This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here August 4, 2022 To view email in web browser, click here. .IAEM CONFERENCE NEWS IAEM Annual Conference will feature half-day Federal Update Series on Sunday IAEM The IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX will offer a half-day Federal Update Series on Sunday, Nov. 13, 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. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in the following presentations from FEMA and the SBA: Leveraging Partnerships: Lessons Learned from FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants; Leveraging the FEMA National Exercise Program’s Climate Adaptation Exercise Series to Meet the Challenge of Climate Change in Your Community; Evidence-Building in Emergency Management: Expanding Efforts to Measure the Effectiveness of Preparedness Investments; and Reimagining a Resilient-Centric Recovery with the Help of the SBA. The IAEM Annual Conference & EMEX will be held in person Nov. 11-17 in Savannah, Georgia. Register before Oct. 10 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-OCEANIA COUNCIL NEWS New Zealand fully reopens borders after long pandemic closure* BBC New Zealand's borders are fully open for the first time since March 2020, when they shut in an effort to keep out Covid-19. Immigration authorities will now begin accepting visitors with visas and those on student visas again. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called it an "enormous moment", adding it was part of a "cautious process." READ MORE Home buyback scheme receives 443 applications from flood-hit Queensland property owners The Guardian About 2,000 homes remain uninhabitable months after one of Queensland’s worst flood seasons, with the state government considering applications to buy back 443 properties and turn them into public space. Severe weather during the 2021-22 disaster season affected about 9,000 properties, peaking when Brisbane recorded its highest six-day rainfall total on record in February. Two-thirds of the affected properties have now been repaired or have works under way. READ MORE .IAEM-USA COUNCIL NEWS Over $1 billion in project selections announced to boost climate and disaster resilience Homeland Security Today Vice President Kamala Harris, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell have announced the selections for $1.16 billion in climate resilience funding through two competitive grant programs to help communities across the nation enhance climate and disaster resiliency. The selections include large resilience projects funded by the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) national competition and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) community-wide flood mitigation projects. Selections are from Fiscal Year 2021 funding round with $1 billion made available through BRIC and $160 million made available for Flood Mitigation Assistance. READ MORE Biden Administration announces new PROTECT formula program to help communities build resilient infrastructure Mass Transit The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced new guidance and $7.3 billion in formula funding to help states and communities better prepare for and respond to extreme weather events like wildfires, flooding and extreme heat. This is a first-of-its-kind program made possible by President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. READ MORE  SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by Rave Mobile Safety Natural Disaster & Severe Weather Preparedness The Complete Emergency Management Solutions Toolkit Biggest Threat to School Safety: Failure of Communication Protect Your Employees From Active Shooter Emergencies Securing Soft Targets in Your Community Federal agencies, energy CEOs meet on wildfire prevention Homeland Security Today Homeland Security Advisor Liz Sherwood-Randall and Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm convened a meeting yesterday with CEOs from the American electricity sector and senior leaders from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Forest Service, the Department of the Interior, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Federal Aviation Administration to identify opportunities to further strengthen public-private cooperation to protect our communities from the accelerating threat of devastating wildfires, which is being exacerbated by the climate crisis. READ MORE DHS Intelligence Training Academy announces new registration process for FY2023 IAEM The DHS Intelligence Training Academy (ITA) FY23 registration will be processed in the new Homeland Security Enterprise Learning Management System (HSELMS). In September, DHS is launching HSELMS with the DHS ITA FY23 course calendar listed. Registration windows for some courses will open as soon as September. To prepare for the HSELMS launch, you are encouraged to create an account via this link. Account requests will be reviewed and approved within 72 hours. The “Welcome to the HSELMS Portal” email will include a link to complete the account setup and include aids on “How to Register for a Course” and “How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.” For registration questions, please contact IA-Registrar@hq.dhs.gov. For account unlocks, please contact IA-HSELMS@hq.dhs.gov. Please note accounts lock after 3 password attempts and 30 days of inactivity.  