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IAEM
The deadline for application to the IAEM Scholarship Program for a 2017-2018 academic scholarship for part-time graduate students is 11:59 p.m. EDT, Aug. 31, 2017. Students also should be involved in the emergency management profession through employment or a volunteer position. The Commission's goal is to reward hard-working deserving students. Applications are available on the website at www.iaem.com/scholarships.
IAEM
Join IAEM today, 11:30-12:30 p.m. EDT, for the IAEM Thursday Learning Webinar Series presentation on “Creating Supersonic Presentations.” Register online to attend. In this presentation, speaker Erik Gaull, director of public safety and emergency management programs for Applied Research Associates, Inc., will take aim at the endless bullets, excess verbiage, hard-to-read fonts, and painful animations that characterize too many of the presentations we attend. He will provide attendees with examples of how to create presentations that are engaging, aesthetically pleasing, and informative. The webinar will cover basic concepts for modern presentation design, including how to create presentations that are visually appealing and that support rather than replace the speaker.
IAEM
The IAEM Editorial Work Group invites you to write an article for the next special focus issue of the IAEM Bulletin, which will be based on the theme of the IAEM 2017 Annual Conference, “Navigating a Journey with the Whole Community.” Articles should be related in some way to the conference theme. You could pick one of the following four conference focus areas: The Emergency Management Journey: What have you learned, and where do you want to go next; Sweeping the Depths for Treasure and Scanning the Horizon: The cutting edge of research and practice; All Hands on Deck: Collaborative practices; and Uncharted Waters: How do we steer through the unknown, the new normal. Alternately, you may have another idea about how to address the general conference theme. It’s time to tell your story (750-1,500 words), and email it to Karen Thompson, editor, by Sept. 10, 2017.
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Xinhuanet
More than 4,000 people have been evacuated ahead of Typhoon Hato, the 13th of this year, which is moving towards China's southeast coast.
The typhoon is likely to make landfall on the coast of south China's Guangdong Province on Wednesday morning, as it was moving west at a speed of 20 kph since Tuesday morning, according to local meteorological authorities.
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The Hans India
Dozens of experts in urban engineering and infrastructure assembled at a workshop on "Urban Engineering, Construction Automation and Sustainability," organized by Amrita University and Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority to discuss the challenges Indian cities face in terms of disaster resilience, transportation, green cover, sustainability, construction and design.
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Protect those that are responding to your disaster.
Discover why the CDC recommends the BioSeal System body sealing technologies to contain human remains that result from traumatic incidents.
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CBC News
It's official: the British Columbia Wildfire Service confirms the province is experiencing the worst wildfire season on record.
Wildfire Service information officer Kevin Skrepnek says an estimated 894,941 hectares of land has been charred in British Columbia since April 1.
That eclipses the mark set in 1958, when 855,000 hectares burned.
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Homeland Security News Wire
Researchers have identified a link between climate change and floods. A comprehensive study collected and analyzed fifty years of data from over 4,000 hydrometric stations from thirty-eight European countries, finding that the timing of the floods has shifted across much of Europe, dramatically in some areas.
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Reuters
A small but deadly earthquake on the Italian holiday island of Ischia exposed a deep political fault line on Tuesday over the country's proliferation of unsafe, illegal housing.
The tremor, officially recorded in Italy at a modest strength of 4.0, toppled buildings, killed two people and injured dozens in a district where seven years ago residents rioted to prevent bulldozers from razing illegally built homes.
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Reuters via DNA India
Governments and insurance companies in Europe must do more to prepare people for floods linked to climate change as it's often more efficient to reduce risks before disasters than rebuild and pay out afterwards, an Austrian study said on Monday.
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Homeland Security News Wire
More targeted efforts are needed from both the public and private insurance sectors in order to encourage people to take action to reduce their risk of flood damage, according to a new study of three European countries. Currently neither insurance nor governments successfully encourage risk reduction.
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Reuters
Natural and human factors made Sierra Leone's capital vulnerable to a landslide that killed more than 400 people this week: heavy rain, deforested land and communities forced by overcrowding to live on steep hillsides.
Those vulnerabilities are mirrored in villages and cities across West and Central Africa — among the world's poorest and wettest regions — that face a worsening threat from landslides, researchers say.
