of Council-level awards. In this multi-level competition, entrants compete at the Council level, with Council winners going on to compete for the Global awards. In addition, the IAEM-USA Council has announced the recipients of IAEM-USA awards that are not part of the IAEM-Global Awards multi-level competition. Read about the winners at www.iaem.com/Awards.
Governing
When former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack was about to take office in 1999, he went to the National Governors Association’s New Governor’s School, and sat next to then-Gov. Zell Miller of Georgia. Vilsack had one big question to ask his seatmate: “What are the one or two things I should focus on? Should it be health care? Jobs? Education?” As Vilsack recalls, “Gov. Miller said, ‘Son, emergency management. I guarantee you that within six months something is going to happen in your state and if you don’t handle it well, it won’t make any damn difference what you do in health care or jobs or education.”
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The Washington Post
By inaction, Congress has left federal, state and local public health agencies scrambling to find resources to cope with the Zika virus carried by mosquitoes, for which there is no vaccine or effective cure. The virus is a serious threat to pregnant women, because it can lead to birth defects. It was irresponsible of Congress to leave town for the summer with President Barack Obama’s $1.9 billion request up in the air. It also underscores a larger problem: The system for financing public health emergencies is flawed.
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Public Health Matters Blog
Countries need to be prepared to handle emergencies. Having the right laws in place is an important part of the preparation.
When laws are not clearly defined, responders can have a hard time figuring out what to do during a public health emergency and who has the authority to take action. When a deadly disease outbreak hits, this can have devastating consequences.
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Stay safe with the Gorman-Redlich CRW-S NOAA Weather Radio receiver, which includes SAME decoding and interfaces with digital signage, emergency lighting, PA systems and more. MORE
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IAEM
If you have recently earned your IAEM certification or successfully recertified, brag a little! IAEM provides a press release for you to submit to your local paper as well as a letter notifying your employer of your accomplishments. Information about how to access these resources can be found in your notification letter. Tweet about it using #IAEMCertifiedSuccess. We’re proud of your achievement. Congratulations!
IAEM
On May 17, 2016, the IAEM-USA Board approved a proposal submitted by the IAEM-Canada Board to help align the degree requirement for CEM® candidates. The IAEM Canada Council recommended the following for the CEM® educational requirements:
- Any three- or four-year bachelor program
- Any post-graduate degree in emergency management (or a close iteration of emergency management, i.e. “disaster and emergency management"
Effective Jan. 1, 2017, Canadian CEM® applicants will be required to submit any 3 or 4-year bachelor program or any post-graduate degree in emergency management or related field. Once the new education requirement goes into effect, candidates will no longer have the option of substituting extra years of emergency management work experience in lieu of the education requirement. If you are planning on pursuing the CEM® Certification credential, are a Canadian resident and do not hold a degree, we encourage you to submit your CEM® application through the online portal before Jan. 1, 2017.
IAEM
In order to improve national readiness, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) has released a radiation preparedness survey in partnership with the Radiation Injury Treatment Network (RITN) to collect information on current radiation preparedness efforts being conducted by state and local health departments in the United States. In the event of a catastrophic radiation emergency, it is likely that the incident would impact a large population both in the immediate vicinity and far beyond. Such an event could result in potentially thousands of people seeking assistance, overwhelming emergency response and public health operations. The online survey, which takes 10-15 minutes to complete, will close Aug. 5, 2016. Respondents will be eligible for participate in a raffle for an iPad Air. Questions should be directed to preparedness@naccho.org.
IAEM
The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response’s Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (ASPR TRACIE) and the National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC) are partnering on a webinar scheduled for Aug. 10, 2016, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT, on “Lessons Learned in Developing an Effective Regional Ebola Concept of Operations (CONOPS).” The webinar will feature jurisdictions with first-hand experience, not only in developing Ebola CONOPS but also in executing highly infectious disease plans in both real-life and exercise scenarios. Speakers will share concrete, actionable planning steps learned from experiences and take questions from webinar participants. Download the fact sheet for more details, and register online at no charge.
IAEM
The National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) is offering its 3rd Annual Public Health Webinar on the topic of “Public Health Mission Ready Packages,” on Aug. 24, 2016, 2:00 p.m. EDT. In this webinar, learn how the Public Health and Medical Mission Ready package templates created by the NEMA/ASTHO (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials) Working Group, were used to develop Mission Ready packages in states. Cris McCombs, Hagerty Consulting, will provide an overview of the project, followed by representatives from Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Virginia, and Wisconsin who will share their experiences and lessons learned. Register online.
CTV News
Prince Albert is declaring a state of emergency as an oil spill in the North Saskatchewan River reaches the city’s water supply in Canada.
The move comes hours after the city shut down its water intake from the river.
Between 200,000 and 250,000 liters of crude oil and other material spilled into the North Saskatchewan River from a Husky Energy pipeline near Maidstone.
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The Associated Press via Midland Daily News
The first storm of the hurricane season to impact Hawaii sent the islands' residents into hurried preparation mode, but the state got through the weekend without seeing major damage as the storm was downgraded, officials said.
The storm was about 130 miles west of the island of Kauai late Monday afternoon and was expected to continue moving west at about 9 mph before dissipating, the weather service said.
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Fox News
Flames raced down a steep Southern California hillside "like a freight train," forcing crews to clear as many as 10,000 homes by Monday as a wildfire raged through tinder-dry canyons there.
The fire has destroyed at least 18 homes in northern Los Angeles County. It gained ferocious new power two days after it broke out, sending so much smoke in the air that planes making drops on it had to be grounded for part of the day Sunday.
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The Associated Press via ABC News
Heavy rains and floods have killed at least seven people and forced around 1.2 million to leave their water-logged homes in India's northeastern state of Assam.
Army soldiers on Tuesday used boats to rescue thousands of people stranded on the roofs of their homes and moved them to safer areas after incessant rain over the past few days caused widespread flooding in Assam.
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Times LIVE
Ekurhuleni mayoral spokesperson Zweli Dlamini confirmed that the city was sending teams to parts of the city hit by the tornado. The metro police‚ disaster management and emergency services are on the ground right now, basically dealing with the issues as they emanate from each of the areas.
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News.com.au
China is a country under siege.
And while the world’s attention may be on waters in the disputed South China Sea, a crisis of a different kind is going on closer to home.
China is battling its most serious flooding in years with central and northern regions of the country suffering the devastating effects of massive deluges.
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Newsmax
Chile was rocked by another big earthquake, this one at 6.1-magnitude, according to The Associated Press, some 10 months after an 8.3 magnitude tremor forced a million people to evacuate.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, Monday's earthquake happened in the north-central area of Chile, 33.2 miles northwest of Diego de Almargo.
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SFGate
A wildfire that destroyed 20 homes and two other buildings south of Carmel in Monterey County grew to 16,100 acres Monday, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people as fast-moving flames continued to threaten homes throughout the famously rugged and picturesque coastal region.
The Soberanes Fire is one of six large fires burning in California, an alarming start to what firefighters expect is going to be a busy fire season similar to last year, when a series of huge, damaging fires also began raging at about this time.
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