PRODUCT SHOWCASE GET YOUR 72 HOUR KIT. ReadyWise – Are you prepared with enough food and water to last you through a disaster? ReadyWise’s delicious freeze-dried meals and drinks have up to a 25-year shelf-life and are easy to prepare, just add water. Go to ReadyWIse.com/IAEM to order you’re your 72-hour kit and use CODE: IAEM at checkout. LEARN MORE .EM NEWS Rising flood risk issue in St. Louis is 'very complicated' Government Technology The St. Louis region’s sewers, creeks and storm drains were no match for last week’s record-shattering rainfall — a downpour remarkable not just for its unprecedented total, but also for its intensity. Pouring water sprawled over creek banks, across roads, and into homes and vehicles, stranding hundreds and killing two. Levees overtopped in St. Peters and the Metro East. Sewers backed up across the region. READ MORE Flood maps show U.S. vastly underestimates contamination risk at old industrial sites Homeland Security News Wire Floodwaters are a growing risk for many American cities, threatening to displace not only people and housing but also the land-based pollution left behind by earlier industrial activities. For communities near these sites, the flooding of contaminated land is worrisome because it threatens to compromise common pollution containment methods, such as capping contaminated land with clean soil. READ MORE  PRODUCT SHOWCASE New and Innovative Flood Risk Mitigation Solutions Designed, engineered, and manufactured in the USA to meet or exceed ANSI 2510/2511 Standards. Stores compactly near to high-risk areas. Rapidly deployed with no tools required. Minimal Labor Requirements. Example: 150 of 48" protection can be stored in a single stackable crate and deployed by a crew of 4 in about 15 minutes. LEARN MORE Fun apocalypse: After nuclear alert, city suggests packing toys, Nintendo in 'go bags'* New York Post Who says the end of the world won’t be all fun and games? Two weeks after releasing a bizarre public service announcement about what to do if a nuke falls on Gotham — offered little advice beyond “get inside” and “stay inside” — New York City’s Emergency Management agency tweeted about what to pack in a “go bag” in the event of a mass evacuation. The tweet featured a cartoon of children’s backpacks filled with homework, toys and Nintendo Switch and Game Boy consoles. A puzzle, a teddy bear, a rubber duck, video game controllers, rulers and a scarf were also shown. READ MORE .NEW INSIGHTS New report on inclusive climate resilience identifies mobile and digital solutions to help underserved and vulnerable groups become more resilient IAEM A new GSMA report, “Inclusive Climate Resilience Strategies in the US: Lessons from Low- and Middle-Income Countries,” finds that as climate-related weather events become a greater risk across the globe and in the United States, innovative and inclusive early warning systems (EWS) are critical to mitigate these risks and strengthen preparedness for climate disasters. In the case of the Unites States, multi-hazard EWS are well developed and robust, but implementing accessible solutions is a challenge, especially for rural and marginalized communities. This suggests that there is scope for a more holistic approach that supplements existing EWS with localized solutions and enhances EWS communication for marginalized populations. The report evaluates the gaps in EWS for climate-related hazards in the United States and identifies examples of mobile and digital interventions used at the community level in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) that could help underserved and vulnerable groups become more resilient to climate-related disasters. The report also provides specific recommendations for closing identified gaps to strengthen EWS. A co-author of this report is IAEM-USA Region 10 President Sarah K. Miller, CEM. Download the report.  SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by Pulsara Before the next stress event, overlay your system with Pulsara's demand-driven communications solution. Learn how healthcare leaders successfully created interconnected regional systems of care. Discover how one EMS agency eliminated 434 unnecessary transports in just three weeks. By simplifying patient transfers with Pulsara, one task force reduced excessive phone calls by 75%. Triage, track patients, and manage stress events all on a single platform. Preventing wildfires could start with data from controlled burns Nextgov Wildfires can travel across grassland as fast as 14 miles each hour. The California Thomas Fire in 2017 spread a rate equivalent to a football field every second. A fire can completely engulf a house within five minutes, according to Ready.gov. To help natural resources managers better detect and mitigate wildfires, researchers developed a platform that combines edge sensors with machine learning to provide on-the-spot detection, monitoring and analysis of a burning area. READ MORE .HEALTHCARE EM UPDATE FEMA and CDC officials will lead the monkeypox response Government Executive President Biden announced a team to lead the response to the monkeypox outbreak as cases are rising and states and cities have been declaring their own emergencies. Robert Fenton, a regional administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will serve as the White House national monkeypox response coordinator, and Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's division of HIV prevention, will serve as the deputy coordinator. READ MORE The WHO says we must work together to fight monkeypox. African doctors are skeptical* CBC As an infectious diseases specialist in Atlanta, Dr. Boghuma Kabisen Titanji spent much of 2020 on the front lines of