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Everything Your Team Needs to Prepare for, Respond to, and Report on Issues Anytime, Anywhere, From Any Device!
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Tehran Times
A total of 500 schools in Tehran will be provided with emergency response plans during the coming academic year, which will begin on September 23.
It is a part of project dubbed "Ready School," which promotes disaster preparedness and management at Tehran’s schools, ISNA reported on Sunday.
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Homeland Security News Wire
Researchers are working on a new national map of seismic hazards for Brazil. The survey under way seeks to help ensure earthquake-resistant construction becomes more widespread. Brazil’s seismic-resistant building standard, in force since 2006, was based on an outdated seismic hazard map, and the scientists conducting the new survey say that the Brazilian building code must be updated in order to prevent low-intensity tremors from causing damage.
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IAEM
Now is the time to join IAEM-USA. June 1-Aug. 31, 2017, IAEM-USA is conducting its annual Membership Drive. New members and member sponsors receive credit that may be applied to IAEM products (store, membership and conference). Members know the value and have told us in videos. Andrea Davis received all of her job leads in emergency management from IAEM. John Antapasis brings the resources from IAEM back to his city. For Zack Borst, IAEM resources are some of the best he has used in his development as an emergency manager. IAEM was the best decision Nick Crossley ever made for his career as an emergency manager. Visit www.iaem.com/USA2017MembershipDrive and learn how to join or how to sponsor a new member.
Route Fifty
By the end of this year, governors have a decision to make about how their states will participate in the rollout of the largest infrastructure project since the Interstate Highway System under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Beginning next month, governors are expected to receive their final state plans from FirstNet and AT&T for accessing the National Public Safety Broadband Network.
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Nextgov
U.S. infrastructure is in “a pre-9/11 moment” when it comes to cybersecurity and time is running short to shore up its cyber defenses, an industry advisory committee warned Tuesday.
If government and industry don’t dramatically boost their efforts to protect critical infrastructure, such as the financial system or electric grids, they risk missing a “narrow and fleeting window of opportunity before a watershed, 9/11-level cyberattack,” according to a report approved by the Homeland Security Department’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council.
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IAEM
IAEM-USA signed on to a letter to the chair and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions from an informal coalition of 12 organizations on biodefense and public health preparedness to support the nomination of Robert Kadlec, MD, MS, as the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response, Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). Dr. Kadlec has a long history of public service and strong expertise in public health policy, intelligence and preparedness. He spent 26 years as a career officer and physician in the United States Air Force, serving in several senior positions in the White House, the U.S. Senate, and the Department of Defense. Dr. Kadlec is currently the Majority Deputy Staff Director of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. He served as the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Biodefense Policy on the Homeland Security Council, where he was responsible for conducting a biodefense end-to-end assessment, which culminated in drafting the National Biodefense Policy for the 21st century. Dr. Kadlec’s contributions to biodefence, biosecurity, public health preparedness and response are a testament to his knowledge of issues facing HHS in securing a healthy future for all Americans. Download the letter to learn more.
USA Today
Twenty-five years ago this month, Hurricane Andrew unleashed its Category 5 wrath on South Florida, sending a catastrophic reminder about the dangers of living in the heart of "hurricane alley."
But drive along any coastline in Florida today and you'll find construction cranes as plentiful as palm trees as developers rush to build high-rises in the most beautiful, and vulnerable, corners of the state.
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IAEM
IAEM-USA Individual, Affiliate, and Lifetime members are invited to vote for IAEM-USA second vice president and treasurer in an online election that began on Aug. 4, 2017, and will end at 5:00 p.m. EDT on Oct. 4, 2017. Visit the voting area to learn about candidates, review how to vote online, and vote for the candidates of your choice. The online ballot is part of the IAEM membership database, so only qualified members can vote in the election. Your vote will remain confidential. If you need assistance with online voting or have any questions about the election, please email Karen Thompson, IAEM elections staff liaison.
