This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here September 1, 2022 To view email in web browser, click here. .IAEM CONFERENCE NEWS Get IAEM Certification credit and CEUs to advance your career by attending the IAEM 2022 Annual Conference IAEM During the IAEM Annual Conference both pre-conference, Nov. 11-13 and post-conference Nov. 17, there is an expansive list of training courses being offered that not only earn CEUs but also certification credit for the training section of the IAEM Certification Program. View our online program by searching by event type to get all the details. Additionally, by attending the conference, you will receive conference participation hours which also can be applied to the IAEM Certification Program. Register today to get the credits you need to further your career! .IAEM SCHOLARSHIP Bidding closes on Sept. 6 — Use the Labor Day holiday to participate in the IAEM scholarship auction and help provide scholarships to students earning EM-related degrees IAEM Do you want to go on a vacation or add some hard-to-find challenge coins to your collection? Visit the IAEM Scholarship Program’s “End of Summer Auction” and bid on that special item. Bidding will close at 10:00 p.m. EDT, Sept. 6. So, you have the holiday weekend to pick your favorite items and get in the action. In addition to vacations (to places like Mexico, Montana, Texas, and Florida) and challenge coins, some other items up for bid are an IAEM logo Yeti mug with “It’s in the IAP” on one side; NYFD patches; IAEM’s famous mystery box; weather alert radio; special adventures, including saltwater fishing, and Maker’s Mark tour; IAEM logo shirts; and more. .IAEM-USA COUNCIL NEWS FEMA seeks public comments on updates to the Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program guidance IAEM On Aug. 24, FEMA published a notice in the Federal Register seeking public comment on updates to its Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program and Policy Guide. As part of FEMA’s “People First” commitment in its new strategic plan, the updated guide will help catalyze community partnerships and promote more equitable investments to reduce risk. It will also help to better deliver mitigation grant programs to communities across the nation dealing with the worsening effects of climate change. FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant programs provide funding for actions that address risks and reduce disaster suffering from events like wildfires, drought, extreme heat, hurricanes, earthquakes, and flooding. The update consolidates policy guidance released since the 2015 edition including addendums. It provides new and expanded content on changes to Hazard Mitigation Assistance programs mandated by the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018, including the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Post Fire. The additional programs covered by the guidance include the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and the Flood Mitigation Assistance Program. The public comment period will run through Sept. 23, 2022. Since Hurricane Katrina, only seven cities have adopted strong disaster preparedness plans The Hill Hurricane Katrina made landfall 17 years ago this month, bringing widespread devastation to residents of Gulf Coast states Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi, and is considered among the greatest natural disasters to ever hit the United States. However, new research from a team at Florida Atlantic University shows that within the past two decades, the country has not learned nearly enough from the catastrophe and that “only marginal improvements have occurred with respect to evacuation planning in America’s 50 largest cities.” READ MORE Why suppressing wildfires may be making the Western fire crisis worse NPR Wildfires have burned about six million acres of land so far this year, mostly in the West and Alaska. Due to prior forest management decisions, including a century or more of suppressing wildfires, Larry Alexander, director of the Northern California Resource Center in Fort Jones, Calif., says many forests are a tinder box. Severe drought and prolonged heatwaves — now more common with climate change — have exacerbated the problem. 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 .EM NEWS From emergency response to strategic planning: A Kilauea case study American City & County When volcanoes erupt, the force of explosions and lava dramatically change the landscape, impacting the geography and the lives of those who live and work nearby. This is especially true on the southern tip of Hawaii, which is home to the world’s most active volcano, Kilauea. Responding to Kilauea’s 2018 eruptions, federal, state and local organizations swung into action to evacuate and protect residents across an almost 14 square mile area that was covered by lava. READ MORE Zombie ice from Greenland will raise sea level 10 inches* The Associated Press Greenland’s rapidly melting ice sheet will eventually raise global sea level by at least 10.6 inches (27 centimeters) -- more than twice as much as previously forecast — according to a study published Monday. That’s because of something that could be called zombie ice. That’s doomed ice that, while still attached to thicker areas of ice, is no longer getting replenished by parent glaciers now receiving less snow. READ MORE  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 Data centers, backbone of the digital economy, face water scarcity and climate risk* NPR Data centers are springing up around the world to handle the torrent of information from the expanding web of devices ingrained in people's lives and the economy. Managing that digital information gusher is big business. It also comes with hidden environmental costs. READ MORE .NEW INSIGHTS America's summer of floods: What cities can learn from today's climate crises to prepare for tomorrow's* The Conversation Powerful storms across the South, following flash floods in Dallas, Death Valley, St. Louis, Yellowstone and Appalachia, have left cities across the U.S. questioning their own security in a warming climate. Floods are complex events, and they are about more than just heavy rain. 