the COVID-19 battle raging in the U.S. When a vaccine arrived in December that year, she felt some relief. But also, fear. "I had seen what COVID was capable of doing to people the age of my parents," Titanji said. In Cameroon, where Titanji is from, her parents didn't get a first coronavirus jab until August 2021. By that time, most Canadian and American adults were well past their second shots. READ MORE .CERTIFICATION UPDATE Certification deadline announced for participants in the annual presentation of certification diplomas IAEM IAEM certification candidates who want to be recognized and receive their diploma at the IAEM Annual Conference during the awards banquet on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, in Savannah, Georgia must: Submit their initial application by Aug. 31, 2022, and have it approved during the September review meeting; and Pass the exam and have it processed by IAEM Headquarters by Oct. 14, 2022 We look forward to celebrating the new class of AEMs and CEMs with you in Savannah!  FEATURED ARTICLE   Proper Debris Management — Key to Disaster Recovery and FEMA Assistance Promoted by Tidal Basin Group Every year, communities across the country are impacted by disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, wildfires, and winter storms. With these natural events comes debris. Debris management is often one of the most overlooked and least-planned-for components of disaster response and recovery. Learn how to better prepare your communities from debris. LEARN MORE   .IAEM MEMBER NEWS IAEM-Oceania President Jane Rovins, CEM, is a finalist for the 2022 WIN DRR Excellence Leadership Award IAEM Jane Rovins, Ph.D., MPH, CEM, is one of 15 finalists for the 2022 Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) Excellence Leadership Award, sponsored by SM Prime. From the 420 nominations received from 24 countries across the Asia Pacific, their stories reflect the diversity of solutions required to meet the converging challenges of accelerating climate change and disasters in the region. The WIN DRR Leadership Awards recognize women's achievements in DRR across the Asia-Pacific region. Jane leads the new International Engagement Team for the New Zealand National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). Her role is to bring the voice of NEMA to the world and bring the lessons from Asia-Pacific back to New Zealand. The team also includes the Pacific DRM program, which provides technical and program management assistance to five Pacific Island nations – Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands, Tokelau, and Niue. The winner will be announced at the Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Brisbane on Sept. 21, 2022. The WIN DRR Excellence Award is proudly supported by SM Prime Holdings Inc. and $10,000 will be awarded to an individual woman who has achieved exceptional professional success in DRR. Learn more and read about all finalists on the award web page. .GRANT ANNOUNCEMENTS FEMA awards more than $5M in firefighters grants IAEM FEMA awarded $5.6 million in the first round of funding for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Assistance to Firefighters Grants. This money helps firefighters and other first responders obtain critically needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training, and other resources necessary for protecting the public and emergency personnel from fire and related hazards. FEMA will continue to make grant awards this summer until the $414 million appropriated for this program has been distributed. Still to come this summer are award announcements for the FY 21 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) and Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) programs. These programs fund critically needed resources to equip and train emergency personnel, enhance efficiencies, and support community resilience.  PRODUCT SHOWCASE Leadership Programs Recommended for You Want to optimize your effectiveness and accelerate your impact? ­ Experience an executive education program at Harvard Kennedy School including Leadership Decision Making (ONLINE), Leadership and Character in Uncertain Times (ONLINE) and Leadership in Crises ­ (ON CAMPUS). The best leaders never stop learning. Apply today. LEARN MORE .EM CALENDAR IAEM-USA Region 1 to host 'EM Legislative Affairs for Beginners' webinar IAEM On Wednesday, Aug. 10, 12:00-1:30 p.m., IAEM-USA Region 1 will host, "EM Legislative Affairs for Beginners" which will equip attendees with an understanding of how emergency management policy is shaped at the state and federal levels. Now is your chance to gain a comprehensive understanding of emergency management policymaking from legislative professionals. Cat Bunker and Naveed Jazayeri will dive into an overview of their respective committee’s work and offer up ways in which emergency management professionals can become involved in the legislative process. Questions for either panelist be submitted prior to the webinar. Register and submit your questions here. CISA to host a webinar on K-12 school security guide and assessment tool overview IAEM Join the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Aug. 18 at 3:00 p.m. EDT for a webinar on tools and resources to enhance physical security planning at K-12 schools and campuses. The event will feature an overview of CISA’s K-12 School Security Guide Suite, a set of products that provide K-12 schools with a comprehensive doctrine and methodology to assess vulnerabilities, plan for emergencies, and implement