IAEM
The U.S. Department of Human Resources’ (DHS) Performance and Evaluation Branch on Aug. 21 announced the publication of the 2016 National Network of Fusion Centers Final Report. The report summarizes the aggregated data from the 2016 Fusion Center Profile System and other sources, providing a comprehensive picture of the network’s performance. Key findings, conclusions and recommendations in the report center on: the need for a shared understanding of critical fusion center functions; the importance of staffing, training and collaboration that aligns with key fusion center focus areas; the need for training, transition procedures and onboarding materials to enhance skills and maintain continuity for new and existing staff; the restrictions state and local laws and policies impose on many fusion centers in sharing analytical products on the Homeland Security Information Network-Intelligence Community of Interest (HSIN-Intel) and elsewhere; and the opportunity to convert increased fusion center colocation and law enforcement focus into outcomes that more fully address partner needs. The report is available online.
IAEM
The deadline for the 2017 IAEM Student Essay Competition has been extended to Oct. 21, 2017. The IAEM-Global Student Council is inviting all IAEM student members to participate in its second annual essay competition. Participants are asked to write an essay discussing personal perceptions of the practicality of FEMA’s whole community approach to emergency management concept. Competing in this essay competition provides the opportunity for you to show your talent, develop ideas, and share your knowledge and views on a critical emergency management issue. It also will provide the opportunity for you to be featured in the IAEM Bulletin. Email essay submissions to iaemgsc@gmail.com. For complete details, download the 2017 IAEM GSC Essay Competition Guidelines.
IAEM
Are you looking for a session in your interest area? Do you want to view all the speakers participating in the IAEM Annual Conference? Do you need to map out the sessions you will attend on a particular day of the conference? Do you want to show your employer sessions that will help demonstrate the positive return on investment to your organization? Do you want to know what training courses will be offered during the conference? The online program is now available and is the search tool to answer these questions. Check it out and register today for the IAEM 65th Annual Conference & EMEX in Long Beach, California, Nov. 10-15, 2017.
Homeland Security News Wire
When disaster strikes, it is important for first responders to have reliable, unhindered access to a controlled network, allowing them to receive and deliver critical information while ensuring effective emergency response. Unfortunately this is currently not the case. Due to power outages and cell tower damages, the infrastructure for communications is not readily available during the response to an incident or disaster, and furthermore, the cost of this infrastructure is unreasonable, even for large organizations.
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Homeland Security News Wire
When major emergencies strike, effective communication is critical. Hundreds, if not thousands, of lives can be saved by rapid, clear and well-coordinated communication regarding impending risks, their mitigation, and how to respond when damage is done. Researchers have created a best-practice toolkit to help developing countries rapidly generate and implement life-saving communication plans in the event of local emergencies.
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Domestic Preparedness
Mass fatality incidents present many challenges. To effectively plan for such events, certain key factors must be taken into consideration: common causes and challenges, as well as resources available. By communicating with the local medical examiner/coroner, being familiar with mass fatality plans, and learning about any pertinent capabilities and limitations, emergency planners can make informed decisions and close existing gaps.
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Governing
It's a mantra we've heard for decades: All disasters are local. Every emergency manager, public health director, first responder and local elected official knows that the initial minutes and hours responding to a large-scale incident will drive success or failure well before there is state and federal involvement.
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Phys.org
A new study across Austria, England, and Romania finds room for improvement in both public and private schemes that could help encourage risk reduction behaviors and reduce losses in future disasters.
"Currently neither insurance nor governments successfully encourage risk reduction. Increased and more targeted efforts particularly from local authorities will be important, and have the capacity to change the picture. This will be exceedingly important considering extreme events from climate change," says IIASA researcher Susanne Hanger, who led the study.
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Route Fifty
As part of Route Fifty’s ongoing emergency management series, “The Geography of Disaster Risk and Resiliency in America,” I featured a scenario about how applications built off an earthquake early-warning system could be deployed to vulnerable locations and infrastructure, alerting people and vital systems that destructive seismic waves will soon strike.
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Emergency Management
In 1992, we were glued to our transistor radios or battery-powered TVs as weatherman Bryan Norcross guided us during and in the aftermath of the devastating Hurricane Andrew. Old school? You bet. Now, when another hurricane strikes, a whole army of technology will attempt to take his place.
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Prevention Web
Spring and summer 2017 have been among the wettest on record in eastern North America, including southern Ontario.