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 Hurricane Andrew made landfall 30 years ago today: America still hasn't learned its lesson The Hill When Hurricane Andrew struck South Florida on Aug. 24, 1992, it became — at the time — the costliest and most damaging hurricane to ever hit the U.S. It destroyed 63,000 homes, stripping many down to their concrete foundations, and damaged 124,000 others. It left 65 people dead and spawned at least 28 tornadoes from Georgia to Mississippi. In the years since, we have come to see Andrew for what it really was: a harbinger of things to come. Climate change has turned hurricane season into a recurring national nightmare. READ MORE Social media supplements science during natural disasters EOS As devastating floods continue to wreak havoc in India’s southern state of Kerala, new research has indicated that information from social media can help emergency managers assess the floods’ impacts and supplement scientific data. These conclusions, reported in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, stemmed from a study on social sensing and the 2018 floods in Kerala, which killed 433 people and displaced more than a million others. “Social sensing” describes the collection and analysis of social media data to observe real-world events. READ MORE  SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by Pulsara Watch the webinar to learn how healthcare leaders successfully implemented change management in their regions. Triage, track patients, and manage stress events all on a single platform. Discover how one EMS agency used mobile-first technology to eliminate 434 unnecessary patient transports. Mitigate patient surge, eliminate unnecessary patient transfers, and save time and resources with Pulsara. By streamlining communication and patient transfers, one task force reduced excessive phone calls by 75%. Shealing: Slow healing and late recovery after a disaster Psychology Today After a disaster, a strong impulse might be to rebuild, recover, and move on. Is it really that easy? Within psychosocial support and recovery, a major role exists in taking time to process and understand what happened, even if post-disaster work then takes longer. Led by my colleague Kasia Mika, we term this longer process “shealing,” as a contraction of “show healing.” READ MORE .UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE/SCHOOL EM ISSUES Encouraging individual willingness to report school safety concerns Homeland Security Today Despite the consensus about the importance of violence prevention efforts in kindergarten through 12th grade (K–12) schools, research has revealed little about how to promote reporting among people who become aware of possible threats so that action can be taken. The authors of new report from RAND report believe that the effectiveness of different approaches to reporting is likely to vary considerably across different school contexts. READ MORE .HEALTHCARE EM UPDATE Misinformation is a common thread between the COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS pandemics — With deadly consequences Nextgov Since health officials confirmed the first COVID-19 cases, misinformation has spread just as quickly as the virus. Social media may have made the amount, variety and speed of misinformation seem unprecedented, but COVID-19 isn’t the first pandemic where false and harmful information has set back public health. Misinformation altered how people trusted their governments and doctors during the 1918 influenza pandemic. It fueled the 19th century smallpox anti-vaccine movements through some of the same arguments as those currently used against the COVID-19 vaccine. READ MORE Wastewater produces better COVID data, but is inconsistent Governing To look at recent data posted on Clemson University’s COVID-19 dashboard, one might assume that viral activity is low on the upstate South Carolina college campus. The dashboard, which relies on positive COVID-19 tests reported by local laboratories and on-campus medical offices, identified 34 positive cases among students during the third week of August and 20 cases the week before. READ MORE  FEATURED ARTICLE   Loss Measurement: A careful approach will ensure a successful financial recovery Promoted by Tidal Basin Group Did you know that accurately measuring your losses in a timely fashion will set the foundation of your financial recovery? Learn more about the importance of loss measurement today. LEARN MORE   .WEATHER UPDATES Colorado changes how heat advisories are issued Government Technology For all the images of ski resorts and snow-capped peaks, Colorado is