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IAEM
FEMA, IAEM and other partnering organizations will be live taping the next series of the very popular PrepTalks on Sept. 6, 2018, in Washington, D.C., and IAEM members are invited to be in the audience and participate in the Q&A sessions. PrepTalks spread new ideas, spark conversation, and promote innovative leadership on the issues confronting emergency managers today and in the future. Subject matter experts and international thought leaders are invited to present PrepTalks. The invitation and diverse speaker agenda is available on the IAEM website. Attendees may register at no cost for the morning, afternoon or both sessions. Seating is limited and is filling fast. FEMA will provide certificates of attendance and training hours to requesting attendees. Register today online so that you do not miss a chance to have a seat at this unique learning experience. You may view previous PrepTalks, including discussion guides and Q&A sessions at http://www.fema.gov/preptalks.
IAEM
IAEM is offering an IAEM Think Tank on the topic of “Smart Cities: How New Technology, Including Nanotechnology, Can Enhance All Phases of Emergency Management.” This event will take place on Sept. 25, 2018, 2:00-3:30 p.m. EDT. Register online here. Smart cities and nanotechnology, now emerging, have the potential to improve community resilience. We are hosting our Think Tank from San Diego, California, one of the leaders in the smart city initiative. Smart City San Diego is a broad public-private collaboration that includes the City of San Diego, San Diego Gas & Electric, General Electric, the University of California, San Diego, and CleanTech San Diego. Joining the discussion is San Diego based startup AerNos, Inc., a nano gas sensor company developing air quality monitoring solutions for smart cities. Deployed on smart street lights and parking meters, AerNos sensors will provide granular, actionable data to cities. The objective of the collaboration is to improve the region's energy independence, to empower consumers to use electric vehicles, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and to encourage economic growth. This webinar will look at the use of nanotechnology in helping to develop smart cities and how it could affect the field of emergency management. Speaker bios are online.
IAEM
The IAEM Editorial Work Group seeks article submissions for the October 2018 conference issue of the IAEM Bulletin. Articles should be related in some way to the overall conference theme of “Opportunities & Innovations in Emergency Management.” Visit the Bulletin web page for details, and be sure to read the author guidelines. Articles should be 750-1,500 words, emailed as a Word attachment to Karen Thompson, editor, at Thompson@iaem.com, no later than Sept. 10, 2018.
IAEM
Join other conference attendees during LTC Kelenske’s keynote address on Monday, Oct.22, 2018, as he discusses the emergency management issues he has dealt with as commander during his tenure at the Michigan State Police. Lt. Colonel Kelenske was recently promoted to oversee the Specialized Services Bureau with the Michigan State Police Department. Prior to his promotion, he was the commander of the Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD) from February 2013 to May 2018. In his role as commander, he served as the deputy state director of emergency management and homeland security, responsible for the statewide management and administration of emergency management and homeland security programs, as well as the supervision of the division’s employees. For more information and to register, visit iaemconference.info.
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Your registration process will be easy after you watch this short video on how to register for the IAEM 66th Annual Conference. The video demonstrates registration step-by-step, including login information, registration type selection, adding events and training, guests, as well as other frequently answered questions. Don’t delay registering, as the early bird deadline is Sept. 21, 2018.
IAEM
Voting began on Aug. 1 in the IAEM-USA Council officers’ election, as well as in the regional elections for IAEM-USA Regions 2, 3, 4, 6, and 10. Individual, Affiliate, and Lifetime members are encouraged to learn about the candidates and then place their votes online. Voting will close on Aug. 31, 2018, 5:00 p.m. EDT. Note: Voting in the Region 8 officers’ election started on Aug. 27 and will close on Sept. 14, 2018.
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Homeland Security Today
As part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) ongoing efforts to support state, local, tribal, and territorial partners, Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen today announced final allocations of $345 million for six Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 DHS competitive preparedness grant programs.
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Homeland Security Today
Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.), a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) sent a letter with 11 Northern California members to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) demanding an investigation into whether Verizon’s throttling of the “unlimited” data plan of the Santa Clara County Fire Department was “unfair or deceptive,” pursuant to Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
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The Sacramento Bee
You think this has been a bad summer for wildfires in California? Just wait a few decades.
The volume of acres that will be consumed by wildfires in an average year will soar 77 percent by the end of the century, according to a climate change study released by state officials.