Rainfall amounts in the spring broke records in places like Toronto, where 44.6 millimetres of rain fell in 24 hours.
The relentless downpours caused the stormwater infrastructure in Canada’s biggest city to overflow, leading to flooding of busy downtown streets.
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Blasting News
Facebook is expanding rapidly. Today, the social media giant stands at a point wherein it has touched almost every field in the society – be it getting people connected or helping them out in the times of need. In a similar effort, the company had launched something called the “#Safety #Check” #feature back in 2015. Their main objective was to extend help to victims of the Nepal earthquake. It appears that the company is implementing a couple of changes to its “Safety Check” feature now.
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Phys.org
With over 500 million tweets sent every single day, new research from the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) is investigating innovative ways to use that data to help communities respond during unexpected catastrophes.
While local governments and relief organizations can measure a community's ability to respond to a disaster or measuring its impacts after, they've never been able to monitor the effects in real time.
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IAEM
The IAEM-USA Board recently approved recommendations to streamline the certification process. Learn more about all of the changes on the IAEM website. The Leadership Role Professional Contribution was changed to include participation on any board related to emergency management. In the past, only board leadership positions would count toward this contribution. The Commission is acknowledging that participation on a board can require a hefty time commitment and is worthy of recognition.
IAEM
September 1 marks the start of National Preparedness Month, and serves as a reminder that we all must take action to prepare, now and throughout the year, for the types of emergencies that could affect us where we live, work, and visit. This year’s theme, “Disasters Don’t Plan Ahead. You Can.” encourages everyone to make a plan, partner with neighbors and community, train to be a citizen responder and practice preparedness. Each week of National Preparedness Month has an individual focus. National Prepareathon Day, Sept. 15, is a day of action when families, organizations, and communities become better prepared for hazards and other emergencies. Find more information and resources including the social media toolkit and customizable logo, and become involved with promoting National Preparedness Month by visiting www.ready.gov/september.
IAEM
The National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) on Aug. 4 published the results of its survey on “Mutual Aid Agreements with Tribal Nations.” The purpose of the survey, conducted in cooperation with IAEM and Big Cities Emergency Managers (BCEM) was to capture a national scope of mutual aid between state, local, and tribal governments. The report states, “Mutual aid agreements between tribal nations and U.S. cities and states elevates in need as the severity of disasters increases and emergency management is called to assist in the safety and protection of their communities and surrounding communities. This survey found that tribal nations are supported through state networks and local mutual aid agreements. Further, tribal nations are invited [to participate in] major exercises and training opportunities. In comparison to the [previous] 2007 survey results, there is little change in mutual aid agreements at the state level. The biggest difference between the 2007 and 2017 surveys was broadening the audience to include local representation, which provided in-depth insight on the partnerships tribal nations have with other tribal nationals in addition to their local jurisdiction.” To learn more, download the report.
CNN
More than 700 people are believed to have been killed in massive floods and landslides that have rocked Bangladesh, India and Nepal this month, aid workers say.
It is the worst flooding that some parts of South Asia have seen in decades, with about 24 million people affected, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said.
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Premium Times
At least 120 people have been killed and tens of thousands affected by floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains across Nepal, the government said on Wednesday, in the worst such calamity in nearly a decade.
Some 35 people were still missing and 39 injured as emergency workers scrambled to supply relief to areas devastated by the floods.
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BBC News
More than 16 million people have now been affected by seasonal flooding across a swathe of South Asia, say aid officials.
The floods in Nepal, Bangladesh and India are thought to have killed about 500 people and are expected to worsen.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) says it is becoming one of the worst regional humanitarian crises in years.
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Telegraph
Sierra Leone has buried 461 victims of a mudslide that swept away homes on the edge of the capital this week, an official at the central morgue said on Friday.
Rescue workers continued bringing bodies to the morgue and those buried included 156 children, said the official, who asked to remain anonymous because he was not authorized to speak about the figures
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CBC News
A handful of small fires in British Columbia's west Cariboo region have merged to create what is now the largest fire in the province.
The British Columbia Wildfire Service says the Plateau wildfire, northwest of Williams Lake, is estimated to be about 438,000 hectares and 130 kilometres from one end to the other.
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