experiencing shorter winters and hotter summers that are increasingly putting people at risk for heat-related illnesses. Yet until this year, the National Weather Service hadn’t issued a heat advisory for the Denver metropolitan area in 13 years. That’s because the heat index commonly used by the weather service to gauge the health risks of hot weather relies on temperature and humidity. Colorado’s climate is so dry that reaching the thresholds for that kind of heat advisory is nearly impossible. READ MORE .CYBERSECURITY NEWS CISA releases 12 industrial control systems advisories Homeland Security Today CISA has released 12 Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on August 30, 2022. These advisories provides timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. READ MORE  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 RESOURCES The 2022 ASIS Book of the Year makes emergency management personal Security Management Emergencies crop up every day, and the interconnected nature of today’s world—from supply chains to social media—means that security professionals and emergency managers will need to be more prepared than ever to handle the shock waves. To help the next generation of practitioners, a group of security experts collaborated on the second edition of Principles of Emergency Management and Emergency Operations Centers, this year’s ASIS Security Industry Book of the Year Award winner. READ MORE .DISASTER TECHNOLOGY NEWS This giant sprinkler system can protect cities from wildfires Wired It is 42 degrees Celsius, there has not been any rain for weeks, and the risk of a wildfire is severe. In this dusty corner of southeastern Spain in August, the grass has turned yellow, and fields of cereals are perishing in the heat after months without rain. Walking along the road, it feels as if your skin is burning in the heat. But on the outskirts of Ribarroja, a small town near Valencia, there is an unusual line of defense against a possible blaze. Looming above the trees near the edge of the town is a series of huge green towers that resemble streetlights. READ MORE Predicting — and preparing for — the worst MIT Technology Review Climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent and intense. So improving local risk prediction—and studying how extreme weather could affect renewable energy systems—will be critical to building resilience into vulnerable communities and the growing green energy sector. READ MORE Wi-Fi system improves fire detection Homeland Security News Wire Engineers have developed a new fire detection system that could help save lives by monitoring the changes in Wi-Fi signals. A Sydney Harbour Tunnel explosion showcases the work of the researchers, which use wireless signals and artificial intelligence to more accurately identify dangerous fire situations. READ MORE Using GIS and other geospatial technology to predict, respond to, and learn from natural disasters Geo Week News “We are willfully destructive. That is the only conclusion one can come to when reviewing disaster events over the last twenty years.” That’s a quote from Mami Mizutori, the United Nation Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, speaking in October 2020 after the UN published a report marking the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. Disasters, otherwise referred to at times as extreme weather events, are not a new part of life on Earth, and have been a fact of life before human life even existed. READ MORE Next generation Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) alerting technology Homeland Security News Wire DHS S&T concluded a proof-of-concept demonstration of the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) integration model. The model integrates next generation technologies with FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert Warning System (IPAWS) enabling alerting authorities to disseminate Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs) with new capabilities. READ MORE .IAEM MEMBER NEWS Charleston welcomes new director of emergency management* WCBD-TV The City of Charleston has a new Director of Emergency Management. Ben Almquist started his new position on August 8th. Before joining the City of Charleston staff, Almquist worked as the Director of Emergency Management for Berkeley County for the last four years. READ MORE .EM CALENDAR The Association of Minnesota Emergency Managers (AMEM) to hold its annual conference from September 18-21 IAEM The 61st annual AMEM fall training conference will take place from September 18-21, 2022, in Breezy Point, Minnesota, at the Breezy Point Resort. The theme of this year's conference is "Preparedness through Partnerships." The current rate for a full-conference registration is $300. Participants can expect to hear updates from AMEM executive leadership, engage in general sessions, participate in three HSEM certification courses and an AMEM tabletop exercise, and attend 26 timely and informative breakout sessions. For more information and to register, visit the conference website. CISA announces quarterly ChemLock training sessions IAEM CISA's ChemLock program provides the ChemLock: Introduction to Chemical Security training course quarterly on a first-come, first-serve basis. This course provides an introduction to identifying, assessing, evaluating, and mitigating chemical security risks. This easy-to-understand overview identifies key