layered elements of security. The webinar will also include a Q&A session for attendees to engage with members of CISA’s School Safety Task Force. K-12 school security staff, administrators, emergency management professionals, regional and local personnel, and other members of the school safety community are encouraged to attend. Register here. .IAEM-ASIA NEWS National Disaster Management Agency takes bottom-up approach in disaster preparation, says D-G* MalayMail The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) takes a bottom-up approach in preparing for upcoming disasters, said its director-general Datuk Aminuddin Hassim. He said Nadma had ramped up its community-based risk reduction management programme especially through disaster simulation exercises, in view that the public is the “first responder” in disasters. READ MORE How an Indian city saved 1,000 lives a year CodeBlue It’s been just twelve years since Ahmedabad, a major city in western India, experienced a devastating heatwave. In one lethal week in May 2010, temperatures surpassed 48 degrees Celsius and 800 people died. Authorities advised people to stay indoors during the hottest part of the day as hospitals were overloaded. Bats and birds dropped dead from the trees they roosted in. Ahmedabad has always experienced hot weather, but the 2010 conditions were exacerbated by climate change and a slow-moving cyclone. READ MORE .IAEM-EUROPA NEWS Army to increase disaster management staff The Budapest Times In view of natural disasters near Hungary in the past weeks, the Hungarian Armed Forces has decided to bump up personnel numbers serving in disaster management, Army Commander Lieutenant General Romulusz Ruszin-Szendle said. READ MORE .AROUND THE WORLD Wildfire update: 70-plus large fires burn 3 million acres across 12 states Homeland Security Today More than 70 large fires and complexes have burned 3,020,265 acres in 12 states. Two new large fires were reported, one in Idaho and one in Colorado. Four Type 1 incident management teams (IMT), five Type 2 IMTs, and one complex IMT are assigned to incidents in the Southern California, Great Basin, Southern and Alaska areas. READ MORE Heat turned McKinney fire into deadly, unstoppable monster Government Technology t was the perfect storm of factors for a deadly wildfire, experts say — extreme heat, dense and dry vegetation, and erratic winds and lightning brought on by persistent thunderstorms. As the 55,000-acre McKinney fire continued to burn in steep and difficult terrain in Klamath National Forest on Monday, emergency crews encountered increasingly grim evidence of the wildfire’s extraordinary and explosive growth. At the same time, thunderstorms continued to inject unpredictability into the firefighting operations. READ MORE Portugal declares emergency as wildfires spread close to capital Lisbon* UPI A state of emergency was issued throughout Portugal on Monday as wildfires hit various locations around the country, including near the capital of Lisbon as it was hit with intensively high temperatures. About 3,000 firefighters were battling blazes around the country on Sunday, Portugal's civil protection agency said. It said almost 30 people were injured in Lisbon suburbs after the fires broke out. READ MORE A father of 5 is among at least 37 dead in the Kentucky floods as battered infrastructure hampers search for the missing CNN Gabriel Hensley, a father of five who stopped to help an injured driver and was later swept away by floodwaters himself was found dead this week, as the storm damage across eastern Kentucky complicates efforts to find the many people still unaccounted for. "He was a hero," his wife, Macy, told CNN. "He was the one that was out helping people instead of worrying about himself." Hensley, 30, is among at least 37 people who died in last week's flooding. READ MORE Worst flood in decades, devastates communities in northeast Nigeria HumAngle Heavy flooding led to the death of about 11 people and widespread destruction in Gujba and Gulani Local Government Areas of eastern Yobe state in Northeast Nigeria. The overflow of a local river caused the disaster. For families in Buni-Gari, Ligdir, Garin Doya, Kukuwa -Tasha and Bumsa, Bara, Gurui, Dokshi, Bularafa, Garin-Tuwo, Teteba, Njubulwa Sabai communities, July would be remembered due to the impact of the flood that swept through their communities and led to the loss of relatives and friends. The disaster also led to the hospitalisation of 95 persons of the communities after sustaining various degrees of injuries and the destruction of properties worth millions of naira. READ MORE 20,000 Homes damaged in Iran flash floods Financial Tribune More than 20,000 homes have been damaged by a wave of flash floods that swept through Iran last week, early assessments were announced by a senior official at the National Disaster Management Organization. Monsoon rains and landslides hit 24 provinces across Iran last week, killing 69 people and leaving dozens missing, according to the latest update provided by NDMO. READ MORE   IAEM Dispatch Connect with IAEM | Privacy Policy Hailey Golden, Director of Publishing, MultiView, 469-420-2630 | Download media kit Bob Kowalski, Executive Editor, MultiView, 469-420-2650 | Contribute news *Article contributed by the Emergency Manager's Weekly Report. International Association of Emergency Managers 201 Park Washington Court  |  Falls Church, VA 22046-4527  Elizabeth B. Armstrong, MAM, CAE, IAEM CEO, IAEM Executive Director Dawn M. 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