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IAEM
FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Division recently announced the membership application period for its External Stakeholder Working Group (ESWG). Formed in 2015, this group helps increase engagement and transparency with non-federal partners in hazard mitigation. The purpose of the ESWG is to gain insight, share information, and understand HMA priorities and issues from external stakeholders. The ESWG serves as a bridge between FEMA HMA staff and state, local, tribal, and territory stakeholders. HMA is seeking applications for these vacant membership positions: two FEMA HMA Regional staff representatives; one state/territory representative; one local/regional representative; and one federally recognized tribal representative. Download the application, and submit completed applications to FEMA-HMA-grants-policy@fema.dhs.gov. The application deadline is Sept. 28, 2018.
The Atlantic
It’s a hypermodern skill, the ability to spot a viral moment in the face of strife. As Hurricane Harvey beat down on Houston, there was former Mayor Bill White, inching his way through waist-deep water, hiking staff in his right hand and laptop-stuffed briefcase tucked like a football in his left. And there was his neighbor, who, while waiting for White at the water’s edge, couldn’t resist a snapshot.
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Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas police and Clark County firefighters experienced numerous communication problems and failed to follow some protocols on the night of the Oct. 1 mass shooting, according to a federal report released Monday.
But the 61-page report also described the response to the attack — which left 58 concertgoers dead and more than 800 people injured — as “efficient” and “coordinated,” crediting the counter-terrorism training of Las Vegas police.
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CTV News
Campfires, cigarettes, flares and car accidents are some of the ways humans have likely started more than 400 wildfires in British Columbia this season.
As wildfires blaze across the province, the B.C. Wildfire Service says many of them have been avoidable. Despite efforts to spread the word about fire bans and other restrictions, fire information officer Ryan Turcot says many people still aren't getting the message.
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The Canadian Press via The Province
A year after the single worst season for wildfires in British Columbia’s history, government statistics indicate the 2018 wildfire season has already reached the second-worst mark, burning 945 square kilometres of land so far.
That should prompt a longer look and more research into the trend, which saw more than 2,100 square kilometres of land burned over the past two years, said the province’s chief fire information officer.
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Government Executive
Despite an official count of just 64 deaths, Puerto Ricans have long insisted that hundreds died as a result of Hurricane Maria. Today, they got official confirmation.
A study commissioned by the island’s government found that 2,975 people died as a result of Hurricane Maria, which hit Puerto Rico last September.
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The Associated Press via Journal of Emergency Medical Services
Communications were snarled and police, fire and medical responders were overwhelmed by 911 calls, false reports and the number of victims during the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, according to a report released Monday by U.S. and local authorities.
The report by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Clark County Fire Department and Las Vegas police provided an overview of first responders' actions on Oct. 1 and ways authorities can improve.
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Homeland Security News Wire
Earthquakes pose a profound danger to people and cities worldwide, but with the right hazard-mitigation efforts, from stricter building requirements to careful zoning, the potential for catastrophic collapses of roads and buildings and loss of human lives can be limited. All of these measures depend on science delivering high-quality seismic hazard models.
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Campus Safety
There are many advantages to incorporating the Great ShakeOut into a university emergency management program. The annual October event has become part of the University of Southern California’s (USC) culture, with staff, faculty and students expecting to participate in the drill every October.
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The Washington Times
In an era of increasingly intense and frequent severe weather, tens of millions of Americans are all too familiar with the impacts and costs of flooding.
Unfortunately, Congress has failed to update flood policy to meet the challenges of this new norm, instead choosing to continually extend its own deadline for reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which provides federally backed coverage for homeowners and small businesses in 22,000 communities nationwide.
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EOS
In the spring and summer of 2017, torrential rainfall triggered a series of landslides culminating in two catastrophic disasters: one in Mocoa, an inland city in southwestern Colombia, and another thousands of kilometers away in the coastal city of Freetown, Sierra Leone. The landslides triggered massive debris flows that destroyed neighborhoods and killed several hundreds of people.
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VOA
As temperatures rise in the western part of the United States, wildfires grow in size as well.
The Associated Press has studied information on weather and wildfires from the last 35 years. The media group’s findings show that the years in which wildfires burned the highest number of hectares were also years with the hottest weather.
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Route Fifty
Between Hurricane Lane in August and Kīlauea’s recent volcanic eruption that started in May, the Hawaii Police Department needed to keep residents and visitors abreast of developing public safety threats.