components and best practices of chemical security awareness and planning to help kick start chemical security discussions at your facility. The upcoming course offerings run between one to two hours and are appropriate for all personnel regardless of their level of involvement with dangerous chemicals. The next sessions will be Oct. 13, 2022, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. EDT; Jan. 11, 2023, 3:00-5:00 p.m. EST; and April 12, 2023, 1:00-3:00 p.m. EDT. For more details on this training and to register, visit CISA's ChemLock website. .IAEM-ASIA NEWS China goes all out for flood control, drought relief Shine China is going all out for flood control, drought relief and disaster reduction, as heavy rainfalls have triggered flooding in parts of north China while persistent high temperatures have severely affected parts of south China. Flash floods caused by excessive rains have brought casualties. The death toll from a mountain torrent caused by heavy rains in northwest China's Qinghai Province has risen to 26, with another five people still missing. READ MORE Thailand aims to become disaster warning management leader in SE Asia The Nation The national disaster warning system executive committee on Thursday approved a strategic plan to promote Thailand as a leader in disaster warning management in Southeast Asia. READ MORE China focus: China's decade of solid progress on emergency response* Xinhua Over the past decade, China has greatly reduced the number of workplace accidents and improved performance on disaster prevention and relief, amid efforts to strengthen the comprehensive emergency response system. The system has facilitated joint consultation and assessment of risks among relevant parties and integrated risk prevention and disaster relief, with strong support in terms of laws and regulations, personnel, material and technology. READ MORE .IAEM-INTERNATIONAL NEWS NEMA, NAF to collaborate on emergency management News Agency of Nigeria The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have expressed commitment to collaborate on emergency management in Lagos State. They made the commitment on Monday in Lagos during a courtesy visit to NEMA by AVM Emmanuel Shobande, the Air Officer Commanding (AOC), NAF Logistic Command, Lagos. Shobande said that he came with his team to NEMA to foster a partnership with people of similar work interests. READ MORE .IAEM-JAPAN NEWS Fukushima town evacuation order lifted 11 years after disaster Bloomberg Residents are allowed to return to the remote Japanese town housing the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant for the first time in 11 years, a major milestone for cleaning up the worst atomic disaster in decades. Futaba, located in Japan’s Fukushima prefecture, lifted evacuation orders for some areas on Tuesday. Residents were removed from their homes following the nuclear meltdown at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant in March 2011. READ MORE .AROUND THE WORLD Pakistan flooding deaths pass 1,000 in 'climate catastrophe' The Associated Press Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said Sunday, as the country’s climate minister called the deadly monsoon season “a serious climate catastrophe.” Flash flooding from the heavy rains has washed away villages and crops as soldiers and rescue workers evacuated stranded residents to the safety of relief camps and provided food to thousands of displaced Pakistanis. READ MORE Death toll from Sudan floods rises to 89, Saudi Arabia and USA send aid Radio Dabanga via ReliefWeb Sudan’s National Civil Defence Council announced that the number of deaths resulting from torrential rains and flooding over the past month has risen to 89 and that 50,000 homes across the country have either been completely or partially destroyed. READ MORE Jackson, Mississippi has 'no water to drink or flush toilets'* BBC Some 180,000 residents in Jackson, Mississippi have "indefinitely" lost access to reliable running water after excessive rainfall and flooding. Rising floodwaters over the weekend breached the city's main water treatment facility, bringing it to the brink of collapse. A state of emergency has been declared, and schools, restaurants and businesses have temporarily closed. The city had already been under a boil-water notice for a month. READ MORE Mississippi governor declares state of emergency amid massive flooding event CNN Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency Saturday as weather and emergency management officials now anticipate the Pearl River cresting in Jackson on Monday -- about 24 hours earlier than initially projected -- after record-setting rainfall this week. "If predictions prove accurate, the Pearl River is expected to crest on Monday, August 29th, at 36 feet," Reeves said in the declaration. A flood stage is considered "major" at 26 feet. READ MORE Tropical cyclone Ma-on kills 3 in Philippine India Blooms The Philippine government Thursday informed the tropical cyclone Ma-on that battered the main Luzon island this week killed at least three people and injured four others. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said the deaths were tallied in two regions in the northern Philippines where Ma-on made landfall on Tuesday morning and one in the Bicol region in the southern tip of Luzon. 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. 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