The hurricane dumped 52 inches of rain on the Big Island, causing flooding and landslides, while Kīlauea’s eruptions opened lava- and toxic gas-spewing fissures across parts of the island, destroying more than 700 homes.
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Route Fifty
Verizon is facing public relations and political concerns after emails came to light showing the company restricted broadband data for first responders fighting California wildfires this summer. The incident has attracted scrutiny from congressional lawmakers, state officials, and harsh media attention at a time when the company is fiercely competing with a federally-backed nationwide public safety network, known as FirstNet, for business.
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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. We’re proud of your achievement. Congratulations!
IAEM
The IAEM Conference Committee chairs will be hosting a webinar on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT. The webinar will provide a guide to what the conference offers and answer questions posed by future attendees to help everyone get the most from the IAEM Annual Conference experience. Register today for the webinar so you are in the know on all the dynamic events, speakers, optional outings and things to do in Grand Rapids at the IAEM 66th Annual Conference.
IAEM
FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute (EMI) hosts “One Link, One Bridge, Many Voices” e-Forums on Wednesdays at 3:00-4:00 p.m. EDT. EMI e-Forums are one-hour, moderated webinar panel discussions, where EMI and the emergency management community discuss matters of interest related to emergency management and national preparedness with whole-community partners and peers. Through these forums, participants share their experiences in an informal exchange of ideas. EMI e-Forums are free of charge and available to anyone who wishes to participate. On Sept. 12, the topic will be “Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) Test on Sept. 20.” The Sept. 19 e-Forum will focus on “Hispanic and Latino Americans in Emergency Management.” Participate online, or call-in at 800-320-4330, PIN 107622.
The New Indian Express
Kerala should set up urgently a Disaster Response Team of at least 100 people with sufficient equipment, including boats, in all constituencies to handle effectively any future disasters and other emergencies, said Better Kochi Response Group (BKRG).
In a memorandum submitted to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, BKRG said the team should be trained and multi-skilled in handling crisis situations like floods, earthquakes, fire, explosions and mass evacuations.
Scroll.in
With the Kerala floods finally abating, the affected communities are wary of what the long road to recovery will entail. However, relief from the government for losses to their homes, livelihoods and agriculture is expected to lighten the burden. In this context, it is important to examine the norms for disaster relief in India.
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The Epoch Times
Widespread flooding resulting from Typhoon Rumbia’s heavy rains and strong winds has devastated China’s biggest vegetable-producing area and home to the country’s largest wholesale market, and local residents are blaming a manmade miscalculation for making the damage worse.
After making landfall in Shanghai on Aug. 17, the storm moved through the eastern part of China, affecting Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong, and Hubei provinces.
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The News
The Senate on Monday passed the National Disaster Management (Amendment) Act, 2017 making the Act more effective and gender responsive with appropriate financial allocations and state of the art financial institutional disaster management structure at all administrative levels.
The bill aimed at amending the National Disaster Management Act, 2010 was moved by Senator Mian Muhammad Ateeq Shaikh.
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Emergency Management
The National Weather Service says the amount of rain dumped on Mountain View by Hurricane Lane is the third-highest rainfall total from a tropical cyclone in the country since 1950.
The preliminary total for Mountain View, subject to final quality control, is 51.53 inches of rain between noon Wednesday and 4 a.m. Sunday. That's more than 4 feet.
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The Associated Press via The Spectrum
The 370 structures burned in Utah wildfires so far this year is more than the previous five years combined and the most in the last 15 years.
Structures lost to Utah wildfires in the last five years combined would not reach a third of the devastation seen this year, according to data from the National Interagency Coordination Center.
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The Nation
A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck western Iran near the border with Iraq early Sunday, killing two people and injuring more than 250, officials said.
The shallow quake hit 26 kilometres (16 miles) southwest of the city of Javanrud in Kermanshah province, the U.S. Geological Survey said, near the site of a powerful quake last year that killed hundreds.
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The Independent
Thousands of villagers have been forced to flee Papua New Guinea’s Manam Island after a volcano erupted.
Around 2000 of the island’s 9000 population had to be evacuated to safer ground in the early hours of Saturday.
The natural disaster began at 6am local time, sending an ash column more than 15km above sea level, the Rabaul Volcano Observatory (RVO) said.
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